(Update: Adding video, interview) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Cultural Tourism Commission, a Visit Bend Project overseeing the Bend Cultural Tourism Fund, announced the opening of its online grant applications. The complete application is due March 7, 2024 at 5 pm. The awarded funds will help local organizations leverage marketing resources to attract more
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Washington state is suing to block the proposed $25 billion merger between supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons, warning that if approved it could raise prices and harm consumers. In a suit filed Monday by the state’s Attorney General Bob Ferguson, his reasons for opposing the merger are
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Toms Click here for updates on this story LAFAYETTE, California (KPIX) — For the last 101 days, Yoav Harlev has stood on an overpass in Lafayette above Highway 24, flanked by Israeli and American flags, reminding anyone who notices that Israeli hostages remain in Gaza. “It’s painful; it’s a level of pain I
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Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a passionate plea to leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, urging them not to allow Russia’s war in Ukraine to become “frozen.” Speaking in person at the conference for the first time since Russia launched its full-scale invasion
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Of the six women Rex Heuermann is accused of killing on Long Island, four of them were discovered bound with belts or tape and wrapped in burlap along a stretch of Gilgo Beach in 2010. A married father accused by authorities of leading a double life, Heuermann initially faced
Continue ReadingBy James Taylor, CBS13 Photojournalist Click here for updates on this story RANCHO CORDOVA, California (KOVR) — A street name in Sacramento County is drawing scrutiny. Some are even too embarrassed to say it out loud. It’s a street in Rancho Cordova that has some people doing a double-take. Some say the name is a
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Comstock Click here for updates on this story SAN BERNARDINO, California (KCAL) — A group of thieves busted into a boba shop in the Inland Empire over the weekend. Since the business was cashless, they stole anything they could including a bunch of cookies. “They took a lot of cookies, but they left
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press KIBBUTZ NIR OZ, Israel (AP) — Standing in the ruins of her home in the Nir Oz farming village on the Gaza border, Sharon Alony Cunio gazed at the distant skyline of Khan Younis, the Palestinian city where Hamas militants dragged her more than three months ago. Her husband, David,
Continue ReadingBy John Lauritsen Click here for updates on this story SPOONER, Wisconsin (WCCO) — People around Spooner, Wisconsin are remembering the life of a local legend. An albino buck known to many as “The King” passed away a couple of weeks ago and locals estimate that he was about 15 years old. “Around 2009 is
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Mudarse a otro país puede ser una decisión aterradora. Sobre todo si es un lugar que ni siquiera has visitado. En 2021, Katie Meyer, una profesional de la comunicación en el sector de la hostelería de California, decidió hacer precisamente eso. Meyer, que había vivido y trabajado en Londres antes de
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINE FERNANDO and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A divide between abortion-rights activists over whether to include restrictions regarding the viability of the fetus on planned state ballot measures is roiling the movement. Advocates say the fight has resurfaced long-brewing ruptures among reproductive rights advocates, especially in Republican-leaning or closely
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Doty Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A man faces felony charges after police say he broke into an Asheville business, damaged property, activated a fire alarm, and hid from officers in a cooler. The incident happened on Sunday, Jan. 14, at around 4:49 a.m. Asheville police
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Cast members from “Ally McBeal,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Martin,” “Cheers,” “The Sopranos” and other memorable shows reunited on stage at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards on Monday. “Ally McBeal” stars Calista Flockhart, Greg Germann, Peter MacNicol, and Gil Bellows did throwback dance to “You’re the First, the Last, My Everything”
Continue ReadingBy Kirsten Mitchell Click here for updates on this story WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minnesota (WCCO) — It was 10 months filled with new experiences and memories for Jehad AlGhandour, Laurie and Allen Wenker’s exchange student from Gaza. “He saw Mount Rushmore. We took him to the Badlands, New York City, Colorado, Connecticut for my daughter’s
Continue ReadingWCCO, WENKER FAMILY, JEHAD ALGHANDOUR, CNN By Kirsten Mitchell Click here for updates on this story WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minnesota (WCCO) — It was 10 months filled with new experiences and memories for Jehad AlGhandour, Laurie and Allen Wenker’s exchange student from Gaza. “He saw Mount Rushmore. We took him to the Badlands, New York
Continue ReadingRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An American art dealer who co-owned a prominent Manhattan gallery has been found dead in a Rio de Janeiro apartment. Homicide investigators for the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State are looking into the death of 75-year-old Brent Sikkema, who co-owned the contemporary art gallery Sikkema Jenkins & Co.
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Brad Falchuk has released a new series on Netflix called “The Brothers Sun,” a dark comedy which he co-created with newcomer Byron Wu. After a long partnership with Ryan Murphy on TV shows including “Glee” and “Pose,” Falchuk goes solo as an executive producer on “The Brothers Sun.” He also
Continue ReadingBy Julia Falcon Click here for updates on this story SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KTVT) — If you’re looking for some unique ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day, the San Antonio Zoo has you covered. They’re celebrating the return of their Cry Me a Cockroach fundraiser, where you can symbolically name a roach after your ex that
Continue ReadingBy Marc Liverman Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — An Asheville eighth-grader hopes some of the help she’s given to her community emboldens others to do the same. “I’m really happy that I helped people. I just like giving to my community,” Juniper Finneron, an eighth-grade student at Francine
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