By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has acknowledged it is conducting a mass trial of 84 inmates previously reported by dissidents as it hosted the United Nations COP28 climate talks last month. That trial likely includes a prominent activist lauded by rights group abroad. The state-run
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE, SAMY MAGDY and NAJIB JOBAIN Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah traded fire Saturday in one of the heaviest days of cross-border fighting in recent weeks, a day after the militia’s leader urged retaliation for the targeted killing, presumably by Israel, of a top Hamas leader in Lebanon’s capital.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s the ODOT Region 4 construction update for the week of Jan. 5-12. Here at ODOT, we are committed to providing a safe and efficient transportation system for everyone. We invest in Oregon’s future through roadway improvement projects. The following projects are located within Region 4; Central Oregon from The Dalles
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BEND Or. (KTVZ)- Pearson Carmichael’s slam, Kian Taylor;s insane block, and Wyatt Horner’s three to ice the game. Which do you think was The Big Playbacks Play of the Week? Vote here!
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BEND Or. (KTVZ)- The mighty 1A Trinity Lutheran Saints showcased their talent at midweek against North Lake. And we have scores from around Central Oregon as league play begins.
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Pearson Carmichael is a name to remember! Reigning 5A player of the year and the Summit Storm beat Ridgeview 72-58 in the league opener Friday night. Redmond outlasts Mountain View, winning 59-54 on the Cougars home court.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Redmond’s road and traffic report for the week of Jan. 6-12. Wickiup Ave., between 49th & 47th St., 12/11 – 2/9, road closure, local access only, Please use detour, Capital Improvement Project www.redmondoregon.gov/ReservoirDriveProject, Taylor Northwest **Work schedules are dependent on weather conditions and other factors. Always exercise increased caution
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of January 7-13. Gribbling Road Bridge Replacement (Bend Area) – Bridge foundation work will be occurring on Gribbling Road near the Central Oregon Irrigation Canal. Traffic Information – Gribbling Road is closed to traffic at the Central Oregon Irrigation Canal for bridge replacement
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged that it withdrew its forces from a key city on the northeastern border with China after it was taken over by an alliance of ethnic armed groups it has been battling for months. The fall of Laukkaing late Thursday is the biggest
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Famine is “around the corner” as people in Gaza face the “highest levels of food insecurity ever recorded,” according to UN emergency relief chief Martin Griffiths. Citing a death toll in the tens of thousands, attacks on medical facilities and a lack of functioning hospitals, Griffiths
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A significant blast of wintry weather will cause trouble for most of the region. Several inches of snow will fall on the mountains through the day making travel through the passes difficult. There is also a chance for a few inches of snow over the high desert. The snow today will be widespread so if
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — This week in travel news: a 30-hour train trip has become a hot ticket, a “time traveling” flight didn’t work out as planned and one of Africa’s coolest countries just got easier to visit. We start our 2024 journey … Welcome to 2024! The world rang in the New
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Passengers in a plane crash find themselves elbow-to-elbow with strangers in the dark encountering a life-or-death challenge: Squeeze between seats and debris to find an exit. Even before nearly 400 people escaped from those circumstances aboard Japan Airlines flight 516 on Tuesday and fled down inflatable slides to safety, pressure was
Continue ReadingBy Danny Freeman and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — A man who escaped a Pennsylvania county jail last year using tied-up bedsheets has been sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison after convictions on charges relating to the escape and a kidnapping, the state attorney general announced on Friday. Michael Burham, who pleaded guilty
Continue ReadingBy Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — A winter storm is plowing through the mid-Atlantic and Northeast Saturday, and there’s another stronger one nipping at its heels that will affect a much wider area of the US. The first storm will unleash up to a foot of snow through Sunday that could cause travel disruptions for
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Lynne of the Humane Society of Central Oregon stops by with Macbeth, a sweet 5-year-old and one of many puppies waiting for a new leash on life.
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW WILKS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s justice minister says 15 of 34 people detained on suspicion of spying for Israel will be held in prison awaiting trial. The suspects are accused of committing “political or military espionage” on behalf of Israeli intelligence, Yilmaz Tunc said in a social media post late Friday.
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NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) Central Oregon is offering a free eight-week ‘Family-to-Family’ educational program for families, significant others and friends of people with mental health conditions, starting next week.
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Republicans have voted to remove election denier and state GOP Chairwoman Kristina Karamo during a meeting Saturday after many of the party’s leaders called for her resignation following a year of leadership plagued by debt and infighting. Nearly 89% of those
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — An Alaska Airlines flight was forced to return and make an emergency landing at Portland International Airport (PDX) Friday night after a large panel on the side of the plane blew out mid-flight, KGW reported. According to the flight tracking site FlightAware, Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was heading from PDX to Ontario,
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