By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Police said nine people are facing charges in what authorities are calling the biggest gold theft in Canadian history from Toronto’s Pearson International airport a year ago. Peel Regional Police said Wednesday that 6,600 gold bars worth more than 20 million Canadian dollars ($14.5 million), and CA$2.5
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine and Israel both desperately need the military weapons that are being held up by Congress’ failure to pass a funding package for the two countries at war, Pentagon leaders told House appropriators Wednesday, calling the situation in Ukraine dire. “Whether it’s munitions, whether it’s vehicles,
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A Bend animal rehabilitation center is seeing an uptick in calls this spring. Think Wild provides medical care for injured wildlife from Central and parts of Eastern Oregon. This time of year, squirrels and owls are the most common patients.
Continue ReadingChilly conditions have kept the snow from melting, but we have not seen much chance for new snow to be added. The area is in a dry pattern as the season continues to wind down. Look for the groomed surfaces to be well maintained by our area resorts as the chance for snow stays low.
Continue ReadingBy Ricardo Tovar Click here for updates on this story MOSS LANDING, California (KSBW) — A man walking across America to raise awareness for mental health trekked through Monterey County on Monday. Kyndal Edwards is walking to all four corners of the continental United States on his journey. Edwards says he is a recovering addict
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Pennsylvania utility regulators must turn over inspection records to the National Transportation Safety Board as part of the federal investigation into a fatal explosion at a chocolate factory. A federal judge on Tuesday sided with the safety board in its dispute with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. The state agency
Continue ReadingBy Bill Schammert Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — On Monday, the Omaha Public School Board approved a six-figure settlement for a former teacher who was hurt during a fight between students. According to the settlement, the teacher was accidentally hurt when trying to break up a fight in September
Continue ReadingBy MAKIYA SEMINERA Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Diversity, equity and inclusion staff members’ jobs in North Carolina’s public university system could be at risk. The University of North Carolina Board of Governors committee quickly voted to repeal a DEI policy adopted in 2019. The policy will now be sent to the full board
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Not much change in the overall pattern as we move toward the weekend. The overnight temps have been dipping below freezing while the afternoon highs remain a few degrees below normal. Normal temperatures for this time of year in Bend and Redmond are 58 and 60 respectively. Highs tomorrow will be close to or above
Continue ReadingBy MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press The ride-hailing company Uber says it’s banned an account that sent a driver to the Ohio home where an 81-year-old man allegedly shot the woman to death. Uber says Wednesday the March 25 shooting death of driver Loletha Hall is “a horrific tragedy” and the company has provided information to
Continue ReadingBy VALERIE GONZALEZ and ALI SWENSON Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A humanitarian organization in northeastern Mexico is saying it did not create flyers urging border-bound migrants to vote for President Joe Biden. The flyers were filmed at the group’s shelter in a recent viral video. Accusations that Resource Center Matamoros was encouraging noncitizens
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El Senado desestimó este miércoles los artículos de juicio político contra el secretario de Seguridad Nacional, Alejandro Mayorkas, apenas iniciado el juicio histórico contra el secretario del Gabinete. Los artículos de juicio político eliminados por el Senado fueron por “negativa deliberada y sistemática a cumplir con la ley” y “violación
Continue ReadingBy Jake Anderson Click here for updates on this story DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nebraska (KETV) — A substitute teacher in Omaha accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy appeared in court for the first time Tuesday. Erin Ward is charged with felony sexual abuse by a school employee after admitting to having sexual relations with a
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story LONG BEACH, California (KABC) — A mistrial was declared Tuesday in the case of a Long Beach school officer charged with murder for shooting an 18-year-old woman in 2021. Jurors said they deadlocked on the charge of second-degree murder for school security officer Eddie Gonzalez.
Continue ReadingBy WRAL Staff Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — Nearly 25,000 gallons of sewage spilled into the Richland Basin Wednesday morning in Raleigh. At 9:23 a.m., the City of Raleigh learned of a sewer overflow near Chapel Hill Road in Raleigh. Raleigh Water staff contained the overflow at approximately
Continue ReadingBy Arit John and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The Republican-controlled Arizona House of Representatives once again failed to advance a repeal of the state’s 160-year-old abortion ban Wednesday, days after the state Supreme Court roiled state politics by reviving the law. The vote is a blow to reproductive rights as well as GOP candidates in competitive races, who have
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Eric Schmidt, former executive chairman of Alphabet, the parent company of Google. Personal: Birth date: April 27, 1955 Birth place: Washington, DC Birth name: Eric Emerson Schmidt Father: Wilson Schmidt, professor Mother: Ellie Schmidt Marriage: Wendy Boyle (1980-present) Children: Sophie and Alison
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of young dancers in white tutus and tightly coiffed hair gathered in New York’s Plaza Hotel on Wednesday to break the world record for dancing on pointe in one place. The spectacle was organized by Youth America Grand Prix, a ballet scholarship program that is celebrating its 25th anniversary with
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the death of Osama bin Laden. On May 2, 2011, Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by US Special Forces during an early morning raid at a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Facts about the compound – Built in approximately 2006.– Significantly larger than other
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at violence against US politicians and diplomats throughout history. Presidents January 30, 1835 – President Andrew Jackson is shot at by Richard Lawrence as he attends a congressional funeral in the Capitol in Washington. Lawrence fires twice, but the bullets do not discharge. April 14, 1865
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