BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — At their Tuesday evening meeting, the Bend Park and Recreation District Board selected Cary Schneider to fulfill the duties for a vacant board position. Schneider is a business owner who is approaching 15 years of volunteer board member experience for several nonprofit and for-profit organizations. He has a degree in finance
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Just over a week after the catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the US Army Corps of Engineers announced it plans to fully reopen the channel leading to the Baltimore port by the end of May – a significant update since the disaster halted
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Central Oregon law enforcement and drug outreach programs say they’re preparing for a big change in drug criminalization as a new state law takes effect this fall, aimed at curbing a surge in deadly overdoses.
Continue ReadingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Officials say one person was killed and two others were hospitalized when a section of crane fell from a building in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue says crews were in the process of “stepping the crane” Thursday during the construction of a high-rise building when a section being
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A 14-year-old Redmond girl reported missing and endangered by police in a public plea for information was found Thursday night in Madras and has been safely returned home, police said Friday morning.
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Two million Black+Decker steamers have been recalled after more than 80 reports of burn injuries, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday. The steamers can “expel, spray, or leak hot water during use,” the recall warned, which can injure the user. More than 500,000 of these
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hace más de dos siglos, el fisiólogo Jan Evangelista Purkyně observó que las flores rojas tenían un aspecto carmín brillante durante los días soleados, pero parecían cambiar a un tono más apagado al llegar la noche. El fenómeno, conocido ahora como efecto Purkinje, explica por qué los colores tienen un aspecto
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — 99 Cents Only Stores — a discount chain in California, Texas, Arizona and Nevada — is winding down its business operations, according to a press release from the company on Thursday. Like many retailers emerging out of the pandemic, the West Coast chain has struggled with rising costs and shrink
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani will be allowed to remain in his Florida condo for now after a New York bankruptcy judge on Thursday declined to rule on a motion filed by his creditors that would’ve forced him to sell the Palm Beach estate. At a hearing, Judge Sean
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s Court of Appeals says the state’s near total ban on abortion may infringe on the religious freedom of some residents. The ruling released Thursday is tied to a lawsuit challenging the ban and filed by four residents and the group Hoosier Jews for Choice. The three-judge
Continue ReadingJosé Álvarez (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía General del Estado de Puebla (FGE) confirmó el miércoles el homicidio de Vielka Pulido, conocida en redes sociales como “La Bendi”, quien fue atacada cuando iba en compañía de un hombre, quien también falleció en el lugar, según información que difundió la fiscalía. Según las primeras investigaciones, el
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — The Tennessee and Colorado legislatures have passed bills that would have vastly different impacts on LGBTQ+ foster children. The Republican supermajority in Tennessee passed a measure that would allow children to be placed with families that hold anti-LGBTQ+ beliefs. Colorado’s Democratic majority
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — A former Weymouth, Massachusetts. police officer has been charged after he allegedly assaulted a man in his custody nearly two years ago by punching him about a dozen times without justification. Federal prosecutors said Thursday that 43-year-old Justin Chappell was charged with one count of deprivation of rights under color of law.
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond, Tara John and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israel has approved the reopening of the Erez crossing between Israel and northern Gaza for the first time since the October 7 Hamas attacks, a decision that came soon after US President Joe Biden pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to do more to
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El proyecto de “Ley contra el fascismo, neofascismo y expresiones similares” impulsado por el Gobierno de Nicolás Maduro tendría este martes otro capítulo en una debate anunciado por la Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela, en medio de la incertidumbre post electoral y las denuncias internacionales de detenciones arbitrarias y
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 68,000 illegally trafficked firearms in the U.S. came through unlicensed dealers who aren’t required to perform background checks over a five-year period, according to new data released Thursday by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives. That represents 54% of
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A U.S. House race in California appears headed for an improbable finish – a tie for second place. If the numbers hold in the 16th District south of San Francisco, that means the state’s “top two” election system would have to make room
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) –– En un rincón alejado de la provincia de Neuquén, en el sur de Argentina, China observa el espacio profundo y un firmamento atestado de satélites. Desde la firma de los primeros convenios entre Beijing y Buenos Aires para su construcción en 2012, la Estación del Espacio Lejano administrada por la Agencia
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP National Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Their memories are blurry. Of AAU tournaments and Team USA practices. Of gold medals and deep 3s. Of the girl with the brown ponytail with the unlimited range who always seemed to know what was coming next and the blonde who never got rattled with the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Community members are invited to an open house on Tuesday, April 9 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the City of Bend Council Chambers, 710 NW Wall St., to learn about plans for the “Midtown Multimodal Connections and Streetscaping,” Greenwood Avenue Phase 1 safety improvements project, and to provide feedback on the long-term
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