Pan Am will return to the skies in 2025 (for a special flight)
By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: A beloved former airline is making a brief – and expensive – victory lap, France…
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Hot once again today, fire danger high, dry thunderstorms to the east
The threat for dry lightning is now being discussed by the meteorological community as moisture is moving around the periphery of the large dome of…
Continue ReadingThe UN condemns increasing gang violence and criminal activity in Haiti that is undermining peace
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution condemning “in the strongest terms” the…
Continue ReadingInside the courtroom as case dismissed against Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A nearly three-year legal saga for Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer ended Friday…
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NeighborImpact seeks applicants for free child care
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — NeighborImpact’s Child Care Resources is seeking qualified applicants for free, full-time child care for children ages 6…
Continue ReadingBarbora Krejčíková wins first Wimbledon title, defeating Jasmine Paolini in tense final
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Barbora Krejčíková won her second grand slam and first Wimbledon title on Saturday, eventually overpowering…
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Erika Skaar named new principal of Buff Elementary School in Madras
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — We are thrilled to announce a new principal of Buff Elementary School. Erika Skaar brings a wealth of experience and a deep…
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Pet Pals: Pounce and Chomp are two kittens to have plenty of fun with
Pounce, Chomp and a littermate are three fun, social kittens now at the Humane Society of Central Oregon after time spent in a foster…
Continue ReadingUN chief urges funds for Palestinians, saying Israel is forcing Gazans ‘to move like human pinballs’
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief appealed for funding Friday for the beleaguered U.N. agency helping Palestinian…
Continue ReadingRescuers recover first body from 2 buses that were hit by landslide and fell into a river in Nepal
Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal recovered Saturday the first body after a landslide swept away two buses, pushing them…
Continue ReadingWho is the Buddhist nun who built a global charity from a tiny apartment in rural Taiwan?
Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — The Buddhist teacher who founded what is now a global charity and religion with a $283 million operating…
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Dogs can get heat stroke, too: A veterinarian shares what to watch for, and what to do to avoid it
In warm weather, it’s important to protect our furry friends. Heat stroke can been serious, if not deadly for dogs. Veterinarian Dr. Julie Buzby…
Continue ReadingThe son of Asia’s richest man gets married in the year’s most extravagant wedding
Associated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) — The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, married his longtime girlfriend early Saturday in…
Continue ReadingHouston community groups strain to keep feeding and cooling a city battered by repeat storms
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The deafening hum of a generator was a welcome noise Thursday evening at a Houston independent living center where…
Continue ReadingA Taiwan-based Buddhist charity attempts to take the founding nun’s message of compassion global
Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake ripped through Taiwan in April, it took about 30 minutes for the region’s…
Continue ReadingA Taiwan-based Buddhist charity attempts to take the founding nun’s message of compassion global
Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — When a 7.4-magnitude earthquake ripped through Taiwan in April, it took about 30 minutes for the region’s…
Continue ReadingHistorically Black town in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley is divided over a planned grain terminal
Associated Press WALLACE, La. (AP) — In a clash over the past versus the future, some descendants of enslaved people in St. John the Baptist…
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DCSO deputy fires GPS tag to track stolen pickup; residents E. of Bend alerted to manhunt that ended in man’s arrest
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – An attempted traffic stop in Redmond Friday afternoon turned into a brief pursuit of a stolen pickup, the use of a remotely…
Continue ReadingDeeply Democratic Milwaukee wrestles with hosting Trump and the Republican National Convention
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee loves its Miller Beer, Brewers baseball and “ Bronze Fonz ” statue. The deepest blue city in swing…
Continue ReadingThe race is on to keep a 150-year-old lighthouse from crumbling into the Hudson River
Associated Press HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) — The Hudson-Athens Lighthouse is in danger of toppling into the water, and advocates for the 150-year-old…
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