BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University–Cascades has launched a tour program in response to community interest in developments underway at the growing Bend campus. The community tours are free, for groups of 12 to 24 participants, and will be offered monthly, generally on fourth Fridays, and take place from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is awarding $299,973 to the Crooked River Water Quality Partnership, in collaboration with the Deschutes River Conservancy, through its WaterSMART Cooperative Watershed Management Program. This federal funding will be used to formalize the Partnership, identify priority projects and develop project
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Contiki used travel guides and news reports to explore five European fall festivals other than Oktoberfest taking place this autumn.
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ConsumerAffairs conducted a comprehensive analysis of the public transit systems in U.S. metropolitan areas to determine which cities had the best public transit systems.
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SmartAsset ranked 295 metro areas based on the change in median income for advisors in 2023.
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LawnStarter ranked the dirtiest cities in the U.S. after completing a study of more than 300 cities based on air pollution, water quality, waste management and resident dissatisfaction levels.
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Way.com reports on a list of top-paid athletes and the source of their incomes.
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The 19th reports on how Connecticut families brought an end to expensive prison communication, providing a lifeline for the voices behind bars.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend is offering a new way to explore Newport Avenue with the Stormwater Walking Tour. An outdoor exhibit of interpretive signs will take guests on a self-paced walking tour of the historic corridor to give a glimpse into what is above and below ground. The tour highlights stormwater system
Continue ReadingBy Robert Shackelford, Sydney Bishop, Rachel Ramirez, Angela Dewan, Raja Razek and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — More than 50 million people across the US are under heat alerts amid a brutal heat wave that has shattered records and caused multiple deaths across the West. As of Monday, much of the West and South are
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Holocaust museum is opening a conservation facility in Jerusalem that will preserve, restore and store its more than 45,000 artifacts and artworks. It will also provide organization and storage for the museum’s 225 million pages of documents and half a million photographs. The vast new building that includes five
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Lane County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue was assisted by their Deschutes County counterparts, two air ambulances and a National Guard helicopter to rescue a fallen and injured climber on Saturday at a high elevation on the North Sister.
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Un exoplaneta del tamaño de Júpiter ha intrigado durante mucho tiempo a los astrónomos debido a sus temperaturas abrasadoras, vientos fuertes y lluvia lateral hecha de vidrio. Ahora, datos del Telescopio Espacial James Webb revelaron otra característica intrigante del planeta conocido como HD 189733b: huele a huevos podridos. Los
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La Policía Nacional de Colombia informó este lunes que detuvo a una persona señalada como responsable de reclutar menores de edad para entrenarlos y después enviarlos a cometer actos delictivos en ese país. Según la Policía Nacional, se trata de Jhon Fredy Dagua Mestizo, alias ‘Chepe’, a quien consideran cabecilla
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Las verduras son excelentes no solo por su versatilidad (se pueden comer crudas o cocidas, enteras o picadas), sino también por sus beneficios para la salud. Sin embargo, quienes buscan incorporar más verduras a su dieta capaz pasan por alto a una en particular. Comer tres porciones de zanahorias baby a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top U.N. official in Congo has welcomed a two-week humanitarian cease-fire in its mineral-rich east, where she says violence has reached “alarming levels” and risks provoking a wider regional conflict. Special envoy Bintou Keita wouldn’t say whether the truce that began last Friday is holding but said she
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Los solicitantes de empleo fueron quienes tomaron las decisiones durante casi cuatro años mientras los empleadores luchaban por llenar millones de vacantes para satisfacer la avalancha de demanda derivada de la pandemia. Muchos empleadores ni siquiera podían exigir a los trabajadores que regresaran a las oficinas por temor a que renunciaran.
Continue ReadingSYDNEY (AP) — Afghan sprinter Kimia Yousofi is preparing to compete at her third Olympics after being selected for the Paris Games from her training base in Australia. Yousofi, Afghanistan’s flag bearer at the opening ceremony for the Olympics in Tokyo, has been living in Australia since 2022. The Australian Olympic Committee on Tuesday congratulated
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HOOKSETT, N.H. (AP) — For years, Gavin Newsom stayed far away from New Hampshire by design. The ambitious California governor understood that any visit to a bastion of presidential politics would fuel speculation that he might be eyeing President Joe Biden’s job. But on Monday, with Biden fighting an existential political crisis, the
Continue ReadingAitana Ocana (CNN Español) — Los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024 están a pocas horas y la Ciudad de la Luz se prepara para recibir a miles de atletas de todo el mundo. Esta edición de los Juegos Olímpicos de verano se celebra del 26 de julio al 11 de agosto de 2024, siendo la
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