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Month: August 2024

Crater Lake National Park north entrance to close for a week so crews can prepare control lines for nearby 4,700-acre wildfire

CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK, Ore. (KTVZ) — The North Entrance to Crater Lake National Park will be closed for about a week, beginning Tuesday, so firefighters on the 4,700-acre Middle Fork Fire to prepare control lines along the North Entrance Road, park officials said Sunday. Fire crews will reduce fuels along the north-south route, creating

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‘I’ve been absolutely loving it!’: Bend visitors express appreciation for the Olympics as the Games come to a close

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — It’s been 19 days of pure strength, competitiveness and camaraderie at the 2024 Paris Olympics, watched by people around the world, including on the High Desert. We’ve seen Team USA come out on top, taking home 40 gold medals, whether it was long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall taking that leap to victory or

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Catholic devotees honor St Jude’s relic with watery procession through Mexico’s Xochimilco canals

Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — It was no ordinary Sunday on Mexico City’s famed Xochimilco canals. Instead of tourists and locals hanging out with friends, the brightly painted boats known as “trajineras” were filled with Catholics honoring a relic of St. Jude Thaddeus, one of Jesus’ 12 apostles and patron saint of impossible causes.

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