Julia Hernández (CNN) — La última misión de SpaceX, un arriesgado y audaz viaje a los cinturones de radiación Van Allen de la Tierra con una tripulación de cuatro civiles que también intentarán realizar el primer paseo espacial comercial, acaba de despegar. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel La misión, bautizada como Polaris Dawn, despegó del
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The 35th annual High Desert Rendezvous—one of Central Oregon’s longest-running charitable events—set a new fundraising record this year, grossing more than $630,000 to support the programs and exhibitions of the High Desert Museum. The record was set with help from the 2024 High Desert Rendezvous Honoree, The Bend Foundation. Founded in 1947
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Mary Gilbert, Robert Shackelford and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Francine has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph and is forecast to keep strengthening – possibly to a Category 2 storm – ahead of landfall along the Louisiana coast Wednesday. Francine was about 245 miles from Morgan City, Louisiana,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — An English hospital where a neonatal nurse was convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill seven others is facing an inquiry into how she was able to harm so many children. The examination into the deaths at the Countess of Chester Hospital begins Tuesday. Supporters are pushing for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that an abortion-rights measure will be on the state’s November ballot. The ruling on Tuesday ensures voters will have a chance to weigh in on whether to restore abortion rights to the state. A group of Republican state lawmakers and other abortion
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. (AP) — As bourbon fans flocked to the Wild Turkey visitors’ center, sitting near the entrance was no ordinary greeter. Jimmy Russell, who has lived through so much of the distillery’s rich history, was at his post as a goodwill ambassador, signing whiskey bottles, posing for photos and chatting up tourists
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sept. 11 is the 23rd anniversary of the Terrorist attacks on our nation in New York City, the Pentagon, and Pennsylvania, Almost 3,000 Americans were killed on that day, named as Patriot Day. The attack led to the 2 decades long Global War on Terror (GWOT)in Afghanistan and Iraq where almost
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — High Desert Chamber Music is pleased to announce that it has received a matching challenge from the Starseed Foundation for the eighth consecutive year. The foundation will match the first $5,000 of funds raised during the challenge. The Starseed Foundation seeks to provide opportunities and exposure to the arts and environment,
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – An overdue, missing 7-year-old La Pine boy prompted a Deschutes Alert to a large number of area residents before he was found unhurt and reunited with family members, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. The sheriff’s office received a call around 5 p.m. regarding the overdue and missing boy, Sergeant Jason
Continue ReadingHONG KONG (AP) — China’s exports grew for a fifth consecutive month. It’s a sign of growing demand abroad even as imports fell amid a slowing Chinese economy. Data released by China’s customs office Tuesday showed exports in August expanded by 8.7% to $308.65 billion compared to the same period last year, beating economists’ estimates.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. (AP) — Apocalyptic-looking plumes of smoke filled skies east of Los Angeles on Tuesday as firefighters battled three major wildfires that erupted amid a blistering heat wave and threatened tens of thousands of homes and other structures. Evacuation orders were expanded Tuesday night as the fires grew and included parts
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. (AP) — Apocalyptic-looking plumes of smoke filled skies east of Los Angeles on Tuesday as firefighters battled three major wildfires that erupted amid a blistering heat wave and threatened tens of thousands of homes and other structures. Evacuation orders were expanded Tuesday night as the fires grew and included parts
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The Oregon Ducks and Oregon State Beavers are facing off earlier than usual. Different conferences will not stop the Ducks and Beavers from competing against each other for the 128th time. The game is scheduled for 12:30 PM on Fox this Saturday.
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX’s latest mission — a bold and risky trek into Earth’s Van Allen radiation belts by a four-person crew of civilians who will also aim to conduct the first commercial spacewalk — just took flight. The mission, dubbed Polaris Dawn, lifted off at 5:23 a.m. ET. SpaceX livestreamed the
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Deschutes County sheriff’s candidates Captain William Bailey and Sergeant Kent Vander Kamp squared off in a live 30-minute debate Monday evening on NewsChannel 21, answering questions on issues ranging from homeless and drugs to the budget and potential lawsuits alleging political retaliation against Vander Kamp and his political supporters.
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish on Tuesday following several weeks of sharp swings. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% to pull within 3% of its record set in July. It flipped between small gains and losses through the day, but the moves were nothing like its careens
Continue ReadingSINGAPORE (AP) — When Pope Francis arrives Wednesday in Asia’s financial powerhouse Singapore for the last leg of a four-nation tour, he is expected to bring his message of unity and hope to one of the world’s richest nations. The 11-day trip, which earlier took him to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and East Timor, is the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faced blistering criticism over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic at a time when the virus spreading through nursing homes during often combative congressional subcommittee testimony. Republican members who questioned the Democrat zeroed in on a controversial directive his administration issued in March of 2020 that initially
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — A small robot entered a damaged reactor at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant on Tuesday, beginning a two-week, high-stakes mission to retrieve for the first time a tiny amount of melted fuel debris from the bottom. The robot’s trip into the Unit 2 reactor is a crucial initial step for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — More than a half-million Belarusians have fled their country since 2020 as the authoritarian government cracked down its critics. Some of them, however, are discovering they can’t escape intimidation and threats in their new lives abroad. Criminal cases have been opened against some of them inside Belarus, and they
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