MountainStar launches Keep Kids Safe Campaign to confront child abuse and neglect
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — MountainStar Family Relief Nursery, a prominent advocate for child welfare, announces the launch of its Keep Kids Safe Campaign…
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How reality dating TV shows have changed since the 1960s
OLBG hit rewind on reality dating TV shows to discover just how much they’ve changed over the last six decades, using news reports and…
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25 hardest colleges to get into in America
Stacker used the most recent data from the National Center for Education Statistics to rank the 25 hardest colleges to get into across the…
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Top 10 cities with the lowest and highest salaries needed to live comfortably
SmartAsset determines the average salary needed to live alone or support a family comfortably in major U.S.…
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The number of female Certified Financial Planners grew by 13.9%. Here's a closer look at who is joining the profession—and where
SmartAsset compares data on Certified Financial Planners to reveal findings about who is joining the profession and which states had the highest…
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Guerilla bus stop benches are spurring Berkeley officials to install official seating for transit passengers
Next City reports that activists in Berkeley, California, have been building benches for bus riders in hopes the city will follow suit to provide…
Continue ReadingJanet Yellen tackles China over flood of cheap goods
By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Janet Yellen has kicked off her second visit to China as US treasury secretary with a warning of the risk to…
Continue ReadingYellen calls for level playing field for US workers and firms during China visit
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — The U.S. treasury secretary has called for a level playing field for…
Continue ReadingJill Biden privately expressed concern about Gaza to Joe Biden, the president revealed in meeting with Muslim leaders
By Betsy Klein, MJ Lee and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — When President Joe Biden met with a group of Muslim community leaders this week, he…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s compra todas sus franquicias de restaurantes en Israel, luego de decir que la guerra afecta su negocio
macamilarincon (CNN) –– McDonald’s comprará las 225 franquicias de restaurantes que tiene en Israel, anunció la compañía este jueves, pocas…
Continue ReadingAngelina Jolie alleges ‘history’ of Brad Pitt’s physical abuse prior to 2016 plane ride in new Miraval lawsuit filing
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s fight over the French winery they once owned together is coming to a head and…
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Traffic to shift for Empire Avenue’s northbound onramp to Highway 97; another blast planned next Saturday
(Update: ODOT corrected date of next Hwy. 97 blast – April 13th not 11th) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Beginning Wednesday, the northbound U.S. 97 on-ramp at…
Continue Reading6 inmates who sued New York over its prison lockdown order will get to view solar eclipse after all
NEW YORK (AP) — Six inmates who sued New York’s corrections department over its decision to lock down prisons during next Monday’s…
Continue ReadingGovernor orders transit agency to drop bid to charge NYC Marathon $750K for use of Verrazzano bridge
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s governor on Thursday ordered the state’s transit agency to drop efforts to impose a $750,000 fee on the New…
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Deschutes National Forest, Discover Your Forest seek conservation education volunteers
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Deschutes National Forest and Discover Your Forest are seeking volunteers to help facilitate youth conservation education…
Continue ReadingHawaii police officer who alleged racial discrimination by chief settles for $350K, agrees to retire
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A county in Hawaii has agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that the…
Continue ReadingJueza federal dictamina que los niños migrantes en campamentos en el desierto deben estar en instalaciones seguras y limpias
Belén Liotti (CNN) –– Los niños migrantes que permanecen en campamentos al aire libre en el desierto están bajo custodia federal, y deben ser…
Continue ReadingThomas Gumbleton, Detroit Catholic bishop who opposed war and promoted social justice, dies at 94
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Thomas Gumbleton, a Catholic bishop in Detroit who for decades was an international voice against war…
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Bend’s Tim Knopp saluted as he steps down from Oregon Senate GOP leader post; Daniel Bonham elected to lead caucus
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) –Oregon Senate Republicans announced a change in leadership Thursday. Senator Tim Knopp (R-Bend) will step down as Senate…
Continue ReadingEcuador declara persona non grata a la embajadora de México por declaraciones de López Obrador
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Ecuador informó este jueves que declaró persona non grata…
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