Fire burns travel trailer at SE Bend RV park when owners try to thaw frozen hose
A 31-foot travel trailer caught fire Saturday afternoon at the Crown Villa RV Resort in southeast Bend, a blaze that investigators traced to the use…
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Key West’s Southernmost Point buoy damaged after men burn a Christmas tree in front of it, police say
By Sharif Paget, CNN The iconic Southernmost Point landmark, an anchored concrete buoy in Key West, Florida, sustained “extensive damage”…
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New Year’s Day fire destroys 2 Madras mobile homes; traced to heater extension cord
Two Madras families lost their homes to fire on New Year’s Day when an extension cord connected to a portable heater apparently sparked a blaze at…
Continue ReadingJudge blocks COVID vaccine mandate for Head Start program
MONROE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana federal judge has ruled that President Joe Biden cannot require teachers in the Head Start early education program…
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SE Bend man threatens neighbors with gun, surrenders after CERT call-out
A southeast Bend man allegedly broke out car windows, entered a neighbor’s vehicle and threatened people with what turned out later to be a replica…
Continue ReadingThree people are dead and four more injured after a shooting at a Mississippi New Year’s Eve party
By Sharif Paget and Claudia Dominguez, CNN Three people have been killed and four others injured at a New Year’s Eve party in Mississippi when…
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New Year’s Day low-cost spay & neuter clinic held in Bend
‘Drop the Balls’ was the name of the New Year’s-themed spay and neuter, vaccine and microchip clinic for animals held Friday and Saturday at…
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Mt. Bachelor skier dies after falling into tree well; was Cypriot mountaineer on ‘7 Summits’ mission
A skier who died after falling into a tree well at Mt. Bachelor Friday afternoon was a noted mountaineer and outdoorsman living in Seattle who hailed…
Continue ReadingCrews rescue 21 people on stuck tram cars in New Mexico
By PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press Authorities in New Mexico say icing on a cable caused two tram cars to get stuck high up in the Sandia Mountains…
Continue ReadingRussian, Czech junior hockey teams removed from plane
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Members of the Russian and Czech Republic world junior hockey teams were removed from a New Year’s Eve flight from…
Continue ReadingRapper Kodak Black arrested on trespassing charge in Florida
Authorities say rapper Kodak Black has been arrested on a trespassing charge Saturday in South Florida. The Broward Sheriff’s Office says Black was…
Continue ReadingAll 21 people who were trapped in New Mexico tramway overnight have been rescued
By Alaa Elassar and Melissa Alonso, CNN Officials have rescued 21 people who were trapped on the Sandia Peak Tramway in Albuquerque, New Mexico for…
Continue ReadingTrump-appointed FDIC chair to resign
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN The Republican chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, said on…
Continue ReadingKentucky shelter working to locate pet owners post-tornado
DAWSON SPRINGS, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky animal shelter is doing its part to help with recovery from last month’s tornadoes by reuniting pets lost…
Continue ReadingCanucks employee says thanks to fan through viral letter
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Brian “Red” Hamilton was in the middle of moving equipment on the Vancouver Canucks’ bench…
Continue ReadingAcliese lifts Eastern Washington over Northern Arizona 78-65
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Linton Acliese III had a career-high 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as Eastern Washington defeated Northern Arizona…
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2021 ended very cold — but December overall was warmer than average in Bend, Prineville
Bend and much of the High Desert ended 2021 with a bone-chilling cold night, but the last month of the year overall was warmer than normal, the…
Continue ReadingAdamu scores 13, Montana St. suffocates Idaho St. 60-40
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Amin Adamu scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Montana State stifled Idaho State in a 60-40. The Bobcats held Idaho…
Continue ReadingSheriff says work to find 2 missing people after destructive Colorado wildfire is hard given the heat and debris
CNN By Amir Vera and Steve Almasy, CNN Two people remain missing in Boulder County, Colorado, as authorities work to survey the damage left by a…
Continue ReadingClassic BlackBerry phones will stop working January 4
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business You soon won’t be able to use that old BlackBerry phone sitting at the bottom of your drawer somewhere.…
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