Free personal-use firewood program coming to Deschutes, Ochoco forests next year
Starting next year, you will be able to collect firewood for personal use at no cost in the Deschutes and Ochoco national forests and Crooked River…
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Top Southern Baptist committee funds sex abuse probe
By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — A top Southern Baptist Convention committee agreed Tuesday to fund a third-party…
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Oregon’s large wildfires of recent years seen by OSU experts as precursor for future seasons
As of last Friday, there have been 1,780 wildfires that have burned 802,415 acres in Oregon this year. Several drought and fire experts from Oregon…
Continue ReadingManila mayor, ex-scavenger and actor, to seek presidency
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The popular mayor of the Philippine capital says he will run for president in next year’s elections, the latest…
Continue Reading5.9 earthquake causes minor damage in Australia, no injuries
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has caused slight damage in suburban Melbourne in an unusually powerful temblor for…
Continue ReadingDone with delays, Academy movie museum rolls out red carpet
By ANDREW DALTON AP ENTERTAINMENT WRITER LOS ANGELES (AP) — The projectors are rolling. The ruby slippers are on. The shark is hanging and waiting.…
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Central Oregon Honor Flight cleared for first takeoff from Redmond
Finally, after waiting more than 18 months, the next Honor Flight Central Oregon is finally set to take off Wednesday bound for our nation’s…
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Update: ODFW finds Bend deer, removes net tangled in antlers
Word Tuesday from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife that they found and tranquilized a deer Monday afternoon, removed the netting tangled in…
Continue ReadingMalaysia, Thailand and Vietnam are leaving behind zero-Covid, but they aren’t ready to open up, experts warn
By Jessie Yeung and Ben Westcott, CNN After months of lockdown, parts of Southeast Asia are leaving behind their “zero-Covid” policy and…
Continue ReadingTexas governor approves miles-long steel barrier of police vehicles to deter the more than 8,000 migrants in Del Rio
CNN By Amir Vera, Carma Hassan and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN With 8,600 migrants remaining under the Del Rio International Bridge, Texas Gov. Greg…
Continue ReadingR. Kelly’s legal team brings witnesses who say they never saw abuse by the singer
By Sonia Moghe, CNN Since Monday, R. Kelly’s attorneys have presented a defense case with witnesses who said they never saw Kelly abuse women…
Continue ReadingEnigmatic Thompson-Robinson epitomizes No. 24 UCLA
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson has seen the Bruins progress from a team that had a…
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Bend Sustainability Fund announces first 8 grant recipients, totaling more than $837K
On Tuesday, the Visit Bend Board of Directors approved the eight grantees selected to split $837,225 from the first annual granting cycle of the Bend…
Continue Reading2 charged with hate crime in attack on Jewish men in LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two suspects in an attack on Jewish men outside a Los Angeles restaurant last spring have been charged with a hate crime. Police…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s COVID outlook is dire as cases continue to climb
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Health care workers are exhausted and angry. Some of Idaho’s coronavirus vaccines are…
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2022 Sisters Rodeo tickets go on sale; new online merchandise store
The Sisters Rodeo Association Board of Directors has announced the 2022 Sisters Rodeo performance tickets are on sale now.…
Continue ReadingCharges: Man “snapped,” killed 4, then left bodies in field
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An Arizona man who allegedly told his father he “snapped and shot a couple of people”…
Continue ReadingFacebook oversight board reviewing ‘XCheck’ system for VIPs
By The Associated Press Facebook’s semi-independent oversight board says it will review the company’s “XCheck,” or cross check…
Continue ReadingCalifornia now has nation’s lowest virus transmission rate
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is seeing lower coronavirus transmission than other U.S. states as virus cases and…
Continue ReadingGLIMPSES: Britain’s Johnson rides rails to meet Amtrak Joe
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have bonded over their shared…
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