Concerned parents protest outside Bend City Hall over proposed homeless camp
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A proposed managed homeless camp in southeast Bend near two schools, has stirred backlash among parents, some of whom gathered…
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Portland scraps boycott, changes response to abortion ban
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The city of Portland, Oregon, has walked back a proposed Texas boycott and travel ban in response to the state’s dramatic…
Continue ReadingAlaska’s largest hospital implements crisis care standards
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s largest hospital is implementing crisis standards of care, or…
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New OHSU projection shows Oregon hospitals could be full till November
Eighteen months ago, Oregon announced its first case of COVID-19. Since then, the state has had more than 300,000 cases and nearly 3,500 COVID-19…
Continue ReadingUN officials says rural Afghans have critical need for aid
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. official says 4 million Afghans are facing “a food emergency” and the…
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Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center pivots fundraiser plans due to pandemic
Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center in Bend serves people in Central Oregon with disabilities and special needs through ‘healing with horses’. It…
Continue ReadingTaiwan drills military as concerns over China grow
By JOHNSON LAI, HUIZHONG WU and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press JIADONG, Taiwan (AP) — An F-16 screeched across the sky before landing on a highway…
Continue ReadingMexico finishes 3-month push to vaccinate border residents
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government says it has successfully completed a three-month push to provide coronavirus vaccines to all adult…
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Portland man pleads guilty in federal court to Bend property bank fraud scheme
A Portland man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to perpetrating a bank fraud scheme in which he used a Bend residential property he did not…
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OSU-Cascades names Erika McCalpine first executive director of strategic diversity initiatives
Erika McCalpine, a business faculty member who has championed social justice issues within Oregon State University, OSU-Cascades and in the Bend…
Continue ReadingNo indictment in 1st case under NY’s police chokehold ban
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A case seen as an early test of New York’s law criminalizing police chokeholds has ended…
Continue ReadingTop S. Korean, Chinese diplomats meet amid N. Korea tensions
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The foreign ministers of South Korea and China are meeting for talks expected to focus…
Continue ReadingFormer professor charged with sending equipment to Iran
MIAMI (AP) — Prosecutors say a former University of Miami professor, his wife and his sister are facing federal charges related to purchasing…
Continue ReadingNan Wooden, daughter of UCLA coach John Wooden, dies at 87
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The daughter of the late UCLA basketball coach John Wooden has died. The university says Nan…
Continue ReadingAlaska Democratic lawmaker apologizes after Nazi comment
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska lawmaker is apologizing after saying Nazi experimentation on prisoners “produced results.” State Rep. Sara…
Continue ReadingPac-12 has 3 undefeated teams, lowest among Power 5 leagues
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The list of Pac-12 teams that remain undefeated has dwindled to a precious three after just two games.…
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Oregon secretary of state: 760 Oregonians applied to serve on redistricting advisory commission
– Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan announced Tuesday that 760 Oregonians submitted applications to join the People’s Commission, a group…
Continue ReadingUS military aid to Egypt released despite rights concerns
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is releasing nearly $200 million in military aid to Egypt but will…
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Better Business Bureau announces Oregon Torch Awards for Ethics finalists
Better Business Bureau Great West + Pacific (BBBGWP), which serves more than 20 million consumers in Alaska, Central Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho,…
Continue ReadingUS grants license for temporary nuclear waste dump in Texas
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials are giving the go-ahead for temporary storage of highly radioactive waste in west Texas. The Nuclear Regulatory…
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