‘Top Gun: Maverick’ flies to 2022 due to coronavirus surge
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount Pictures on Wednesday postponed the release of “Top Gun: Maverick,” sending another of…
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Oregon DEQ extends air quality advisory for S. Deschutes, other counties due to wildfire smoke
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Wednesday extended an air quality advisory for southern Deschutes, Jackson, Klamath and Lake…
Continue ReadingAfghans face hunger crisis, adding to Taliban’s challenges
By KATHY GANNON, RAHIM FAIEZ and EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An official says the United Nations’ stockpiles of…
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Bend residents enjoy warmer, drier than usual August (except for drought, all that smoke)
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend residents and visitors enjoyed much of a warmer and drier than usual August, according to the National Weather Service,…
Continue ReadingOklahoma school mask mandate ban blocked, exemptions a must
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge says she is temporarily blocking a state law banning public school mask…
Continue ReadingMexico sees easing in its third wave of COVID-19 cases
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Israel Buendía sat up in the bed closest to the window, a machine forcing oxygen into…
Continue ReadingRebels kidnap 20 in east Congo after ambushing convoy
By AL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO Associated Press BENI, Congo (AP) — Rebels in eastern Congo have ambushed a civilian convoy that was under military escort…
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It’ll take fall rains to put out the Middle Fork Complex fires north of Oakridge, officials say
Although good progress is being made, the Gales and Kwis Fires, part of the Middle Fork Complex, will not be contained until significant fall rains…
Continue ReadingSeptember 1 Afghanistan-Taliban news
CNN By Joshua Berlinger, Adam Renton, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Aditi Sangal, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a…
Continue ReadingBiden to survey Ida’s storm damage in Louisiana on Friday
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden will visit Louisiana on Friday to survey storm…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts town says it can’t fire officer for Hitler pic
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts select board has ruled that it does not have the authority to fire the police officer that kept a photo…
Continue ReadingMariners keeping Dipoto, Servais in the fold with new deals
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have promoted general manager Jerry Dipoto to president of baseball operations…
Continue ReadingThe suspect in the fatal shooting of a student at a North Carolina high school is in custody
CNN, WXII By Claudia Dominguez and Jason Hanna, CNN One student was fatally wounded Wednesday in a shooting at a high school in the North Carolina…
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Emergency animal hospital in Bend will soon return to 24/7 hours on weekends
Owners of an emergency vet clinic in Bend say people can rest easy, knowing there’s a place to bring their pets at any time of day — or night.…
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Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek announces bid for governor
Tina Kotek, the speaker of the Oregon House, announced Wednesday she is running for…
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Forest Service in NW offers safe recreation tips for a fun Labor Day weekend
National forests in Oregon and Washington are a great destination for that last long weekend of the summer season. The Forest Service offers these…
Continue ReadingBill to curb racial teaching goes to North Carolina governor
By BRYAN ANDERSON Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina House Republicans have given final legislative approval…
Continue ReadingIda remnants trigger massive flooding across Northeast
CNN By Joshua Berlinger and Adam Renton, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights…
Continue ReadingUS faith groups unite to help Afghanistan refugees after war
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO, PETER SMITH and MARIAM FAM Associated Press America’s major religious faiths and denominations, often divided on other big…
Continue ReadingR. Kelly accuser says he kept gun nearby while berating her
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — One of R. Kelly’s accusers has told a jury that he kept a gun by his side while he berated her…
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