SW Bend traffic moving quicker with opening of city’s 42nd roundabout
What once was a four-way stop is now a lot easier to get “a-round.” City leaders say the roundabout at SW Simpson Avenue and Columbia Street — the…
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New Orleans mayor says there’s not enough time to order new mandatory evacuations ahead of Hurricane Ida
By Steve Almasy and Rebekah Riess, CNN Almost 16 years to the date after Hurricane Katrina overwhelmed the city’s flood protection system, New…
Continue ReadingPolice: Arizona family tried to kidnap woman over dishonor
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Peoria police have arrested six members of a family they say targeted a 20-year-old relative…
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‘Very scary’: C.O. pediatrician says more kids testing positive, falling ill with Covid-19
Statistics from the Oregon Health Authority show in increase in pediatric Covid-19 cases throughout the state, and in Central Oregon.…
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Jefferson County Jail COVID-19 outbreak affects 5 inmates; no serious symptoms
Five of the 67 inmates at the Jefferson County Jail have tested positive for COVID-19, though they are showing no or only flu-like symptoms, Sheriff…
Continue ReadingBrandon Theesfeld pleads guilty in the death of Ole Miss student Ally Kostial
Claudia Dominguez, CNN Brandon Theesfeld pleaded guilty Friday in the murder of Ole Miss student Ally Kostial, Lafayette County Circuit Court…
Continue ReadingCalifornia students disciplined for racist social posts
SALINAS, Calif. (AP) — Several Northern California high school students have been disciplined after officials learned they posted online photos and…
Continue ReadingDelta outbreak tests New Zealand’s zero Covid strategy — but lockdown has broad support at home
By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN When New Zealand went into lockdown last week over a single Delta case, critics were quick to mock the country’s…
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Bend’s Tower Theatre to require proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test
The Tower Theatre in downtown Bend on Friday joined the list of venues that will require proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test…
Continue ReadingAmazon teams with Affirm to offer buy-now-pay-later option
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Amazon is teaming with payments company Affirm to offer online shoppers a buy-now-pay-later option that does not involve…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 deaths straining some Florida hospital morgues
By KELLI KENNEDY and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — One of Florida’s largest health networks is seeing the capacity of its…
Continue ReadingA soon-to-be father, a beloved brother and a state champion among US service members killed in Kabul attack
By Paul P. Murphy, Madeleine Fitzgerald, and Gloria de Leon, CNN The Department of Defense has released the names of the 13 US service members who…
Continue ReadingSchool board to pay $1.3 million in legal fees to ACLU in trans student case
By Liam Reilly, CNN The school board in Gloucester County, Virginia, has agreed to pay the American Civil Liberties Union $1.3 million in legal fees…
Continue ReadingIndictment accuses 2 officers of murdering Austin scientist
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two Texas police officers have been indicted muon murder charges in a line-of-duty fatal shooting of an Austin scientist. One…
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47 current, former Bend Senior HS coaches object to city’s proposed homeless camp
Nearly 50 current and former coaches at Bend Senior High School have joined a growing chorus of concern about the city’s proposed managed homeless…
Continue ReadingBernie Sanders sells big government’s virtues in red states
By WILL WEISSERT and DARRON CUMMINGS Associated Press WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Bernie Sanders has long argued that steep federal spending and…
Continue ReadingMarine from Omaha among those killed in Afghanistan
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The family of a 23-year-old Marine from Omaha says he was among the 13 U.S. service members killed in the attack at the Kabul…
Continue ReadingJudge strikes Seattle homelessness measure from ballot
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state judge has struck a Seattle measure on homelessness from the November ballot even…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft fixes cloud platform vulnerability after warning
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft says it’s fixed a flaw in its cloud computing platform that cybersecurity researchers warned could have enabled…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft fixes cloud platform vulnerability after warning
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft says it’s fixed a flaw in its cloud computing platform that cybersecurity researchers warned could have enabled…
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