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After latest suicide, the Vessel in New York City’s Hudson Yards ponders its future

August 7, 2021 1:32 pm CNN Newsource

By Eric Levenson, CNN In a December 2016 article for The Architect’s Newspaper, journalist Audrey Wachs noted a glaring issue with the Vessel,…

OHA: Reports show vaccines shield against hospitalizations; few cases, deaths among vaccinated

August 6, 2021 12:17 pm KTVZ News Partners

The three available COVID-19 vaccines serve as an effective shield against virus-related hospitalizations, according to newly published…

April, June murder trials set for Bend man in killings of woman, two brothers

August 6, 2021 10:16 pm KTVZ News Partners

A judge on Friday set two murder trials next year for a Bend man charged in the killing of a woman late last year and two brothers in…

Two men arrested in US over alleged plot to kill Myanmar’s UN ambassador

August 6, 2021 9:28 pm CNN Newsource

By Helen Regan and Jamie Crawford, CNN Two Myanmar citizens have been charged in New York with allegedly plotting to kill or injure Myanmar’s…

Good progress seen on Monty, Bean Creek wildfires, new blaze near Hole in the Ground

August 5, 2021 9:50 pm KTVZ, Barney Lerten

Officials said firefighters made great progress on all wildfires in Central Oregon Friday, including the two on the Sisters Ranger District near…

Michigan hospital ends relationship with Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins over his vaccine stance

August 6, 2021 8:35 pm CNN Newsource

By Dave Alsup and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Holland Hospital in western Michigan said it is ending its relationship with Minnesota Vikings quarterback…

C.O. businesses fighting big fines over violating state, local COVID-19 rules

August 6, 2021 7:37 pm KTVZ

Three Central Oregon businesses that were fined for violating Covid-19 restrictions last spring, such as mask requirements, are now taking the battle…

He was committed to a Hawaii state hospital for nearly 3 years in a case of mistaken identity. Now he wants the record set straight, Hawaii Innocence Project says

August 6, 2021 7:25 pm CNN Newsource

By Chris Boyette and Andy Rose, CNN The Hawaii Innocence Project has filed a memo in support of a man they say was wrongly incarcerated at Hawaii…

Mini-mural festival adding social justice, equality artwork to downtown Bend

August 6, 2021 7:25 pm KTVZ

The High Desert Mural Festival and Scalehouse, an arts center, are putting together a mini-mural festival in downtown Bend this weekend, with a…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ order on masks in schools faces first legal challenges over constitutionality

August 7, 2021 12:30 pm CNN Newsource

By Rosa Flores and Christina Maxouris, CNN Two different lawsuits have been filed against Gov. Ron DeSantis over his executive order on masks in…

BPRD youth soccer league enrollment at record high; volunteer coaches needed

August 6, 2021 9:16 am KTVZ News Partners

Soccer fever is alive in Central Oregon! Enrollment for the 2021 Bend Unified Recreation Soccer League is at an all-time high, with more than 2,300…

A Trump-era policy that shut out top Chinese students could be hurting America more than Beijing

August 9, 2021 8:03 pm CNN Newsource

By Julia Hollingsworth, Yong Xiong and David Culver, CNN When Dennis Hu came home to China for the 2020 Lunar New Year, he thought it would be a…

Federal pandemic jobless benefit programs set to end Sept. 4; state offers career help

August 6, 2021 5:43 pm Barney Lerten

Several pandemic-related temporary federal unemployment benefit programs expire Sept. 4, and the Oregon Employment Department reminded Friday that…

Bend’s Whitney ‘Hollywood’ Gomez hopes to punch her ticket to Olympic Games in 2024

August 6, 2021 5:16 pm KTVZ

Whitney Gomez’s Olympic dream has taken her from swimming to water polo to boxing. She’s only been boxing for five years and nearly made the Olympics…