NW Bend neighbors upset by sudden removal of trees; city apologizes
People living near Drake Park in downtown Bend are upset after several trees were suddenly cut down. On Friday, the city…
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Columbus shooting illustrates how police grapple with politics of releasing body camera footage
The police department in Ohio’s largest city is under national scrutiny after an officer fatally shot 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant —…
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‘Slow burn’: C.O. health care workers hit hard by pandemic; some move off the frontlines
At the start of the pandemic, health care workers were honored and recognized for the working on the frontlines in an unprecedented…
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Late-night fire destroys log home in Squaw Creek Canyon Estates; no injuries
A fire late Thursday night destroyed a log home in the Squaw Creek Canyon Estates subdivision northeast of Sisters but caused no injuries, officials…
Continue ReadingIndonesian navy detects object, narrows search area for missing submarine
Indonesian search teams believe they have identified an area where a missing naval submarine with 53 people on board could be located, as authorities…
Continue ReadingMa’Khia Bryant should be remembered as a loving teenager, her mother says
Ma’Khia Bryant’s mother doesn’t want her daughter to be remembered by the incident that ended her life. “I want the world to…
Continue ReadingTiger Woods on crutches in first Instagram photo of himself since his car accident
Tiger Woods has posted his first photo of himself since his car accident earlier this year, showing him on a golf course in crutches with his dog.…
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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of April 25
Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of April…
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City of Bend urges: ‘Slow the flow’ of irrigation this growing season
With warming spring weather and the start of the growing season, the City of Bend wants to remind the community of the importance of “slowing the…
Continue ReadingPrepare to pay the sticker price for a car
Car dealer lots have only a fraction of the vehicles that they typically have — both new and used. It’s helping send prices to record…
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City of Bend road and traffic report for week of April 26-May 2
Here is the city of Bend’s weekly road and traffic report for the week of April 26-May…
Continue ReadingStudents hope vaccine mandate will bring life back to college
Warm spring days usually bring students out to the sprawling grass-filled quad at Rutgers University in New Jersey. But on a recent visit, CNN found…
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Amid COVID-19 surge, Deschutes, Crook counties among 12 likely to move back to ‘Extreme Risk’ in a week
Gov. Kate Brown and state health officials presented an even stronger mix of immediate gloom and long-range hope Friday at their latest COVID-19…
Continue ReadingSF Giants fans ‘feel safer’ in new vaccinated-only sections at Oracle Park
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCICSO (KGO) — Proof of vaccination can now get you a designated seat, in a…
Continue ReadingDerek Chauvin, convicted in the murder of George Floyd, to be sentenced June 16
Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin, convicted this week in the murder of George Floyd last May, will be sentenced June 16, according to…
Continue ReadingSeven North Carolina deputies placed on leave after the shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.
Seven deputies involved in serving the warrant on Andrew Brown Jr., who was killed when deputies fired at him as he drove his car away, have been…
Continue ReadingMars helicopter shares first aerial color photo and preps for Sunday flight
So this is what the view looks like when flying on Mars. The Ingenuity helicopter captured its first color image from 17 feet (5.2 meters) above the…
Continue ReadingFetal tissue research carries on after Biden team reverses Trump limits
Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — he Biden…
Continue Reading‘Cold-blooded’ — Animal Control investigates goose shooting
Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — When a pair of geese made their home…
Continue ReadingGhislaine Maxwell pleads not guilty to new sex trafficking charges
Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of the late Jeffrey Epstein, pleaded not guilty to federal sex trafficking charges Friday in her first court…
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