Here’s what we know about Ronald Greene’s death in Louisiana
New evidence in the death of Ronald Greene provides more questions than answers surrounding his death in 2019 after a pursuit by Louisiana State…
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Breese-Iverson critical of investigator’s findings regarding fellow lawmaker’s texts
Prineville state Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson said Thursday she’s upset about the findings of an investigator looking into her claims of sexual…
Continue ReadingNew York and Maryland follow Ohio in creating Covid vaccine lottery
New York and Maryland both announced lotteries on Thursday for people who get vaccinated against Covid-19, joining Ohio, which last week announced…
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Prineville BLM selling firewood permits online
The Bureau of Land Management Deschutes Field Office has added an online option for purchasing firewood-cutting permits for the Williamson Creek…
Continue ReadingIsrael and Palestinian militant group Hamas agree to a ceasefire
Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire, after more than a week of conflict left hundreds dead, most of them…
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Bend Senior High’s Steve Wetherald named Regional Teacher of the Year
The Oregon Department of Education announced Thursday that Bend Senior High’s Steve Wetherald is the 2022 Central Oregon Regional Teacher of the…
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Crook County, Redmond schools adopt OSAA mask, vaccine guidance; Bend-La Pine still weighing steps
Under new state guidance, Oregon’s student athletes and spectators can go maskless at indoor sporting events, if they are vaccinated and can prove it…
Continue ReadingFreedom through fitness: This CNN Hero’s formula keeps former offenders from returning to prison
Joel Ramsey remembers the moment he decided to change his life. It came when he’d been incarcerated for the fourth time. “I was in a cell…
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Los Angeles Police Department investigating altercation at restaurant as possible anti-Semitic hate crime
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is investigating as a hate crime an altercation Tuesday night near Hollywood where witness reports said…
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ODOT homeless camp cleanup at Revere Ave./Bend Parkway to remove fire hazards, people if necessary
The homeless camps off of the Bend Parkway at Northeast Revere Avenue are set to be cleaned next Monday, but officials say it will involve little to…
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Central Cascades wilderness permits to open daily rolling permits Friday
Beginning Friday morning, Central Cascades Wilderness Permits will become available within a seven-day rolling window through this…
Continue ReadingNearly 70 big cats removed from Oklahoma animal park featured in the Netflix documentary ‘Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness’
Nearly 70 big cats have been seized from an Oklahoma animal park owned by Jeff Lowe and his wife, Lauren, who were featured in the Netflix…
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Terry Skjersaa joins inaugural Furnish Hope board
Terry Skjersaa, Principal Broker with the Skjersaa Group, which operates in partnership with Duke Warner Realty, has been named as Secretary and…
Continue ReadingColonial Pipeline CEO to testify in Congressional hearing on cyberattack next month
The CEO of Colonial Pipeline is set to testify to lawmakers next month after a cyberattack caused a six-day shutdown of the pipeline that delivers…
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The Texas governor is banning public schools from requiring masks. Here’s what parents think
When Bridget Wiedenmeyer learned Texas was banning mask mandates in public schools, she immediately worried about her 11-year-old daughter —…
Continue ReadingNonprofit workers go tent to tent to vaccinate homeless
Click here for updates on this story O’AHU, Hawaii (KITV) — During the pandemic, Toni Floerke, a nurse at Project…
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Bend-La Pine Schools’ Brian Hanson named OSEA’s Employee of the Year
In a surprise award ceremony Thursday, Brian Hanson, Bend-La Pine Schools Outside Services Crew member and president of the local classified…
Continue ReadingMosque vandalism: Religious flag burned, base spray painted with pro-Trump graffiti
Click here for updates on this story LONG ISLAND, New York (WABC) — Police on Long Island are looking for the persons…
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Wyden, colleagues try again with bill to ramp up prescribed burns, curb threat of severe wildfires
Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., reintroduced legislation Thursday that they…
Continue ReadingWhen to see the ‘flower’ supermoon and catch the total lunar eclipse
May’s “flower” supermoon will grace the sky next Wednesday. This supermoon will be the closest moon to Earth in 2021, according to…
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