700-acre prescribed burn planned E. of La Pine
Fire managers are planning to ignite a prescribed understory burn next Tuesday and Wednesday on the Deschutes National Forest east of La Pine.…
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A man in Massachusetts has won $1 million in the lottery for the second time
For many, winning a big lottery jackpot is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. But it looks like lightning has struck twice for Rolf Rhodes. The…
Continue ReadingSteph Curry will miss three months of NBA season with broken hand
Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry, injured in a game this week, will be out for three months with a broken bone in his left hand, the team said…
Continue ReadingFormer regional director sues Starbucks, saying she was wrongfully terminated after two black men were arrested at Philadelphia store
A former Starbucks regional director has sued the company for wrongful termination, alleging the company discriminated against her in the aftermath…
Continue ReadingApple’s non-binary emojis are a step in the right direction
Apple rolled out 328 new emojis on Monday, giving users the option to select ones that are non-binary. This means that people won’t have to…
Continue ReadingJudge denies attempt by Giuliani associate to get off house arrest and GPS monitoring
A federal judge denied an associate of Rudy Giuliani’s request to lift house arrest and GPS monitoring as part of his bail condition at a…
Continue ReadingOSU Extension building partnerships in new fire program
In a time of increasing wildfire activity, Oregon State University Extension Service said Friday it has implemented a new statewide fire program to…
Continue ReadingBend’s October was colder, drier than normal
(Update: Adding 30-year record period as “normal” timeframe) Bend had a colder and drier than normal October, according to preliminary…
Continue ReadingWhy one Republican governor is asking Trump to send more refugees to his state
Utah’s governor says his state is ready to take in more refugees. In a letter sent to President Donald Trump, Republican Gov. Gary Herbert…
Continue ReadingUS State Department warns ISIS grew and evolved worldwide as it lost territory in Syria
Despite the collapse of its territorial caliphate, ISIS remained a growing and evolving threat even as it lost territory in Syria, a top State…
Continue ReadingThe impeachment vote had no tricks — and no treats
Washington may have celebrated, collectively, over the Nationals’ World Series win this week, but that’s the only real recent example of…
Continue ReadingPilot killed when plane crashes at air show in Florida
An airplane crashed Friday afternoon at an air show in Florida, killing the pilot, Martin County Sheriff William Snyder said. The male pilot was the…
Continue ReadingZantac does not form impurity in your stomach, FDA testing finds
As part of its investigation into an impurity found in heartburn medication Zantac OTC, the US Food and Drug Administration has found levels of the…
Continue ReadingFormer Georgia cop sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing a naked, unarmed black man
A former Georgia police officer was sentenced to 12 years in prison Friday for the killing of a mentally ill, unarmed and naked black man in 2015.…
Continue ReadingFacebook will allow UK election candidates to run false ads
A controversial policy allowing politicians to run false ads on Facebook will extend to the United Kingdom as the country prepares to vote in a…
Continue ReadingRage Against The Machine may be raging again at Coachella
The message was cryptic. Just a graphic listing some dates: El Paso, TX: March 26, 2020 Las Cruces, NM: March 28, 2020 Phoenix, AZ: March 30, 2020…
Continue ReadingGOP lawmakers guide a White House grappling with closed-door impeachment
As House Democrats build their case for impeaching President Donald Trump through a succession of closed-door depositions, a pair of Trump’s…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty to charges connected with May 2018 drowning deaths of fiancée, daughter
Click here for updates on this story Harrisburg (WPMT) — Cody Binkley, 27, pleaded guilty Friday to charges connected…
Continue ReadingRead: Beto O’Rourke’s full statement on dropping out of the 2020 race
Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke announced Friday he is dropping out of the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Read his full…
Continue Reading‘I’m the best-paid interpreter in the world’: Indicted Giuliani associate Lev Parnas touted windfall from Ukrainian oligarch
Earlier this year, Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani, received a sudden windfall of money from a prominent Ukrainian oligarch who…
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