Independent report criticizes Cuomo’s ‘top-down’ management of New York’s COVID-19 response
NEW YORK (AP) — An investigation into New York’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic finds former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “top down” approach of…
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Palestinian groups demand inspection of Israeli prisons as detainees are released with chronic health problems
By Kareem Khadder and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — The Palestinian Legislative Council in Gaza has demanded international inspections of Israeli…
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Very busy Redmond HS graduate Jillian Bremont among six OnPoint Credit Union/OSAA scholarship recipients
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — OnPoint Community Credit Union and the Oregon School Activities Association announced Friday that six graduating seniors,…
Continue ReadingRecord-breaking fires consume Brazil’s Pantanal wetland
By Aditi Sangal and Mia Alberti, CNN Brazil’s Pantanal, the largest tropical wetland on earth, is ablaze, with fires in June breaking historical…
Continue ReadingJudge dismisses lawsuit challenging federal rules to accommodate abortions for workers
By CLAIRE SAVAGE and ALEXANDRA OLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A lawsuit challenging federal rules entitling workers to time off and other…
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Oregon’s north and central coast reopen for razor clam harvesting after biotoxin levels fall below closure limit
ASTORIA, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday a shellfish harvesting…
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Envision Bend asks: If we can’t move the railroad tracks east out of town, how about the two switchyards?
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Since the release of the five-year Vision Action Plan, Envision Bend has been working to bring the 28 strategies listed in the…
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‘Dynamic duo’: Rappers Lil’ Kim, Bow Wow round out Deschutes County Fair and Rodeo’s concert lineup
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bi-Mart Deschutes County Fair and Rodeo presented by Indian Head Casino is excited to announce that Grammy Award-winning…
Continue ReadingGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen; Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” —…
Continue ReadingProsecutor says ATF agent justified in fatal shooting of Little Rock airport director during raid
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas prosecutors says an Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives…
Continue ReadingDecomposed remains of an infant found in Kentucky are likely missing 8-month-old girl, police say
REYNOLDS STATION, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police detectives have found a decomposed body that they believe is a missing 8-month-old girl. State…
Continue ReadingThe fizz is gone: Atlanta’s former Coca-Cola museum demolished for parking lot
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state government is demolishing a building that once housed a Coca-Cola museum. Excavators…
Continue ReadingLas Vegas shooting survivors alarmed at US Supreme Court’s strike down of ban on rifle bump stocks
By JESSE BEDAYN and SCOTT SONNER Associated Press/Report for America The U.S. Supreme Court Friday struck down a ban on the rapid-fire rifle bump…
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Bend Fire & Rescue launches online community survey to inform five-year strategic plan
This week, Bend Fire & Rescue launched an online community survey to help guide the development of the department’s next five-year strategic…
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Washington car-theft suspect steals kayak for downstream escape, but runs aground and is caught
CENTRALIA, Wash. (KTVZ) – The Washington State Patrol this week helped police in Centralia, Washington catch a car-theft suspect who stole a kayak…
Continue ReadingAn 8-year-old dies after becoming ill during a flight
By Raja Razek and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A girl traveling to Chicago with her family on a commercial airline died on Thursday morning after…
Continue ReadingA campaigner who took on the UK Post Office joins Tracey Emin, Imelda Staunton on royal honors list
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A former post office branch manager who campaigned to expose a vast miscarriage of justice has been…
Continue ReadingLouisiana US Rep. Garret Graves won’t seek reelection, citing a new congressional map
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana U.S. Rep. Garret Graves says he will not run for reelection after a new congressional map dismantled his…
Continue ReadingOpal Lee gets keys to her new Texas home 85 years after a racist mob drove her family from that lot
By JAMIE STENGLE and KENDRIA LaFLEUR Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The 97-year-old Texan known for her push to make Juneteenth a…
Continue ReadingWeekend of graduation ceremonies begins at California universities without major war protests
By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A weekend of commencement ceremonies at a half-dozen California universities is underway with…
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