Deschutes County honors Safe Sidewalks Award winners
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Wednesday, the Deschutes County Board of County Commissioners recognized the winners of the 2024 Safe Sidewalks Award, an…
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Idaho jury begins deliberations in Chad Daybell triple murder trial
By Steve Almasy and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Jury deliberations began Wednesday in the triple murder trial of Chad Daybell, a case Idaho…
Continue ReadingMexico’s electoral violence spikes hours before campaigns conclude
By Natalia Cano, CNNE (CNN) — Several attacks against political candidates have been reported in Mexico as the campaigning period for the…
Continue ReadingJury deliberations begin in trial of Idaho man charged in triple-murder case
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Jury deliberations began Wednesday in the case of an Idaho man charged with murdering his…
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‘Long overdue:’ Deschutes County accepts $2 million in state funds for new secure residential treatment facility in Redmond
Deschutes County commissioners agreed Wednesday to accept $2 million in state funding for a new and much-needed secure residential treatment facility…
Continue Reading2 climbers suffering from hypothermia await rescue off Denali, North America’s tallest mountain
By BECKY BOHRER and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The National Park Services says two climbers are awaiting rescue near the…
Continue ReadingSeattle police chief dismissed from top job amid discrimination, harassment lawsuits
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s embattled police chief has been dismissed, Mayor Bruce Harrel said Wednesday. Harrell said at a news conference that he…
Continue ReadingSeattle police chief dismissed from top job amid discrimination, harassment lawsuits
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s embattled police chief has been dismissed, Mayor Bruce Harrel said Wednesday. Harrell said at a news conference that he…
Continue ReadingDisneyland performers’ vote to unionize is certified by federal labor officials
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Federal labor officials have certified an election to create a union for character and parade performers at Disneyland in…
Continue ReadingThree-time Olympic champion Gabby Douglas ends 2024 Summer Games bid after injury
By David Close, CNN (CNN) — Three-time Olympic champion Gabby Douglas has ended her bid to represent Team USA in Paris this summer after…
Continue ReadingArgentina women’s soccer players understand why teammates quit amid dispute, but wish they’d stayed
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Players on Argentina’s women’s squad say they understand why four teammates quit amid a dispute with the…
Continue ReadingRepublican blocks confirmation of first Native American federal judge for Montana
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Republican Sen. Steve Daines has blocked a Biden administration judicial nominee who would have been…
Continue ReadingMichigan willing to spend millions to restore Flint properties ripped up by pipe replacement
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The state of Michigan says it’s willing to step in and oversee property repairs at 1,900 homes in…
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Redmond city councilors approve city’s first Pride Month proclamation after hearing from supporters, opponents
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Redmond City Council voted unanimously Tuesday evening to proclaim June as Pride Month, a first such step for the city,…
Continue ReadingAt Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial, prosecutors highlight his wife’s desperate finances
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial have showed jurors hundreds of texts,…
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Where there’s smoke: Tour of latest prescribed burn west of Bend includes health officials as impacts are monitored
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hundreds of acres were set on fire west of Bend Wednesday as the U.S. Forest Service offered reporters a…
Continue ReadingThe US-built pier in Gaza broke apart. Here’s how we got here and what might be next
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A string of security, logistical and weather problems has battered the plan to deliver…
Continue ReadingNew York officials ramp up security after ISIS-K threat against upcoming Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — New York officials put safety precautions in place after terror group ISIS-K made a “global” threat earlier…
Continue ReadingCharges reduced against 3 facing prosecution in man’s death during admission to psychiatric hosptial
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Second-degree murder charges against two sheriff’s deputies and a hospital worker have been reduced to involuntary…
Continue ReadingTexas Democrat who joined GOP in supporting ban on gender-affirming care for minors loses primary
By SEAN MURPHY and ANDREW DEMILLO Associated Press A four-term Democratic incumbent in Houston has been ousted in a statehouse primary race that…
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