6 inmates who sued New York over its prison lockdown order will get to view solar eclipse after all
NEW YORK (AP) — Six inmates who sued New York’s corrections department over its decision to lock down prisons during next Monday’s…
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Governor orders transit agency to drop bid to charge NYC Marathon $750K for use of Verrazzano bridge
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s governor on Thursday ordered the state’s transit agency to drop efforts to impose a $750,000 fee on the New…
Continue ReadingHawaii police officer who alleged racial discrimination by chief settles for $350K, agrees to retire
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A county in Hawaii has agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that the…
Continue ReadingThomas Gumbleton, Detroit Catholic bishop who opposed war and promoted social justice, dies at 94
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Thomas Gumbleton, a Catholic bishop in Detroit who for decades was an international voice against war…
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Bend’s Tim Knopp saluted as he steps down from Oregon Senate GOP leader post; Daniel Bonham elected to lead caucus
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) –Oregon Senate Republicans announced a change in leadership Thursday. Senator Tim Knopp (R-Bend) will step down as Senate…
Continue ReadingNebraska lawmakers to debate a bill on transgender students’ access to bathrooms and sports teams
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press A Nebraska bill to limit transgender students’ access to bathrooms and sports teams has advanced out of…
Continue ReadingElection vendor hits Texas counties with surcharge for software behind voter registration systems
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A California-based vendor of election services is charging several Texas counties tens of thousands of dollars in additional…
Continue ReadingKennedy campaign blames vendor for email sympathetic to Jan. 6 insurrectionists
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign has terminated a contract with a vendor it blamed for sending…
Continue ReadingNo, a judge didn’t void all of New York’s legalized marijuana laws. He struck down some
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s cannabis industry was briefly upended Thursday by a court ruling that appeared to…
Continue ReadingStudents walk out of schools across Alaska to protest the governor’s veto of education package
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Students in Alaska’s capital walked out of school Thursday and marched through the…
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Bend Park and Rec Board chooses business owner Cary Schneider to fill board vacancy
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — At their Tuesday evening meeting, the Bend Park and Recreation District Board selected Cary Schneider to fulfill the duties for…
Continue ReadingUS Army Corps of Engineers plans to reopen Baltimore channel affected by bridge collapse by end of May
By Raja Razek and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Just over a week after the catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the US Army…
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‘We need all hands on deck’: C.O. outreach programs, law enforcement to join forces as part of Measure 110 reforms
Central Oregon law enforcement and drug outreach programs say they’re preparing for a big change in drug criminalization as a new state law takes…
Continue Reading1 killed, 2 others hospitalized after crane section falls from a South Florida high-rise
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Officials say one person was killed and two others were hospitalized when a section of crane fell from a building in…
Continue ReadingRudy Giuliani can remain in Florida condo, despite judge’s concern with his spending habits
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani will be allowed to remain in his Florida condo for now after a New York…
Continue ReadingLawsuit challenging Indiana abortion ban survives a state challenge
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s Court of Appeals says the state’s near total ban on abortion may…
Continue ReadingLGBTQ+ foster youths could expect different experiences as Tennessee and Colorado pass opposing laws
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — The Tennessee and Colorado legislatures have passed bills…
Continue ReadingEx-police officer charged with punching man in custody 13 times
BOSTON (AP) — A former Weymouth, Massachusetts. police officer has been charged after he allegedly assaulted a man in his custody nearly two years…
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Two Bend men jailed for DUII after night out drinking, fight; one accused of burning other’s trailer, stealing dog
Two Bend men who went out drinking together and got into a fight early Thursday were both later arrested on DUII charges, police said – and one…
Continue ReadingFederal report finds 68,000 guns were illegally trafficked through unlicensed dealers over 5 years
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 68,000 illegally trafficked firearms in the U.S. came…
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