South Koreans bid emotional farewell to beloved panda leaving for China
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A crowd of people, some weeping, gathered at a rain-soaked amusement park in South…
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Why AP called Wisconsin’s statewide ballot measures: Race call explained
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The vote in Wisconsin to approve a pair of proposed constitutional amendments that would limit…
Continue ReadingJohn Barth, innovative postmodernist novelist, dies at 93
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press Writer ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — John Barth, the postmodernist writer whose whimsical novels revolved around the art of…
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Special Report: Real change may be coming to real estate: How will commission shifts affect you?
A recent proposed Realtor lawsuit settlement that would change commission rules for real estate agents could have some serious impacts on the housing…
Continue ReadingBiden furious over deaths of World Central Kitchen workers, but White House has no plans to change Israel policy
By MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli strike in Gaza that killed seven aid workers for the non-profit World Central Kitchen has touched off fury…
Continue ReadingPalestinians seek full UN membership again, but US is almost certain to block it for a second time
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Supporters of the Palestinians’ request for full membership in the United Nations…
Continue ReadingScathing federal report rips Microsoft for shoddy security, insincerity in response to Chinese hack
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — In a scathing indictment of Microsoft corporate security and transparency, a Biden…
Continue ReadingVoters in Enid, Oklahoma, oust city council member with ties to white nationalism
ENID, Oklahoma (AP) — Voters in the northwest Oklahoma city of Enid have recalled a city council member with ties to white nationalism. Unofficial…
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Fire traced to weed-burning with torch causes $100K damage to NE Bend home; area’s second such fire in days
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fire that caused an estimated $100,000 damage to a northeast Bend home Tuesday afternoon was caused by the resident burning…
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ODOT again shifts Bend Parkway blasting work; third of six closures to take place Thursday night
On Thursday evening, crews will complete another blast of hard basalt along U.S. Highway 97 near Empire Avenue. It’s the third of six such blasts,…
Continue ReadingEx-police officer gets 200 hours community service for campaign scheme to help New York City mayor
NEW YORK (AP) — A former police officer who prosecutors say was the ringleader of a campaign donations scheme to help New York City Mayor Eric…
Continue ReadingArgentina’s Falkland War defeat stirs patriotic fervor but President Milei has other concerns
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — President Javier Milei has struggled to navigate nationalist sensitivities around…
Continue ReadingTrump sues two Trump Media co-founders, seeking to void their stock in the company
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Donald Trump is suing two co-founders of Trump Media & Technology Group, the newly public parent company of his Truth…
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Tweaks made, numbers up, views shared as Central Cascades Wilderness Permit system opens for season’s reservations
The Deschutes and Willamette National Forests opened this year’s reservations for the Central Cascades Wilderness Permit system on Tuesday. The…
Continue ReadingMilei vows roadmap towards Argentine sovereignty over British-ruled Falkland Islands
By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Argentina’s President Javier Milei has said his government is committed to establishing a “roadmap” towards…
Continue ReadingFierce earthquake rattles Taiwan, killing 9 and injuring more than 1,000
By JOHNSON LAI, CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press HUALIEN, Taiwan (AP) — The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century…
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As Deschutes County CDD makes up for projected $1.4 million shortfall, expect to pay more for most permits
Deschutes County’s Community Development Department, funded mostly by planning and building permit fees, has eliminated 14 positions over the last…
Continue Reading12.3 million: Iowa’s victory over LSU is the most-watched women’s college basketball game on record
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Caitlin Clark can claim another record — the most-watched women’s college basketball game in history.…
Continue ReadingA man who attended the Charlottesville Unite the Right rallies will lose his city council seat after his past was revealed
KOCO, KOKH, CNN By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Enid, Oklahoma (CNN) — When a public official in a small Oklahoma city faced a…
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‘A critical tool’: Deschutes National Forest plans to start stepped-up prescribed burn season in mid-April
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Prescribed burn season is starting up again on the High Desert. The Deschutes National Forest is planning more than ever before,…
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