Special Report: Shortage of substitute teachers challenges schools on the High Desert
The High Desert Education Service District is in need of more substitute teachers.…
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Judge sentences 4 defendants in US terrorism and kidnapping case to life in prison, appeals planned
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A U.S. judge on Wednesday sentenced four family members to life in prison for…
Continue ReadingAustralian and Vietnamese prime ministers elevate their nations’ booming economic relationship
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian and Vietnamese prime ministers have discussed ways of improving an already…
Continue ReadingDraft UN resolution calls for cease-fire in conflict-torn Sudan during upcoming Muslim holy month
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Britain has circulated a draft U.N. resolution calling for an immediate cessation of…
Continue ReadingFrozen in time: Families of those on missing Flight 370 cannot shake off their grief without answers
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Over the past decade, Grace Subathirai Nathan graduated from law school, got married,…
Continue ReadingRepublicans running to face Ohio’s Democratic US Sen. Sherrod Brown this fall vie for voters’ trust
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A fractious three-way Republican primary for the chance to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen.…
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‘Incredible demand’ prompts Deschutes County to seek planning grant for 500-acre RV/campground north of Bend
Deschutes County may seek a state parks grant to help advance the planning for a possible RV park/campground on 500 acres of county-owned property on…
Continue Reading8 teens were shot waiting for a bus after school in Northeast Philadelphia, police say as they hunt for suspects who fled
By Danny Freeman and Steve Almasy, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — At least eight high school students were shot Wednesday afternoon in a hail of…
Continue ReadingCanada reaches settlement with Canadian detained in China for nearly three years
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s government has reached a settlement with one of two Canadians who were detained in…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s closely watched House primaries offer preview of battle to control Congress
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters have settled House primaries across the state. But all eyes are on a…
Continue ReadingProgressive Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón advances to runoff
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has advanced to a runoff in his…
Continue ReadingCaucus chaos makes Utah last state to report Super Tuesday results
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A decision by the Utah Republican Party to select its presidential nominee through…
Continue ReadingThird-party group No Labels is expected to move forward with a 2024 campaign, AP sources say
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The third-party presidential movement No Labels is planning to move toward…
Continue ReadingVirginia judge sets aside guilty verdict against former school superintendent
BY MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — A judge has set aside a guilty verdict against a former Virginia school system…
Continue ReadingIditarod issues time penalty to Seavey for not properly gutting moose that he killed on the trail
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Five-time Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey’s path to a possible record-breaking…
Continue ReadingSenegal sets election date after protests sparked by delay
By Mitchell McCluskey and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Senegalese President Macky Sall has scheduled the country’s presidential election for…
Continue ReadingSocial media ban for minors less restrictive in Florida lawmakers’ second attempt
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers have sent Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis a bill to ban or…
Continue Reading5 things to know for March 7: 2024 elections, Ukraine, Gaza, IVF, ‘Rust’ shooting
KOAT, CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — It was another month for the record books, and not in a good way. Last month was the planet’s hottest…
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House-passed spending bill includes funds for Bend’s Hawthorne Bridge and airport control tower, Redmond wetlands
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., voted Wednesday in favor of H.R. 4366, the Consolidated Appropriations Act – a bipartisan…
Continue ReadingFact Focus: Biden falsely accused of secret flights for hundreds of thousands of immigrants
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — In his victory speech Tuesday, former president Donald Trump echoed false statements on social…
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