Israel strikes several sites in Syria, wounding a soldier, Syrian military says
BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli airstrikes hit several sites in southern Syria early Sunday wounding a soldier, Syrian state media reported. State news…
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A local Arizona elections chief who quit in a ballot-counting dispute just got a top state job
PHOENIX (AP) — The former elections director for a rural Arizona county who resigned last year because a flap over the hand-counting of ballots has…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania man suspected of killing 3 people is in custody, police say
WPVI, CNN By Jeff Winter, Sarah Dewberry, Michelle Watson and Braden Walker, CNN (CNN) — Andre Gordon, the man accused of killing three people…
Continue ReadingA volcano in Iceland is erupting for the fourth time in 3 months, sending plumes of lava skywards
GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in Iceland erupted Saturday evening for the fourth time in three months, sending orange jets of lava into the…
Continue ReadingTrump ramps up dark rhetoric in Ohio stump speech for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno
By MEG KINNARD and JILL COLVIN Associated Press VANDALIA, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump claimed that he — not President Joe Biden —…
Continue ReadingA fourth Albuquerque, New Mexico, police officer has resigned amid probe of unit
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The police department in Albuquerque, New Mexico, says a fourth officer has resigned during an investigation into alleged…
Continue ReadingMontana man pleads guilty to wildlife trafficking charges in scheme to clone and sell sheep
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Over the course of nearly a decade, a Montana ranch owner and at least five other people conspired to clone…
Continue ReadingVenezuela ruling party officially makes Maduro its candidate in the July presidential election
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has become his party’s official nominee for July’s highly anticipated…
Continue ReadingMaui’s mayor prioritizes housing and vows to hire more firefighters after Lahaina wildfire
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Maui’s mayor says he is prioritizing housing, evaluating evacuation routes and hiring more…
Continue ReadingVessel ‘accidentally discharged’ 500 gallons of diesel fuel off Northern California coast, Coast Guard says
By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A US Coast Guard vessel “accidentally discharged” about 500 gallons of diesel fuel off the coast of Northern…
Continue ReadingNew Hampshire diner fight leads to charges against former police officer, allegations of racism
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A late-night fight at a New Hampshire diner has led to an assault charge against a former police officer and arrest…
Continue ReadingState Medicaid offices target dead people’s homes to recoup their health care costs
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As Salvatore LoGrande fought cancer and all the pain that came with it, his daughters promised…
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Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity seeks volunteer financial coaches to work with future homeowners
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity is in search of volunteer financial coaches to work with future homeowners on their path…
Continue ReadingKC Current hold off Portland for a 5-4 victory in their new stadium
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Vanessa DiBernardo scored the first goal for Kansas City in its new stadium and the Current held off the Portland Thorns…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s Bolsonaro ‘not afraid of any trial’ over accusations he plotted to remain president
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says he’s “not afraid of any trial,” a day after documents released by…
Continue ReadingLong recovery ahead for some in path of deadly tornadoes in central US
By PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press LAKEVIEW, Ohio (AP) — Residents in a swath of the central U.S. hit by deadly tornadoes were cleaning up,…
Continue ReadingHunger soars and aid dwindles as gangs in Haiti suffocate the country
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — About 1.4 million Haitians are on the verge of famine and more than 4…
Continue ReadingMichigan suspends defensive line coach Gregg Scruggs following drunk driving arrest
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan defensive line coach Greg Scruggs has been suspended indefinitely while the football program and athletic…
Continue ReadingFormer Tesla worker settles discrimination case, ending appeals over lowered $3.2 million verdict
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tesla and a Black man who worked at the company’s California factory have settled a discrimination case that drew attention…
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‘It’s a really worthy cause’: Lucky weather as St. Patrick’s Day Dash raises money for the Assistance League of Bend
St. Patrick’s Day is Sunday, which means people in Bend were getting a head start Saturday by enjoying the St. Patrick’s Day Dash and a wide variety…
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