Tony Prior named new Sisters-Camp Sherman fire chief, succeeding retiring Roger Johnson
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District Board Chair Kristie Miller announced Friday that Tony Prior has completed all…
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Tehran vows response after strike blamed on Israel destroyed Iran’s Consulate in Syria and killed 12
By NASSER KARIMI and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has vowed to respond to a deadly airstrike widely attributed to…
Continue ReadingVehicle carrying suspected migrants crashes into a river in Albania, killing 8 people
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian police say a car crashed into a river in the country’s southeast, killing…
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Powerball jackpot ratchets up to $1.09 billion after no big winner Monday
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — The Powerball jackpot has ballooned to a tremendous $1.09 billion after yet another lottery…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares drop after Wall Street sinks on rate worries
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined Wednesday after Wall Street sank, hitting the brakes on what’s been…
Continue ReadingForced from their Gaza home by Israeli troops, a family makes a frightening walk through a war zone
By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — It wasn’t lack of food that pushed Heba al-Haddad and her family to leave their home in Gaza City.…
Continue ReadingIran vows revenge as it accuses Israel of deadly airstrike on Syria consulate in deepening Middle East crisis
By Helen Regan, Hamdi Alkhshali and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN (CNN) — Iran has vowed to retaliate after it accused Israel of bombing its embassy…
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Have you ever taken a singing class where there are no mistakes? There’s one such class right here in Bend
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) At the Deschutes Public Library for Open Hub Night, it’s a night of singing. Everyone is welcome, no matter what your level is,…
Continue ReadingWith famine looming, aid group halts food delivery in Gaza after Israeli strike kills 7 workers
By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Some of Israel’s closest allies, including the United…
Continue ReadingAbortions are legal in much of Africa. But few women may be aware, and providers don’t advertise it
By MARIA CHENG and MISPER APAWU Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — When Efua, a 25-year-old fashion designer and single mother in Ghana, became…
Continue ReadingKansas GOP lawmakers revive a plan to stop giving voters 3 extra days to return mail ballots
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature has revived a proposal to stop giving voters…
Continue ReadingIllinois man charged in 4 killings ordered to remain in jail pending trial
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — The northern Illinois man charged with killing four people and injuring seven others by stabbing, beating and driving over…
Continue ReadingLife has returned to Ukraine’s Bucha. But 2 years after the killings, some families can’t move on
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Days after Russian forces withdrew from the outskirts of Kyiv in the dramatic first weeks of…
Continue ReadingProsecutors widen illicit enrichment probe against Peru’s president to include jewelry worth $500K
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s top prosecutor says the scope of an investigation into President Dina Boluarte’s ownership of three luxury watches has…
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Habitat for Humanity accepting applications for 22 affordable new homes in Bend and Redmond
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity announced Monday that it has begun accepting applications for 22 new homes in Bend and…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea tests missile, Seoul says, ahead of vote seen as gauge of support for hardline South Korean leader
By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea test-fired a presumed intermediate-range ballistic missile on Tuesday, South Korean…
Continue ReadingBlack man pistol-whipped by Colorado officer testifies that he feared for his life
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A former Colorado police officer is on trial over the violent arrest of a Black man in…
Continue ReadingMosques in NYC struggle to house and feed an influx of Muslim migrants this Ramadan
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Above a bodega in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood, a mosque congregation hosts iftar, the…
Continue ReadingThe Tropicana Las Vegas, a mob-era casino and Sin City landmark, closes after 67 years
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — In the 1971 film “Diamonds are Forever,” James Bond stays in a swanky suite at the Tropicana Las…
Continue ReadingWisconsin voters approve ban on private money support for elections
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Private money to fund elections will be banned in Wisconsin after voters approved a…
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