Many countries are bouncing back from the pandemic but the poorest are not, UN says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. report says many countries are bouncing back from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the…
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Bentz, Chavez-DeRemer vote for potential TikTok ban; C.O. users who profit from videos concerned about app’s future
(Update: adding video comments from local TikTokkers) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Reps. Cliff Bentz and Lori Chavez-DeRemer voted with the strong…
Continue ReadingThis ‘GigaFarm’ in the desert could produce 3 million kilograms of food
By Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — In 2022, Dubai unveiled the world’s largest vertical farm. The 31,000-square-meter indoor facility at…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea’s Kim test drives a new tank and orders troops to prepare for war
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un joined troops training on a new model of tank and drove…
Continue Reading16 SWAT officers hospitalized after blast at training facility in Southern California
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — An explosion during a California training exercise sent 16 members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department SWAT team to…
Continue ReadingJames Conlon to retire as Los Angeles Opera music director after 2025-26 season, end 20-year tenure
By RONALD BLUM Associated Press James Conlon will retire as music director of the Los Angeles Opera at the end of the 2025-26 season, ending a…
Continue ReadingAndrews records career-highs with 31 points 7 3-pointers in UCLA’s win over Oregon State in Pac-12
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dylan Andrews made seven 3-pointers and scored 31 points — both career-highs — to help No. 5 UCLA beat No. 12 Oregon State…
Continue ReadingFederal judge finds Flint, Michigan, in contempt over lead water pipe crisis
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge has found the city of Flint, Michigan, in contempt for failing to comply with a court order that spelled out…
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City of La Pine will plan for improvements to sidewalks, streetscapes with $375,000 in ARPA funding
(Update: Adding video, comments from the city manager) La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The city of La Pine has received more than $300,000 to plan a big…
Continue ReadingNonbinary teen Nex Benedict died by suicide, according to medical examiner
By Cindy Von Quednow and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — The death last month of a Oklahoma 10th grader the day after they told their family they…
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota prosecutors to seek death penalty for man charged with killing deputy during a pursuit
FLANDREAU, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a Sioux Falls man charged in the death of a deputy who was struck…
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Registration opens March 18-20 for Bend Park & Rec summer recreation programs, summer/fall sports leagues
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Park and Recreation District is opening registration for summer recreation programs and summer/fall sports leagues on March…
Continue ReadingUtah man dies in avalanche while backcountry skiing in western Montana
HAMILTON, Mont. (AP) — A Utah man has died after being caught in an avalanche while backcountry skiing in western Montana. Ravalli County officials…
Continue ReadingEx-rideshare driver accused in California antisemitic attack charged with federal hate crime
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged a former rideshare driver in connection with an antisemitic attack on a passenger at San…
Continue ReadingZimbabwe police rescue 251 children used as labor and find graves in religious sect compound raid
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe police say they have rescued dozens of children used as labor at a religious…
Continue ReadingMontana man used animal tissue and testicles to breed ‘giant’ sheep for sale to hunting preserves
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Montana rancher illegally used tissue and testicles from wild…
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Deschutes County Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee seeks Safe Sidewalk Awards nominations
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Nominations for the Deschutes County Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Safe Sidewalk Awards are now open. The…
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Donna Servignat chosen as new principal for Summit High School
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook announced Wednesday the selection of Donna Servignat as the next principal of…
Continue ReadingGunmen who kidnapped 287 school children in Nigeria say they will kill them all if $622,000 ransom not paid
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Gunmen who kidnapped at least 287 school children in Nigeria last Thursday have demanded a…
Continue ReadingPatriarch Neophyte, leader of Bulgaria’s Orthodox Church, dies at 78
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria, who was the first elected head of the Orthodox Church in the post-communist Balkan country,…
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