Bend Heroes Foundation notes celebration of National Medal of Honor Day
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — National Medal of Honor Day will be celebrated next Monday, March 25, the Bend Heroes Foundation noted. It was established by…
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New resort at protected natural wonder stirs fierce debate on conservation in the Philippines
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Nestled among the lush rolling terrain of the Philippines’ famed Chocolate Hills, the Captain’s Peak…
Continue ReadingLorrie Moore wins National Book Critics Circle award for fiction, Judy Blume also honored
NEW YORK (AP) — Lorrie Moore won the prize for fiction on Thursday, while Judy Blume and her longtime ally in the fight against book bans, the…
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Bend Young Professionals (Bend YP) support employee development, help companies retain young talent
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Retaining top talent is challenging in Bend and Central Oregon. The lack of affordable and available housing, childcare…
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Oregon’s Couisnard drops 40 points on old school in 87-73 March Madness win over South Carolina
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jermaine Couisnard swears it wasn’t personal and he wasn’t seeking revenge against…
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Deschutes Brewery introduces Fresh Squeezed Non-Alcoholic IPA, adds patented non-alcoholic brewing tech
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With over three decades of experience brewing delicious craft beers and delivering award-winning innovations, Deschutes Brewery…
Continue ReadingHouse GOP sues in bid to force Justice Department lawyers to testify as part of impeachment inquiry
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press House Republicans have filed a lawsuit seeking to force two Justice Department lawyers to testify about the…
Continue ReadingAlabama woman who faked kidnapping pleads guilty to false reporting
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman who claimed she was abducted after stopping her car to check on a wandering toddler pleaded guilty on…
Continue ReadingA 5th teen is arrested in Philadelphia bus stop shooting that injured 8 high school students
By Nic F. Anderson and Jason Hanna, CNN (CNN) — A fifth teenager has been arrested in connection with a shooting this month that left eight…
Continue ReadingFrance’s president pounds a punching bag on camera, and Europe notices
By LAURIE KELLMAN and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The teeth clench. The brow furrows. The bicep bulges. In moody black and white,…
Continue ReadingTrump’s invite to major donors prioritizes the committee paying his legal bills over the RNC
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump and his Republican allies are well behind President Joe Biden and Democrats on…
Continue ReadingBiden and Trump ask voters if they’re ‘better off’ than they were 4 years ago. It’s complicated
By ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?” Rarely have…
Continue ReadingNo charges to be filed in fight involving Oklahoma nonbinary teen Nex Benedict, prosecutor says
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — No criminal charges will be filed against the Oklahoma teens involved in a high school…
Continue ReadingRequiring ugly images of smoking’s harm on cigarettes won’t breach First Amendment, court says
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court says a requirement that cigarette packs and advertising include graphic…
Continue ReadingBus hijacked in downtown Los Angeles collides with several vehicles and crashes into a hotel
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police say a man who indicated he had a gun hijacked a transit bus in downtown Los Angeles and then grabbed the wheel, causing…
Continue ReadingA fifth Albuquerque, New Mexico, police officer has resigned amid probe of unit
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say a fifth Albuquerque police officer has resigned during an investigation into alleged wrongdoing by…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez says he won’t run in Democratic primary
By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey said Thursday he won’t run in the Democratic…
Continue ReadingEU Commission proposes to impose tariffs on imports of grain from Russia
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm is proposing to member countries to impose tariffs on grain imports from Russia and Belarus.…
Continue ReadingAntitrust lawsuits accuse major US sugar companies of conspiring to fix prices
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three antitrust lawsuits filed by food businesses in federal court in Minnesota this week accuse some of the largest U.S.…
Continue ReadingArkansas airport director shot by federal agents dies, affidavit alleges illegal firearm sales
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The executive director of Little Rock’s airport has died after he was injured earlier this week in a shootout with…
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