‘Know Coast’ this March with the Deschutes Public Library
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Embark on a journey to explore shipwrecks, sunsets, ceviche, and more! Use paper and fabrics to create a seascape and explore…
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In Ukraine, Schumer challenges Speaker Johnson to ‘rise to the occasion’ and pass more US aid
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press On a surprise visit to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Emperor Naruhito mourns the deadly Noto quake in a solemn birthday speech
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito made his first speech to the nation since a deadly earthquake hit the…
Continue ReadingAustralian police officer charged with murdering missing couple
By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — An Australian police officer is facing two murder charges after allegedly killing his former boyfriend and his new…
Continue ReadingTrio helps Oregon cruise to 78-65 victory over Stanford
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Jadrian Tracey had 20 points, Jackson Shelstad scored 19 and N’Faly Dante added a double-double as Oregon breezed to…
Continue ReadingActor calls on French film industry to face sexual abuse, during live Cesar Awards ceremony
By SYLVIE CORBET and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French actor Judith Godrèche called on France’s film industry to “face the…
Continue ReadingAlabama attorney general’s office says it has ‘no intention’ to prosecute IVF families, providers
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Dianne Gallagher and Mallika Kallingal, CNN (CNN) — Fallout continues in the wake of the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling…
Continue ReadingA man accused of stabbing another passenger on a Seattle to Las Vegas flight charged with assault
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who witnesses say stabbed another passenger on an airline flight and told authorities he intended to kill the victim has…
Continue ReadingBelarus cracks down on clergy who supported protests of its authoritarian leader
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The Rev. Viachaslau Barok was a familiar face in Rasony, a town in northern Belarus near…
Continue ReadingWashington lawmakers advance bill making it a felony to threaten election workers
By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to make harassing election workers a…
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SELCO Community Credit Union launches ‘SELCO Steps Up,’ reimagining, expanding community involvement efforts
SELCO Community Credit Union has reimagined and expanded its approach to community involvement with the launch of SELCO Steps Up. SELCO’s new…
Continue ReadingCal ties program record with 16 3-pointers, rallies to hand Oregon State its 7th straight loss 81-73
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Fardaws Aimaq had 21 points, 11 rebounds and five assists and California tied a program-record with 16 3-pointers in…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles County district attorney seeks reelection in contest focused on feeling of public safety
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County voters are set to decide if embattled District Attorney George Gascón…
Continue ReadingTrump’s lawyers call for dismissal of classified documents case, citing presidential immunity
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has urged a Florida judge to dismiss the criminal case charging him with illegally retaining…
Continue ReadingRelatives of hostages in Gaza endure a nightmare, but dream their loved ones will be freed
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press KIBBUTZ BE’ERI, Israel (AP) — Gillian and Pete Brisley are picking up the pieces of their shattered lives.…
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Historic downtown Bend building’s impending removal prompts question: Who was A.J. Tucker?
As Deschutes County prepares to remove the façade, then demolish the over century-old A.J. Tucker Building to make way for an expanded county…
Continue ReadingThousands of Ukrainians live in agony and uncertainty as they search for their missing loved ones
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The latest figures from the National Police show that more than 30,000 people have been…
Continue ReadingMan guilty in Black transgender woman’s killing in 1st federal hate crime trial over gender identity
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man has been found guilty of killing a Black…
Continue ReadingNative American tribes gain new authority to stop unwanted hydropower projects
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has rejected several proposed hydropower projects on the largest…
Continue ReadingKherson was liberated over a year ago. Now the residents who returned are battered by Russia’s advancing forces
By Nick Paton Walsh, Anna-Maja Rappard, Kosta Gak and Brice Laine, CNN (CNN) — Kherson, its streets peppered with broken glass and an endless…
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