California governor to send prosecutors to Oakland to help crack down on rising crime
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is sending prosecutors to Oakland to help crack down on rising crime in the San…
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Federal trial of former Memphis officers in Tyre Nichols beating death pushed back 4 months
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has pushed back for four months the federal court trial in the case of four former…
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Bend councilors OK sale of 2 parcels to Bend-Redmond Habitat, Thistle & Nest for affordable housing project
The Bend City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to award the purchase of two city-owned parcels of land to a partnership between Bend-Redmond…
Continue ReadingCEOs are feeling more confident about economy — and concerned about the election
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — US business leaders are feeling more bullish about the direction of the economy — even as their worries…
Continue ReadingStorms dump heavy snowfall in northern Arizona after leaving California a muddy mess
By WALTER BERRY and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Heavy snow shut down parts of major interstates in northern Arizona on Thursday…
Continue ReadingHow the ghostwriter of Biden’s memoirs ended up in the center of a classified documents probe
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden worked so closely with the ghostwriter he is accused of sharing government…
Continue ReadingTrade deadline day: The Knicks took a big swing, and some shooters are now in the playoff race
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Bojan Bogdanovic left Detroit to join a now even-more-formidable contender in New York. Gordon Hayward is…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico legislators seek endowment to bolster autonomous tribal education programs
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico legislators want to create a unique educational endowment of at least $50 million…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the special counsel’s report on Biden’s handling of classified documents
By AAMER MADHANI, STEVE PEOPLES and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The special counsel’s report on President Joe Biden’s…
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Bend-La Pine Schools, union representing classified employees reach agreement on new 4-year contract
Negotiators for Bend-La Pine Schools and Oregon School Employees Association Chapter 6 reached a conceptual agreement Wednesday evening on a new…
Continue ReadingWoman with brain bleed mistakenly arrested by state trooper for drunken driving, lawsuit says
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington State Patrol trooper arrested a woman on suspicion of drunken driving when she was actually experiencing a…
Continue ReadingWoman with brain bleed mistakenly arrested by state trooper for drunken driving, lawsuit says
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington State Patrol trooper arrested a woman on suspicion of drunken driving when she was actually experiencing a…
Continue ReadingA prosecutor says man killed, disposed of daughter like ‘trash.’ His lawyer says he didn’t kill her
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A prosecutor says a New Hampshire man brutally beat his 5-year-old daughter to death and…
Continue ReadingCanada media group ends several TV newscasts after announcing 4,800 layoffs
TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s largest communications company is ending multiple television newscasts and making other programming cuts after its parent…
Continue ReadingIn possible test of federal labor law, Georgia could make it harder for some workers to join unions
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s ruling Republicans are moving to make it harder for workers at companies that get…
Continue ReadingSpecial counsel alleged Biden couldn’t recall personal milestones. His response: ‘My memory is fine’
By JOSH BOAK and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The longstanding concerns about President Joe Biden’s age and memory…
Continue ReadingMultiple threats to election systems prompt US cybersecurity agency to boost cooperation with states
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s cybersecurity agency is launching a program aimed at boosting election…
Continue ReadingAttorneys for West Virginia governor’s family want to block planned land auction to repay loans
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Attorneys for the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice want to block a Virginia bank…
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Bend city councilors adopt plan amendments to guide future development of 261-acre Stevens Road Tract
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After more than two years of public process, the Bend City Council on Wednesday night unanimously adopted amendments to the Bend…
Continue ReadingRussia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners
By Yulia Kesaieva, Olga Voitovych and Zahid Mahmood, CNN (CNN) — Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war on Thursday. One…
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