Bend city councilors hear from first responders about the city’s public safety goal
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The “Public Safety Goal Update” was one of the highlights at the Bend City Council meeting Wednesday evening. Police Chief…
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Uvalde school massacre could have been stopped sooner, DOJ report finds
By Rachel Clarke, Shimon Prokupecz, Hannah Rabinowitz, Aaron Cooper and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Officers had many opportunities as the 2022…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian stocks track Wall Street gains and Japan’s inflation slows
By ZIMO ZHONG AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Asia markets mostly advanced Friday after Wall Street recouped most of the week’s earlier…
Continue ReadingRemains of fireworks explosion victims taken to Thai temple where families give DNA to identify them
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press MUEANG SUPHAN BURI, Thailand (AP) — Rescue workers are carrying out the grim task of recovering the…
Continue ReadingThe Vatican’s top expert on AI ethics is a friar from a medieval Franciscan order
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Friar Paolo Benanti wears the plain brown robes of his medieval Franciscan order as he…
Continue ReadingMelania Trump remembers her mother as ‘a ray of light in the darkest days’
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former First Lady Melania Trump on Thursday remembered her mother as “a ray of light in…
Continue ReadingStates expand low-interest loan programs for farms, businesses and new housing
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — States are seeing increased demand for their cash amid high interest rates. State…
Continue ReadingIn Davos, Israel’s president calls ties with Saudi Arabia key to ending war in Gaza
By JAMEY KEATEN and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Normalizing ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia is a key element of…
Continue ReadingSolidly GOP Indiana doesn’t often see competitive primaries for governor. This year is different
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Five Republican candidates in Indiana are trying to stand out before an unusually crowded…
Continue ReadingNearly two years after invasion, West still seeking a way to steer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been nearly two years since the United States and its allies froze hundreds of…
Continue ReadingTransgender candidate facing disqualification in Ohio now cleared to run despite omitting deadname
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A transgender candidate vying for a seat in the…
Continue ReadingHarsh Israeli rhetoric against Palestinians becomes central to South Africa’s genocide case
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Fighting “human animals.” Making Gaza a “slaughterhouse.” “Erasing the Gaza…
Continue ReadingSome US states and NYC succeed in getting 2020 census numbers double-checked and increased
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Illinois is adding tens of thousands of people to its population total, and California is getting misplaced…
Continue ReadingPakistani retaliatory strikes in Iran kill at least 9, raising tensions along border
By MUNIR AHMED and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan launches airstrikes against alleged militant hideouts inside Iran,…
Continue ReadingUN: Palestinians are dying in hospitals as estimated 60,000 wounded overwhelm remaining doctors
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Palestinians are dying every day in Gaza’s overwhelmed remaining hospitals which…
Continue ReadingPakistan carries out military strikes on separatist targets in Iran following deadly attack on its own soil by Tehran
By Azaz Syed, Adam Pourahmadi, Helen Regan and Sophia Saifi, CNN Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — Pakistan carried out a series of deadly military…
Continue ReadingMedicine for Israeli hostages and Palestinians arrives in Gaza under deal struck by Qatar
By Helen Regan and Jennifer Hauser, CNN (CNN) — Medicine for Israeli hostages and Palestinians has entered Gaza, Qatar said Wednesday, after…
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Bend Cultural Tourism Fund announces opening of online grant application period
(Update: Adding video, interview) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Cultural Tourism Commission, a Visit Bend Project overseeing the Bend Cultural…
Continue ReadingTrump, blending legal battles and campaign, tops long day in court with rambling New Hampshire rally
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Dan Steele knows what a long day in court is like. So he was extra appreciative on…
Continue ReadingSingapore minister resigns after being charged with corruption in a first for the city state
By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Singapore’s Transport Minister S. Iswaran has resigned after being charged with corruption on Thursday, the…
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