Coven of witches hit the Deschutes in Bend with their paddles, not brooms
About 200 witches made their traditional paddle on the Deschutes River in Bend on Halloween night, a special sight and also a benefit for…
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Central Oregon parents speak out against bullying in school
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Since 2006, October has been recognized as National Bullying Prevention Month, a time to consider the effects on children. A…
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Police pursuit of Salem shooting suspect on Hwy. 22E ends near Detroit as suspect shoots, kills self, officers say
A pursuit of an armed suspect who crashed into a Salem home and shot and critically injured a woman Tuesday morning, then headed east on state…
Continue ReadingJudge in trial of 3 Washington police officers allows a breathing expert to testify over objections
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Five weeks into the trial of three Tacoma police officers charged in the death of Manny…
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City of Bend launching new Bend Works app in November, aims to help residents report issues quicker and easier
The city of Bend is preparing to launch a new phone app called Bend Works that lets residents submit requests for non-emergency services for issues…
Continue ReadingLas Vegas police use patrol vehicle to strike and kill armed suspect in fatal stabbing
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police used a patrol vehicle to strike and kill a man who they say fatally stabbed a female at an apartment complex and…
Continue ReadingSettlement over lack of girls’ locker rooms at Hawaii high school includes independent evaluator
HONOLULU (AP) — A 2018 class-action lawsuit over a lack of locker rooms for female athletes at Hawaii’s largest public school has reached a…
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Three years after voters’ OK, some Bend GO Bond projects are are nearly done or under way, others still in planning
The Bend transportation GO bond is headed into its 3rd year of a 10 year plan. It’s designed to improve safety, traffic flow, and East-West…
Continue ReadingUN forum says people of African descent still face discrimination and attacks, urges reparations
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. body formed to promote respect for and protect people of African descent around…
Continue ReadingOrsted scraps 2 offshore wind power projects in New Jersey, citing supply chain issues
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Danish energy developer Orsted is scrapping two large offshore wind power projects off…
Continue ReadingThe Day of the Dead in Mexico is a celebration for the 5 senses
By MARÍA VERZA and FERNANDA PESCE Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Day of the Dead in Mexico smells like cempasuchil flowers and copal…
Continue ReadingSentencing postponed for Mississippi police officers who tortured 2 Black men
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, MISS. (AP) — A federal judge has postponed sentencing for six former Mississippi…
Continue ReadingRobert De Niro lashes out at former assistant who sued him, shouting: ‘Shame on you!’
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Robert De Niro shouted “Shame on you!” as he testified Tuesday in a New York…
Continue ReadingJudges rule state takeover of Nashville airport’s board violates Tennessee Constitution
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A panel of judges has ruled that it was unconstitutional for Tennessee lawmakers to…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico attorney general accuses landowners of preventing public access to the Pecos River
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top prosecutor is going after landowners who he says are illegally…
Continue ReadingClosing arguments next in FTX founder Sam Bankman’s fraud trial after his testimony ends
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has undergone a final barrage of questions from a prosecutor…
Continue ReadingNatalee Holloway’s confessed killer returns to Peru to serve out sentence in another murder
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Dutchman who recently confessed to killing American high school student Natalee Holloway in 2005 in Aruba was returned to Peru…
Continue ReadingMaine gunman may have targeted businesses over delusions they were disparaging him online
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press Maine State Police documents shed light on why a delusional U.S. Army reservist who killed 18 people at a bowling…
Continue ReadingPalestinian American family mourns 42 relatives killed in a single day in Gaza
By Isabel Rosales, Dianne Gallagher and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of miles away from the brutality of war in Gaza,…
Continue ReadingLong Island woman convicted of manslaughter in the hit-and-run death of a New York police detective
NEW YORK (AP) — A Long Island woman has been convicted of aggravated manslaughter in the death of a New York City police detective killed on the…
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