Ex-worker’s lawsuit alleges music mogul L.A. Reid sexually assaulted her in 2001
NEW YORK (AP) — Antonio “L.A.” Reid, the Grammy-winning music executive who influenced the career of artists including Pink, Usher and Mariah…
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Alabama sets a date to execute a death row inmate by nitrogen gas, governor says, a method never used in the US
By Devon M. Sayers and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Alabama has scheduled the nation’s first execution by nitrogen hypoxia, an alternative to…
Continue ReadingSouth Pacific leaders will meet on the stunning island of Aitutaki to discuss climate change
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — South Pacific leaders are heading to the stunning island of Aitutaki to discuss…
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Smaller classes, outdoor joys help OSU-Cascades see 10.3% jump in first-year students this fall, 3.3% overall rise
First-year student enrollment at Oregon State University–Cascades has increased for the ninth consecutive year, with a 2023 fall class of 225…
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Deschutes County commissioners salute Dick Tobiason, a ‘tireless champion for local veterans’
A large group gathered at the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners meeting Wednesday to recognize retired Army Lieutenant Colonel and Vietnam War…
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RootedHomes and Housing Works partner to provide 76-unit affordable housing community in Redmond
RootedHomes and Housing Works announced Tuesday another joint affordable housing community, with 76 apartments and duplexes that will be developed at…
Continue ReadingIsraeli military tour of northern Gaza reveals ravaged buildings, toppled trees, former weapons lab
By OHAD ZWIGENBERG Associated Press INSIDE THE GAZA STRIP (AP) — International journalists escorted by the Israeli military got a glimpse of the…
Continue ReadingWoman dies in what is believed to be Arizona’s first fatal elk attack, officials say
KPHO, KTVK, GOOGLE EARTH, ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT, CNN By Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — An Arizona woman died eight days after an elk…
Continue ReadingWoman dies in what is believed to be Arizona’s first fatal elk attack, officials say
By Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — An Arizona woman died eight days after an elk apparently trampled her outside her home in what is believed to…
Continue ReadingProtests against copper mine deal turn deadly in Panama
By Patrick Oppmann, CNN (CNN) — Anti-mining protests that have roiled Panama for the last two weeks turned deadly on Tuesday when a man…
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Eighth annual ‘C.O. Fill Your Pantry’ bulk buying farmers market is back Saturday at the Redmond Fairgrounds
This weekend at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds, a popular fall event for buying in bulk is back. The eighth annual Central Oregon Fill Your Pantry…
Continue ReadingHollywood’s strikes are both now over as actors reach deal with studios, return to work with writers
By ANDREW DALTON and KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — On Thursday, for the first time in more than six months, neither…
Continue ReadingMichigan responds to Big Ten, saying commissioner doesn’t have discipline authority, AP sources say
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The University of Michigan warned Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti about overstepping his…
Continue ReadingUN nuclear chief says nuclear energy must be part of the equation to tackle climate change
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. nuclear chief says nuclear energy must be part of the equation to tackle…
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Contractor hits, ruptures natural gas line in NE Bend, closing Greenwood Ave. (Highway 20) for hours
A Pacific Power contractor doing drilling work to replace a power pole hit a two-inch natural gas line in northeast Bend Wednesday morning, prompting…
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KIDS Center encourages drive-by donations on Giving Tuesday
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Nov. 28, KIDS Center will make it easy for Central Oregonians to give back and help end child abuse on this national day of…
Continue ReadingHawaii governor announces $150M fund for Maui wildfire victims modeled after 9/11 fund
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green is announcing the creation of a $150 million fund to help those who lost family members or who were injured…
Continue ReadingWoman charged with threatening federal judge in abortion pill case arrested in Florida
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Records show that a woman accused of threatening to kill a federal judge who suspended approval of the abortion drug…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles coroner’s investigator accused of stealing a crucifix from around the neck of a dead man
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles County coroner’s investigator has been arrested on suspicion of stealing a gold chain and crucifix from around…
Continue ReadingRobert De Niro attends closing arguments in civil trial over claims by ex-VP, personal assistant
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Robert De Niro looked on Wednesday as a lawyer for a woman who worked for him for over a…
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