In big year for labor, California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers both wins and surprises
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom often touts California’s…
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Biden’s pick to be ambassador to Israel tells senators he’ll ensure the US ally ‘has what it needs’
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s nominee to be ambassador to Israel told senators Wednesday…
Continue ReadingGOP’s Jim Jordan fails again on vote for House speaker as frustrated Republicans search for options
By LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Jim Jordan failed again Wednesday on a…
Continue ReadingRepublicans and Democrats agree that the Afghanistan war wasn’t worth it, an AP-NORC poll shows
By LINLEY SANDERS and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time when Americans are deeply divided along party lines, a new poll…
Continue ReadingSuspect admits he killed Natalee Holloway in Aruba in 2005, pleads guilty to extorting her mother
By KIM CHANDLER and SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The chief suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway has…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s special forces use daring raids and distraction tactics in bid to free Crimea
By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen, Daniel Hodge and Kostyantyn Gak, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — A swarm of Ukrainian jet skis races across the…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s special forces use daring raids and distraction tactics in bid to free Crimea
CNN By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen, Daniel Hodge and Kostyantyn Gak, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — A swarm of Ukrainian jet skis races across…
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City of Bend invites public to open house on 261-acre Stevens Road Tract development
(Update: Adding video interview with Senior Planner Damian Syrnyk, KTVZ.COM Poll) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend community is invited to an…
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Liberation Firearms Training in Redmond opens indoor shooting range
There have been outdoor shooting sports facilities in the area for many years, but now you have the option to experience an indoor shooting range at…
Continue ReadingFijian prime minister ‘more comfortable dealing with traditional friends’ like Australia than China
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Fiji’s prime minister says his government is “more comfortable dealing with traditional friends” such as…
Continue ReadingWell-known leader of a civilian ‘self-defense’ group has been slain in southern Mexico
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A well-known leader of a civilian “self-defense” group has been shot to death in southern…
Continue ReadingChina’s economy grows 4.9% in Q3, beating expectations but slowing from previous quarter
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — China’s economy slowed in the summer as global demand for its exports faltered and the ailing…
Continue ReadingMalaysia says landslide that killed 31 people last year was caused by heavy rain, not human activity
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian government investigation has concluded that a landslide that killed 31 people at an unlicensed campground…
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Bend man, suspect in serious-injury DUII hit-and-run, arrested in Sweet Home after wild police chase
A 49-year-old Bend man accused of a serious-injury DUII hit-and-run crash led officers from several agencies on a pursuit Saturday afternoon –…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about the deadly blast at a Gaza City hospital
WASHINGTON (AP) — This is what we know about Tuesday’s deadly blast at a hospital in Gaza City. — In the dark of early evening in Gaza,…
Continue ReadingSuspect in Holloway disappearance to appear in federal court for extortion case; plea deal possible
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An attorney for the mother of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway, who disappeared in Aruba,…
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Bend Park & Rec struggling with rise in drug use of park restrooms, graffiti and costly damage at area parks
The Bend Park and Recreation District says it has experienced a steep increase in illegal activities and costly vandalism in its restrooms and said…
Continue ReadingEx-Oregon prison nurse convicted of sexually assaulting women in custody gets 30 years
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former nurse convicted of sexually abusing women in custody at an Oregon prison has been sentenced to 30 years in federal…
Continue ReadingEx-Oregon prison nurse convicted of sexually assaulting women in custody gets 30 years
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former nurse convicted of sexually abusing women in custody at an Oregon prison has been sentenced to 30 years in federal…
Continue ReadingKansas agency investigated girl’s family 5 times before she was killed, a report shows
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas child welfare officials say they investigated the family of a…
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