Reese’s $25,000 promotion may violate sweepstakes laws
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Reese’s may be in violation of state and federal laws with its new sweepstakes offer currently advertised on…
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‘King of the Castle’ side-by-side race to close portions of Millican Plateau, N. Millican OHV Trail Systems
Prineville, Ore. — Portions of the Millican Plateau and North Millican OHV Trail Systems will be closed October 20 – 22 for an annual…
Continue ReadingGunman kills 2 Swedes in Brussels, prompting terror alert and halt of Belgium-Sweden soccer match
By SYLVAIN PLAZY, RAF CASERT and LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian police early Tuesday hunted for a gunman with suspected…
Continue ReadingExonerated in 2022, men sue New Orleans over prosecution in which killer cop Len Davis played a role
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two men whose convictions in a 1994 New Orleans murder were tossed decades later have sued the…
Continue ReadingGet ready for the next solar eclipse in April 2024
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — If you missed the annular eclipse that created a “ring of fire” over the Americas on Saturday, don’t…
Continue ReadingGet ready for the next solar eclipse in April 2024
CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — If you missed the annular eclipse that created a “ring of fire” over the Americas on Saturday,…
Continue ReadingJoran van der Sloot expected to plead guilty to federal charges at Wednesday hearing
By Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — Joran van der Sloot, the suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway who is…
Continue ReadingA Baltimore priest has been dismissed over 2018 sexual harassment settlement
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Benedictine monk has lost his priestly faculties after the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore recently became aware of a payment…
Continue ReadingThe Israeli public finds itself in grief and shock, but many pledge allegiance to war effort
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Normal life in Israel stopped when Hamas attacked on Oct. 7. Now, the country is fiercely…
Continue ReadingSlave descendants are suing to fight zoning changes they say threaten their island homes off Georgia
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Black residents descended from slaves on a Georgia island have filed suit in hopes of stopping…
Continue ReadingItalian lawmakers debate long-delayed Holocaust Museum revived by far-right-led government
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italian lawmakers have marked the 80th anniversary of the Nazi roundup of more than 1,200 Roman Jews…
Continue ReadingCity of Bend seeks applicants for $1.2 million in affordable housing, social services funding
The City of Bend will be accepting proposals for funding for its Affordable Housing Fund and Community Development Block Grant Program. There is…
Continue ReadingTriMet to retire 40-year-old MAX trains, replace with 30 upgraded trains by 2024
By Karli Olson Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — After almost 40 years on the tracks, the…
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State circuit courts asking Oregonians for ideas about how to improve
The Oregon Judicial Department, which runs the state circuit courts across Oregon, is inviting all Oregonians to an online…
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Your photos: Clouds couldn’t keep many Central Oregonians from catching special ‘ring of fire’ annular eclipse
Thanks for all the great photos of Saturday’s annular eclipse, which allowed many across Oregon to see the ‘ring of fire,’ despite the patchy clouds…
Continue ReadingGOP’s Jim Jordan is shoring up support and peeling off detractors ahead of a House speaker vote
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — With a push by allies of Donald Trump, far-right firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan…
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Pile burning returns: Operations getting underway on the Deschutes and Willamette national forests
Firefighters across the Deschutes National Forest plan to begin pile burning as favorable conditions exist, officials said Monday.…
Continue ReadingNJ man arrested in airport parking garage shooting that killed 1 Philadelphia officer, wounded 2nd
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police say one man has been arrested and at least two other suspects are being sought in an airport parking garage…
Continue ReadingMan United Sale: Ratcliffe bid, Sheikh Jassim withdrawing, Glazers could remain in control
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The sale of Manchester United has been a drawn out affair. It’s been nearly a…
Continue ReadingNew vaccine expected to give endangered California condors protection against deadly bird flu
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Antibodies found in early results of a historic new vaccine trial are expected to give…
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