Bend Film Festival moviegoers celebrate two decades of captivating cinema
The Bend Film Festival is always a fun and interesting event, but there’s a special reason to party hearty this weekend as the cinema showcase…
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Assistance League of Bend providing new clothing to over 2,000 students
Through their Operation School Bell® program, Assistance League of Bend, a 21 Cares for Kids partner, is providing new clothing to over 2,000…
Continue ReadingTexas county where Juneteenth began ordered to redraw maps after Voting Rights Act challenge
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas has ruled that county political maps in the home of Juneteenth…
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Sisters wild bird rescue suggests ways to prevent deadly window strikes
After the deaths of many birds who hit windows in Chicago, a Sisters wild bird rescue, Native Bird Care, is suggesting ways to keep that from…
Continue ReadingNew York officers won’t face charges in death of man who caught fire after being shot with stun gun
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press The New York attorney general’s office says police officers in an upstate town will not face criminal charges…
Continue Reading11 sent to hospital after ammonia leak at Southern California building
BUENA PARK, Calif. (AP) — An ammonia leak at a Southern California business has sent 11 people to the hospital. The Orange County Fire Authority…
Continue ReadingJudge authorizes attempted murder trial in shooting over Spanish conquistador statue
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge on Friday ordered an attempted murder trial for a New Mexico man accused in the…
Continue ReadingMontana judge keeps in place a ban on enforcement of law restricting drag shows, drag reading events
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge in Montana is continuing to block enforcement of a law that puts…
Continue ReadingJenkins to give up Notre Dame presidency at end of 2023-2024 school year
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The University of Notre Dame has announced the Rev. John Jenkins will give up the school’s presidency at the end of the…
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‘Imagine living at high-stress, 24/7’: Bend in-home care business trains caregivers on Alzheimer’s, brain health
Ahead of National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in November, Home Instead in Bend is aiming to educate people on the signs of Alzheimer’s and those…
Continue ReadingJournalists hit as Israel fired at Lebanon were clearly marked as press, CNN analysis shows
By Tamara Qiblawi, Sarah El Sirgany, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Allegra Goodwin and AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN Southern Lebanon (CNN) — The…
Continue ReadingMontana man to return home from hospital weeks after grizzly bear bit off lower jaw
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press A Montana man who was mauled by a grizzly bear that bit off the front of his lower jaw is ready to return home…
Continue ReadingThe toll of heat deaths in the Phoenix area soars after the hottest summer on record
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The toll of heat-associated deaths in Arizona’s most populous county has now soared over 360.…
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ODOT sparks C.O. concern over plan to reduce services this winter due to falling gas tax dollars, rising costs
Driving conditions on snowy roads around the state this winter could be more challenging. The Oregon Department of Transportation is reducing…
Continue ReadingJoran van der Sloot expected to plead guilty in Natalee Holloway extortion case
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Court records filed Friday indicate Joran van der Sloot, the chief suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance,…
Continue ReadingMississippi sheriff aims to avoid liability from federal lawsuit over torture of Black men
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi sheriff who leads the department where former…
Continue ReadingLaw restricting bathroom use for Idaho transgender students to go into effect as challenge continues
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho law restricting which bathrooms transgender students can use in schools will go into effect while a court challenge…
Continue ReadingLaw restricting bathroom use for Idaho transgender students to go into effect as challenge continues
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho law restricting which bathrooms transgender students can use in schools will go into effect while a court challenge…
Continue ReadingJudge denies bid to prohibit US border officials from turning back asylum-seekers at land crossings
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. officials can continue to refuse asylum-seekers at border crossings with Mexico if they…
Continue ReadingName found on Viking runestones reveals mysterious queen who shaped a nation
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating…
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