Lahaina residents deliver petition asking Hawaii governor to delay tourism reopening
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Residents from fire-stricken Lahaina on Tuesday delivered a petition asking Hawaii Gov. Josh…
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Ground-breaking ceremony held for Oasis Village transitional shelter community in Redmond
Dozens of elected and community leaders attended Tuesday’s groundbreaking of the Oasis Village transitional housing community on Highway 126 just…
Continue ReadingGrand jury indicts father of Madeline Kingsbury’s children with first-degree murder charges in her death
By Amy Simonson and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota grand jury has indicted the father of Madeline Kingsbury’s two children with…
Continue ReadingNew York City mayor heads to Latin America with message for asylum seekers: ‘We are at capacity’
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he’s traveling to Latin America to discourage…
Continue ReadingColombia’s government issues long awaited apology for extrajudicial killings during armed conflict
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government has issued a long awaited public apology for the extrajudicial killings of 19 civilians who were…
Continue ReadingRep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina is the leader of the House, at least for now
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Now that Kevin McCarthy is out of his job as House speaker, one of his top lieutenants…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea vows strong response to Pentagon report that calls it a ‘persistent’ threat
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has slammed the United States over a Pentagon report that labeled it a…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about Elijah McClain’s death and the criminal trial of two officers
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Defense attorneys for two Denver-area police officers charged in the 2019…
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SE Bend Cascades East Transit riders welcome new bus Route 9
Cascades East Transit has launched a new bus route in growing southeast Bend. Our Dylan Anderman climbed aboard Route 9 and found plenty of support,…
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‘Unfortunate part of our business:’ C.O. fire agencies to receive ballistic vests for active threat responses
Several fire agencies around the High Desert, including Bend Fire & Rescue and the La Pine and Sisters-Camp Sherman rural fire districts, are…
Continue ReadingAn 11-year-old accused of shooting 2 teens at a football practice is arrested on an attempted murder charge
By Jason Hanna and Morayo Ogunbayo, CNN (CNN) — An 11-year-old youth football player has been arrested on suspicion of shooting and wounding…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy has lost the gavel. It was the third shortest speakership in history.
By Christopher Hickey, CNN When Speaker Kevin McCarthy failed to keep his leadership post, his 269-day speakership became the shortest in more than…
Continue ReadingThings to know about the resignation of a Kansas police chief who led a raid on a small newspaper
By JOHN HANNA and MARK VANCLEAVE Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — It took only a week for the central Kansas police chief who led an August…
Continue ReadingCanada’s House of Commons elects first Black speaker
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s House of Commons has elected a Black Canadian as its new speaker, a first. Liberal lawmaker Greg Fergus is the…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico Attorney General has charged a police officer in the shooting death of a Black man
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez says his office has charged a Las Cruces police officer with voluntary…
Continue ReadingSeattle to pay nearly $2M after man dies of a heart attack at address wrongly on 911 blacklist
SEATTLE (AP) — The city of Seattle will pay $1.86 million to the family of a man who died of a heart attack after a caution note attached to his…
Continue ReadingArizona to cancel leases allowing Saudi-owned farm access to state’s groundwater
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona governor Katie Hobbs said this week her administration is terminating land leases…
Continue ReadingJudge denies Phoenix request seeking extra time to clean largest homeless encampment
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has denied the city of Phoenix’s legal request seeking extra time to clean up the city’s largest homeless encampment.…
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Wednesday’s nationwide emergency alert is first of October events to focus awareness on Oregon quake preparedness
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon is home to several fault lines that cause dozens of earthquakes every year. The most known earthquake threat is the…
Continue ReadingMike Pence says he is ‘deeply disappointed’ in vote to oust Kevin McCarthy as House speaker
By MEG KINNARD and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — GOP presidential candidate Mike Pence, the former vice president, chastised a…
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