Uncertain and afraid: Florida’s immigrants grapple with a disrupted reality under new law
By GISELA SALOMON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — For many in Florida’s vast immigrant community, daily life in recent months has become one…
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Republican Texas AG Ken Paxton is acquitted of corruption charges at historic impeachment trial
By PAUL J. WEBER and JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was fully acquitted Saturday…
Continue ReadingWhat if public transit was like Uber? A small city ended its bus service to find out
By JEFF McMURRAY Associated Press When a small city abruptly parked all its buses to launch a publicly subsidized van service offering $1.50 trips…
Continue ReadingRepublican presidential candidates mostly overlook New Hampshire in an effort to blunt Trump in Iowa
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Once upon a time, the moderates, the mavericks and the underdogs in…
Continue ReadingPoland is shaken by reports that consular officials took bribes to help migrants enter Europe and US
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s conservative governing party was hoping to make migration a key campaign theme…
Continue ReadingOne year since Mahsa Amini’s death, a protester shot in the eye during Iran’s crackdown continues her struggle from exile
By Adam Pourahmadi, Sarah El Sirgany and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Milan, Italy (CNN) — Elahe Tavakolian’s shooter was so close, she could see…
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Forest Service set to waive recreation fees for 30th annual National Public Lands Day
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Pacific Northwest Region of the Forest Service will be waiving recreation fees at most day-use sites on lands managed…
Continue ReadingRussia gives Kim Jong Un an inside look at its warplanes and frigates
By Yoonjung Seo, Akanksha Sharma, Josh Pennington and Aruzhan Zeinulla, CNN (CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected warplanes, toured…
Continue ReadingEl Chapo’s son extradited from Mexico to the US, Justice Department says
By Juliana Gonzales and Brad Parks, CNN (CNN) — Ovidio Guzman Lopez, son of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, has been…
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‘It’s going to cause a lot of damage’: C.O. climate activists protest amid global strike, call for ‘climate crisis’ declaration
Youth activists in Bend staged a climate protest in front of City Hall Friday evening as part of a global strike to fight against fossil fuels and…
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Sunriver Stars Community Theater recognizes two student performers with inaugural scholarships
Sunriver Stars Community Theater recently announced the recipients of its inaugural scholarships, Stars Scholars, given to two local high school…
Continue ReadingAdvanced DNA testing prompts officials to revise Maui fires death toll to 97, down from 115
By Taylor Romine and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — The number of people who died in the massive wildfires that torched parts of Maui last month…
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Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission votes in Bend to ban coyote, other ‘unprotected mammal’ killing contests
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted Friday with five in support and one abstention to prohibit contests for the taking of coyotes and other…
Continue ReadingIn victory for Trump, Florida GOP won’t require signing loyalty oath to run in presidential primary
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Republican Party of Florida is removing a loyalty oath as a condition for…
Continue ReadingOrnate Indian Hindu temple will open on old mosque site, fulfilling Modi’s election promise
By Rhea Mogul and Vedika Sud, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is close to fulfilling a decade-old election promise…
Continue ReadingEno Ichikawa, Japanese Kabuki theater actor and innovator, dies at 83
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Eno Ichikawa, who revived the spectacular in Japanese Kabuki theater to woo younger and global…
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Restoration work prompts temporary closure of Forest Service road near Williams Prairie
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Beginning Monday, Sept. 18, a section of Forest Service Road 4225-050 on the Ochoco National Forest will be closed for…
Continue ReadingTwo Vegas casinos fell victim to cyberattacks, shattering the image of impenetrable casino security
By RIO YAMAT and WAYNE PARRY Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The cybersecurity system break-ins this month of casino giants MGM Resorts…
Continue ReadingUS: Mexico extradites Ovidio Guzmán López, son of Sinaloa cartel leader ‘El Chapo,’ to United States
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico extradited Ovidio Guzmán López, a son of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin…
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The Library of Things: Deschutes Public Library has much more than just books for you to check out
A program at the Deschutes Public Library lets you check out much more than just books. And there are plenty more new things coming your…
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