SpaceX, NASA launch four astronauts from four countries
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Four astronauts — representing four nations and space agencies across the globe — launched aboard a SpaceX…
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Wild horses that roam Theodore Roosevelt National Park may be removed. Many oppose the plan
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The beloved wild horses that roam freely in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National…
Continue ReadingRamaswamy faces curiosity and skepticism in Iowa after center-stage performance in GOP debate
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press PELLA, Iowa (AP) — Vivek Ramaswamy has charged back into Iowa, stoking curiosity and skepticism after his…
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Deschutes National Forest seeks public comment on six projects proposed by Mt. Bachelor
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest is seeking public comments on six projects proposed by Mt. Bachelor, from…
Continue ReadingThe US and allies clash with North Korea, China and Russia over failed satellite launch and tensions
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States and its allies clashed Friday with North Korea, Russia and China over…
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Boys & Girls Club of Bend holds fun carnival to celebrate end of summer
The Boys & Girls Club of Bend held a big carnival Friday to celebrate the end of its summer program with a bouncy house, water slide, face…
Continue ReadingDefiant North Korea tells UN its spy satellite program is its ‘legitimate right as a sovereign state’
By Richard Roth, Pierre Meilhan and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — In a defiant speech to the UN Security Council, North Korea insisted its efforts…
Continue ReadingSimone Biles wows on vault while surging to the lead at the U.S. gymnastics championships
By WILL GRAVES AP National Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Laurent Landi stood on the mat, arms slightly outstretched. He took one small step to his…
Continue ReadingJury awards $3.75M to protester hit by hard-foam projectiles fired by Los Angeles police in 2020
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury has awarded $3.75 million in damages to a protester shot twice with hard-foam projectiles fired by Los Angeles police…
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Mid Oregon Credit Union breaks ground on new Old Mill headquarters, eighth branch
Mid Oregon Credit Union hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for its new corporate headquarters and eighth full-service branch, located at 557…
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Crux Fermentation brings back its ‘Dogs and Lagers’ event to celebrate National Dog Day
Crux Fermentation is hosting a Dogs and Lagers event this weekend, to celebrate National Dog…
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C.O. back-to-school shoppers – and stores – face the inflation squeeze
As Isabella Warren reports, it’s not just parents facing the back-to-school inflation squeeze. She talked with a Bend children’s consignment store…
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DEQ extends Deschutes County air quality advisory through weekend: What does weeks of smoky air do to our health?
Despite some improvement in the High Desert’s smoky skies, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency…
Continue ReadingDoorDash to pay $1.6M to its workers for violating Seattle sick time policy
SEATTLE (AP) — DoorDash will pay $1.6 million to its workers after a Seattle investigation found the company failed to implement the city’s…
Continue ReadingParents of two men who died in separate encounters with Memphis-area law enforcement call for transparency and justice
By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — The parents of two Black men who died in unrelated in-custody encounters with law enforcement in Shelby County,…
Continue ReadingUS sues SpaceX for alleged hiring discrimination against refugees and others
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has sued SpaceX, the rocket company founded and run by Elon Musk, for alleged hiring…
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‘This is completely different’: Paranormal Cirque brings horror acts to the Deschutes County Fairgrounds
At the Deschutes County Fairgrounds this weekend, don’t be fooled by the circus tent. The show inside is more fright than fun, and far…
Continue ReadingGrand Canyon officials warn E. coli has been found in water near Phantom Ranch at bottom of canyon
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Grand Canyon National Park officials are warning that E. coli bacteria has been detected in the water…
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Pedestrian taken to hospital, driver cited after crash at NE Bend intersection
A pedestrian was taken to St. Charles Bend with non-life-threatening injuries Friday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle at the intersection of…
Continue ReadingBTK’s journal links the serial killer to a 16-year-old who went missing decades ago, authorities say
By Lauren del Valle and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — Decades-old personal writings from Dennis Rader, the self-proclaimed BTK serial killer, have…
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