Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin claims to be making Africa ‘freer’ in unverified video
By Jennifer Hauser and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin says he is in Africa “making Russia even greater on…
Continue ReadingNews
Bend murder suspect, brother waive extradition in Tennessee court, remain held without bail pending return
Two Bend brothers arrested in Tennessee on nationwide felony warrants in the fatal shooting of Taylor Shane Wyss, 33, of Redmond, outside a downtown…
Continue ReadingTexas moves large floating barrier on US-Mexico border closer to American soil
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has moved a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border closer to…
Continue Reading
Labor Day weekend travel on the rise this year, AAA says; Bend top regional destination
If you’re traveling for the Labor Day holiday weekend, expect lots of company. AAA booking data for flights, hotels, rental cars and cruises shows…
Continue ReadingHow a mix of natural and human-caused factors cooked up Tropical Storm Hilary’s soggy mess
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Scientists figure a natural El Nino, human-caused climate change, a stubborn heat dome over the nation’s…
Continue Reading2nd person found dead in eastern Washington wildfires, hundreds of structures burned
By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press A second person has died in wildfires in eastern Washington state that ignited on Friday, burning hundreds of…
Continue Reading
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signs ‘ghost gun’ regulations, fentanyl crackdown, other public safety bills
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek hosted a signing ceremony Monday for bills passed during the 2023 legislative session that address public safety in…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Archdiocese declares bankruptcy amid hundreds of lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse
OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s Roman Catholic archdiocese has filed for bankruptcy, saying the filing is necessary to…
Continue Reading
Lightning starts new wildfires but moist air aids crews battling blazes in rural Northern California
HAMBURG, Calif. (AP) — Weekend lightning strikes ignited new wildfires near a complex of blazes that have been burning since last week through the…
Continue ReadingArkansas education secretary says state to review districts’ AP African American Studies materials
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas has asked five school districts offering an Advanced Placement African…
Continue Reading
East Cascades Works announces employee advancement training grant recipients
East Cascades Works is excited to announce the 2023 recipients of our Employee Advancement Training grants: Basin Tree Care, Cascade Comprehensive…
Continue ReadingKnicks sue Raptors, accusing rival of using ex-Knicks employee as ‘mole’ to steal scouting secrets
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks are suing the Toronto Raptors, the Raptors head coach and a former Knicks…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea may try to launch a military spy satellite in the coming days after its earlier failure
By MARI YAMAGUCHI and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan says North Korea has told it of a plan to launch a satellite in the coming…
Continue ReadingMedia organizations seek release of more court filings linked to special counsel Jack Smith’s search warrant for Trump’s Twitter account
By Tierney Sneed (CNN) — A coalition of media organizations, including CNN, is asking the federal court in Washington, DC, to give more…
Continue ReadingEnvironmental groups sue to keep Virginia in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit in Virginia to try to keep the state in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. The…
Continue ReadingThis year over 200 Palestinians and nearly 30 Israelis have been killed, highest since 2005, UN says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Mideast envoy says the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has killed over 200…
Continue ReadingTeva to pay $225M to settle cholesterol drug price-fixing charges
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The generic drug maker Teva Pharmaceuticals agreed Monday to pay $225 million to settle price-fixing…
Continue Reading
Sunriver man sentenced to nearly 7 years for firing rifle shot into front of Deschutes County Jail, wild chase afterward
A 26-year-old Sunriver man who fired a rifle shot across U.S. Highway 20 that hit the front of the Deschutes County Jail in early March, hours after…
Continue ReadingPrime Minister Justin Trudeau thanks Canadians for support after separation from wife
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday thanked Canadians for their support in his first…
Continue ReadingVirginia judge largely sides with ex-patients in hospital’s effort to pare down lawsuit abuse claims
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A judge has ruled that most of the claims of sexual abuse and other mistreatment made in a…
Continue Reading