Bend Park and Rec’s fall recreation program registration opens next week
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Park and Recreation District is opening registration for fall recreation programs and winter sports leagues on Aug. 14,…
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Bend man accidentally shoots himself in the leg, then drives to hospital, passes out, crashes into pillar
A man who was cleaning his gun when he accidentally shot himself in the leg drove himself to the hospital Tuesday night, but lost consciousness and…
Continue ReadingDisney to boost prices for ad-free Disney+ and Hulu services and vows crackdown on password sharing
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger vowed to make its streaming services profitable via a planned October price hike on its…
Continue ReadingFlash drought, invasive grasses, winds, hurricane and climate change fuel Maui’s devastating fires
By CLAIRE RUSH, SETH BORENSTEIN and JENNIFER MCDERMOTT Associated Press A dangerous mix of conditions appear to have combined to make the wildfires…
Continue ReadingArchdiocese of Philadelphia settles child sex abuse case against a deceased priest for $3.5 million
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America The Archdiocese of Philadelphia will pay $3.5 million to settle a case that alleged one of its…
Continue ReadingACC keeps Stanford, Cal in limbo as presidents choose not to vote on western expansion
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Atlantic Coast Conference presidents chose not to vote Wednesday night on whether to add Stanford…
Continue ReadingAgreement to reopen crossing to Syria’s northwest will safeguard independent UN operations, UN says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says the agreement it reached with Syria to reopen the main border…
Continue ReadingTakakia survived the upheaval of early Earth, but it may soon go extinct
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The world’s oldest moss, called Takakia, has persisted in some of Earth’s most extreme environments for…
Continue ReadingCorrection: California-Coastal Gas Plants story
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In a story published August 9, 2023, about three gas plants in Southern California, The Associated Press erroneously…
Continue ReadingAn illicit, Chinese-owned lab fueled conspiracy theories. But officials say it posed no danger
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The discovery of an illegal medical lab in central California by a code enforcement…
Continue ReadingMajor gun safety groups come together to endorse Joe Biden for president in 2024
By SEUNG MIN KIM and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun safety groups are joining together to endorse President Joe Biden in 2024,…
Continue ReadingBiden reelection campaign offering joint meeting with Obama as ex-president enters 2024 fray early
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is raising money for his reelection campaign by offering donors the chance…
Continue Reading2 more arrested in Alabama riverfront brawl that drew national attention
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Police in Alabama arrested two boaters on misdemeanor assault charges in connection with a riverside brawl that drew…
Continue ReadingBiden wants to compensate New Mexico residents sickened by radiation during 1945 nuclear testing
BELEN, N.M. (AP) — President Joe Biden says he’s open to granting assistance for people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons…
Continue ReadingWhy did the Maui fire spread so fast? Drought, nonnative species and climate change among possible reasons
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — The wildfires that ripped through Hawaii on Tuesday and Wednesday are “unnerving,” and comparable to the…
Continue ReadingVirginia prison officials won’t divulge complaints about facility where inmate died
By DENISE LAVOIE and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Department of Corrections, under scrutiny over the death of an…
Continue ReadingCo-founder of Russia’s equivalent of Google slams ‘barbaric’ invasion of Ukraine
CNN By Darya Tarasova, Tim Lister and Radina Gigova, CNN The founder and former CEO of Russia’s largest internet company, Arkady Volozh, has…
Continue ReadingSudan fighting is driving country to collapse and millions face a ‘humanitarian calamity’, UN says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UN officials say nearly four months of brutal fighting is driving Sudan to collapse with…
Continue ReadingRobbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer One of rock’s greatest songwriters and musicians, Robbie Robertson, has died at 80. His manager said he died…
Continue ReadingNorfolk Southern content with minimum safety too often, regulators say after fiery Ohio derailment
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Regulators say Norfolk Southern has made improvements since a fiery Ohio derailment but still…
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