Missing Bend roundabout art undergoing repairs, paint job
Much of the ‘Gilded River’ sculpture at the Third Street and Murphy Road roundabout has been removed for repairs to the leaves and repainting of the…
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A funeral home in El Salvador offers pink coffins with Barbie linings
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A funeral home in El Salvador has taken Barbie mania to an extreme, offering pink coffins with Barbie linings.…
Continue ReadingMexico City arrests neighboring state’s attorney general, who accuses ex-soccer star of corruption
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors from Mexico City took the extreme and unusual step of getting marines to accompany them across state lines and…
Continue ReadingA judge has ruled Texas’ abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge ruled Friday the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women…
Continue ReadingNASA’s ‘shout’ restores communication with Voyager 2
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Using a long-shot “shout” maneuver, the Voyager mission team at NASA has reestablished communication with…
Continue ReadingPerson in connection with dancer’s stabbing death at Brooklyn gas station is in custody, police say
NEW YORK (AP) — Police have a person in custody in connection with the death of a gay man who was fatally stabbed after a confrontation between a…
Continue ReadingThe Big 12 Conference announces Arizona, Arizona State and Utah as new members, completing its raid of the Pac-12
IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Big 12 Conference announces Arizona, Arizona State and Utah as new members, completing its raid of the…
Continue ReadingTrump boasts at Alabama fundraiser that he needs ‘one more indictment to close out this election’
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has delivered a speech full of…
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Choice at the pump: Gov. Kotek signs self-serve gas bill, ending law banning it for past 72 years
For the first time in 72 years, Oregon motorists can grab a fuel nozzle and pump gas into their cars without an attendant, since a decades-old ban on…
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‘They don’t realize how it’s affecting the area’: Ballistics testing near Juniper Canyon rocking nearby homes
Residents in the area of Crook County’s Juniper Canyon have been dealing with the sounds and impacts of loud, nerve-shattering explosions for months.…
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Bend police investigating Weaver homicide ask Tesla drivers to check recorded video for her SUV, walkers near home
Bend Police homicide detectives investigating last month’s killing of Evelyn Weaver are now asking Tesla owners and drivers to review the video the…
Continue ReadingGolfer Angel Cabrera is released on parole after 2 years following gender violence cases
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentine golfer Ángel Cabrera has been released from jail on parole after he completed two years in custody over gender…
Continue ReadingCharles Ogletree, longtime legal and civil rights scholar at Harvard Law School, dies at 70
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Law professor and civil rights scholar Charles J. Ogletree Jr. has died after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s. He…
Continue ReadingCalifornia investigates school district’s parental notification policy on children’s gender identity
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta is investigating whether a local school district infringed on students’ civil…
Continue ReadingTwitch streamer charged with inciting a riot after giveaway draws huge crowds to Union Square in New York City
CNN By Zoe Sottile and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Social media influencer Kai Cenat has been charged with inciting a riot and unlawful assembly…
Continue ReadingSheriff says he is ‘ashamed’ after five of his former deputies plead guilty to torture of two Black men
CNN, WAPT, WLBT By Devon M. Sayers and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A Mississippi sheriff said he was “ashamed” and apologized after five of…
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‘It’s important to our department to be transparent’: Bend Police launch public ‘Data Hub’
Ever wonder what crimes happen daily in Bend, or what the latest stats or trends show for the city or your neighborhood? The Bend Police Department…
Continue ReadingIndiana man formally charged after weekend block party kills 1, wounds 17
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A Muncie man has been formally charged with two counts of aggravated battery in connection with a weekend shooting that left…
Continue ReadingIdaho bus filled with teen campers crashes on winding highway, injuring 11
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A school bus carrying teenage campers rolled over on a winding Idaho highway Friday afternoon, injuring 11 people, the Idaho…
Continue ReadingThe first pill to treat postpartum depression has been approved by US health officials
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials have approved the first pill specifically intended to treat severe…
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