California teacher dies after she was bitten by a bat inside a classroom
DOS PALOS, Calif. (AP) — A central California teacher died last month after she was bitten by a bat inside her classroom that presumably had…
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Saturday’s 2024 Bend Christmas Parade will have fitting grand marshals: Terry Rahmsdorff’s wife and family
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Christmas Parade will begin this Saturday, December 7th at 12 noon on Wall Street. Bend’s most beloved community…
Continue ReadingTrump and Republican senators plan agenda for first 30 days
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has dialed in to what was described as a “love fest” with Senate Republicans.…
Continue ReadingUS border arrests drop 17% in November, dousing predictions of post-election surge
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A U.S. official says authorities made about 46,700 arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico in…
Continue ReadingEminem’s mother Debbie Nelson, whose rocky relationship fueled the rapper’s lyrics, dies at age 69
Associated Press Debbie Nelson, the single mother of rapper Eminem whose rocky relationship with her son was known widely through his hit song…
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Oregon Lottery returns $947 million to state coffers, up $48 million from previous year
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Lottery will return more than $947 million to the state for the 2024 fiscal year – a $48 million increase from…
Continue ReadingMusk and Ramaswamy suggest ending time changes, reviving an effort that has failed in the past
By Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are suggesting the country stop its biannual ritual of falling back…
Continue ReadingFreedom is permanent for Missourian described as the longest-held wrongly incarcerated woman in US
Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Years of legal wrangling have come to an end for a woman who spent 43 years behind bars for a killing that…
Continue ReadingTight race for the North Carolina Supreme Court is heading to another recount
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A very close election for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat heads next to a hand recount. That comes after…
Continue ReadingTrump’s pick to run the DEA withdraws his name from consideration. Trump says he pulled the plug
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s pick to run the Drug Enforcement Administration says he’s withdrawing his name from…
Continue ReadingNearly 30% of US drugstores closed in one decade, study shows
AP Health Writer New research shows that nearly three out of 10 U.S. drugstores that were open during the previous decade had closed by 2021. A study…
Continue ReadingEx-ballerina sentenced to 20 years in Florida for manslaughter in husband’s killing
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida ballerina has been sentenced to 20 years in prison following her manslaughter conviction for fatally…
Continue ReadingUN human rights watchdog opens investigation into Venezuela presidential election
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The top United Nations human rights watchdog has ordered Venezuela to avoid destroying tally sheets as it opens an…
Continue ReadingFounder of failed crypto lending platform Celsius Network pleads guilty to fraud charges
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The founder and former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network has pleaded guilty to…
Continue ReadingTwo Americans, one Canadian missing after attempt to climb New Zealand’s highest mountain
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Harsh weather conditions have slowed the search for two American men and a Canadian climber who went missing…
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Community Conversation: City Club of Central Oregon’s upcoming open forum on the sale of Mt. Bachelor
Lynsey Harris sits down with City Club of Central Oregon Board Member Daisy Layman and Interim Executive Director Amber Thatcher to discuss…
Continue ReadingNGOs demand investigation into the prison death of a Cuban protester
Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Non-governmental organizations monitoring Cuban prisons are demanding an investigation into the death of a man…
Continue ReadingJudge weighs whether to order Fani Willis to comply with lawmakers’ subpoenas over Trump case
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge is weighing whether a Georgia state Senate committee has the right to subpoena testimony and documents from…
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US Postal Service says it delivered 99.2 million returned ballots, most within a day, using ‘extraordinary measures’
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The United States Postal Service released its 2024 Post-Election Analysis Report Tuesday, outlining the agency’s steps to…
Continue ReadingJustice Department announces sweeping reforms to curb suicides in federal prisons and jails
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is ramping up efforts to address a crisis of suicides and systemic failures in federal…
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