To keep whales safe, Coast Guard launches boat alert system in Seattle
By MANUEL VALDES Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Photographer Matt McDonald had lived on Puget Sound for years, but had never seen a whale, so he…
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Bend rents have become significant, impacting both landlords and tenants, but there may be light at end of the tunnel
Affordable housing and low-income housing are two totally different…
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Deschutes sheriff candidates William Bailey, Kent Vander Kamp to square off in first forum Monday evening in Sunriver
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The two candidates who are seeking to become the next Deschutes County sheriff, Captain William Bailey and Sergeant Kent Vander…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Israeli forces fired on food convoy in Gaza, UN documents and satellite analysis reveals
By Katie Polglase and Muhammad Darwish, CNN (CNN) — Israeli forces fired on a United Nations convoy carrying vital food supplies in…
Continue ReadingAudrii Cunningham remembered as radiant and friendly fifth grader after a family friend is charged with murder in her death
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Family and friends of Audrii Cunningham, the east Texas 11-year-old who was found dead…
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OSP IDs Redmond man killed, two family members injured in five-vehicle crash on icy Hwy. 97 in Jefferson County
A Redmond man was killed and two family members injured in a five-vehicle crash on icy Highway 97 in Jefferson County early Monday morning, Oregon…
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Second Bend-area raid turns up more drugs, cash allegedly tied to arrested, jailed fentanyl trafficking suspect
An alleged fentanyl trafficker arrested last week in a traffic stop and a raid on his trailer near the Bend Airport faces additional charges after a…
Continue ReadingIndicted ex-FBI informant told investigators he got Hunter Biden dirt from Russian intelligence officials
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The former FBI informant charged with lying about the Bidens’ dealings in Ukraine told…
Continue Reading2 men charged with murder in Kansas City Chiefs rally shooting
By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Two men were charged with murder and other felony charges for their roles in the mass shooting after a Kansas…
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Redmond assault suspect barricades herself in car; spike strips, CERT armored car, pepper spray used to arrest her
A Redmond woman who allegedly tried to run into and threatened to assault others at the Shepherd’s House Redmond Center early Tuesday barricaded…
Continue ReadingUS drone that crashed in Yemen appears to have been shot down by Houthi missile, official says
By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Initial indications are that a US MQ-9 Reaper drone that crashed near Hodeidah in Yemen early Monday morning was…
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205-unit Outlook at Pilot Butte apartments in NE Bend sold by Seattle owner to San Diego LLC for $57.5 million
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — CBRE announced Tuesday the sale of Outlook at Pilot Butte, a 205-unit multifamily community in Bend, to a new owner for…
Continue ReadingAhead of South Carolina primary, Nikki Haley vows to stay in the race until ‘the last person votes’
By Ebony Davis and Kylie Atwood, CNN Greenville, South Carolina (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Tuesday reiterated her…
Continue ReadingJulian Assange makes last-ditch attempt in UK court to avoid extradition to the US
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Claudia Rebaza and Amy Cassidy, CNN London (CNN) — Julian Assange’s legal team returned to London’s High Court on…
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Administration announces $5.8 billion in funding to clean up nation’s drinking water, upgrade infrastructure
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Tuesday announced $5.8 billion in funding that will go out to every state and…
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Warnings of the impact of fertility treatments in Alabama rush in after frozen embryo ruling
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos created during fertility…
Continue ReadingUS vetoes UN resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza after proposing a temporary halt in fighting
By Rob Picheta, Alex Marquardt and Richard Roth, CNN (CNN) — The United States has vetoed a resolution at the United Nations calling for an…
Continue ReadingWhy Walmart is buying Vizio
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Walmart doesn’t want to just sell groceries and t-shirts. It wants to be a media and advertising…
Continue ReadingUN experts demand investigation into claims Israeli forces killed, raped and sexually assaulted Palestinian women and girls
By Richard Roth, Kareem El Damanhoury and Richard Allen Greene, CNN (CNN) — United Nations experts have called for an investigation into what…
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Waiting for Help: A family’s plea to Deschutes County’s Crisis Team after what they believe was too slow a response
A local family says it recently took Deschutes County’s Community Crisis Response Team nearly two hours to help their son in mental health crisis,…
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