Fire destroys semi-truck full of apples, shuts Highway 97 north of Madras
A semi-truck full of apples caught fire and was destroyed on U.S. Highway 97 north of Madras Friday afternoon, shutting the highway for about 90…
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Bend HS football team cancels game due to COVID-19
High schools are gearing up for Friday night lights once again, but Bend Senior High will not be on the field this…
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La Pine residents frustrated by closed landscape company; owner vows work will get done
An incomplete project, ignored calls, and lack of a refund by a landscaping company is frustrating one La Pine…
Continue ReadingMcConnell tells Biden he won’t cooperate with Democrats to raise debt ceiling again
CNN By Rachel Janfaza and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Friday warned President Joe Biden he should not expect…
Continue ReadingBiden refuses to assert privilege over Trump documents sought by January 6 committee
CNN By Evan Perez and Zachary Cohen, CNN The White House has informed the National Archives that it is not asserting executive privilege on an…
Continue Reading$750,000 settlement reached with DC attorney general in case involving funds used in 2017 Trump inauguration
CNN By Kara Scannell, CNN The Trump Organization and the Presidential Inaugural Committee will pay a total of $750,000 to settle with the Washington,…
Continue ReadingBannon to defy subpoena from January 6 committee, citing Trump’s ‘direction’
CNN By Sara Murray, Katelyn Polantz and Ryan Nobles, CNN Steve Bannon will not cooperate with the House select committee investigating January 6, his…
Continue ReadingFacebook apps hit with two-hour disruption days after massive outage
CNN By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Just days after several of its major services went down for about six hours, Facebook on Friday suffered another…
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Judge rejects OSP troopers’ request for order to block state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate
A retired Oregon Supreme Court justice has rejected a request by 33 Oregon State Police troopers for a temporary restraining order in their lawsuit…
Continue ReadingBiden refuses to assert privilege over Trump documents sought by January 6 committee
CNN By Evan Perez and Zachary Cohen, CNN The White House has informed the National Archives that it is not asserting executive privilege on an…
Continue Reading136 countries agree to minimum corporate tax rate after Ireland drops its opposition
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Hanna Ziady and Mark Thompson, CNN Business A group of 136 countries have agreed to a global treaty that would tax large…
Continue ReadingWhoopi Goldberg receives apology from Barbara Corcoran for body shaming joke
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Lisa Respers France, CNN “Shark Tank” star Barbara Corcoran has apologized to Whoopi Goldberg after Corcoran was…
Continue ReadingGOP senators who voted to convict Trump say it’s too soon to worry that he could undermine 2024 election
CNN By Jeremy Herb, CNN Seven Senate Republicans defied former President Donald Trump by voting to convict him for inciting an insurrection after…
Continue ReadingHow a LinkedIn message paved the way for ‘The Facebook Files’
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Brian Stelter, CNN Business It all started with a LinkedIn message. Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz first connected…
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Bend memorial bike ride Saturday for cyclists killed, injured in crashes; organizer says roads more risky
A memorial is being held in Bend this Saturday to honor cyclists killed or injured by impaired drivers and call for more steps to make cycling…
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Firebusters 2021 Part 5: Be prepared for evacuations
Evacuations due to wildfires or other emergencies are thankfully rare, but you need to be prepared – and that’s the topic of today’s final…
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Furry Friends: Meet Ruby and Soup, a bonded pair
Ruby and Soup are waiting at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center for someone who take them both into their homes, hearts and…
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These people quit their jobs during the pandemic. Here’s what they’re doing now
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business Major life events — like a global pandemic — often lead people to take stock of their…
Continue ReadingExplosion at mosque in Afghanistan kills 46
CNN By Ehsan Popalzai and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN A suicide blast ripped through a Shia mosque in northern Afghanistan Friday, killing 46 people and…
Continue ReadingPartial clearing; staying cold
GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… A break between systems will give us some partial clearing today, but we don’t get a break from these chilly…
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