Alabama flash flooding kills 4 and spurs rescues from homes and cars
CNN By Jason Hanna and Gregory Lemos, CNN Heavy rain sparked deadly flash flooding in parts of Alabama from Wednesday into Thursday, killing four…
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California school safety officer fired following shooting of 18-year-old woman
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Bend city councilors unanimously approve permanent fireworks ban
Bend city councilors voted unanimously Wednesday night to make permanent a temporary ban on the use and sale of fireworks, after hearing public…
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C.O. nonprofit Furnish Hope providing furniture for new Veterans Village in Bend
Furnish Hope is a nonprofit organization that provides and installs furnishings and household essentials to families in need throughout Central…
Continue ReadingCIA will focus on China with new mission center
CNN By Alex Marquardt, CNN The CIA announced a number of structural changes on Thursday, including a new mission center for China, the result of a…
Continue Reading Examining how Fox News has changed America as it turns 25 years old
CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for…
Continue ReadingUS Department of Education overhauls Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
CNN By Liz Stark, CNN The US Department of Education announced major changes Wednesday to a federal student loan forgiveness program that the agency…
Continue ReadingAT&T played key role in founding of far-right conspiracy outlet OAN, channel’s president said in court
CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business AT&T executives played a key role in the birth of far-right conspiracy channel One America News (OAN),…
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Merkley weighs in amid federal debt ceiling debate in D.C.
Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., spoke with NewsChannel 21 on Wednesday about the importance of lifting the federal debt ceiling as a short-term…
Continue Reading Body camera footage reveals Minneapolis police officers talking about ‘hunting’ civilians during May 2020 protests, ‘f**k these people’
CNN By Omar Jimenez, CNN Body camera footage of Minneapolis police officers’ response to the protests in the days after George Floyd’s…
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Popular Bend HS basketball player advancing to a bigger, national stage
“Total shock.” Shocked and caught off-guard. That’s how the Walker family felt when their son, Cameron, was chosen to play in the Special Olympics…
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BendFilm is back, in-person this time (and virtual again, too)
After being only a virtual event last year, BendFilm gets underway Thursday in that virtual mode, but also with an in-person event this weekend.…
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Larkspur Community Center vaccination event runs out of shots
Bend Park and Rec and the Larkspur Center hosted a drive-thru flu and COVID-19 booster vaccination clinic on Wednesday, and it was a big success – so…
Continue ReadingIndependent group claims it solved the mystery behind the identity of the Zodiac Killer as law enforcement investigates
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Bend-La Pine Schools to offer free weekly COVID-19 testing to students, staff
The Bend-La Pine School District plans to provide weekly COVID-19 testing to students and staff later this year during the fall…
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C.O. law enforcement getting lesson in drone safety at national conference in Bend
More than 40 law enforcement agencies are getting first-hand experience in drone safety this week at a national conference being held in Bend.…
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Authorities identify Bend kayaker who disappeared, apparently drowned on Deschutes River
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday released the name of a 28-year-old Bend man who disappeared and apparently drowned on Saturday…
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Police surround home in NE Bend
Police have surrounded a home on Sedalia Loop in NE Bend Wednesday afternoon after trying to contact someone reporting a…
Continue ReadingA Texas teacher can’t afford health insurance or buy a home. Here’s why Black leaders say the student loan crisis is a civil rights issue
CNN By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Tony Montgomery has been forced to put off his law school plans and can’t afford to buy a home or pay for…
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Judge hears arguments in Jefferson County lawsuit challenging Gov. Brown’s vaccine mandate
A retired Oregon Supreme Court justice heard arguments in a virtual courtroom Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by several Oregon State Police troopers…
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