5 things to know for September 15: California, Covid, Gen. Milley, Afghanistan, Haiti
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By AJ Willingham, CNN Two of California’s many wildfires are threatening Sequoia National Park and the massive, iconic trees…
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Both North and South Korea fire ballistic missiles as tensions rise on peninsula
CNN By Brad Lendon, Jake Kwon, Gawon Bae and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Both North and South Korea tested ballistic missiles on Wednesday, ratcheting up…
Continue ReadingIn her obituary, a family says a mother’s Covid-19 death could have been prevented if more people were vaccinated
CNN, WICKED THE MUSICAL, DISNEY, DISNEY+, NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE, REGENERON By Amy Simonson, CNN The day Candace and Terry Ayers got their second…
Continue ReadingNot a single G20 country is in line with the Paris Agreement on climate, analysis shows
CNN By Ivana Kottasová, CNN None of the world’s major economies — including the entire G20 — have a climate plan that meets their…
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Cancer ‘composium’ set for Bend
Cancer with Compassion has scheduled a drive-by boutique and several guest speakers. The event takes place at Holy Communion Church in Bend on…
Continue Reading5 takeaways after Gov. Gavin Newsom prevails in California recall
CNN By Eric Bradner and Dan Merica, CNN California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered a decisive answer to the question of whether voters would…
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Redmond councilors table vote on funding for homeless projects
An issue that has sharply divided Redmond city council – whether to devote federal relief dollars to local homeless programs – was front and center…
Continue ReadingBoth North and South Korea fire ballistic missiles as tensions rise on peninsula
CNN By Brad Lendon, Jake Kwon, Gawon Bae and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Both North and South Korea tested ballistic missiles on Wednesday, ratcheting up…
Continue Reading‘A $276 million waste’: California Democrats seek changes to recall process after Newsom’s landslide
CNN By Eric Bradner and Dan Merica, CNN Immediately after Gavin Newsom beat back a recall effort, Democratic officials in California called for…
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Dozens of cats, dogs arrive in Bend on rescue flight from Hurricane Ida-stricken Louisiana
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) –It was a busy scene at the Bend Airport Tuesday afternoon as dozens of dogs and cats were unloaded from a plane after a rescue…
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The Mayfly Project hosts Bend fly fishing graduation event for children in foster care
The Mayfly Project is holding a graduation for its Central Oregon students this evening in…
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Concerned parents protest outside Bend City Hall over proposed homeless camp
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A proposed managed homeless camp in southeast Bend near two schools, has stirred backlash among parents, some of whom gathered…
Continue ReadingWhite House praises Fox for its new Covid policy, encourages network to ‘convey to their audience’ why it’s effective
CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
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Clear the Shelters: Meet Lee!
Lee is a spunky young Lab who could use some training, waiting for a new home at the Humane Society of Central Oregon. He’d do best in a home without…
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New OHSU projection shows Oregon hospitals could be full till November
Eighteen months ago, Oregon announced its first case of COVID-19. Since then, the state has had more than 300,000 cases and nearly 3,500 COVID-19…
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Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center pivots fundraiser plans due to pandemic
Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center in Bend serves people in Central Oregon with disabilities and special needs through ‘healing with horses’. It…
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OSU-Cascades names Erika McCalpine first executive director of strategic diversity initiatives
Erika McCalpine, a business faculty member who has championed social justice issues within Oregon State University, OSU-Cascades and in the Bend…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Democrats voted along broader political lines to save Newsom, CNN exit poll shows
CNN By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN California’s recall election played out along established partisan lines, according to a California exit poll…
Continue ReadingLocal health departments planning for potential Covid-19 booster rollout, but there is still ‘some confusion’
CNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN It’s not clear if or when boosters doses of Covid-19 vaccines will be OK’d for fully vaccinated people in…
Continue ReadingNorm Macdonald, comedian and ‘Saturday Night Live’ alum, dies at 61
CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN Norm Macdonald, a comic who was beloved as anchor of “Saturday Night Live’s” popular “Weekend…
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