Volunteers donate care baskets for St. Charles caregivers
A group of volunteers donated gift baskets to St. Charles front-line workers to show their solidarity for health care workers during the…
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Unions’ annual Bend Labor Day picnic canceled due to pandemic
The Oregon State Federation of Labor, Central Oregon Chapter decided not to hold its annual Labor Day picnic this year due to the current COVID-19…
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‘Reach Out to Horses’ wild horse training underway near Sisters
A program called Reach Out to Horses is holding a week of training at a ranch near Sisters this week, as students introduce wild yearlings to basic…
Continue Reading6-year-old girl dies on amusement park ride in Colorado
CNN, KUSA By Amanda Jackson, Carma Hassan and Rachel Webb, CNN A 6-year-old girl was fatally injured while riding an amusement park ride in Glenwood…
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Middle Fork Complex fires mostly to blame for C.O. smoke; containment a challenge
A month-old group of wildfires on the Willamette National Forest that has been sending a thick stream of smoke into Central Oregon shows no sign of…
Continue ReadingFrom Broadway to Big Tech, a preview of fall 2021 across the media world
CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for…
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Thick C.O. smoke cancels Death Cab For Cutie concert, has impacts on restaurants, others
For the second night in a row, a concert at the Les Schwab Amphitheater was scrubbed on Monday due to thick smoke from the region’s wildfires and…
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Smoky Labor Day curbs Bend river floaters, last day of ‘Park and Float’ service
Thick smoke curbed Labor Day crowds floating the Deschutes River on the last day of Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe’s ‘Park and Float’ shuttle for the…
Continue ReadingMichael K. Williams, ‘Wire’ actor, found dead
CNN By Mark Morales and Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Michael K. Williams, an actor best known for his role as Omar Little on HBO’s “The…
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SW Bend homeowners put up salute to 13 fallen servicemembers
A homeowner on Reed Market Road in southwest Bend have put up a Labor Day weekend display to honor the 13 servicemembers who recently lost their…
Continue ReadingWhat a hurricane means when you live in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
CNN, POOL, KATC, KPRC, WDSU, TROY HENRY PHOTOS By Rachel Ramirez and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Photographs by Edmund D. Fountain for CNN Milton…
Continue ReadingWhat California’s homelessness crisis has to do with the recall effort against Gavin Newsom
CNN, KABC By Maeve Reston, CNN California’s homelessness crisis is a top-of-mind issue for many voters who are still weighing whether to return…
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Clear the Shelters: Humane Society of Central Oregon adapts to the pandemic
Like many places, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the Humane Society of Central Oregon to close its doors to the public, aside from people with…
Continue ReadingSenior Democrat’s spokesperson disputes Blinken’s comments about flights grounded in Afghanistan
CNN By Nicole Gaouette, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN The communications director for a senior Democratic senator pushed back on comments…
Continue ReadingLyft General Counsel: I hope that more of Corporate America takes a stand on Texas abortion law
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Hours after the Supreme Court refused to block a Texas law prohibiting most abortions on Wednesday…
Continue ReadingChild Covid-19 cases increased nearly 240% since July, pediatricians’ group says
CNN, WLOX, KCAL, KCBS, WRAL, WJRT, WISH By Jen Christensen and Amir Vera, CNN Covid-19 infections have risen “exponentially” among…
Continue ReadingAn ex-Marine sharpshooter said he killed a baby and 3 others because God told him to, affidavit states
CNN, WFTS By Eric Levenson and Gregory Lemos, CNN A former Marine sharpshooter who said he received messages from God broke into two homes outside…
Continue Reading5 things to know for September 6: Covid-19, Afghanistan, Ida, gun violence, Ethiopia
CNN By Dominic Rech, CNN It’s Labor Day! If you have the day off, you might be curious about what’s open and what’s closed. At the…
Continue Reading5 things to know for September 6: Covid-19, Afghanistan, Ida, gun violence, Ethiopia
CNN By Dominic Rech, CNN It’s Labor Day! If you have the day off, you might be curious about what’s open and what’s closed. At the…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans lifts curfew as power returns to most of the city after Hurricane Ida left hundreds of thousands in the dark
CNN By Aya Elamroussi, CNN New Orleans on Wednesday lifted the curfew imposed after Hurricane Ida battered the Gulf Coast as power was restored to…
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