‘A piece of flying Italy around the world’: The rise and fall of Alitalia
CNN, WPLG, ALFREDO RIVERA, GRACE CHALMERS, UNITED AIRLINES, WCBS, WMC Silvia Marchetti, CNN Ciao ciao, Alitalia. Italy’s storied flag carrier…
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Hazy and warmer Sunday
Happy Sunday Central Oregon! Air quality indexes are well into the Good category (0-50) across Central Oregon, with the exception of two sensors in…
Continue Reading‘There is no room to put these bodies,’ Alabama health official says as Covid-19 deaths climb
CNN By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The rate of Covid-19 deaths has increased in 42 US states in the last week, according to new data, as the spread of the…
Continue ReadingUS Marine officer relieved of command after criticizing military leaders about Afghanistan withdrawal
KOVR, MISTY FUOCO, U.S. MARINE CORPS, INSTAGRAM, CNN By Paul LeBlanc, Oren Liebermann and Brian Rokus, CNN US Marine Corps Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller…
Continue ReadingA soon-to-be father, a beloved brother and a state champion among US service members killed in Kabul attack
CNN By Paul P. Murphy and Madeleine Fitzgerald, CNN The Department of Defense has released the names of the 13 US service members who were killed in…
Continue ReadingUS carries out Afghanistan drone strike as Kabul evacuation effort enters final stretch
CNN By Laura Smith-Spark, Barbara Starr, Nick Paton Walsh and Sandi Sidhu, CNN The US military carried out a drone strike against what it said was an…
Continue ReadingFact check: Georgia candidate Herschel Walker is a serial promoter of false 2020 conspiracy theories
CNN By Daniel Dale Republican former football star Herschel Walker announced this week that he is running for a US Senate seat in Georgia. Some…
Continue ReadingSouthern fast food chain Bojangles to close for two Mondays to give staff a ‘well-deserved break’
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Rebekah Riess, CNN Fast food restaurant chain Bojangles will close all stores for two Mondays to give staff a…
Continue ReadingBiden says another terrorist attack on Kabul airport is ‘highly likely’ while vowing that US retaliatory strike was not ‘the last’
CNN By Barbara Starr and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Another terrorist attack on Kabul’s airport is “highly likely in the next 24-36 hours,”…
Continue ReadingNine family members killed in US airstrike in Kabul targeting suspected ISIS-K bomber, relative says
CNN By Laura Smith-Spark, Saskya Vandoorne, Oren Liebermann, Nick Paton Walsh and Sandi Sidhu, CNN Nine members of one family — including six…
Continue ReadingThe ‘billion-dollar air route’ is bouncing back
CNN By Maureen O’Hare, CNN Since March 2020, would-be travelers have experienced more turbulence on the ground than in the air. As always,…
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Deschutes County to collect marijuana tax revenue for first time since 2019
Marijuana tax revenue will be coming back to Deschutes County for the first time since 2019, but first the county has to create a citizen advisory…
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Pet Pals: Bandito is a handsome kitten
Bandito is a 2-month-old kitten, just back from a foster home to the Humane Society of Central…
Continue ReadingUS officials warn of possible threats to the US in wake of Afghanistan attack and mass evacuation
CNN By Geneva Sands, CNN Federal officials are on high alert for threats to the homeland following the mass evacuation from Afghanistan and…
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C.O. Metal Arts Guild kicks off weekend show in downtown Bend
From fine jewelry to large sculptures, the Central Oregon Metal Arts Guild’s seventh annual art show has plenty to peruse in The Oxford Hotel’s lower…
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SW Bend traffic moving quicker with opening of city’s 42nd roundabout
What once was a four-way stop is now a lot easier to get “a-round.” City leaders say the roundabout at SW Simpson Avenue and Columbia Street — the…
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‘Very scary’: C.O. pediatrician says more kids testing positive, falling ill with Covid-19
Statistics from the Oregon Health Authority show in increase in pediatric Covid-19 cases throughout the state, and in Central Oregon.…
Continue ReadingDwayne Johnson seems to have a doppelgänger in Alabama
CNN By Marianne Garvey, CNN Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has a look-alike. An Alabama law enforcement officer has gone viral due to his…
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Bend’s Tower Theatre to require proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test
The Tower Theatre in downtown Bend on Friday joined the list of venues that will require proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test…
Continue ReadingBoard recommends parole for RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan on 16th attempt
CNN By Ray Sanchez and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, was recommended for…
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