Redmond’s Cascade Car Show returns, with strong turnout of classic cars
The Cascade Car Show returned to the streets of Redmond on Saturday, and the organizer says about 400 cars, trucks and even motorcycles were on…
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Redmond, Flag City USA, celebrates 30th anniversary of flag placement effort
A special birthday party and picnic was held Saturday by the Downtown Redmond Flag Committee, which has been placing hundreds of American flags (now…
Continue ReadingAt least 10 people have died and 31 remain missing in severe flooding in Tennessee
WTVF, GOFUNDME FAMILY PICS, CNN By Andy Rose and Alaa Elassar, CNN At least 10 people, including two toddlers, have died during severe flooding in…
Continue ReadingThe Middle East is running out of water, and parts of it are becoming uninhabitable
CNN, GOOGLE EARTH, IRANIAN STATE TV By Frederik Pleitgen, Claudia Otto, Angela Dewan and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN The ferries that once shuttled…
Continue ReadingParts of Northeast begin to feel first impacts of Hurricane Henri as storm barrels closer to region
CNN By Jason Hanna and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Parts of the Northeast began to feel Hurricane Henri’s first impacts Saturday evening as the storm…
Continue ReadingCooler than average temperatures continue
Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! It’s been much cooler the past few days, but things are going to warm up slightly as we go through the coming week,…
Continue ReadingGrace makes landfall as a category 3 hurricane in Mexico
CNN By Aya Elamroussi and Taylor Ward, CNN At least eight people are dead and another three missing after Hurricane Grace, a category 3 hurricane,…
Continue ReadingCNN to air ‘WE LOVE NYC: The Homecoming Concert’ celebrating city’s comeback from Covid-19
CNN By Devan Cole, CNN A star-studded concert featuring a variety of artists spanning the musical and entertainment worlds will take place in New…
Continue ReadingSome of music’s biggest names to take part in ‘We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert.’ Here’s how to watch
CNN By Chloe Melas, CNN It’s a concert to mark the resilience of a city. Some of music’s biggest names will descend on the Great Lawn at…
Continue ReadingGovernor sees ‘astronomical’ number of Covid-19 cases as officials anticipate full FDA approval for Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
CNN By Travis Caldwell, CNN With the continued spread of the more infectious Delta variant, health and elected officials warned that hospitals across…
Continue ReadingFact check: Texas lieutenant governor falsely implies Black people to blame for Covid surge
CNN By Holmes Lybrand and Tara Subramaniam, CNN The blame game over rising cases of Covid-19 continues along largely partisan lines, with Democrats…
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Earliest-ever water shutoff at Wickiup Reservoir leaves open question: What of next year?
An outflow tube that carries water from the Wickiup Reservoir into the Deschutes River was turned off Friday afternoon, the latest troubling…
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Merkley talks about water, infrastructure bill at COID canal piping project
Senator Jeff Merkley capped his ‘infrastructure tour’ of the state near Redmond Friday morning, standing by some giant pipes at the kickoff of Phase…
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Pet Pals: Sully is a sweet, special pup
One-year-old Sully is a super dog waiting for a new home at the Humane Society of Central Oregon in…
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Lilo, lost and found: Gresham family’s missing cat somehow made it to Bend
A Gresham family who lost their cat, Lilo, two months ago had almost given up hope, until a call from the Humane Society of Central Oregon — thanks…
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Earlier start times for Bend-La Pine elementary schools raise concerns for some parents
Elementary school students in the Bend-La Pine Schools again will be starting school earlier than middle and high schoolers this fall — and this…
Continue Reading‘Dying for peace:’ Afghanistan’s first female Olympian says women will not give up their liberties easily
CNN By Ben Church, CNN Friba Rezayee made history in 2004 when she became one of the first two Afghan women to compete at the Olympic Games. When the…
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‘You feel like you failed’: COVID-19 outbreaks traced to Bend child care facility
Ten days, at least, is how long children, teachers and families have to quarantine after a classroom is exposed to…
Continue ReadingWhy coastal communities should fear storm surge
CNN By Steve Almasy and Dakin Andone, CNN When Henri makes landfall — probably on New York’s Long Island or southern New England —…
Continue Reading‘No one has money.’ Under Taliban rule, Afghanistan’s banking system is imploding
CNN By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Taliban’s rule of Afghanistan faces an imminent threat: The war-torn nation’s banking system is on the…
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