25 years ago, Skeleton Fire destroyed 19 homes SE Bend, sparking wildfire safety efforts
It’s been a quarter-century since the Skeleton Fire tore through the Sundance neighborhood southeast of Bend, destroying nearly 20 homes and…
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‘Goals met … time to bow out:’ Deschutes DA Hummel won’t seek a third term
Next year, Deschutes County voters will select a new district attorney. Two-term DA John Hummel announced Monday he will not seek…
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‘It’s every day’: Redmond Sonic customers take wait-time, shortage frustrations out on workers
A heated discussion at the Redmond Sonic Drive-In over ice cream, involving curses and aggressive language, led to an employee giving her two-week…
Continue ReadingCuomo issues farewell with attacks on sexual harassment probe and political rivals
WABC By Gregory Krieg, CNN New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo launched a series of attacks on his political rivals and questioned the motives of state…
Continue ReadingCrews work to restore power for tens of thousands as Henri drenches the Northeast
CNN By Hollie Silverman and Michael Guy, CNN Utility crews worked Monday to restore service to thousands of customers without power throughout the…
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Cool, with an air quality alert
An air quality alert is in place for Deschutes County until Wednesday at…
Continue ReadingUS scrambles to fill intelligence vacuum in wake of rapid Taliban victory in Afghanistan
CNN By Evan Perez, Geneva Sands and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The rapid Taliban victory in Afghanistan has provided a boost to extremist groups and…
Continue ReadingAnalysis: Republican trust in media keeps sinking to new lows, opening door to overlapping misinformation
CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business Every week we read a new story about a conservative media figure who downplayed Covid-19 or mocked the vaccines…
Continue ReadingRight-wing media pushed a deworming drug to treat Covid-19 that the FDA says is unsafe for humans
CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Public health officials are aggressively dispelling claims by right-wing media personalities who have been…
Continue ReadingAfghanistan fallout engulfs Harris’ first day of Southeast Asia trip
CNN, POOL By Jasmine Wright, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris, undertaking a suddenly high-stakes visit to Southeast Asia this week amid the first…
Continue ReadingRight-wing media pushed a deworming drug to treat Covid-19 that the FDA says is unsafe for humans
CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Public health officials are aggressively dispelling claims by right-wing media personalities who have been…
Continue ReadingBiden encourages Americans who have been waiting for full FDA approval to get their Covid vaccination: ‘Get it today’
CNN By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Monday urged Americans who have been waiting for full approval from the US Food and Drug…
Continue ReadingJohn Travolta on how he talked to their young son about Kelly Preston’s death
CNN By Chloe Melas, CNN John Travolta has been candid concerning how he talked to his young son about his wife Kelly Preston’s death. Preston…
Continue ReadingLoretta Lynn’s beloved ranch foreman dies in Tennessee flood
CNN, WTVF, WTVM By Marianne Garvey, CNN Loretta Lynn‘s ranch foreman, Wayne Spears, died in the Tennessee floods on Sunday after he was swept…
Continue ReadingTikTok bans the ‘milk crate challenge’ because of injuries
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business This summer’s viral craze of stacking milk crates in a pyramid and trying to climb them like…
Continue ReadingThe Fed is about to wind down its emergency economic stimulus, Jerome Powell hints
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Friday that the economic recovery is continuing apace,…
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Clear the Shelters returns: Brightside Animal Center gets new kennels
Brightside Animal Center got new kennels during the…
Continue ReadingBeyoncé becomes first Black woman to wear iconic Tiffany Diamond
CNN, COLUMBIA RECORDS, SHAKESPEARE AND COMPANY Toyin Owoseje, CNN Beyoncé has made fashion history as the first Black woman to wear the iconic…
Continue ReadingThe Taliban hasn’t captured all of Afghanistan yet. One province has vowed to resist
CNN By Kara Fox, Tim Lister and Nilly Kohzad, CNN As the Taliban firms up its grip on Afghanistan, there is one remote region whose resistance to the…
Continue ReadingFDA grants full approval to Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, opening door to more vaccine mandates
CNN, KATU, WFAA By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine…
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