Volunteers sought for Sunriver Music Festival setup of 2 outdoor venues
Moving the 44th Annual Sunriver Music Festival from indoors to two outdoor venues takes a lot of extra hands. That’s why the festival is asking for a…
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C.O. businesses fighting big fines over violating state, local COVID-19 rules
Three Central Oregon businesses that were fined for violating Covid-19 restrictions last spring, such as mask requirements, are now taking the battle…
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Mini-mural festival adding social justice, equality artwork to downtown Bend
The High Desert Mural Festival and Scalehouse, an arts center, are putting together a mini-mural festival in downtown Bend this weekend, with a…
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BPRD youth soccer league enrollment at record high; volunteer coaches needed
Soccer fever is alive in Central Oregon! Enrollment for the 2021 Bend Unified Recreation Soccer League is at an all-time high, with more than 2,300…
Continue ReadingMissouri governor pardons St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters
Missouri Republican Gov. Mike Parson announced pardons for Patricia and Mark McCloskey, the St. Louis homeowners who pointed guns at protesters near…
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Bend’s Whitney ‘Hollywood’ Gomez hopes to punch her ticket to Olympic Games in 2024
Whitney Gomez’s Olympic dream has taken her from swimming to water polo to boxing. She’s only been boxing for five years and nearly made the Olympics…
Continue ReadingUnvaccinated dad records days of regret in hospital — and makes heartbreaking request for daughter’s wedding in case he dies
A Virginia dad is chronicling his story of battling Covid-19 in a series of Facebook videos and says he made a mistake by not getting vaccinated.…
Continue ReadingTaliban seizes Afghanistan’s second-largest city
The Taliban has taken control of the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, Afghan Member of Parliament Gul Ahmad Kamin told CNN on…
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Cool and breezy through the weekend
We’re at few thin clouds and highs in the 80s…
Continue ReadingAmazon reinstates mask requirement for all US warehouse workers
Amazon is delaying its return to office until 2022. CNN’s Matt Egan reports on businesses pushing back their returns because of surging Covid-19…
Continue ReadingHow a Trump environmental lawyer tried to weaponize the Justice Department to help the President
Key members of former president Donald Trump’s justice department could face questioning from the house select committee investigating the…
Continue ReadingHow a Trump environmental lawyer tried to weaponize the Justice Department to help the President
New information about the final days of Donald Trump’s presidency show an effort to subvert democracy with the help of his loyalists in the…
Continue ReadingHow a Trump environmental lawyer tried to weaponize the Justice Department to help the President
A draft letter circulated late last year by Donald Trump-loyalist Jeffrey Clark at the Justice Department shows the lengths his allies were willing…
Continue ReadingJanuary 6 committee considers whether to seek Trump White House call logs as investigators eye next steps
In 2019, Jerry Goldfeder, who teaches election law at Fordham Law School, and Lincoln Mitchell, who teaches in political science department at…
Continue ReadingCNN gets an inside look at Space Force
Russia, China and other adversaries are launching attacks designed to damage or destroy US satellites and interfere with that critical…
Continue ReadingSpirit Airlines cancels hundreds of more flights on Friday and vows ‘reductions in cancellations’
CNN, KCAL, KCBS, WGCL, WGGB, AMERICAN AIRLINES, SPIRIT AIRLINES By Pete Muntean, CNN Spirit Airlines — which has been beset by flight…
Continue ReadingHalf of US population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, official says
CNN By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Half of the US population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, White House Data Director Dr. Cyrus Shahpar said…
Continue ReadingInflation moderated in July but prices are still rising in America
CNN By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Higher prices have been the pandemic recovery‘s collateral damage. Even though Washington insists higher…
Continue ReadingFDA approval of the Covid-19 vaccine could mean more people will get vaccinated for an unexpected reason
CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine is currently only authorized for emergency use in the United States, but its full…
Continue ReadingBiden touts economic recovery but warns of Delta after US added 943,000 jobs in July
The biggest job gain since August last year is signaling a strong labor market. CNN’s Julia Chatterley…
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