Deschutes DA’s ‘Blue Blazers’ team does Bend’s Polar Plunge in their suits
Saturday’s Polar Plunge at Riverbend Park drew hundreds of participants and topped $45,000 in funds raised for the Special Olympics, including $500…
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MSU students describe confusion and chaos after mass shooting prompted a shelter-in-place order and an hours-long manhunt
CNN, WILX, WDIV By Caroll Alvarado, Dakin Andone, Aya Elamroussi and Michelle Watson, CNN Claire Papoulias was sitting in a history class on Cuba at…
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Unified Sports basketball teams laced up and ready to play, highlighting Special Olympics athletes
On Monday, Special Olympics Unified Sports basketball teams laced up, ready to play at Ridgeview High School in a scrimmage that brought together…
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Webfoot Painting gives back
For the 15th year Webfoot is giving 20K in service to one local…
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Steve the cockroach stars in ad for Bend’s last Blockbuster on Earth
The last Blockbuster on Earth, located in Bend, had its own commercial during the big game, and it surrounded “Steve” the cockroach, the last…
Continue ReadingSunken discoveries: Rare Titanic footage and a medieval treasure trove
CNN, KGO, WPXI, KHNL By Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in our travel roundup: New footage of the Titanic revealed for the first time, the…
Continue ReadingBuffalo Bills general manager would love ‘storybook ending’ of Damar Hamlin returning to football
CNN By Wayne Sterling, CNN Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane said he “would love to give the storybook ending” to Damar…
Continue ReadingRon DeSantis can now make his agenda a reality ahead of a possible 2024 announcement
CNN, WSVN, WBBH, WPTV, WFOR By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon have new authority over Disney’s iconic Florida theme…
Continue ReadingFEMA delays leave many Hurricane Ian victims exasperated nearly five months after the disastrous storm
CNN By Gabe Cohen, CNN In the shadow of Lee McCall’s crumbled home sits an old RV and two tents that are now housing her family. The house,…
Continue ReadingPentagon memo says object shot down over Canada was a ‘small, metallic balloon’
CNN By Zachary Cohen and Jeremy Herb, CNN The unidentified flying object shot down in Canadian airspace on Saturday appeared to be a “small,…
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Hundreds take a cold river splash in Bend’s Polar Plunge for Special Olympics, top fundraising goal
(Update with no. of participants, amount raised) Dozens of hardy souls ran into the ice-cold water of the Deschutes River at Riverbend Park on…
Continue ReadingRam reveals its electric truck and it looks just like the gas truck
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Ram revealed the production version of its electric pickup in a Super Bowl commercial, and it…
Continue Reading6 North Carolina officers are on administrative leave after man dies in police custody
CNN By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Six Raleigh, North Carolina, police officers are on administrative leave and an investigation is underway after a man…
Continue ReadingTurkey cracks down on building contractors as quake death toll reaches grim milestone
CNN By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Turkish authorities have arrested or detained a number of property developers as the death toll from last…
Continue ReadingIRS says many 2022 special state payments are not subject to federal tax
CNN, IRS.GOV By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN The Internal Revenue Service has good news for millions of taxpayers in 17 states who received a one-time special…
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Sunrise Birthdays – Monday, February 13
Here are the Sunrise Birthdays for Monday, February 13. You can see more recent entries and submit an upcoming birthday to air at:…
Continue Reading‘I wish we were dead’: Syrian quake survivors left to fend for themselves with little help in sight
CNN By Jomana Karadsheh, Kareem Khadder, Lorenz Huber and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Three-month-old Mohammad is all alone in intensive care, his little…
Continue ReadingPlayers criticize field at Super Bowl LVII, saying was ‘like playing in water park’
KSHB By Ben Morse, CNN Multiple players criticized the field at Super Bowl LVII after many found it difficult to keep their footing during the Kansas…
Continue Reading‘Like turkeys at a shooting range’: Mauling of Russian forces in Donetsk hotspot may signal problems to come
CNN By Tim Lister, CNN The scenes are chaotic: Russian tanks veering wildly before exploding or driving straight into minefields, men running in…
Continue ReadingAfter teen’s suicide, another allegation of ignored bullying and assault resurfaces at the same high school
CNN, WABC By Celina Tebor and Sabrina Souza, CNN More than a year before a 14-year-old student took her own life after a TikTok video showed she was…
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