Deschutes County Commissioner Phil Chang holds virtual town hall
Deschutes County Commissioner Phil Chang held a virtual town hall Tuesday evening to recap his first year in office and discuss his goals for the…
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City of Bend outlines Division Street shelter plans
The city of Bend held a virtual open house Tuesday evening to discuss details of plans for upgrades to a former Division Street motel being converted…
Continue ReadingFlyers with anti-Semitic language distributed in neighborhoods across South Florida; also reported in 5 other states
CNN, KGO, WFOR, KMGH By Alta Spells, Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Hundreds of anti-Semitic flyers — falsely claiming the public…
Continue ReadingIn this Texas school district, parents step up to fill teacher shortage
CNN, KOAT By Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN As Jan Stone stirred a large pot of grits with sausage for her six adopted children on Friday, she…
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Warm Springs musician is up for a national award
Kalliah Jackson and her band are up for Single of the Year at the Native American Music…
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Continued labor shortage prompts higher pay
One fast-food restaurant in Bend is now offering $20 per hour to attract…
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‘I was sobbing’: Bend hikers find dead cat, doe, dog and fox in Badlands Wilderness
On Monday night, during their nightly walk in the Badlands Wilderness area east of Bend, a Bend couple encountered something that brought them to…
Continue ReadingUtah teacher sues school district after she says officials retaliated against her for reporting sexual harassment among 5th-grade students
KSTU, THIRD DISTRICT COURT-SUMMIT COUNTY, UT, CNN By Michelle Watson, CNN A teacher in Utah is suing her former employer after she said it retaliated…
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Warm and mostly clear, with chance of snow in sight
Happy Tuesday, Central Oregon! Our skies will stay mostly clear Tuesday night, with lows in the mid-teens to mid-20s. With humidity levels…
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Fire destroys La Pine-area garage, car; crews spare home, shed; cats saved
A fire destroyed a garage and car at a La Pine-area home Tuesday afternoon, but firefighters’ quick action spared the adjacent home, where the…
Continue ReadingNo snow now, but maybe soon
No new snow was reported in the last 24 hours. However, we could see some in the Cascades before the weekend is…
Continue ReadingPackage thefts and other high-profile crimes threaten to derail the reform-minded Los Angeles County DA
CNN, KCAL, KCBS, WGCL, KABC By Nick Watt, CNN A rash of package thefts from freight trains passing slowly through downtown Los Angeles has raised a…
Continue ReadingHere’s how to get free N95 masks from pharmacies or community health centers
CNN, KGTV By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The rollout of free N95 masks for the public began this week across the United States, with some pharmacies…
Continue ReadingCheryl Hines condemns husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine comments, which invoked Anne Frank
CNN By Scottie Andrew, CNN “Curb Your Enthusiasm” actress Cheryl Hines has condemned her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s comments…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the Trump ‘fake electors’ scheme
CNN By Marshall Cohen In the last few weeks, more details about how former President Donald Trump tried to overturn the 2020 election have come to…
Continue ReadingSecond NYPD officer who was shot in Harlem last week has died
CNN By Brynn Gingras, Travis Caldwell and Emma Tucker, CNN The second New York Police Department officer who was shot while responding to a domestic…
Continue ReadingUS suggests Winter Olympics could influence Russia’s military planning in Ukraine
CNN By Jennifer Hansler and Jeremy Herb, CNN A senior US official suggested Wednesday that the Winter Olympics beginning next week in China could…
Continue ReadingIMF slashes US and China growth forecasts
CNN By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The pandemic will continue to stoke uncertainty and inflation in its third year, undermining the global recovery…
Continue ReadingMcConnell plots GOP midterm strategy amid Trump’s primary influence
CNN By Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN Former President Donald Trump has been relentless in his attacks against Senate Minority Mitch McConnell,…
Continue ReadingFlying car cleared for takeoff, but you’ll need a pilot’s license
CNN By Robert North, Radina Gigova and Sana Noor Haq, CNN A car that can transform into a small aircraft has passed flights tests with flying colors…
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