Man carrying homemade bombs shot dead by Chinese police following 16-hour standoff
By Nectar Gan, CNN A suspected thief was shot dead by police at his home in southwestern China on Wednesday after he repeatedly threatened to…
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Taiwan’s foreign minister says ‘we need to prepare’ for military conflict with China
By Eric Cheung and Will Ripley, CNN China’s escalating military intimidation of Taiwan shows the self-governed island “needs to…
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Intense thunderstorm dumps hail, heavy rain across northern Bend
A slow-moving thunderstorm cell parked itself over the north end of Bend late Wednesday afternoon, dumping up to an hour of torrential rain and hail…
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Bend hailstorm floods Boyd Acres Road
Eric Goodman shared this video of motorists encountering high water on Boyd Acres Road in NE Bend after intense thunderstorm brought heavy rain and…
Continue ReadingHere’s how coronavirus spread inside a government office in Florida — and how one official says it stopped
By Jamiel Lynch and Christina Maxouris, CNN Officials in Manatee County, Florida, were able to identify the patient zero in a recent outbreak of the…
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‘It’s something special’: 75th Crooked River Roundup in Prineville kicks off
After almost two years with no event, the city of Prineville, which proudly calls itself the “Cowboy Capital of Oregon,” is hosting the 75th annual…
Continue ReadingFormer Philippine President Benigno Aquino dies age 61
By Helen Regan and Chandler Thornton, CNN The former President of the Philippines Benigno Aquino III died Thursday at the age of 61 after being…
Continue ReadingChinese private security presence is growing in Southeast Asia, report finds
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Chinese businesses with risky investments in Southeast Asia’s Mekong region are increasingly turning to legal,…
Continue ReadingChinese private security presence is growing in Southeast Asia, report finds
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Chinese businesses with risky investments in Southeast Asia’s Mekong region are increasingly turning to legal,…
Continue ReadingHouston hospital employee who says she was fired for not getting vaccine: ‘Don’t take away my choice’
By Rosa Flores, CNN An ultrasound technologist who says she was fired by a Houston hospital because she wouldn’t get vaccinated against the…
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Downtown Prineville cattle drive kicks off Crooked River Roundup
NewsChannel 21’s Carly Keenan was live in downtown Prineville Wednesday night for the traditional start of the Crooked River Roundup – the cattle…
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A first: Central Oregon fire crews get assist from 2 visiting task forces amid high fire danger
The Office of Oregon State Fire Marshal has sent fire crews from elsewhere in the state to Central Oregon to serve as backup due to the high wildfire…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom to face recall election
By Alexandra Meeks and Paul LeBlanc, CNN California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom will face a recall election, marking just the second time in state…
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Fire crews searching for ‘sleeper fires’ after C.O. lightning storms
With hundreds of lightning strikes rolling through Central Oregon over the last couple of days, sleeper fires are now a concern for crews in the…
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Tempers flare, one arrest during Emerson Avenue homeless camp cleanup in NE Bend
A scheduled homeless campsite cleanup and removal Wednesday on Bend’s Northeast Emerson Avenue included some times of tension between police and…
Continue ReadingNew bodycam video released of rioters attacking police at Capitol
CNN’s Erin Burnett and Paula Reid discuss the significance of the ongoing release of officer body camera videos by the Justice Department from the…
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C.O. fire agencies rely on mutual aid, task force help in area
Fire season can bring in outside task forces to help protect homes, but all year long, mutual aid among Central Oregon fire agencies is…
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Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 related deaths, 233 new cases; fewest weekly cases in 9 months
There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,759, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday, as a…
Continue ReadingA high school basketball coach was fired after tortilla-throwing incident involving rival team
By Nicole Chavez, Cheri Mossburg and Krecyte Villareal, CNN A school board in Southern California has decided to fire a basketball coach in the wake…
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Prineville police plan summer DUII high-visibility enforcement, report seat belt blitz results
The Prineville Police Department will be participating in state and federally funded High-Visibility Enforcement over the summer months. The goal is…
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