No Earth Day Parade again this year, but plenty of activities to honor planet
The Environmental Center will offer a series of events and activities for local individuals, families, students and young kids to celebrate Earth…
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Charged up: Bend bike shops seeing demand spike for electric bikes
Electric bikes are a hot product in Bend, as more people experience the outdoors with an assist to their pedal…
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High winds spread Tumalo burn barrel fire; shed destroyed, resident cited
High winds Tuesday spread a burn-barrel fire in Tumalo to a shed that was destroyed as a result, also prompting a citation for the resident who…
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Several Bend skiers, boarders stand out at regional competition
Young skiers and snowboarders from Central Oregon had a strong showing at the USA Snowboard and Freeski Association (USASA) Regional Championships at…
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Grit Clinics are back with weekly mountain bike lessons on Bend trails
As we get ready for summer in our hometown, we are excited to announce new weekly offerings from Grit Clinics Mountain Bike Skills in 2021 and…
Continue ReadingOfficer and police chief have resigned after death of Daunte Wright, mayor says
The police officer who shot and killed a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb over the weekend has submitted a resignation letter — as has the…
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Bend enterprise zone up for Deschutes County renewal
Deschutes County commissioners on Wednesday will consider approving Bend’s enterprise zone designation for another 10 years. Oregon law requires…
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Oregon employers mull requiring COVID-19 vaccines
A large winery near Eugene has notified its workers that they must show proof they’ve received the COVID-19 vaccine by May 20.…
Continue ReadingKenosha officer who shot Jacob Blake has returned to duty, chief says
Rusten Sheskey, the Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer who shot Jacob Blake seven times while responding to a domestic incident last year, has…
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Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 related deaths, 567 new cases
There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,446, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingBill aims to provide supplemental insurance to firefighters with cancer
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A bill in Raleigh aims to provide supplemental…
Continue ReadingAmericans are buying less toilet paper and wipes
One encouraging sign that the pandemic-time panic among consumers has abated: Americans have stopped hoarding toilet paper, kitchen towels and wipes.…
Continue ReadingLloyd Austin Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. Personal Birth date: August 8, 1953 Birth place: Mobile, Alabama Birth name:…
Continue ReadingUse-of-force expert for defense says Derek Chauvin was justified in kneeling on George Floyd
A use-of-force expert testifying for Derek Chauvin’s defense team on Tuesday said the former Minneapolis Police officer was justified in…
Continue ReadingBusinesses clean up after night of destruction following Daunte Wright killing
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Damage from the overnight looting and vandalism following the…
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Seven Highway 97 bridges in Klamath Falls to get $32 million in seismic upgrades
Seven Highway 97 bridges in the Klamath Falls area will be the focus of a $32 million seismic retrofitting project that will begin this year and…
Continue ReadingSecond-grader nominated for kid’s version of Nobel Peace Prize
Click here for updates on this story GRAPEVINE, Texas (KTVT) — Meet Paisley Elliot— A fun, light hearted second…
Continue ReadingMan lost everything as he waited on callback from Illinois Department Of Employment Security that never came
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A man lost his home, car, everything while waiting on a call from…
Continue ReadingInvestigators in Kristin Smart case serve search warrant at the home of the prime suspect’s father
Investigators in the case of Kristin Smart, the college student missing since 1996, served a search warrant at the home of the prime suspect’s…
Continue ReadingTehran says it will ramp up uranium enrichment levels following apparent attack on Iranian nuclear facility
Iran has informed the international nuclear watchdog that it intends to massively ramp up its levels of uranium enrichment following an apparent…
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