A Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy who was suspended for a day without pay and lost his detective assignment due to an incident at a Bend bar last year has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of new criminal and internal affairs investigations, the agency said Monday.
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Got a question for Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler? This week brings another installment of Ask the Mayor on NewsChannel 21 at Sunrise on Wednesday at 6:30 a.m. Here’s the page where you can submit your question — and leaving your name or email address are totally optional. Then tune in and
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Despite a quarter-inch of rain in places, the Bedrock Fire on the Willamette National Forest continues actively burning in dry fuels, and the 750-plus firefighters still have it 5% contained, officials said Sunday.
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Bend Police homicide detectives investigating last month’s killing of Evelyn Weaver are now asking Tesla owners and drivers to review the video the cars can record for a two-hour period on July 14 to look for the victim’s SUV on certain Bend streets or anyone walking on the street near her home.
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(Update: Adding video, comments from Bend street supervisor) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend’s Street Preservation Program is wrapping up for the season after spending over $3 million this year. Paint striping, chip sealing and overall reconstruction were part of the makeovers. City Streets Supervisor Paul Neiswonger told us Tuesday, “It’s based off
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Both drones and helicopters have been used to drop spherical ignition devices for burnout operations to remove unburned fuel within the perimeter of the 27,573-acre Flat Fire, now 14% contained, officials said Tuesday.
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Major progress continues to be made on the 2,137-acre Golden Fire in Klamath County, as crews demobilize and the blaze reached 83% containment by Monday evening.
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has amended three laws governing sexual harassment in a special session of the legislature, after a wave of #MeToo accusations hit the island in June. The changes approved Monday include higher penalties and longer periods for victims to come forward and report an incident to
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares dipped Wednesday after Wall Street took a step back from its big rally as markets tried to digest a slew of earnings. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dove 1.8% in morning trading to 32,871.85. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.8% to 7,390.30. South Korea’s Kospi slid
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — A massive fire burning across both California and Nevada is generating extreme fire behavior, spawning “fire whirls” and creating dangerous conditions for firefighters, authorities said. The fire, dubbed the York Fire, which is California’s largest fire of the year, has consumed 80,000 acres as of Tuesday morning. The blaze
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota’s profit for the first fiscal quarter jumped to 1.3 trillion yen, or $9 billion, hitting a quarterly record for Japan’s top automaker. Sales grew as the parts shortages related to the coronavirus pandemic eased. Toyota’s April-June net profit rose 78% from 736.8 billion yen the
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-led government reduced the prison sentences of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a clemency connected to a religious holiday in the Buddhist-majority country, state media said Tuesday. Former President Win Myint also had his sentence reduced as part of the clemency granted to more than 7,000 prisoners. But Suu
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, Berry Wang and Mengchen Zhang, CNN (CNN) — Deadly downpours have triggered landslides and floods that swept away cars and destroyed roads in Beijing, as the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri unleashed the heaviest deluge in a decade over parts of northern China. Two days of rainfall have overwhelmed riverbeds around the western
Continue ReadingBy Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — A former childcare worker has been charged with 1,623 child abuse offenses allegedly carried out against 91 children in Australia and elsewhere over 15 years, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said in a statement on Tuesday. The 45-year-old man from the Gold Coast has been in police custody since
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The winning numbers for Tuesday’s estimated $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot – which would be one of the largest prizes in the lottery’s history – have been drawn. The numbers are 8, 24, 30, 45, 61 with a gold Mega Ball of 12. If won, the jackpot could be
Continue ReadingWHITTIER, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer has been shot and the suspected gunman wounded in the Los Angeles suburb of Whittier. The shooting took place at about 9 p.m. Monday. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says both the officer and the suspect were hospitalized but there’s no immediate word on their
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A French military transport plane carrying Europeans from Niger arrived in Paris Wednesday, in the first such evacuation flight since mutinous soldiers ousted the country’s democratically elected president nearly a week ago and shut its borders. France, Italy and Spain all announced evacuations from Niger for
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon is approaching Japan’s southwestern island of Okinawa, lashing the region with strong winds and high waves and forcing transportation to halt and stores to close. Slow-moving Typhoon Khanun is heading northwest with surface winds of up to 111 miles per hour. Hundreds of flights
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $1.25 billion after no one beat the odds Tuesday night and won the massive lottery prize. The winning numbers drawn were: 8, 24, 30, 45, 61 and the yellow ball: 12. No one has won the Mega Millions jackpot since April 18, allowing
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press With pageantry that included balloons, a banner and an outdoor signing ceremony, Texas A&M University celebrated a diverse new chapter in its history with its June hiring of Kathleen McElroy. McElroy, a Black journalist whose background included decades at the New York Times and a reputation for promoting diversity in
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