Polar ice is melting and changing Earth’s rotation. It’s messing with time itself
By Laura Paddison and Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — One day in the next couple of years, everyone in the world will lose a second of their time.…
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Bend nonprofit holds Easter event to bring displaced Ukrainian families together, offer support
 BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — It has been two years since Russia invaded Ukraine, creating tragedies still being felt around the world. A Bend nonprofit…
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Honor Flight: Bend Pearl Harbor survivor Dick Higgins and family take special journey to his final resting place
Two days after a public memorial service and military funeral for Richard “Dick” Higgins of Bend, who passed away last week at the age of 102,…
Continue ReadingAT&T says personal data from 73 million current and former account holders leaked onto dark web
By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — AT&T has launched an investigation into the source of a data leak that includes personal…
Continue ReadingThe Realtors settlement is already changing the way some Americans buy and sell homes
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — The seismic settlement announced by the National Association of Realtors earlier this month has not yet been…
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Deschutes County to start work on new roundabout at Butler Market Road/Powell Butte Highway intersection
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The eastern end of Butler Market Road at Powell Butte Highway, by the Bend Airport, closes Monday as work begins on a new…
Continue ReadingEurope saved its bears from extinction. Now some countries want more rights to shoot them
By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — A team of 14 armed officers with camera traps, a thermal imaging drone and a shoot-to-kill order ran through…
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‘Closure for all of us’: Bend’s refreshed Vietnam Veterans Memorial rededicated on national day in their honor
Friday was National Vietnam Veterans Day, set aside to remember and honor those who served in that long and difficult war. In a special event to mark…
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Crook County drug trafficking suspect arrested in guns-drawn traffic stop; raid on car, house turn up meth, fentanyl, guns, cash
A Crook County methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficker was arrested Thursday in a guns-drawn traffic stop and arraigned Friday on seven felony drug…
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New warnings about heart pumps linked to 49 deaths
By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — There are new and revised warnings about the instructions for use of a certain type of heart pump that could lead to…
Continue ReadingTrump appeals ruling that let Fulton County DA Fani Willis remain on Georgia election subversion case
By Zachary Cohen, Nick Valencia and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump and several of his co-defendants in the Georgia…
Continue ReadingBiden administration strengthens Endangered Species Act protections weakened under Trump
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Thursday strengthened protections of the Endangered Species Act, repealing Trump-era…
Continue ReadingLouis Gossett Jr., Oscar-winning star of ‘An Officer and a Gentleman,’ dead at 87
CNN By Keith Allen and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Louis Gossett Jr., who won an Academy Award for his performance in “An Officer and a…
Continue ReadingUS inflation ticked higher last month, reversing some recent progress
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — The latest US inflation report showed that rising prices continue to weigh on American consumers.…
Continue ReadingVolunteer defends helping vulnerable migrants on Arizona’s perilous southern border
By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Sasabe, Arizona (CNN) — Paul Nixon’s brain wrestled with his heart as he saw a pregnant migrant woman…
Continue ReadingThe home insurance market is crumbling. These owners are paying the price
By Nathaniel Meyersohn and Anna Bahney, CNN New York (CNN) — The home insurance market is crumbling in New Orleans, leaving Alfredo Herrera…
Continue ReadingTennessee governor signs bill blocking police reform law inspired by Tyre Nichols’ killing
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee has signed a bill into law that blocks cities from enacting some local police…
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Oregon city can’t limit church’s homeless meal services, federal judge rules
BROOKINGS, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that a southern Oregon city can’t limit a local church’s homeless meal services. U.S.…
Continue ReadingTrump, Gaza conflict loom large at Biden’s high-profile NYC fundraiser
By Michael Williams, MJ Lee and Donald Judd, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden went after Donald Trump at his New York City…
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‘Gramps, you are our hero’: A day of honor, and fondly shared memories of Bend Pearl Harbor survivor Dick Higgins
Central Oregonians gathered Thursday to pay their respects and to share fond memories at a series of events honoring the life of Richard “Dick”…
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