Articles for Bend

There aren’t a lot of firsts at Notre Dame. This was one of them
2 days, 14 hours ago

There aren’t a lot of firsts at Notre Dame. This was one of them

New York Times  

— Thirteen hours before the first college football game of its kind, with snow lacquering everything and bitter cold keeping it there, the cars and trucks lined Angela Boulevard. “Not many times in life you’re the first to do something.” In the previous 94 years and two months, ever since Knute Rockne had the sod from old Cartier Field removed …

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Notre Dame-Indiana playoff game a twist for those with dual loyalties in the Hoosier State
3 days, 20 hours ago

Notre Dame-Indiana playoff game a twist for those with dual loyalties in the Hoosier State

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Jim O’Donnell’s legacy will be felt inside Notre Dame Stadium on Friday night. To tell you the truth, he’d root for Notre Dame in a heartbeat,” said Carri O’Donnell, who read Blue and Gold Illustrated to her father-in-law two days before he died in September at age 89. “It’s funny when you look at the state of Indiana, …

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Can ordinary citizens solve our toughest problems?
1 week, 4 days ago

Can ordinary citizens solve our toughest problems?

Associated Press  

BEND, OREGON — Eliza Wilson is a little nervous as she draws the microphone close, but she is determined to share her life story. “I first experienced homelessness when I was 5 years old.” Wilson, who’s 36, leads programs focused on unhoused youth. In Colorado’s Montrose County, enacting an assembly’s bold ideas for improving rural day care has been “more …

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Investigation into Indiana house fire that killed 6 siblings fails to determine what caused blaze
1 week, 4 days ago

Investigation into Indiana house fire that killed 6 siblings fails to determine what caused blaze

Associated Press  

— An investigation into a northern Indiana house fire that killed six siblings in January failed to determine what caused the deadly blaze, although electrical items were identified as “potential ignition sources,” the state fire marshal said Wednesday. The probe of the South Bend fire ended with the “cause undetermined,” said State Fire Marshal Steve Jones, calling that a common …

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US Biathlon officials ignored sexual harassment and abuse of female racers for decades, athletes say
1 week, 5 days ago

US Biathlon officials ignored sexual harassment and abuse of female racers for decades, athletes say

Associated Press  

Sexual abuse and harassment by coaches and others who held positions of power over women on the U.S. Biathlon team have been dismissed, ignored or excused over decades by officials more concerned with winning medals than holding offenders accountable, according to a half-dozen former Olympians and other biathletes. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard …

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Pete Buttigieg on 2024 and the ‘Crank Realignment’ - The New York Times
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Pete Buttigieg on 2024 and the ‘Crank Realignment’ - The New York Times

New York Times  

“Pete Buttigieg has had had one of these fascinating rises in politics. He went from being mayor of South Bend, Indiana, a small but noble town —” “I’m convinced that we’re going to remember these years that we’re living through right now as some of the most pivotal and transformative and important in the life of our city.” — to …

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Rent crisis grips India as landlords bend rules, employ tricks and threats
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Rent crisis grips India as landlords bend rules, employ tricks and threats

India Today  

Indoor plants, family pictures and food in the fridge await us. India Today Digital spoke to several people who live in these cities and brokers to understand the rent hike crisis and its intensity across the metropolitan cities in India. THE SKYROCKETING RENTS IN RENTAL HOTSPOTS Cities Rental Hotspots 2021 Q2 2024 % Increase Bengaluru Sarjapur Rd 21,000 35,000 67% …

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Burj Khalifa likely to lose its world’s tallest tower title, THIS building to replace it
1 month, 1 week ago

Burj Khalifa likely to lose its world’s tallest tower title, THIS building to replace it

India TV News  

The iconic Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building with the heigh 828 meters, may lose its title. According to a report by The US Sun, an upcoming mega project of a skyscraper by Billionaires' Row - a group of ultra-luxury residential skyscrapers - in Midtown Manhattan, New York will break the record of the tallest building, currently owned by Dubai's …

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'Big Bend' skyscraper in Manhattan proposed to become world’s longest building
1 month, 1 week ago

'Big Bend' skyscraper in Manhattan proposed to become world’s longest building

Hindustan Times  

The proposed "Big Bend" in Manhattan, New York, is set to become the world's longest building, spanning 4,000 feet in a single, continuous upside-down U shape, reported The US Sun. The innovative shape also enables developers to construct taller buildings on smaller plots, cutting down their overall costs. If this project goes through successfully, the "Big Bend" would be a …

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America's last remaining Blockbuster store responds to claims it is about to close for good
1 month, 3 weeks ago

America's last remaining Blockbuster store responds to claims it is about to close for good

Daily Mail  

The last Blockbuster store in the US that was widely rumored to close for good today has no plans to shutter its doors despite the speculation. Fans had been saddened to learn through social media the last Blockbuster store in Bend, Oregon, would reportedly close this Halloween, that is until Blockbuster confirmed that this was thankfully not the case. The …

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Underrated National Parks You Should Visit
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Underrated National Parks You Should Visit

Huff Post  

Over the past few years, many Americans’ eyes have been opened to the beautiful sights in their own backyards. “Voyageurs is the only park my wife and I go back to every year because it provides an outdoor sanctuary that other parks simply can’t seem to replicate.” North Cascades National Park Cavan Images via Getty Images “While North Cascades National …

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Supercars introduce finals series for 2025 season, Bathurst 1000 joined by The Bend 500 as endurance race
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supercars introduce finals series for 2025 season, Bathurst 1000 joined by The Bend 500 as endurance race

ABC  

Supercars drivers will vie for the championship title in an elimination finals series in one of the biggest shake-ups to the category's format in years. The addition of the finals series will keep fans engaged until the very last lap, said Supercars chief executive Shane Howard. Changes made to the Bathurst 1000 as different tyres are hoped to bring more …

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Florida communities hit by 3 hurricanes in 13 months grapple with how and whether to rebuild
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Florida communities hit by 3 hurricanes in 13 months grapple with how and whether to rebuild

LA Times  

Laurie Lilliott stands amid the wreckage of her home Friday in Dekle Beach, Fla., after Hurricane Helene. “I don’t know if anybody’s ever experienced this in the history of hurricanes.” For the third time in 13 months, this windswept stretch of Florida’s Big Bend took a direct hit from a hurricane — a 1-2-3 punch to a 50-mile sliver of …

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Letters to the Editor: I live in the Palos Verdes landslide. Here’s what ‘you can’t fight nature’ gets wrong
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Letters to the Editor: I live in the Palos Verdes landslide. Here’s what ‘you can’t fight nature’ gets wrong

LA Times  

Cars make their way on a section of road affected by the Portuguese Bend landslide in Rancho Palos Verdes on Aug. 21. To the editor: I live in the Portuguese Bend landslide area of Rancho Palos Verdes and have for a long time. To the editor: Sadly, any California geology student remembers the textbook chapter about the Portuguese Bend landslide …

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Hurricane Helene upgrades to ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 storm: State of emergency in Florida, Georgia and more
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene upgrades to ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 storm: State of emergency in Florida, Georgia and more

Hindustan Times  

Fast-moving Hurricane Helene was advancing Thursday across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, threatening a “catastrophic” storm surge in northwestern parts of the state as well as damaging winds, rains and flash floods hundreds of miles inland across much of the southeastern U.S., forecasters said. Helene strengthens to a Category 4 hurricane Helene strengthened into an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 …

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Indian-American Judge indicted for misrepresenting himself to influence election outcome
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian-American Judge indicted for misrepresenting himself to influence election outcome

New Indian Express  

HOUSTON: Fort Bend County Judge KP George was on Thursday evening booked into jail following his indictment by a grand jury for misrepresenting himself online to influence the outcome of his election. According to Fort Bend County judicial records, George was booked at 7.17 pm on a misdemeanour charge connected to a social media scheme aimed at swaying voters. Earlier …

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Hurricane Helene tears apart Florida’s Big Bend region
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hurricane Helene tears apart Florida’s Big Bend region

Salon  

Hurricane Helene tore through Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, leaving behind a trail of devastation after the Category 4 hurricane made landfall Thursday night in the rural Big Bend in Florida, the Associated Press reported. Dramatic footage shows the astonishing force of Hurricane Helene's storm surge, with entire homes floating away in Steinhatchee, Florida. When the storm first arrived in …

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After stunner in South Bend, No. 23 NIU looks to keep rolling against Buffalo
3 months ago

After stunner in South Bend, No. 23 NIU looks to keep rolling against Buffalo

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Northern Illinois hosts Buffalo on Saturday in the MAC opener for both teams and its first game since the stunner in South Bend, a 16-14 surprise against a team that was ranked fifth in the nation. The Huskies’ first win over a ranked team since 2015 …

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Mom who played sick game with kids faces charges after running over eight-year-old girl as she tried to cling to car door handle
3 months ago

Mom who played sick game with kids faces charges after running over eight-year-old girl as she tried to cling to car door handle

Daily Mail  

A wicked mother was arrested after running over her eight-year-old daughter while playing a sick game with her children. Jasmine White, 27, from South Bend, Indiana, was arrested on September 11 after allegedly speeding away in her Chevy Equinox while the girl held on to the car door handle on August 29 at Cedar Glen Apartments. At the time, White's …

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More homes in Rancho Palos Verdes will be without power as land continues to shift
3 months, 2 weeks ago

More homes in Rancho Palos Verdes will be without power as land continues to shift

LA Times  

A huge crack forms along Palos Verdes Drive South in Rancho Palos Verdes where a landslide has accelerated at the end of August. As the land continues to shift under neighborhoods near the oceanside cliffs of Rancho Palos Verdes, an additional 54 customers will have their power cut off. The power will go off for 54 customers in the lower …

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Letters to the Editor: Palos Verdes land slippage isn’t a new problem. Why did people build there?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Letters to the Editor: Palos Verdes land slippage isn’t a new problem. Why did people build there?

LA Times  

To the editor: When I was a child in the 1950s, no trip to Marineland of the Pacific on the Palos Verdes Peninsula was complete without my parents driving us through Portuguese Bend to show us evidence of land movement — buckled and cracked streets, and above-ground utility piping with flexible joints. Land movement on the peninsula has been a …

Disaster spreading in Rancho Palos Verdes: Gas will be shut off to 54 more homes as land shifts
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Disaster spreading in Rancho Palos Verdes: Gas will be shut off to 54 more homes as land shifts

LA Times  

The road is closed to traffic on Exultant Drive, where land movement has caused large cracks in pavement and damage to nearby homes in Rancho Palos Verdes. Southern California Gas Co. is shutting off natural gas service to 54 more Rancho Palos Verdes homes because of additional land movement in the area. The utility on Thursday announced service would be …

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Landslides bring uncertainty, fear to Rancho Palos Verdes. How much worse will it get?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Landslides bring uncertainty, fear to Rancho Palos Verdes. How much worse will it get?

LA Times  

With less than 24 hours’ notice, Nikki Noushkam learned Sunday that Southern California Edison was shutting off power to her home indefinitely. “I have to vacate my house that I have lived for almost 20 years,” Noushkam said during a special Rancho Palos Verdes City Council meeting Tuesday to discuss the latest blow to residents of the besieged community: losing …

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Power cut off to 140 homes in Rancho Palos Verdes because of landslide danger
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Power cut off to 140 homes in Rancho Palos Verdes because of landslide danger

LA Times  

Severe landslide damage on Dauntless Drive near the Rancho Palos Verdes’ Portuguese Bend community, where an evacuation warning has been issued due to electricity shut-offs on Sunday. Southern California Edison shut off power to 140 homes in the Portuguese Bend neighborhood of Rancho Palos Verdes on Sunday as continuing land movement created unsafe conditions, triggering an evacuation warning. “The land …

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