Meghan and Prince Harry share Christmas card starring little Archie
Meghan and Prince Harry released a family Christmas card featuring their 19-month-old son Archie in his first public image in months. In the card,…
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Gobert dominant inside, Lillard struggles, Jazz rout Blazers
Rudy Gobert had 20 points and 17 rebounds in a dominant season-opening performance, leading the Utah Jazz to a 120-100 victory over the Portland…
Continue Reading California surpasses 2 million confirmed Covid-19 cases, more than all but a few countries
Over two million people in California have tested positive for Covid-19, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, more cases than in all but…
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US passes 1 million people vaccinated for coronavirus
The nearly yearlong coronavirus pandemic has been full of gloomy numbers but Wednesday brought an encouraging one — more than 1 million people…
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Bend homeless helping homeless: One couple’s mission to provide hope
Marion Douglas and his wife, Jessie Jamie, have fallen on hard times. But they aren’t alone, in more ways than…
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Delta gifts employee who battled Covid-19 for months a first-class trip anywhere in the world
Janese Cockfield refused to sit idly by as her twin sister, Janice, lay in a coma 600 miles away, batting to survive Covid-19. “I was…
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Trump is more erratic than ever with final days in sight
It turns out there are no silent nights in the Trump era. Even in the lead-up to Christmas, even in humiliating loss, even as Americans attempt…
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Fire destroys 2 mobile homes, damages 2 others at park in southern Bend
Two manufactured homes were destroyed by a fire and two others were damaged Wednesday night at at a mobile home park in southern Bend, officials…
Continue Reading Track Santa as he flies around the world on Christmas Eve
NORAD is focusing its formidable tracking systems on Santa Claus and his reindeer as they make their annual flight delivering presents to children…
Continue Reading Border wall construction presses full steam ahead in final days of Trump administration
At a secluded spot in southeast Arizona, the San Pedro River flows north from Mexico and crosses the United States border, running under a majestic…
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Gov. Brown signs ‘drinks to go,’ other special session bills; OLCC adopts new rules
Gov. Kate Brown late Wednesday signed into law Senate Bill 1801, allowing many Oregon bars and restaurants to sell alcoholic “drinks to go.” The…
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Prineville mayor-elect seeks Jan. 1 biz reopening; Redmond mayor disagrees
At least a dozen mayors and mayors-elect across the state, including Prineville’s mayor-elect, have joined in a coalition that is urging small…
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The Trump appointee Biden needs to get rid of on day one
Among the latest flurry of hair-raising Donald Trump appointees President-elect Joe Biden should replace as soon as possible, the name of Darren J.…
Continue Reading South Carolina man sues city of Rock Hill, alleging police ordered him out of his house naked and held him at gunpoint while searching his house
A South Carolina man filed a lawsuit against the city of Rock Hill on Monday, alleging that police officers ordered him out of his house naked and…
Continue Reading Teachers and school employees will be in the next round of people to get a Covid-19 vaccine in Ohio
The next group of people to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in Ohio will be the state’s teachers and school staff. Ohio teachers and school staff…
Continue Reading Genetics experts worry coronavirus vaccines might not work quite as well against UK variant
Michael Worobey, a biologist at the University of Arizona, has seen more than 100,000 different strains of the virus that causes Covid-19. But when…
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Holiday Lights: Beautiful display on Sarah Drive in SE Bend
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White House coronavirus task force no longer proactively sending reports to states
The White House coronavirus task force has informed states that it will no longer proactively send its weekly state reports with tailored data and…
Continue Reading Trump’s veto of massive defense bill sets up possible override vote next week
President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the sweeping defense bill that both chambers of Congress recently passed by veto-proof majorities, setting…
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