Evening Snow Report: Dec. 22
The cold front that moved through our area yesterday did give us about 3-5 new inches of snow at our ski resorts. Willamette Pass will reopen tomorrow after closing earlier in the week due to rain.
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Trump announces wave of pardons, including Papadopoulos and former lawmakers Hunter and Collins
President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a wave of lame duck pardons, including two for men who pleaded guilty in Robert Mueller’s investigation, as well as ones for Republican allies who once served in Congress and military contractors involved in a deadly shooting of Iraqi civilians. The pardons of former campaign aide George Papadopoulos, former
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‘It’s turned crazy’: Inside the scramble for Trump pardons
President Donald Trump may not be willing to accept his term is ending, but as the clock ticks down on his time in office, hundreds of his allies — including some of his closest business associates and many high-profile criminals — are ramping up their efforts to squeeze out the final ounces of his presidential
Continue ReadingGirl, mail carrier find joy in daily dance parties
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — It has been a hard year for everyone, including children. In a now viral video, a little girl and a mail carrier in southeast Portland are warming hearts across the world. The two have kept up their special friendship, even during the pandemic. Every
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Georgia runoff timing means Perdue won’t be in Congress for joint session on Electoral College
The tight January political calendar means Georgia Republican Sen. David Perdue won’t be in office when Congress meets for a joint session on the Electoral College on January 6, regardless of the results of the Senate runoff the day before. Sydney Butler, chief of staff to the secretary of the Senate — who oversees the
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What 3 centuries of smallpox mortality data shows about how epidemics linger
As so many people around the globe contemplate what their lives might look like after the pandemic, new research on smallpox might help provide insight. Researchers revealed nearly three centuries of data showing repeated smallpox epidemics in London in a study published Monday in the open access journal PLOS One. “This study reveals detailed patterns
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Researchers think ‘hundreds’ of people in US could have new UK coronavirus strain
Researchers studying the new UK strain of the coronavirus think it likely arrived in the US in mid-November, and that many people in the United States could already be infected. “If I had to guess, I would say it’s probably in hundreds of people by now,” said Michael Worobey, head of the department of ecology
Continue ReadingOfficer fired after being charged with murder
Click here for updates on this story PRICHARD, Alabama (WALA) — The Prichard Police Department on Tuesday fired a police officer charged with murder in the death of a neighbor. Prichard authorities said they also have launched their own investigation of Johnathan Murphy II, 35. According to Mobile police, officers responded at about 10:15 p.m.
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What does this new coronavirus strain mean for you?
A new strain of coronavirus first detected in the UK has prompted dozens of travel bans and widespread concern about what this means for the world. While scientists dig deeper, here’s what this new strain means for you: Why is this strain important? The new variant has a series of mutations, the US Centers for
Continue Reading Televangelist Pat Robertson says Trump lives in an ‘alternate reality’ and should move on from election loss
Televangelist Pat Robertson, a prominent conservative backer of Donald Trump, said Monday that the President is living in an “alternate reality” and should “move on” from his 2020 election loss. “With all his talent, and the ability to raise money and draw large crowds, the President still lives in an alternate reality,” Robertson said Monday
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Clear and calm for the next few days
Happy Tuesday, Central Oregon! We’ve seen our temperatures drop down into a more seasonal range after yesterday’s cold front moved through the area. We’ve also seen some stronger breezes, with some gusts as strong as 25 mph. We’re going to continue to see these cold temperatures. All of our area is forecast to potentially drop
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Oregon Adaptive Sports opens registration for winter sports program
Registration is now open for winter sports at Bend-based nonprofit Oregon Adaptive Sports.
Continue ReadingDrive-by birthday party held for 95-year-old WWII veteran
Click here for updates on this story SCOTT TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — He is one of the last surviving combat veterans of World War II. This weekend, Bernie Hoffman turned 95 years old. He was given a COVID celebration — military style. Hoffman is a member of the greatest generation and a decorated World War
Continue Reading Biden faces uncertain outlook for quick confirmation of Cabinet nominees as some Republicans urge caution
President-elect Joe Biden has been moving swiftly to fill out much of his Cabinet. Whether the Senate will do the same is another question. Biden faces the tricky task of navigating a narrowly divided Senate with competing factions within his own party, calls by conservative senators to bring the nomination process to a slow grind
Continue Reading Fauci, Collins and Azar receive their first doses of Covid-19 vaccine
Dr. Anthony Fauci, US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins received their first doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine Tuesday. The shot, which Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, received in the left arm, was administered at the NIH Clinical
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Key lines from Biden’s remarks ahead of Christmas
President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Americans to steel themselves for dark days ahead battling the coronavirus pandemic. He lambasted the Trump administration for the recent massive cyberattack on US federal agencies, and President Donald Trump for downplaying the attack. Biden also said Trump’s team has not been fully cooperating with his transition team and
Continue Reading Lev Parnas files motion to dismiss, says he was selectively prosecuted to protect Trump
Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani, has filed a motion to dismiss the campaign finance charges against him, arguing he has been selectively prosecuted and blocked from providing information to lawmakers seeking to impeach President Trump. In a court filing Tuesday, Parnas’s attorney alleges New York federal prosecutors targeted their investigation of Parnas
Continue ReadingThe moon may have far more lunar craters than previously known
Moon craters formed when meteorites and asteroids slammed into the lunar surface. Like fossils on Earth, they reveal something about the history of the solar system and how planets were formed. Using artificial intelligence, Chinese scientists have estimated that there are more than 100,000 craters on the moon, according to a study published Tuesday in
Continue ReadingTeachers, students spread holiday joy as they put on virtual performance
Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Usually days before Christmas, holiday concerts are taking place in school auditoriums and cafeterias across the region but that too is going virtual in 2020. And students at a school in Overbrook Park still found a way to make family members proud. The show must
Continue ReadingA couple hid in two Philadelphia churches for 843 days to avoid deportation. Now they are free
For 843 days, Oneita and Clive Thompson took sanctuary in two Philadelphia churches to escape Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Daily life was constrained within the humble walls of the First United Methodist Church of Germantown, and later the Tabernacle United Church downtown. They ate, bathed, and slept cloistered inside the churches, bereft of the ability
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