The US reported more than 4,000 Covid-19 deaths in one day for the first time ever
The US reported more than 4,000 Covid-19 deaths Thursday — the most virus-related deaths the country has reported in one day since the…
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Box Factory program adds more local artists, charities
Bend’s Box Factory is expanding its program to display local artists’ works in their breezeway, a program that benefits local…
Continue ReadingLoeffler concedes Georgia Senate runoff to Warnock
Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler, the Republican incumbent, conceded her Senate runoff to Democratic Sen.-elect Raphael Warnock on Thursday — two…
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Lillard scores 39 as Blazers rout Timberwolves 135-117
Damian Lillard had 39 points, including seven 3-pointers, and the Portland Trail Blazers handed the Minnesota Timberwolves their sixth straight loss…
Continue ReadingSecond Cabinet member announces resignation over Trump’s response to riot
Two of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet secretaries — Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos —…
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‘Urgency’: State vaccine advisory panel holds first meeting; teachers a priority
Oregon’s new COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Committee met for the first time Thursday to discuss how critical workers and population will be prioritized…
Continue ReadingMarion Ramsey, ‘Police Academy’ and Broadway star, dies at 73
Marion Ramsey, the actress best known for her role as Officer Laverne Hooks in the film franchise “Police Academy,” died Thursday in Los…
Continue ReadingProsecutors ‘looking at all actors,’ including Trump, as charges are filed against Capitol rioters
Federal investigators are looking at everyone involved in the unrest at the US Capitol on Wednesday, including the role President Donald Trump played…
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Trump’s Education Secretary Betsy DeVos submits resignation
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has submitted her resignation, saying President Donald Trump’s role in spurring the mob that breached the US…
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RPA’s ‘Redmond Cares’ program sending out last donation boxes
When the pandemic shut down schools in March, staff and students at Redmond Proficiency Academy began helping those in…
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Sen. Merkley shows damage to office
Senator Jeff Merkley used his cellphone to show the damage to his office from the “hooligans who attacked the Capitol” on…
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Trump publicly acknowledges he won’t serve a second term a day after inciting mob
President Donald Trump conceded publicly for the first time Thursday that he will not serve a second term, stopping short of congratulating…
Continue ReadingInside the mob that swarmed the US Capitol
They came to Washington to protest an election they think has been stolen, and when violence began at the US Capitol, mob logic took over. CNN spoke…
Continue ReadingLaw enforcement missed key signs ahead of riot on US Capitol
Despite weeks of planning between federal and local police agencies ahead of Wednesday’s Trump rally—including tracking social…
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Capitol Police officer on life support after pro-Trump riot, union official says
A Capitol Police officer is on life support Thursday night after a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol a day…
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Out & About: Another great round of pics
More proof of B.E.A.U. ti-ful Central Oregon! Share your great photos with us from the Share tab at…
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Big Ol’ Fish: Even a whopper from Mexico
Nothing but big ol’ fish this…
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Trump’s ex-White House chief of staff John Kelly supports using 25th Amendment to remove the President
Former White House chief of staff John Kelly said Thursday that if he were a member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet he would support using…
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Several Cabinet secretaries informally discuss invoking 25th Amendment but Pence ‘highly unlikely’ to pursue
Inquiries about invoking the 25th Amendment have been coming into Vice President Mike Pence’s advisers and those discussions have been under…
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