Month: January 2021
Trump says he hopes Pence ‘comes through’ while he rallies for Georgia senators
President Donald Trump appeared zeroed-in on the vice president’s role in certifying the 2020 presidential election results as a potential Hail Mary during a rally meant for a pair of Georgia GOP Senate candidates on Monday night, saying that he hoped Mike Pence would “come through for us.” Pence holds a largely ceremonial role when
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Get ready to watch Georgia count, again
The twin US Senate runoffs in Georgia mean everything in American government for the next two years. President-elect Joe Biden will either have a Republican-led Senate working to block him or a (barely) Democratic-controlled Senate trying to help him out. And the races Tuesday will determine whether Republicans have the advantage or there’s a 50-50
Continue ReadingFederal judge hints at possible discipline against lawyer after another GOP election lawsuit is tossed
A federal judge in Washington, DC, suggested on Monday that lawyers representing the Wisconsin Voters Alliance and other groups, which have backed efforts in several courts in line with President Donald Trump seeking to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s win, could face professional discipline. The group had asked the DC District Court to block the Electoral
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January is ‘Mentor Month’
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Oregon, a 21 Cares for Kids partner, hopes to get 30 “Bigs” by the end of the month.
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America’s Covid vaccine campaign is not a disaster
A true confession to start the new year: I am now a giddy, guilty, vaccinated-American. I therefore would like to comment on the current profound disappointment many in the United States — from President-elect Joe Biden to prominent physicians, to talking heads parading across our screens — have voiced about the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out: The
Continue ReadingIn majority-Black Georgia county, voting in Senate runoffs is more about fight to vote than right to vote
Johnny Thornton stood on his sprawling catfish farm, once a symbol of empowerment in this majority Black county, and explained how the local election board once tried to strip him of his right to vote. In 2015, after a failed attempt to shutter almost every polling location in a county three times the area of
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Bend neighborhood leader proposes stricter city tree preservation rules
As more and more people move to Bend, the community also is losing more and more trees.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin honors late son in emotional tribute: ‘A radiant light in this broken world’
Rep. Jamie Raskin and his wife, Sarah, published an emotional tribute to their late son, Tommy, who died by suicide at 25 years old last week, describing him as “a radiant light in this broken world.” “Tommy Raskin had a perfect heart, a perfect soul, a riotously outrageous and relentless sense of humor, and a
Continue ReadingProsecutors: Police officer illegally used database to look up sensitive info about other officers
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A former St. Louis County officer is facing charges, accused of inappropriately using a police database to look up sensitive information about 17 other officers. Amy Loftus, 38, is charged with five counts of misuse of information by a public official. Between
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Baltazar’s Restaurant on Bend’s Westside is closing
Baltazar’s Seafood Restaurant, a popular dining spot on Bend’s Westside, is closing its doors after 15 years in business, the owner confirmed.
Continue ReadingA sword taken from a Revolutionary War statue as a prank 40 years ago is finally returned
A sword taken from a historical monument in Westfield, Massachusetts has been returned by the man who took it as part of a college prank about 40 years ago, according to a city official. Cindy Gaylord, the head of Westfield’s historical commission, received a phone call three weeks before Christmas from a man saying he
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Redmond urgent care clinic to offer free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests
Family Choice Urgent Care in Redmond will offer free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests next Saturday for residents showing symptoms of the virus.
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Biden says electing Georgia’s Ossoff and Warnock would lead to $2,000 stimulus checks
President-elect Joe Biden said electing Democrats Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock in Tuesday’s runoff elections would end the gridlock in Washington and allow a Democrat-controlled Senate to provide $2,000 stimulus checks to Americans. “If you send Jon and the Reverend to Washington, those $2,000 checks will go out the door, restoring hope and decency
Continue ReadingPentagon approves DC mayor’s request to deploy National Guard for upcoming demonstrations
Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller on Monday approved a request from the mayor of Washington to deploy DC National Guard forces to the city to support local authorities during pro-Trump demonstrations scheduled in the city this week, a defense official told CNN. Mayor Muriel Bowser made the request Thursday in a letter addressed to Maj.
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Deschutes County commissioner, sheriff, treasurer sworn in
New Deschutes County Commissioner Phil Chang was sworn into office Monday, as was re-elected Sheriff Shane Nelson and Treasurer Greg Munn, at a small, socially distanced ceremony at the Deschutes County Expo Center in Redmond.
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‘It’s a dark place’: Trump’s call a window into a President consumed
President Donald Trump had been trying for weeks to get Georgia’s secretary of state on the phone. Aghast at the thought he lost a state Republicans have held for decades, and desperate to reverse the result, the President insisted to his advisers he could persuade the state’s top election official to validate his false claims
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‘All hands on deck’: Gov. Brown orders OHA to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations
Gov. Kate Brown late Monday ordered the state health agency to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations, setting a goal of 12,000 doses given a day within two weeks.
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Chances for rain and snow…
Happy Monday, Central Oregon! We started our day with some scattered showers throughout the region and could end it with some snow. The winter weather advisory that covers the western parts of Jefferson County and Deschutes County says they are expecting 30% chances for snow tonight. Those chances will not last for very long as
Continue Reading01-04-21 Snow Report
In the last 24 hours, Mt. Hood Meadows, Timberline and Bachelor are the only resorts that got some snow.
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