Biden rescinds 1776 commission via executive order
President Joe Biden on Wednesday issued an executive order to dissolve the 1776 commission, a panel stood up by President Donald Trump as a rebuttal…
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DHS pauses some deportations for 100 days
The Department of Homeland Security is pausing deportations for 100 days, the department announced late Wednesday, with some exceptions. The…
Continue ReadingAmanda Gorman calls on Americans to ‘leave behind a country better than the one we were left’ in powerful inauguration poem
Amanda Gorman, the nation’s first-ever youth poet laureate, challenged Americans Wednesday to unify and “leave behind a country better…
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Biden’s inaugural speech got it exactly right
Words matter, and on Wednesday Joe Biden faced the first challenge of what will surely be a challenging presidency. His inaugural address arrived in…
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13 Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity homes coming in 2021
Three homes are still available in Redmond to apply for until February…
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New Bend City Council reflects on past year, begins setting 2021 goals
The Bend City Council met Wednesday and discussed how the past year has affected their 2021…
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Bend sled dog team is on the move
It’s competing at the end of the month in…
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These are the kids in the First and Second Families
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris weren’t the only ones in their families to receive new titles on Wednesday after the…
Continue ReadingBiden: ‘Democracy has prevailed’
President Joe Biden ended his first day in office with a note of hope and optimism, closing his inaugural activities with an appearance at the…
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Bend Eagle Scout gives back to the community
Bend High senior Colter Edde worked with others to build an outdoor classroom for his former middle school, Westside Village Magnet…
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GOP senators warn McConnell could face backlash if he votes to convict Trump
A faction of Senate Republicans has a warning for Minority Leader Mitch McConnell: Stick with former President Donald Trump during his impeachment…
Continue Reading Security unlikely to return to pre-riot form in a post-inauguration Washington
As crews in Washington, DC, started dismantling some security fencing within hours of President Joe Biden’s inauguration, it remained clear…
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Biden starts fast on immigration by halting border wall and travel ban while embracing DACA
President Joe Biden kicked off his term by signing out a series of immigration executive actions, moving swiftly to undo many Trump administration…
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Annual Central Oregon ‘Point in Time’ homeless count underway
The annual “Point in Time” count of Central Oregon’s homeless is now underway. It’s conducted by the Central Oregon Homeless Leadership…
Continue ReadingMan charged with assaulting a police officer during US Capitol riots is denied bail
A Connecticut man charged with assaulting a police officer during the breach of the US Capitol — when the officer was crushed in a door and was…
Continue ReadingTrump lays last-minute land mines for Biden on immigration: ‘Anything to make it difficult’
Days from the end of Donald Trump’s term, his administration rushed to push through possible legal land mines to make President Joe…
Continue Reading Last-minute Trump appointee at NSA put on administrative leave due to inspector general probe
National Security Agency General Counsel Michael Ellis, who was installed by former President Donald Trump during his final days in office, was put…
Continue ReadingMilitary helicopter believed to have 3 aboard crashes in New York
A military helicopter believed to have three people on board crashed Wednesday evening in upstate New York, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office…
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Deschutes commissioners ask Gov. Brown to loosen COVID-19 restrictions
Deschutes County commissioners voted 2-1 Wednesday to send a letter to Gov. Kate Brown urging COVID business restrictions to be loosened for counties…
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