Anti-violence activist demands more be done as Miami-Dade shootings continue
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A Miami-Dade community activist is speaking out about the rise in…
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Warm Springs health official named to M. 110 oversight, accountability council
The Oregon Health Authority has announced the appointment of 21 members to serve on a new Oversight and Accountability Council to oversee the…
Continue Reading Black History Month: Garrett Morgan
The son of two former slaves, Garrett Morgan (1877-1963) had little more than a grade-school education. But that didn’t stop the Ohio man from…
Continue Reading Payroll glitch means some city employees get very small paychecks
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Public works employees in Baltimore say they haven’t been paid…
Continue Reading Wine petitions Ugandan Supreme Court to nullify Museveni’s reelection
Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine has filed a petition seeking to nullify the reelection of longtime President Yoweri Museveni. Wine told…
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House panel launches probe into meatpackers’ coronavirus response
A panel of House representatives is launching an investigation into how major meat processors and OSHA handled coronavirus outbreaks at meatpacking…
Continue Reading Anti-vaxxers briefly shut down Dodger Stadium vaccination site over weekend, police say
A few dozen protesters carrying anti-vaccination signs briefly shut down Los Angeles’ largest Covid-19 vaccination site over the weekend. The…
Continue Reading Yosemite National Park reopens with reservation system
Click here for updates on this story YOSEMITE VALLEY, California (KCRA) — Yosemite National Park will reopen its gates…
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Your Reddit posts could predict a breakup over 3 months before it happens
One person was dumped before finals week after a four-year relationship. Another broke off a relationship with their boyfriend because he had fallen…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Iowans donate to father in need of heart transplant
Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Hundreds — if not thousands — of people lined up in…
Continue Reading University of Arkansas sees increased need for Mental Health services
Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KHBS/KHOG) — Dr. Josette Cline, the director of the…
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These ‘vaccine hunters’ are getting their shots ahead of schedule by gaming the system
If she’d waited to get vaccinated until it was her “tier’s” turn, Isabela Medina wouldn’t have gotten the Covid-19…
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Christine Chiu of ‘Bling Empire’ may look like the latest reality villain, but there’s more to the story
Christine Chiu is fully aware of what some viewers of “Bling Empire” think about her. She is one of the stars of Netflix’s latest…
Continue Reading Dustin Diamond, ‘Saved by the Bell’ star, dead at 44
Dustin Diamond, who played the role of Screech on the popular 1990s high school comedy “Saved by the Bell,” died Monday after a recent…
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The GameStop frenzy is moving fast. Catch up here
If you thought the GameStop drama was over, think again. ICYMI: Last week, a tense showdown played out on Wall Street. It was a David vs. Goliath…
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Back in school or ‘Grab and Go,’ Bend-La Pine offers free meals through school year
Bend-La Pine Schools’ free meal services are expanding to all school sites as schools reopen for in-person learning, Nutrition Services Supervisor…
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How Brazil’s Covid-19 vaccine plan fell apart
Some of the sickest people in São Paulo, Brazil occupy the rooms inside the Covid-19 ward at the Emilio Ribas Institute of Infectious Disease.…
Continue Reading Man arrested in connection with father’s death
Click here for updates on this story COBB COUNTY, GA (WGCL) — Cobb County police have arrested a man for fatally…
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Bend begins new year as it ended 2020 — warmer, drier than average
The year 2021 started out as 2020 ended, in terms of Bend being warmer than normal — and despite nearly a half-foot of snow falling during January,…
Continue Reading 32 fired Georgia state troopers cleared after yearlong cheating investigation
Following a yearlong investigation, Georgia state officials have cleared nearly all of the Georgia state trooper cadets who were implicated in a…
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