Madras Pep and Cheer fundraises with donuts to attend national cheer event
Madras Pep and Cheer is asking for your help in getting them to a national cheer competition — and in return, you’ll get a box of Krispy Kreme…
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Westside Church holding monthly food distribution event
Westside Church, partnering with the nonprofit NeighborImpact, will be distributing groceries to hundreds of residents in the community between 1:30…
Continue ReadingThree children and their grandmother died in a Texas fire after trying to stay warm during power outages. Their mom survived
When the power went out at Loan Le’s house in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land, Texas, on Monday, she headed over to her daughter’s home…
Continue ReadingThree children and their grandmother perished in a Texas fire after trying to stay warm during power outages. Their mom survived
When the power went out at Loan Le’s house in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land, Texas, on Monday, she headed over to her daughter’s home…
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Biden to mark upcoming 500,000 US Covid-19 deaths with candle lighting ceremony
With the US approaching 500,000 Covid-19 deaths, plans are underway for President Joe Biden to mark the moment this week. The President is planning…
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Portland police launch team to respond to, investigate shootings
Portland police say they’ve created a specialized team of officers and detectives to focus full-time on shooting investigations as gun violence has…
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Slight chance for rain on Monday
Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! Temps hovered around the mid-40s today, but anyone who made their way outside should have felt the breezes shift to the…
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Some Boeing 777 airplanes likely to be removed from service, FAA says
The Federal Aviation Administration is stepping up inspections of Boeing 777 airplanes equipped with certain Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines and…
Continue Reading Newsom recall proponents gather more than a million signatures
Leaders of the campaign to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom have now gathered more than a million signatures, according to a new report from the…
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Wash. avalanche danger prompts closures of Snoqualmie, Stevens passes
The highways over Snoqualmie and Stevens passes will close Sunday evening due to heavy rains and increased avalanche danger, according to the…
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CPAC’s dangerous embrace of Trump
What happens when you incite an insurrection to prevent the congressional certification of the 2020 election results? Turns out you get invited to…
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Texas GOP congressman knocks Cruz for Cancun trip and says when a crisis hits, ‘I’m not going to go on some vacation’
Texas GOP Rep. Michael McCaul on Sunday delivered a pointed rebuke of Sen. Ted Cruz following his much-criticized trip to Cancun, Mexico, as a winter…
Continue Reading AOC raises nearly $5 million in Texas relief efforts
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had amassed $4.7 million in her fundraising efforts to help Texans hard hit by last week’s winter…
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1 dead, 3 rescued after fishing boat capsizes near mouth of Tillamook Bay
A person has died and three others were rescued after a commercial fishing boat capsized near the mouth of Tillamook Bay along the Oregon coast.…
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Goodman leads Oregon State women to 71-64 upset of No. 8 UCLA
Aleah Goodman scored 20 points, Taylor Jones posted her fifth double-double of the season and the Oregon State women upset eighth-ranked UCLA 71-64…
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The US is about to top 500,000 Covid-19 deaths. That’s why it’s critical to keep up safety measures, Fauci says
Just over a year since the first known US Covid-19 death, more than 500,000 people will have died from the disease by the end of this week.…
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Parrish nets 17, No. 13 Oregon women top USC 72-48 to end skid
Sydney Parrish hit four 3-pointers and scored 17 points off the bench and No. 13 Oregon ended a three-game losing streak with a 72-48 win over USC on…
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In stimulus push, Biden calls on Republicans to heed their constituents
As Joe Biden presses his case for Republicans to set partisanship aside and support his Covid-19 relief bill in Congress this week, the President…
Continue ReadingPublix joins a growing list of grocers offering incentives for workers to get vaccinated
Publix joined a growing list of US grocers and retailers offering incentives to workers who get the Covid-19 vaccine. The popular Southern…
Continue Reading Democratic senator calls for probe into natural gas price hikes during severe winter storms
Democratic Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota sent a letter to regulators Saturday calling for an investigation into possible price gouging of natural gas…
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