Oregon Friday night prep football results
Friday night’s Oregon prep football results, as compiled by The Associated Press.
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Two 19-year-olds charged in shooting of SUV at forest campsite west of Sisters
Two 19-year-olds from Redmond and Sisters were arrested Friday in the January shooting of an SUV at a long-term campsite west of Sisters, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
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The Big Playback 3/5: Other scores, top plays
NewsChannel 21’s Max Goldwasser touches on the other matchups from Week 1 of the regular season, and brings you the top plays of the week. You can vote for your favorite right now on KTVZ.com under the sports tab.
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The Big Playback 3/5: Culver, Sisters, Madras
High school football is back, which means so is ‘The Big Playback!’ NewsChannel 21’s Max Goldwasser brings you highlights from the first games of the season.
Continue ReadingAt least 6 people hospitalized after a natural gas explosion and fire in Texas
At least six employees of CenterPoint Energy were transported to local hospitals Friday after what the company described as a “natural gas incident.” Company spokesperson Olivia Koch told CNN the incident occurred in Gleannloch Farms, near Spring, Texas. According to a post on Twitter by the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office, investigators were called to
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‘We’re walking into the mouth of the monster’ by loosening Covid-19 restrictions, expert says
More states are relaxing measures to protect against Covid-19 as variants circulate in the United States — a combination that means “we’re walking into the mouth of the monster,” an infectious disease expert said. A variant first identified in the UK has now been reported in 2,672 cases in 46 states as of Thursday, according
Continue ReadingThe Apollo 11 astronauts quarantined after returning to Earth. Here’s why
Just weeks after becoming the first man to walk on the moon, NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong celebrated his 39th birthday in quarantine. It’s something all of us have experienced after a year of pandemic life, but it’s highly unlikely that many other birthdays were celebrated in quarantine in 1969. Armstrong wasn’t expecting to have a
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Contractors’ coalition to build community building for fire-ravaged Detroit
The Santiam Rebuild Coalition announced this week that it has secured property for a new community building in fire-stricken Detroit.
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Oregon VA to host Vietnam veterans virtual town hall
Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs Director Kelly Fitzpatrick will host a live virtual town hall for Vietnam veterans on Thursday, March 25 at noon via Zoom.
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Task force examining Capitol security calls for installment of mobile fencing among host of other changes
A task force established to review security at the US Capitol following the violent insurrection on January 6 is calling for mobile fencing around the complex, a quick reaction Capitol Police force on standby when Congress is in session and an overhaul of how members are protected in their home districts, according to an executive
Continue ReadingAn 18-year-old wins $25,000 on her very first lottery ticket
Now that she had turned 18, Sloan Stanley decided she’d do some grown-up things. One item on her to-do list: Buy her very first lottery ticket. Imagine her surprise when a scratch-off she paid $5 for ended up netting her a sweet $25,000. “I was in shock that the first ticket I ever bought ended
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Bend-La Pine Schools set to pay $2.88 million for new school site in NE Bend
The site for a new northeast Bend elementary school has been chosen, in one of the city’s newest, largest subdivisions now taking shape.
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Is there a border crisis? It depends who you ask, but it’s clear that more migrants are crossing into the US
An American flag blew in the South Texas wind as Father Roy Snipes prepared to welcome 100 migrants to the school close to his church. He set the church bells to chime just in time for the migrants’ arrival and play “Santa Maria del Camino,” a hymnal honoring traveling pilgrims. But the bells went off
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Jay Mathisen chosen as new Jefferson County schools superintendent
A familiar face in Central Oregon education will be returning to the High Desert this summer to lead the Jefferson County School District 509-J as its new superintendent.
Continue ReadingMyanmar’s ethnic groups have long suffered from military brutality. The junta gave them a common foe
For many of Myanmar’s ethnic minorities, the bloodshed inflicted across the country’s towns and cities this week is a continuation of the oppression they have suffered at the hands of the military for decades. The Southeast Asian country is home to some of the world’s longest civil wars, where myriad ethnic insurgencies have fought the
Continue ReadingSuspect shoots himself after killing wife, her 2 children in St. Louis County home, police say
Click here for updates on this story ST LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — The man who police say killed his wife and her two children in a north St. Louis County home is dead after shooting himself before he could be taken into custody Friday morning. According to police, Bobby McCulley III shot and killed his
Continue ReadingProgressives grapple with path forward as hopes of passing minimum wage fade
The Senate dealt progressives a blow they have been trying to prevent but knew was coming by voting down an amendment to include a $15 minimum wage in President Joe Biden’s Covid relief package. After the Senate parliamentarian ruled that the provision could not be a part of the reconciliation process, a procedural shortcut that
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Central Oregon prep football — in March? The Big Playback comes back!
A late, short but very welcome high school football season on the High Desert is finally at hand — and of course, that means NewsChannel 21’s Max Goldwasser brings you a unique March debut of The Big Playback!
Continue ReadingUS could reach herd immunity by summer through vaccinations alone, CNN analysis finds
The pace of Covid-19 vaccine administration in the US continues to improve, each day bringing the country closer to herd immunity — the point at which enough people are protected against a disease that it cannot spread. This week, President Joe Biden said that the US will have enough vaccine for every adult by the
Continue ReadingWoman says she is being fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine
Click here for updates on this story CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A Cumberland County healthcare worker says she is being fired after refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. 26-year-old Desiree Pelletier of Newville says her employer Hempfield Behavioral Health is requiring the vaccine in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Pelletier says she isn’t
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