March 2021

Mosaic Medical, La Pine Health Center share in federal vaccine funding

March 31, 2021 12:12 pm KTVZ news sources

Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that $84 million in federal funding provided by the American Rescue Plan, which the…

Virginia governor approves bill aimed at preventing voter suppression and discrimination in elections

March 31, 2021 12:11 pm CNN

Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday approved the Voting Rights Act of Virginia, which aims to eliminate voter suppression and intimidation in…

Biden set to convene his Cabinet in-person for the first time on Thursday

March 31, 2021 12:09 pm CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden is set to convene his Cabinet in-person for the first time Thursday at the White House. The meeting comes one day after he rolls…

Child abuse, neglect reports decline statewide during pandemic

March 31, 2021 12:08 pm CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — A decline in the number of child abuse and neglect…

New stimulus Obamacare subsidies start April 1

March 31, 2021 12:07 pm CNN

Extra premium subsidies approved as part of the recent stimulus bill will be available on the federal Affordable Care Act exchange starting on…

Store cashier who suspected George Floyd of using fake $20 bill says he feels guilty

March 31, 2021 12:04 pm CNN Newsource

An employee at the Minneapolis corner store who suspected George Floyd gave him a counterfeit $20 bill last May testified in court Wednesday that he…

DHS to propose ‘cyber response and recovery fund’ for state and local governments

March 31, 2021 12:03 pm CNN Newsource

The Department of Homeland Security is working on a proposal for a “cyber response and recovery fund” to provide additional cybersecurity…

‘We have to be creative’: Churches prepare for socially distant Easter Mass

March 31, 2021 12:00 pm CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story WALTHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Easter Sunday will mark the 46th consecutive week…

C.O. mule deer numbers on the decline; experts cite human population issues

March 31, 2021 12:00 pm Noah Chast

The numbers of deer and elk in Central Oregon are on the decline, and experts who track the animals say the region’s continued growth in human…

Dog groomer a hit on prime-time TV

March 31, 2021 11:58 am CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — By decking out a…

Lab leak Covid-19 theory is like something out of a comic book, virologist says

March 31, 2021 11:56 am CNN Newsource

Theories about a laboratory leak being the source of the coronavirus pandemic sound like something out of a comic book, one virologist says. Dr.…

Archeologists working to unearth one of the oldest English colonies in Maryland

March 31, 2021 11:53 am CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story ST. MARY’S CITY, Maryland (WJZ) — A group of archeologists is working to unearth…

Hungry Harvest helps to bring would-be wasted produce to families

March 31, 2021 11:53 am CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND, Virginia (Richmond Times-Dispatch) — Every year in the United States…

Google Maps adding new features, including augmented reality for (eventually) getting around airports and malls

March 31, 2021 11:53 am CNN

You may not be traveling or hanging out in malls much these days, but Google Maps is preparing for a return to such places in the not-so-distant…

US on track to encounter record 2 million migrants on the southern border, government estimates show

March 31, 2021 11:44 am CNN Newsource

The US is on track to encounter more than 2 million migrants at the US-Mexico border by the end of the fiscal year, according to internal government…

J Bar J Youth Services sets April 8 job fair

March 31, 2021 11:44 am KTVZ news sources

J Bar J Youth Services will be holding an in-person job fair on Thursday, April 8th, seeking applicants for open positions in several of their…

Fact check: What the new Georgia elections law actually does

March 31, 2021 11:41 am CNN Newsource

The new Georgia elections law signed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp last week has prompted lawsuits from civil rights groups, a sharp denunciation…

Biden set to unveil $2 trillion infrastructure and climate plan

March 31, 2021 11:37 am CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden is set to unveil a roughly $2 trillion jobs proposal focused on infrastructure and the climate crisis in a speech in Pittsburgh…

Oregon Supreme Court floats redistricting extension amid Census data delay

March 31, 2021 11:34 am The Associated Press

The Oregon Supreme Court has floated a plan that would give state lawmakers an extension on a deadline to redraw electoral boundaries because of…

Huggies diapers and Scott toilet paper may soon get more expensive

March 31, 2021 11:30 am CNN Newsource

Shoppers, take note: You could soon pay more for Huggies, Pull-Ups and Scott toilet paper. Kimberly-Clark, the maker of such products, said Wednesday…

Month: March 2021