Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet on Wednesday called on the Senate to act in the wake of a mass shooting at a supermarket in his state, asserting in an impassioned speech from the chamber floor that his colleagues have a moral obligation to a generation of young Americans who have lived through dozens of such attacks.
Continue ReadingChina is quickly amassing weapons and systems to militarily overwhelm Taiwan, an action it could be poised to take within the next six years, the admiral chosen to be the next commander of US forces in the Pacific warned Tuesday. “My opinion is this problem is much closer to us than most think,” Adm. John
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It’s been over a year since Oregon implemented the “Stay Home, Save Lives” order, and like others around the state, the Bend community has adapted to life in a pandemic.
Continue ReadingSenate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell says he’s spoken with President Joe Biden just once since he took office. “We just talked about Burma — an issue that I’ve had a long-time interest in,” McConnell told CNN of their February conversation, though he previously said they also spoke about the budget process and Covid relief during
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Molly Wells Darling, deputy commander with the Deschutes County Incident Management Team, wants to vaccinate as many county residents for COVID-19 as possible, but admits a dose-dependent schedule is not ideal.
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It’s not that President Joe Biden keeps quiet, exactly. But after four years of former President Donald Trump’s constant tweeting and talking to reporters outside the White House, Biden’s measured statements, carefully chosen outings and rare forays in front of reporters make him seem downright quiet. His first news conference Thursday might be the first
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The 10th annual ‘Giant Loop Ride’ off-road motorcycle gathering will be held June 4-6 at Crane Hot Springs in Eastern Oregon. And it has a special feature for Harley-Davidson fans, courtesy of a Bend-based traveling gear company. Here’s the details: Giant Loop Ride Only Oregon Event on Harley-Davidson Pan America Adventure Motorcycle Demo Tour (BEND, OR) Adventure proof packing
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About 45 Oregon National Guard citizen-soldiers have supported the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds since it began in January.
Continue Reading A federal appeals court on Wednesday ruled that states may restrict the open carrying of guns in public, a major ruling that is certain to be appealed to a US Supreme Court hostile to limits on the Second Amendment right to bear arms. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in a 7-4 ruling upheld
Continue Reading The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled that states may restrict the open carry of guns in public. Read the opinion and dissents here:
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A recent Oregon State University study found that when people feel they have resolved an argument, the emotional response associated with that disagreement is significantly reduced and, in some situations, almost entirely erased.
Continue Reading One day before holding his first formal news conference, President Joe Biden seemed to write the whole thing off. “What press conference?” he joked when asked Wednesday evening how he was preparing. In reality, Biden has been getting ready for days to face the White House press corps, according to multiple people, who all conclude
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WOODSTOCK, Georgia (WGCL) — More than a week after a gunman killed eight people in three metro-Atlanta spas, family and friends gathered Wednesday to remember one of those victims. Those gathered remembered Delaina Gonzalez in Woodstock. Her funeral comes eleven years after family members said they baptized Delaina
Continue ReadingBoulder, Colorado, continued to mourn slain Officer Eric Talley on Wednesday. Hundreds lined the streets as a hearse transferred his body from the coroner’s office to a funeral home in Aurora. Many placed their hands over their hearts and some held American flags. Many public safety vehicles joined the procession. Talley, 51, was one of
Continue Reading The Department of Homeland Security announced Wednesday a new round of terrorism prevention grant funding, which will focus in part on preventing domestic violent extremism and violence related to online activity. The announcement comes after a campaign pledge from President Joe Biden to end the grant program — and efforts by the department to address
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A total of 27 million Covid-19 vaccine doses will be distributed across the United States this week, the White House said Wednesday. So far about a third of US adults — around 84 million — have received at least one vaccination dose. “We will have 27 million doses allocated across all distribution channels this week.
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Construction continues in Sunriver, but a completed new pool — and a full resort — are expected by summer.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — The Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) in Omaha was presented with a nearly $48,000 donation from owner-operators of the McDonald’s Great Plains Business Unit. The money was raised during the “Round Up for RMHC” fundraiser held from October to December of 2020. During that
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A group of White House officials and members of Congress toured a facility holding unaccompanied migrant children in Texas on Wednesday in the company of a news camera, as the Biden administration has been under mounting pressure to give journalists access inside facilities housing migrant children as the number of unaccompanied kids in custody has
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Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that over $5 million in federal funding is being distributed among conservation projects in the Siuslaw, Ochoco and Wallowa-Whitman national forests.
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