Weekly La Pine local farmers market set to begin next month
Far Away Farms is partnering with Legend Cider to start a weekly farmers market in La Pine, with plans to start on Saturday, April…
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Biden administration not confident Johnson & Johnson will meet 20 million goal by end of month
Officials in President Joe Biden’s administration are not confident that Johnson & Johnson will meet its self-imposed deadline to deliver…
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Police officer among multiple people killed after gunman opens fire at Boulder, Colorado, grocery store
Multiple people, including a Boulder police officer, have been killed at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, authorities said Monday. A suspect is in…
Continue ReadingWomen more likely to have skipped health care during the pandemic than men, report reveals
More women than men skipped health care services during the pandemic, and a disproportionate share of those with prior health or economic issues have…
Continue ReadingOfficer among multiple people killed after gunman opens fire at Boulder, Colorado, grocery store
[Breaking news update, published at 9 p.m. ET] Multiple people, including a Boulder police officer, have been killed at a supermarket in Boulder,…
Continue Reading Mo Brooks launches Alabama Senate campaign
Rep. Mo Brooks announced his campaign for Senate on Monday, placing his baseless opposition to the certification of the 2020 presidential election at…
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C.O. Fred Meyer pharmacies now providing COVID-19 vaccines
Bend and Redmond Fred Meyer pharmacies are now administering COVID-19 vaccines to those eligible under state guidelines. You can schedule an…
Continue ReadingAn Air Force training drone washed ashore on a Florida beach
Beachcombers in southeast Florida got a surprise last week when the tide brought forth a 20-foot aerial target drone used by the US Air Force. The…
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Parking issues linger at Smith Rock State Park
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office has noticed a recent increase of Smith Rock State Park visitors parking in designated “no parking” areas, just…
Continue ReadingOfficer killed after gunman opens fire at Boulder, Colorado, grocery store
[Breaking news update, published at 8:49 p.m. ET] One law enforcement officer was killed in the shooting at the King Soopers supermarket in Boulder,…
Continue ReadingAll the Covid-19 vaccines prevent death and severe disease, and that’s what matters, experts say
A fifth company — AstraZeneca — released data Monday about how well its coronavirus vaccine works and said it plans to ask the US Food…
Continue ReadingCity’s upcoming vote underscores why the debate over reparations for slavery is no longer a fringe issue
The Chicago suburb of Evanston could become the first US city to offer reparations to Black residents whose families have felt the impact of decades…
Continue Reading Biden first president in decades to have first-pick Cabinet secretaries confirmed
President Joe Biden is the first president in more than 30 years to have all of his original Cabinet secretary nominees confirmed to their posts. The…
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Brazil governor calls Bolsonaro a ‘psychopathic leader’ who made ‘unbelievable mistakes’ on Covid-19
The governor of Sao Paulo state has called Jair Bolsonaro a “psychopathic leader,” in a sharp rebuke over the Brazilian President’s…
Continue ReadingHow to help Asian Americans under attack
Across the US, Asian Americans are under attack — verbally, economically and physically. An elderly man on his daily walk was ambushed, shoved…
Continue ReadingPopeyes is bringing its famous fried chicken to Britain
Americans have spent the past year going absolutely wild over fried chicken sandwiches. Now, Popeyes hopes to bring the craze to the United Kingdom.…
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Schools won’t ever look the way they used to, either
More and more American schoolchildren are returning to the classroom. In New York, 55,000 of the city’s public school high schoolers returned…
Continue ReadingMassive police response after gunman opens fire at Boulder, Colorado, grocery store
Hours after witnesses said a person came into a grocery store in south Boulder, Colorado, and began shooting, the shopping center was still an active…
Continue ReadingLego marks first space shuttle flight with new set featuring Discovery and Hubble Space Telescope
Lego is launching a new set that is out of this world: the space shuttle Discovery and the Hubble Space Telescope. The set, which will be released on…
Continue ReadingElgin Baylor, former Lakers star, dies at 86
Basketball Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor died from natural causes Monday, according to the Los Angeles Lakers. Baylor, who played for the Lakers for 14…
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