Happy Easter Sunday, Central Oregon! The sun finally broke out today, and our temperatures did make it into the 60s, but the latter won’t be true tomorrow. We have a weak front moving through the area that may produce a stray shower or two across the area this evening, but most significantly it will drop
Continue ReadingWe all know face masks can be troublesome to wear. They can irritate your skin, hurt your ears and fog up your glasses. That’s why the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched the $500,000 “Mask Innovation Challenge” to find new and effective masks people will find more comfortable to wear. Contest participants
Continue ReadingThe 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which honor some of the year’s best performances in film and television, will air on Sunday night. Below is a full list of nominees. Check back for updates on the winners as they’re announced. Television Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Continue ReadingAfter someone broke into an Augusta, Georgia, restaurant over the weekend, the owner of the business responded in an unusual way: He offered the suspect a job. “No police, no questions. Let’s sit down and talk about how we could help you and fix the road you’re on,” Carl Wallace wrote in a Facebook post,
Continue ReadingRapper DMX remains hospitalized and on life support in White Plains, New York, his longtime attorney Murray Richman confirmed to CNN on Sunday. The rapper suffered a heart attack Friday around 11 p.m. at his home in White Plains and was taken via ambulance to a local hospital, where he remains on a ventilator, Richman
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Parents speaking with children about anti-Asian racism should teach them cultural pride, warn them about racism before it happens, and embolden them to call it out, experts recommend. The University of Toronto recently found reported anti-Asian racist incidents in Canada have more than tripled
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Response teams in Manatee County, Florida, are trying to prevent a “real catastrophic flood situation” in the Piney Point reservoir area, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Sunday after taking an aerial tour of the area. The governor assured the public that the water being discharged to nearby Port Manatee, on the Gulf Coast, is not radioactive.
Continue ReadingThe number of shootings in Chicago in the month of March — and the number of shooting victims — are at their highest in four years, according to data from the Chicago Police Department. The Chicago Police’s Monthly Crime Newsletter on city shootings and crime statistics reported the increases in both the number of shootings
Continue ReadingMariah Carey’s Covid-19 vaccination was quite the performance. In a video posted on Instagram, Carey said she was “excited and nervous a little bit” about getting her first shot. But she took a breath, rolled up her sleeve and let out one of her famous high notes as the needle went into her arm. “Vaccine
Continue ReadingThe Atlanta Braves altered their uniforms Saturday ahead of their game against the Philadelphia Phillies, with the All-Star Game patch the team sported on their jersey’s for opening day noticeably sewn over. The alteration came after Major League Baseball announced they were pulling the 2021 All-Star Game from Georgia — in response to the recently
Continue ReadingCiting several contributing factors, Delta Air Lines canceled approximately 100 flights Sunday. “Delta teams have been working through various factors, including staffing, large numbers of employee vaccinations and pilots returning to active status. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience and the majority have been rebooked for the same travel day,” a Delta spokesperson
Continue ReadingCiting several contributing factors, Delta Air Lines canceled approximately 100 flights Sunday. “Delta teams have been working through various factors, including staffing, large numbers of employee vaccinations and pilots returning to active status. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience and the majority have been rebooked for the same travel day,” a Delta spokesperson
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — A toddler was grazed by a bullet in a triple shooting in south St. Louis City early Saturday evening. Officials with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said three people arrived at a hospital with gunshot wounds. One of them was a 2-year-old
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There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,392, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story STORRS, CT (WFSB) — University of Connecticut freshman and women’s basketball guard Paige Bueckers has been selected for two additional honors for 2021. Bueckers was selected as the 2021 Jersey Mike’s Nasmith Trophy winner and named to the WBCA NAAA Division I Coaches’ All-American team. Bueckers is the
Continue ReadingIan Haydon helped test Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine last year. Now, he’s helping test the tweaked version of that vaccine designed to fight a new, more contagious variant. “A year ago I tried the Moderna vaccine to see if it was safe. (Spoiler: It is!) Now, on my #COVIDvaccine anniversary, I’m happy to share that I
Continue ReadingThe Derek Chauvin murder trial is well underway, and CNN correspondent Sara Sidner said it is unlike any other that she’s covered as a journalist. Last week, jurors heard testimony from bystanders who described the moment they witnessed Chauvin kneel on George Floyd’s neck. “This is the first time an entire trial from start to
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden shared well-wishes with Americans celebrating Easter on Sunday and encouraged them to get Covid-19 vaccinations as a moral obligation. “We share the sentiments of Pope Francis who said that getting vaccinated is a moral obligation, one that can save your life and the lives of others,” the
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As the backlash to Georgia’s restrictive voting law intensified last week with big corporations like Delta and Coca-Cola criticizing the law and Major League Baseball announcing it was moving the All-Star Game out of Atlanta, the politics of threats and counter threats became so fierce that it was difficult to determine whether the corporate moves
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These are unusual times for the Copa del Rey (King’s Cup), which is Spanish football’s leading knockout competition. And in years to come the Copa del Rey final circa 2021 is likely to provide plenty of football quiz questions. On Saturday, Real Sociedad won the 2020 Copa del Rey final, beating Basque rivals Athletic Bilbao
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