Tesla owners warned of ‘full self-driving’ risks even before fatal crash
Tesla’s “full self-driving” feature has attempted to drive under a railroad crossing arm while a speeding train passes. It’s…
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Mid Oregon Credit Union reaches milestone: $500 million in assets
Mid Oregon Credit Union announced Thursday that its assets now exceed $500 million as of March 31.…
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Ma’Khia Bryant may have argued about housekeeping before fatal police shooting, foster parent says
Ma’Khia Bryant and two other young women may have argued over a messy house and unmade bed before a fight that ended with the fatal police…
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New tool to fight wildfires demonstrated in Bend
Ponsee Manufacturing and Miller Timber have modified a tool used in timber thinning to fight wildfires. We got a look Thursday at the ‘Elephant King’…
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36 Oregon organizations push for more federal transportation funding on Earth Day
In recognition of Earth Day, 36 Oregon transit, environmental, housing, and community organizations sent a letter to the Oregon Congressional…
Continue ReadingThursday PM Snow Report
Snow is expected this weekend. Models currently show a chance of a total of 4-8 inches of new snow between Friday and Monday…
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Hygiene theater, mask theater, climate theater
Americans have spent more than a year without live access to the performing arts, so maybe we can all be forgiven for engaging in a bit of theater.…
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One more fair weather day
Lows will be in the 20s and low 30s, with mostly clear…
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US sending ‘airborne assets’ to help search for missing Indonesian submarine
The United States is sending “airborne assets” to help search for the Indonesian submarine that went missing with 53 crew members on…
Continue ReadingRussia orders troops back to base after massive buildup near Ukraine border
Russia ordered its top military brass to return troops to their permanent bases starting Friday, saying it had concluded a “snap…
Continue ReadingDaunte Wright’s mother says she ‘never imagined’ she’d be standing there at his funeral
The families of George Floyd and Philando Castile joined mourners in Minneapolis on Thursday to bid farewell to Daunte Wright, a Black man whose…
Continue ReadingTexas town to become home to largest urban solar farm in US
Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — For 50 years, the landfill in the middle of Houston’s…
Continue Reading Senior general says US will maintain ability to launch air strikes in Afghanistan following troop withdrawal
The senior US general responsible for US troops in the Middle East made clear Thursday that the US intends to maintain military influence and the…
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Oscar nominee Glenn Close is on a mission to end the stigma surrounding mental illness
Glenn Close is up for an Oscar this Sunday for her role in the film “Hillbilly Elegy.” But in real life, the Academy Award nominee and…
Continue ReadingThe New York Post spent weeks fearmongering about vaccines. Now it’s telling people to ‘GET VAXXED’
Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post tabloid newspaper makes a very clear statement on Thursday: “GET VAXXED!” It is a laudable message…
Continue ReadingLeBron James deleted a tweet about Ma’Khia Bryant’s killing but repeats call for accountability
LeBron James tweeted, then deleted, a post about the killing of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant at the hands of Columbus police. The Ohio teen was…
Continue ReadingJail employees fired after being arrested in inmate contraband case
Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Georgia (Albany Herald) — Two Dougherty County Jail employees have been…
Continue ReadingLong Island authorities are looking for a man who threw acid in a college student’s face
A New York woman who was attacked in her driveway is hoping for answers, as police try to hunt down the man who threw a cup of acid in her face.…
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Oregon woman develops rare blood clot, dies after receiving Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
An Oregon woman has died after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, officials with the Oregon Health Authority announced Thursday.…
Continue ReadingCher rescued an elephant then sang him ‘My Way’
Cher and a four-year elephant rescue mission she led is the focus of a new documentary, “Cher & the Loneliest Elephant.” Now…
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