House passes bill to give marijuana dispensaries access to banking services
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Marijuana businesses around Oregon are hoping a bill…
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Man rescued after falling over waterfall
Click here for updates on this story LINN COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Fire crews say a man is safe after falling over a…
Continue Reading2 teens arrested, facing bias crime charges following assault of Black 13-year-old
Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Oregon (KPTV) — Two teens have been arrested and are facing bias crime…
Continue ReadingDepartment of Homeland Security was ‘unprepared’ for Portland response during summer unrest, watchdog finds
The Trump administration’s Department of Homeland Security surged hundreds of federal agents to Portland, Oregon, last summer with incomplete…
Continue ReadingCounty OKs $175,000 settlement in Ellen Frost case
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Buncombe County leaders on Tuesday night…
Continue Reading2 new bills would help workers get paid sick and family leave time
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — State leaders on Tuesday introduced two bills…
Continue ReadingRescue workers free individual trapped in trench
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — After several hours of digging, rescue workers…
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Key senators to watch on infrastructure negotiations
As discussions over President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal ramp up, Democrats and Republicans remain at odds over the scope, size and…
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Joe Biden delivered the Chauvin verdict speech America needed
Here’s what you are not going to get in a major address from President Joseph Biden: textured rhetoric woven with references to the classics;…
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Super League to amend plans for elite tournament after English teams say they won’t participate
The architects of the European Super League appeared to strike a defiant tone Tuesday, promising to “reshape the project” following the…
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5 things to know for April 21: Chauvin trial, coronavirus, infrastructure, Russia and China, Chad
The annual Lyrid meteor shower marks the first big meteor show of the year. It peaks on April 22 (tomorrow), so make sure to get a good look at the…
Continue ReadingChad’s President Idriss Deby killed in frontline clashes with rebels, state TV reports
Chad’s long-serving President Idriss Deby has died from injuries sustained in clashes with rebels, the army said in a surprise announcement…
Continue ReadingProtesters upstage Tesla at China’s top auto show
Tesla has been swept up in yet another controversy in China, even as the company tries to win new customers there with cars it says will be…
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Here’s what’s next for Derek Chauvin after being found guilty of George Floyd’s murder
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd on Tuesday, a verdict that sent waves of celebration…
Continue ReadingSinger Ezra Furman reveals she is a trans woman and a mother, telling fans that trans parenthood ‘is possible’
Musician Ezra Furman has revealed she is a trans woman and a mother, telling fans she is “very proud” to “have come to know it and…
Continue ReadingNetflix’s subscriber growth slows as vaccinations ramp up and rivals gain strength
Netflix had a huge first quarter last year thanks to the pandemic keeping people inside. Now with vaccinations ramping up, Netflix kicked off 2021…
Continue ReadingHere’s how the families of Black Americans who died after encounters with police reacted to the Chauvin verdict
In the hours after Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder, George Floyd’s family said they could breathe once again. “Just listening to…
Continue ReadingHere’s how the families of Black Americans killed by police responded to the Derek Chauvin verdict
In the hours after Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder, George Floyd’s family said they could breathe once again. “Just listening to…
Continue ReadingLyrid meteor shower peaks April 22. Here’s how to watch the night sky
Every year from January to mid-April, we experience a “meteor drought,” without a single shower for months. That all ends April 22 this…
Continue ReadingOhio police officer shot and killed 15-year-old girl holding a knife, police say and bodycam video shows
A Columbus, Ohio, police officer shot and killed a Black teenage girl Tuesday afternoon after she attempted to cut two females with a knife,…
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