As the coronavirus spiked in Missouri last fall, a wave of cases hit a nursing home in the state’s rural heartland. Robin Bull, a part-time nurse, remembered an ambulance “coming and going constantly” on one especially scary morning, rushing residents to Moberly Regional Medical Center, the local hospital. But even as Bull was helping send
Continue ReadingThe city of Columbus, Ohio, will pay a $10 million settlement to the family of Andre Hill, a Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer. The city council voted Monday to approve the largest settlement in the city’s history, Criminal Justice & Judiciary Council Chair Shayla Favor said. “We cannot afford to
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Here is the 2021 annual Memorial Day message from Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs Director Kelly Fitzpatrick.
Continue ReadingResidents of an Alaskan village were forced to evacuate after it was inundated last week by more than five feet of floodwater caused by an ice jam. On Monday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy declared a disaster in the city of Buckland, a news release from his office said. “I have directed all state agencies to provide
Continue ReadingThe Denver Broncos have hired Kelly Kleine as the Executive Director of Football Operations/Special Advisor to the General Manager, making her one of the most powerful women in the National Football League. She is believed to be highest-ranking woman as a scouting executive with an NFL team, according to an NFL spokesman. “Kelly is a
Continue ReadingA North American Aerospace Defense Command fighter jet intercepted a small aircraft that had violated Presidential airspace over Wilmington, Delaware, on Sunday, according to a statement from NORAD, which is responsible for protecting the skies over the US and Canada. The fighter jet dispensed signal flares to alert the pilot and direct the aircraft, which
Continue ReadingThe Republican official who heads Maricopa County, Arizona’s election department offered a forceful defense of his office on Monday after former President Donald Trump falsely claimed that the county’s “entire Database” had been deleted. “At some point, we are humans, it has to stop,” Stephen Richer, the Maricopa County recorder, told CNN’s Erin Burnett on
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A shortage of semiconductors means some home appliances are becoming scarce. In Bend, Johnson Brothers Appliance President David Johnson says if you’re willing to wait, you’ll get the appliance you want.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Researchers in the U.S. have found the first instance of COVID-19 causing recurring blood clots in a patient’s upper extremities. The case study was one of 1,000 patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 between March and May 2020 who were part of a
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — With warm weather approaching and the promise of a “one-dose summer” on the horizon, many Canadians are making plans for the summer and fall, eager for life to get back to pre-pandemic “normal.” But not all Canadians are happy to see the end
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After months of delays due to the pandemic, high school girls basketball is finally underway in Central Oregon.
Continue ReadingA former Philadelphia police officer seen on video using pepper spray on Black Lives Matter protesters had his charges dismissed Monday, according to court documents. Municipal Court Judge William Austin Meehan Jr. dismissed the case after he determined Richard Paul Nicoletti had not committed a crime, Nicoletti’s attorney Fortunato Perri Jr. said, declining to comment
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The White House on Monday released the 2020 tax returns for President Joe Biden, restoring a presidential tradition that had been ignored under former President Donald Trump. The Bidens filed their federal tax return jointly. Read the returns below.
Continue ReadingTexas and Indiana will end early the $300 weekly federal boost to state unemployment payments, as well as two other pandemic jobless benefits programs, according to both states’ Republican governors — joining 17 other GOP-led states in dropping the federal expanded benefits over the past two weeks. The two states’ announcements on Monday mean that
Continue ReadingA confused Waymo self-driving car was captured on video as it became stranded on an Arizona road earlier this month while carrying a passenger and then unexpectedly driving away as a worker from the company’s roadside assistance arrived to help. But the Waymo vehicle soon became stuck farther down the road, which was lined with
Continue ReadingRepublican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Friday signed into law a bill allowing death row inmates to elect execution by electric chair or firing squad if lethal injection drugs are not available, according to the state legislature’s website. The change in South Carolina’s law comes as states nationwide have hit barriers executing those on
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Target, Trader Joe’s, Costco and Walmart are a few of the retailers who are now allowing their vaccinated customers to shop without masks, based on new guidance from the the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Continue ReadingThe White House is currently in the process of reviewing clemency applications and has signaled that President Joe Biden, who views the pardon power as a key tool for advancing equity, will issue acts of clemency before the middle of his presidential term, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN. The White House has
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As of Monday, fewer than 23% of Deschutes County ballots have been returned for Tuesday’s special district election. County Clerk Nancy Blankenship says that’s unfortunate, as the school, park, fire and other boards on the ballot have a direct impact on everyone’s lives.
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The Israeli military pounded Gaza with airstrikes on Monday, saying it was targeting the homes and infrastructure of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed “to continue to strike at the targets of terrorism.” The Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health said 212 people had been killed and 1,400 others injured
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