Biden condemns arrest of detained Belarusian dissident journalist
President Joe Biden on Monday lambasted Belarus’ sudden grounding of a commercial flight and subsequent arrest of onboard dissident journalist…
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Kevin Spacey cast in first film since being accused of sexual misconduct
Kevin Spacey is set to star in his first film since being accused of sexual misconduct in 2017. CNN has confirmed that the actor will play a…
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Bend La Pine Schools announce 2 new principals, 2 interim principals
Bend-La Pine Schools Interim Superintendent Lora Nordquist announced Monday that four schools will have new leaders, starting July 1: Bear Creek…
Continue ReadingNegotiators optimistic for policing overhaul on eve of George Floyd anniversary
The two lead Senate negotiators behind legislation to overhaul the nation’s policing laws expressed new optimism Monday, on the eve of a…
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OSU’s Corvallis campus to hold in-person graduation celebration
Oregon State University said Monday it will hold an in-person celebratory event on Friday, June 11 for 2020 and 2021 Corvallis campus graduates, the…
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Rise in COVID-19 cases, quarantines send La Pine HS back to distance learning for 2 weeks
A recent rise in COVID-19 cases at La Pine High School, and a resulting surge in quarantined students and staff, has prompted officials to return the…
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Tumalo landowners sue irrigation district in bid to block piping project
A group of Tumalo landowners suing the Tumalo Irrigation District has created a “Stop the Pipe” website as part of their attempt to garner public…
Continue ReadingTop Republicans dig in over January 6 commission bill and plan to filibuster as soon as this week
Texas Sen. John Cornyn was clear in February: Congress should establish a 9/11-style outside commission to investigate the January 6 attack, a rare…
Continue ReadingMali’s transitional leaders arrested by military members, says UN mission
Mali’s transitional president and prime minister were arrested Monday and are now in the custody of military officers, according to a joint…
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ODOT crews clean up homeless camp in southern Bend
ODOT crews spent much of Monday cleaning fire and safety hazards from a homeless camp near Highway 97 and an irrigation canal in southern Bend, 12…
Continue ReadingEx-WH counsel McGahn agrees to testify before House Judiciary Committee behind closed doors, likely next week
Former Trump White House Counsel Don McGahn has agreed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee after House Democrats and the Justice…
Continue ReadingPacific island swears in its first female PM in a tent after she is locked out of Parliament
Samoa swore in its first female Prime Minister in a makeshift ceremony in a tent Monday after she was locked out of Parliament amid a power struggle…
Continue Reading‘American Idol’ crowns a winner
“American Idol” has named a winner. Down to the final three contestants, Grace Kinstler, Willie Spence and Chayce Beckham, performed for…
Continue ReadingTexas emergency shelter is mostly ‘warehousing’ thousands of migrant children, according to eyewitnesses
The shelter at Fort Bliss feels more like a warehouse, according to people who have been there, with rows and rows of bunk cots stacked on top of…
Continue ReadingAircraft crashes after taking off from Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas
An aircraft operated by a contractor crashed after it took off from Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas, according to tweets from the military…
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Oregon senators announce $39 million for substance abuse treatment, prevention, mental health services
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday that $39.3 million in American Rescue Plan funding is headed to Oregon to support…
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No new snow and only rain are expected so far this…
Continue ReadingNation’s largest Confederate memorial to get new exhibit telling the ‘whole story’ of Georgia’s Stone Mountain
A new exhibit that seeks to explain “the whole story” of the nation’s largest Confederate monument, including the history of the Ku…
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8 Ridgeview High athletes sign letters of intent
On Monday evening, eight Ridgeview High School athletes signed letters of intent with colleges and universities at the school’s spring college…
Continue ReadingArchdiocese of Chicago reinstates Michael Pfleger, the activist priest accused of sex abuse
The Rev. Michael Pfleger, the senior pastor of the St. Sabina parish in Chicago, will be reinstated to active ministry, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich…
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