String of scattered showers continues into the weekend
We could still see some snow mixed with the showers, especially at the upper elevations.
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Wyden, colleagues try again with bill to ramp up prescribed burns, curb threat of severe wildfires
Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., reintroduced legislation Thursday that they say would boost the number of prescribed burns and “help prevent the blistering and destructive infernos from destroying homes, businesses and livelihoods and becoming more frequent as the climate crisis grows.”
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‘Do I have to get it?!’: Sebastián Muñoz hits golf ball into trash can during PGA Championship
It was a rubbish tee shot, wasn’t it? Sebastián Muñoz hit the rarest form of hole-in-one on Thursday at the 2021 PGA Championship, and one that he appeared to be unwilling to retrieve his ball from. On the 18th hole at Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course, the Colombian golfer hit his drive off to the left
Continue ReadingWhen to see the ‘flower’ supermoon and catch the total lunar eclipse
May’s “flower” supermoon will grace the sky next Wednesday. This supermoon will be the closest moon to Earth in 2021, according to EarthSky. There are two to four supermoons each year. These lunar events are often a brilliant sight to see because they are brighter and larger than a normal full moon. The definition of
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Deschutes County offers COVID-19 relief funds to businesses hurt by recent one-week move to Extreme Risk
Deschutes County has $1.3 million in relief funds available for eligible businesses that were directly impacted by the county’s April 30 move to the Extreme Risk level of the state’s public health framework.
Continue ReadingPolice seek teenage suspect after car is stolen with sleeping child inside
Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, Connecticut (WFSB) — A vehicle was stolen from a gas station in Manchester with a 9-year-old child sleeping inside. Police said they received the report about it around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday. They said the vehicle was taken from the Shell Gas Station on Hartford Road. The
Continue ReadingAnother rope tied like a noose found at Amazon construction site
Click here for updates on this story WINDSOR, Connecticut (WFSB) — The Greater Hartford NAACP continues to push for something to be done after ropes tied like nooses were found at the Amazon construction site in Windsor. Last month, ropes tied into a noose was found at the Windsor jobsite. A few days later, five
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Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 related deaths, 603 new cases
There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,606, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday.
Continue Reading“It allows for arbitrary decisions:” Restaurant catching heat over dress code
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A restaurant in Buckhead is catching heat over perceived inconsistencies in its dress code. Monica Johnson had brunch reservations on Sunday at Le Bilboquet. She wasn’t aware the restaurant had a business casual dress code and showed up in a track suit. The restaurant lists
Continue ReadingBiden to deliver remarks as Israel and Hamas reach ceasefire
President Joe Biden plans to address quickly moving developments in the Middle East from the White House on Thursday evening. It will be the first time in a week that Biden has spoken publicly about the fighting that has raged between Israel and Hamas. He’ll speak at 5:45 p.m. ET Thursday. His remarks come as
Continue ReadingDemocrats brace for momentous decision: Will Pelosi run again?
After taking back the House in 2018, Nancy Pelosi called herself “a bridge to the next generation of leaders” and agreed to a deal: she’d serve again as speaker for no more than four years. Time is now ticking — and no one knows what Pelosi will do in 2022. Confidantes of the 81-year-old speaker
Continue ReadingUS military sees 55% jump in Covid-19 vaccinations over last month
The US military has seen a 55% jump in Covid-19 vaccinations among active-duty service members over the last month, a senior defense official told CNN. The increase comes after the Pentagon opened up vaccinations to the general population on April 19. Of the approximately 1.4 million active duty service members, some 500,000 had received their
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Republicans have downplayed the US Capitol riot violence. The evidence paints a different picture.
Republican lawmakers have recently downplayed or outright denied the violence of the January 6 insurrection as a bipartisan agreement to investigate the siege is in limbo on Capitol Hill. But the mounting pile of evidence in the nearly 450 Capitol riot criminal proceedings — including hundreds of hours of videos, seized weapons, text messages and
Continue ReadingFather-daughter duo part of fastest team to row entire Mississippi River
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A leisurely paddle along the Mississippi River is a great way to relax and enjoy a few hours. But what a foursome in one canoe just accomplished is anything but relaxing. They just set the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to row the
Continue ReadingHope fades for a bipartisan deal on gun background checks, key Democratic negotiator says
Sen. Chris Murphy, who’s been leading the charge to secure a long-shot bipartisan deal on a gun background checks bill, told CNN on Thursday he thinks “it’s close” to the point where “we’ve got to put a bill on the floor,” a signal that hopes for a bipartisan agreement have faded and Democrats are all
Continue ReadingBiden increasingly impatient with Netanyahu, sources say
President Joe Biden became increasingly impatient with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following a blunt phone call Wednesday in which the US President set a deadline for violence to ease between Israel and Hamas. The call, which took place a day before Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire in the 11-day conflict, was more
Continue ReadingNew hopes of ceasefire deal as calls to end Israel-Palestinian conflict intensify
Cautious optimism was growing that a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza could soon put a halt to days of bloody conflict, but fresh airstrikes and rocket fire Thursday signaled that the violence wasn’t over yet. Hamas officials told CNN Wednesday that a halt to the clashes could be “imminent, possibly within 24
Continue ReadingWoman arrested at southern border with $1.5M in heroin hidden inside Volkswagen Jetta
Click here for updates on this story PHARR, Texas (KTVT) — A 28-year-old woman from Edinburg, Texas was arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border with $1,500,000 worth of alleged heroin hidden inside the tires of a Volkswagen Jetta she was driving. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations at the Pharr International Bridge discovered
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Bend Park and Rec updates guidelines, will verify vaccine status for indoors mask removal
Updated public health guidance from Oregon Health Authority and Deschutes County’s move to the “Lower Risk” COVID-19 category will bring changes to most outdoor and indoor activities at the Bend Park and Recreation District, and the organization outlined those changes Thursday.
Continue ReadingPolice searching for man captured on video stabbing homeless woman in the head as she slept
Click here for updates on this story SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Los Angeles police are searching for the man captured on video stabbing a homeless woman in the head as she was sleeping on the sidewalk. The violent attack happened at 12:02 a.m. Tuesday near the intersection of 25th and San Pedro streets in
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