Oregon is nearly at 70% vaccination goal
Covid-19 restrictions go away when the state hits that number. Right the goal is less than 130K away.
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State Senator’s own experience with sexual harassment inspires bill to help other women
Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Four years ago, Sen. Faith Winter was at the center of a sexual harassment case that gripped the Colorado State Capitol. Now, she’s using her experience to help other women like her. Winter is sponsoring a bill that would make it easier for workers to
Continue ReadingCaught in crosshairs, Fauci calls GOP descriptions of his emails ‘profoundly misleading’
President Joe Biden had just finished delivering remarks on the latest jobs report and left the room Friday when a reporter shouted one last question. “Mr. President, do you still have confidence in Dr. Fauci?” Poking his head back into the room several seconds later, Biden delivered an unequivocal response: “Yes, I am very confident
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White House rejects GOP infrastructure counteroffer, saying it does not meet Biden’s objectives
President Joe Biden on Friday rejected a new counteroffer made by Republicans on infrastructure despite a $50 billion increase in spending, telling the GOP’s key negotiator that the new offer did not meet his policy goals. And as the talks between Senate Republicans led by West Virginia’s Shelley Moore Capito and the White House hit
Continue ReadingAtlanta police say they found more than 170 pounds of marijuana in suitcases from an arriving flight
Four people were arrested and seven suitcases with more than 170 pounds of marijuana was seized after it arrived in Atlanta on a flight from Seattle last week, according to Atlanta police. On May 26, an Atlanta Police Department K-9 dog alerted authorities to five suitcases that were unloaded from the flight and on their
Continue ReadingAn American Legion post is suspended after a microphone was cut during a speech that touched on Black people’s role in Memorial Day
The American Legion Department of Ohio has suspended the charter of a post in the city of Hudson after a Memorial Day incident in which the keynote speaker’s microphone was turned off during part of his speech that touched on Black people’s historic role in creating the national holiday, the state organization said in a
Continue ReadingCincinnati school district to settle lawsuit filed by parents of bullied boy who hanged himself
Cincinnati Public Schools is on the verge of settling a wrongful death lawsuit with the parents of Gabriel Taye, attorneys for both parties said in a joint press release Friday. Gabriel was 8 years old in 2017 when he hanged himself with a necktie in his Cincinnati home. His family subsequently filed a federal lawsuit
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Panel: Oregon lawmaker accused of harassment must get coaching, training
The conduct committee of the Oregon House unanimously decided Friday that a state representative who sent inappropriate texts to a fellow lawmaker must attend coaching and training.
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NE Bend manhunt fails to find food truck robber, prompts lockout of 2 nearby schools
A wide-ranging police manhunt failed to find a man who staged a strong-armed robbery of a northeast Bend food truck Friday afternoon, officers said. The crime and search led to the precautionary lockout of two nearby schools.
Continue ReadingBill would give parents option to decide what to do with their child’s remains after miscarriage or abortion
Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A bill that would give parents the option to decide what they want to do with their child’s remains after a miscarriage or abortion passed the Pennsylvania House Health Committee in Harrisburg last week. The bill is called the Unborn Child Dignity Act and
Continue Reading26 years after kids found human skull, police still searching for Jane Doe’s identity
Click here for updates on this story BENSALEM, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Kids in Bensalem collecting sticks for a fort found what they thought at first was a turtle shell. It turned out to be a human skull. Twenty-six years after this discovery, detectives hope information about shirts found with this woman’s body, along with a
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Poll: Two-thirds of Americans say life is at least somewhat back to pre-pandemic normal
Two-thirds of US adults now say their lives are at least somewhat back to normalcy, according to a new Gallup survey, reflecting a major shift in sentiments since last fall. Americans are more optimistic and less worried about coronavirus than at any point previously in the course of the pandemic, although disruptions due to the
Continue ReadingCourt drops convictions of 3 men wrongfully imprisoned for 1996 murder of off-duty NYPD officer
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Three men who spent two decades in prison had their convictions dismissed in a Queens court Friday after new evidence was uncovered. Cheers erupted as George Bell, Gary Johnson and Rohan Bolt walked out of criminal court free men with their names cleared, CBS2’s
Continue ReadingFollowing deaths of pets and close encounters with birds, tenants in high-rise want safer windows
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Some residents say new windows installed at their Harlem high-rise are creating a health hazard, welcoming pigeons and mosquitos into their homes. Several say their pets have even fallen out of the windows and died, CBS2’s Lisa Rozner reported Thursday. A beautiful view of
Continue Reading Ransomware attackers used compromised password to access Colonial Pipeline network
Ransomware attackers gained access to Colonial Pipeline‘s computer networks in April using a compromised password, according to the company and a cybersecurity firm it hired — leading to the deliberate shutdown of one of America’s most important fuel distribution companies and the panic gas buying that ensued for days. The password had been linked to
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Jefferson County commissioners appoint Marc Heckathorn as new sheriff, succeeding Jim Adkins
On Wednesday, Jefferson County commissioners unanimously selected Undersheriff Marc Heckathorn to replace retiring Sheriff Jim Adkins as the county’s new sheriff, starting July 1.
Continue ReadingInjured Capitol Police officer in emotional statement to court: ‘You have stolen moments away from me that I can’t get back’
A US Capitol Police officer knocked unconscious on January 6 has condemned Capitol rioters for injuring police and robbing her of the ability to do her job. “When will I be free … of my brain injury? When will I be free and full again?” the officer said in a written statement read by prosecutors
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St. Charles struggling to fill nearly 600 job openings, a record
St. Charles Health System has approximately 600 job openings, the most they’ve ever had at one time. The positions include registered nurses, as well as clinical and administrative support. NewsChannel 21 talked to an official about the impact it’s having.
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House Democrats finally get to interview former White House counsel McGahn
Former Trump White House Counsel Don McGahn testified Friday before a small group of House Judiciary Committee members about former President Donald Trump’s attempts to obstruct the Russia investigation, in a closed-door interview that was the culmination of a two-year court fight Democrats waged against the Trump administration. The interview was poised to have McGahn
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First Friday Art Walk, Bend Summer Festival return
The first First Friday Art Walk since before the pandemic was held Friday evening in downtown Bend, as well as the Old Mill District. The free Bend Summer Festival will return to downtown for the first time in two years on July 10th and 11th.
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