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…
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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…
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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
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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.…
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…
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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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