Drive-thru hiring event held in Redmond
Worksource Oregon hosted a drive-thru hiring event on Saturday. Community members brought their resume and a two-minute pitch to meet employers.
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Police: Portland bus driver shot while driving passengers
Portland police say a TriMet bus driver was shot Saturday night while driving passengers.
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Warmer Sunday, rain and T-storms Monday
Happy Sunday Central Oregon! After a week that started in the 80s, some of us didn’t get out of the 40s on Friday, and Saturday brought with it more cool temperatures and some much-needed rain. With the rain over the past few days, it looks like we’ve already tripled April’s rainfall total this month. Sunday
Continue ReadingLos Angeles police arrest suspect in connection to alleged anti-Semitic assault
A man has been arrested for assault with a deadly weapon in connection to an altercation earlier this week that Los Angeles police are investigating as a possible anti-Semitic hate crime. In a news release Saturday, the Los Angeles Police Department described the man as “one of the primary suspects in the assault and beating
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Volcano eruption appears to subside in the Democratic Republic of Congo but residents evacuate as a precaution
Thousands of residents in Goma, a major city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, are spending the night outdoors following eruption of Mount Nyiragongo earlier Saturday, according to a spokesman for the Norwegian Refugee Council. “There has not been a massive panic movement, but people are really worried,” said Tom Peyre-Costa, the council’s spokesman
Continue ReadingAmazon shuts down Connecticut construction site after seven apparent nooses found
Amazon has temporarily shut down construction of a new fulfillment center in Connecticut after the discovery of seven apparent nooses at the site. Police in Windsor, Connecticut, say the nooses were found placed around the construction site starting on April 27. The police department said it is investigating the incidents as potential hate crimes along
Continue ReadingTwo killed and eight injured in shooting in downtown Minneapolis
Two men were killed and eight other people were injured in a shooting early Saturday in downtown Minneapolis, police said. Seven of the victims were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries and one man was in critical condition, according to the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD). Jawan Contrail Carroll, 23, was arrested in Bloomington, Minnesota, on
Continue ReadingVirgin Galactic launches third successful spaceflight
Virgin Galactic’s rocket-powered plane, carrying two pilots, soared into the upper atmosphere on its third mission to reach space Saturday morning. The success cues up Virgin Galactic to begin launching paying customers within the next year as the company works to finish its testing campaign at its new headquarters in New Mexico. Spaceplane VSS Unity
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Biden administration grants humanitarian protections to Haitians in the US
The Biden administration on Saturday granted humanitarian protection for Haitians in the United States, allowing an estimated 100,000 people to apply to remain lawfully in the US, according to the Department of Homeland Security and an administration official. The decision will allow Haitians in the US the opportunity to apply for Temporary Protected Status —
Continue ReadingSupporters of Palestinian rights hold protests across the United States
Protesters rallied in cities across the United States on Saturday in support of Palestinians, days after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire ending the latest round of violence and bloodshed in a decades-long conflict. More than 90 events were planned for the weekend, including rallies in New York, Houston, Philadelphia, Chicago and Portland. Protesters
Continue ReadingWrongfully convicted man was released after 27 years, but then the world went on lockdown
Emmanuel Kelly Cooper was resurrected last year. After spending 27 years behind bars for a murder he says he did not commit, Cooper was released in January 2020, just before the coronavirus began wreaking havoc across America. The pandemic has not been easy for the world, but he remains unfazed. “I’ve been incarcerated a long
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Coast Guard rescues Wash. boating family of 3 after signs of carbon monoxide poisoning
The Coast Guard said it rescued a father and two daughters Saturday following a medical emergency — likely carbon monoxide poisoning aboard a 45-foot sailing vessel in Elliot Bay.
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Volcano eruption appears to subside in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo seems to have subsided late Saturday, according to the Goma Volcano Observatory, which monitors the volcano. Still, authorities have activated an evacuation plan for the nearby city of Goma. The volcano’s last major eruption in 2002 killed 250 people and displaced
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Mora’s brace helps Timbers down Galaxy 3-0
Felipe Mora scored a pair of second-half goals and the Portland Timbers defeated the LA Galaxy 3-0 on Saturday.
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Oregon among blue states slow at lifting COVID restrictions
Even as the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved earlier this month to ease indoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, some blue states like Oregon and Washington are still holding on to certain longtime coronavirus restrictions.
Continue ReadingA Maryland candy company is cooking up chocolate covered cicadas
A Maryland candy company is selling chocolate covered cicadas to celebrate the emergence of the noisy insects that have spent the last 17 years underground. Chouquette Chocolates is selling the cicadas — dipped in either milk or dark chocolate — online, but it also posted the recipe on its Facebook page for brave chefs looking
Continue ReadingItaly wins Eurovision Song Contest as the world’s biggest music event returns in Rotterdam
Italy narrowly pipped a handful of rivals to win a colorful and kitsch Eurovision Song Contest in the Netherlands on Saturday, scoring victory on the continent’s biggest stage after an early test of the continent’s emergence from the pandemic. The show featured performances that ranged from the sublime to the eyebrow-raising, as is tradition for
Continue ReadingIn China, 80,000 children were ‘snatched’ in 2019 by parents fighting for custody, report says
When Dai Xiao Lei arrived at her Beijing apartment with her husband and son, after a long flight back from Canada, her mother-in-law and sister-in-law were already waiting inside. They wanted to take her 16-month-old to their family home in Gaoyang, several hours’ drive away, Dai said. Her then-husband seemed unsurprised and told her he
Continue ReadingTwo men arrested after 3-year-old boy finds gun in couch, shoots 2-year-old sister
A 2-year-old girl is in an “exceptionally critical condition” after being shot by her 3-year-old brother late Friday when he found a handgun that had been hidden in a couch, according to a Florida sheriff’s office. The shooting took place at a residence in West Lakeland where three men had met to watch an NBA
Continue ReadingNew photo on social media appears to show ‘missing’ Princess Latifa
An image that appears to show Dubai’s “missing” Princess Latifa has been posted on a social media account. If legitimate, the photo would signify the first time Princess Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum has been seen in public since she claimed in video messages obtained by the BBC and shared with CNN that she was
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