After months of hyping bitcoin, Elon Musk suddenly says Tesla will stop accepting it
Elon Musk says Tesla is abandoning plans to accept bitcoin as payment for the company’s electric vehicles, citing the cryptocurrency’s…
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Two C.O. HS students receive major NROTC scholarships
Crook County High senior Elizabeth Barker received a $200,000 nursing scholarship from the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps at a special ceremony…
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Gov. Brown revises order; flags to remain at full-staff Saturday for Peace Officers Memorial Day
Gov. Kate Brown has ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, May 15, in…
Continue ReadingJust Like Humans, Zoo Animals Will Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19. Here’s How
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — With three different COVID vaccines being administered…
Continue ReadingBarnstable Lacrosse Goalie Puts EMT Training To Use, Helps Injured Opponent
Click here for updates on this story BARNSTABLE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — It might be said that Morgan Dardia is wired a…
Continue ReadingPurrfect Outcome After Monroe County Deputies Save Kitten Hitching Ride Under Patrol Car
Click here for updates on this story FLORIDA KEYS, Florida (WFOR) — Cats really do have nine lives, especially a small…
Continue ReadingMTA Employee Recognized After Rescuing Dog From Subway Tracks: ‘It’s Remarkable She Was Able To Survive That Long’
Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — An MTA employee was recognized Tuesday after saving a…
Continue ReadingElise Stefanik faces increased conservative headwinds in rise to leadership
GOP leaders are moving swiftly to install Rep. Elise Stefanik as the No. 3 Republican in the House on Friday in a rapid effort to unify the party,…
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Colonial Pipeline launches restart after six-day shutdown
The Colonial Pipeline launched the restart of its operations Wednesday evening following a six-day shutdown caused by a ransomware attack, but the…
Continue Reading4 PetSmart Employees Facing Charges After Dog Strangled To Death During Grooming Visit
Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh woman who says her dog was…
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Inhofe tells EPA nominee, ‘if you don’t behave, I’m going to talk to your daddy’
Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe told a female Environmental Protection Agency nominee on Wednesday that if she did not “behave,” then…
Continue ReadingBody of missing 2-year-old boy is found in Las Vegas, suspect remains in jail without bail
The body of a missing 2-year-old boy was found Wednesday, one day after Las Vegas police arrested a man in connection with the child’s…
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Here’s what we know about the tiger spotted in a Houston neighborhood
Thousands of miles from its native habitat, a Bengal tiger has been spotted in the front yard of a Houston home. But days after the bizarre sighting,…
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Former Oregon Duck linebacker looks to teach young boys: ‘It’s okay to cry’
Derrick Malone Jr. certainly is not the first athlete to struggle with depression or other mental health issues, but he’s trying to be one of the…
Continue ReadingColonial Pipeline not likely to pay millions in ransom demanded by hackers
The ransomware group that carried out a crippling cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline has demanded millions in bitcoin cyrptocurrency payment, though at…
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C.O. Health Council makes major investment in behavioral health efforts
The Central Oregon Health Council said Wednesday it has made a multi-million-dollar investment in four behavioral health causes: preventing youth…
Continue ReadingReality show ‘Unicorn Hunters’ is looking for the next $1 billion company
A new reality TV show called “Unicorn Hunters” borrows the pitch-for-fame-and-fortune concept popularized by “Shark Tank” but…
Continue ReadingTwo small planes collided over Colorado and both landed safely, one after deploying a parachute
One of two planes that collided in the air near Denver deployed a parachute and slowly drifted to the ground, where two people walked away from the…
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Federal prosecutor overseeing Rudy Giuliani probe stepping down
The chief of the public corruption unit at the Manhattan US Attorney’s office, which is handling the criminal investigation of Rudy Giuliani,…
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SW Oregon natural gas terminal project on pause
A proposed major West Coast liquified natural gas pipeline and export terminal is officially on pause after state reversals of two of its dredging…
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