Redesign of small county park in downtown Bend will add parking
Deschutes County commissioners recently voted 2-1 to spend $2.5 million to redesign Worrell Park along Wall Street, removing a hill and adding nearly…
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Justice Department releases video of attack on Capitol Police officer
Newly released police body-camera and surveillance video shows the chemical spray assault of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and others during…
Continue ReadingBody cam video released after Chicago police shoot and kill man they say had a gun during foot chase
New body cam footage released in Chicago on Wednesday shows the fatal police shooting of 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez as he runs from an officer.…
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Airshow of the Cascades still on for August
The Airshow of the Cascades is still planned for late August at Madras Airport, after last year’s cancellation. The plans include two B-17s – one you…
Continue ReadingAmazon plans to raise wages for 500,000 workers
Amazon has announced that it will raise wages for more than 500,000 workers — but it’s not planning to increase its $15 per hour minimum…
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Biden is marking 100 days. What do you want to see him do next?
President Joe Biden has moved fast since his January 20 swearing-in, signing a $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill into law less than two months into his…
Continue ReadingFacebook lifts the lid on how it’s making money from WhatsApp
Since Facebook paid a whopping $19 billion to buy WhatsApp in 2014, investors have wondered how it will cash in on the acquisition, especially after…
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What’s happening with the Rudy Giuliani raids and Ukraine investigation
Federal agents raided the apartment and office of former President Donald Trump’s longtime attorney Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday, an…
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What’s happening with the Rudy Giuliani raid and Ukraine investigation
Federal agents raided the apartment and office of former President Donald Trump’s longtime attorney Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday, an…
Continue ReadingMore liberal CDC coronavirus guidelines could come soon, Fauci says
After loosening its Covid-19 prevention guidelines somewhat this week for people who are fully vaccinated, the US Centers for Disease Control and…
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Rosenblum hails House passage of contact tracing privacy bill
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum praised the Oregon House Wednesday for unanimously passing HB 3284, a bill she proposed to protect personal…
Continue ReadingOhio police union appeals firing of ex-officer who fatally shot Tamir Rice
A police union has filed an appeal with the Ohio Supreme Court to reinstate former Cleveland Police Officer Timothy Loehmann, who fatally shot…
Continue ReadingColgate’s new toothpaste tube is designed with slippery coating to let you squeeze out every last drop
Colgate wants to save you the agony of trying to squeeze out every last drop of toothpaste. It’s doing that by partnering with LiquiGlide, a…
Continue ReadingWatch live: President Biden addresses joint session of Congress
Watch NBC live coverage as President Joe Biden addresses a joint session of Congress, for the first time in his…
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Mostly sunny and warm for a few days
Skies will be partly cloudy Wednesday night with lows will be in the upper 30’s to low 40s.…
Continue ReadingElliot Page cries ‘tears of joy’ in Oprah interview
Elliot Page is comfortable in his skin. In an on-camera interview with Oprah Winfrey for Apple TV+, the actor’s first since disclosing that he…
Continue ReadingPicture of racist prom proposal goes viral
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Minnesota school district is investigating reports of a…
Continue ReadingApple just had a massive quarter thanks to the 5G iPhone
Apple’s steady stream of hardware upgrades and new services launched throughout the pandemic has held the company in good stead going into…
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Oregon to receive more than $90 million in federal homeowner relief, senators say
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that Oregon will be allocated more than $90 million in federal assistance from the…
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In GOP rebuttal, Sen. Tim Scott to say: ‘Our best future won’t come from Washington schemes or socialist dreams’
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina will deliver the GOP rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress on…
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