Bend councilors unanimously approve downtown parklet license program
Bend city councilors unanimously agreed Wednesday night on creating a commercial parklet license program, so that downtown businesses which expanded…
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New Proud Boys indictment adds Syracuse man to US Capitol conspiracy case
The Justice Department has added a third person to a major federal criminal case that accuses members of the Proud Boys of breaking into the US…
Continue ReadingFDA report details flaws at Emergent facility making Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine
The US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that new production of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine remains paused at the…
Continue ReadingMan charged with hate crimes after allegedly driving truck toward Black children
A Massachusetts man who allegedly yelled a racial epithet and drove his truck toward a group of Black children has been charged with hate crimes and…
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Lewis & Clark College to require COVID student vaccinations
Lewis & Clark College has announced that it will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for all students this fall.…
Continue ReadingChronic leadership problems have plagued oversight of DHS inspector general’s office, GAO finds
Management and operational challenges plagued the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General for years, hurting its ability to…
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Supporters of effort to move Oregon’s border, join Idaho rally in Prineville
Supporters of an effort to “Move Oregon’s Border” and create the state of Greater Idaho rallied Wednesday in Prineville as Crook County leaders met…
Continue ReadingLong Island grocery store shooting suspect is charged with second-degree murder
Gabriel DeWitt Wilson, the man who allegedly shot and killed a grocery store employee and injuring two others Tuesday at a Long Island Stop &…
Continue ReadingAgents seize banned chicken lollipops manifested as men’s sweaters at airport
Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists working…
Continue ReadingBill would stop local gun manufacturers from making guns banned in Massachusetts
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — There is a new effort to stop gun manufacturers in Massachusetts…
Continue ReadingOfficials emptying reservoir to eliminate ‘voracious predator’
Click here for updates on this story MESA COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — The complete draining of a reservoir on…
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Atlanta mayor: ‘More effective ways’ than boycotts to get necessary voting reform
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Wednesday urged those looking to boycott Georgia-based companies over the state’s new elections law to…
Continue ReadingMarijuana business evolves with Denver city council approval of smoking lounges
Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Tuesday is April 20 or 4/200, considered Colorado’s unofficial…
Continue ReadingSurvey finds more Californians want to keep working, after the pandemic ends
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — Working from home could be one of the pandemic…
Continue ReadingFight between gas station clerk, customer caught on video
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A Sacramento man stopped for gas but left with a…
Continue ReadingFamily heartbroken after prized, vintage truck stolen
Click here for updates on this story CARMICHAEL, California (KOVR) — A classic 1940s truck was targeted and stolen in a…
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Lisa Murkowski just reminded us of how politics used to be normal
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski broke ranks with Republicans on Wednesday, voting to confirm Vanita Gupta as associate attorney general. Explaining her…
Continue ReadingApp makers blast Apple and Google in Senate hearing on app store policies
Apple and Google faced a battery of accusations on Wednesday from prominent app developers, including Spotify and Tile, who alleged that the large…
Continue ReadingWas justice served in the Derek Chauvin trial? Here’s what our readers told us
As a couple sat with their oldest son and watched the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial being read, they were filled with a hope for a better…
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Humane Society of Central Oregon receives grant from ‘Petco Love’
The Humane Society of Central Oregon received a $12,500 grant from the ‘Petco Love’ nonprofit. It’ll help support HSCO’s spay and neuter…
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