In the months after George Floyd’s death, Minneapolis Police Department officers reported using force on far fewer people — but then use of force spiked late last year, a CNN analysis of department data found. And after Floyd’s death, Black people are still subject to use of force by Minneapolis officers at a highly disproportionate
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President Joe Biden on Wednesday touted the anticipated milestone of the United States administering 200 million coronavirus vaccine shots since he took office and urged businesses to give their employees paid time off to get vaccinated. As a part of that call for time off to get vaccinated, Biden announced a new tax credit to
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The New York state legislature passed a bill on Wednesday that would automatically restore voting rights to people convicted of a felony once they are on parole. The bill is intended to improve upon a 2018 executive order granting voting pardons to the 35,000 New Yorkers on parole, according to Assembly member Daniel O’Donnell, a
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Birthday letters are being collected for Dustin Gallegos, a Crooked River Ranch soldier who is currently deployed overseas.
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Basketball and wrestling are two high school sports which have been waiting on the sidelines while others got the green light. Both remained on Gov. Kate Brown’s prohibited list of activities, until now.
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If not for Darnella Frazier’s quick thinking, Derek Chauvin might still be a Minneapolis police officer. Instead, Chauvin is behind bars, convicted of two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter after kneeling on George Floyd’s neck for more than 9 minutes. Now the teen who stood firm, capturing the longest and clearest bystander
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Senior prom — one of the many traditional high school activities postponed or outright canceled due to the more than year-long pandemic.
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Apple’s new iMac is awesome: a technical marvel and a culmination of Apple’s stunning engineering achievements over the past several years. It’s also ugly as sin. When Apple overdesigns its products, it’s typically for form over function. You know the list: getting rid of the headphone jack to make the iPhone thinner, ditching USB-A ports
Continue ReadingA few weeks ago, Philippe Massoud posted online ads looking for a cook to hire at ilili, his New York City restaurant. Typically, he said, 60 or 80 people might show up to interview for a position like that one. This time? Nobody. “That has not happened, ever, in the 14-year history of the business,”
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A man who reportedly assaulted and pointed a gun at another man at a home between Bend and Sisters early Wednesday morning was arrested by the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team, deputies said.
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Dogecoin is tumbling after a stunning start to the year. Brian Brooks, the new CEO of crypto exchange Binance, says that’s to be expected: Dogecoin is a lot of fun, and maybe even a good investment, but it’s not the future. It’s a novelty rather than a potential financial market disruptor like bitcoin. First Move’s
Continue ReadingThe Senate narrowly voted to advance the nomination of President Joe Biden’s nominee to be associate attorney general, Vanita Gupta, setting up a final vote expected later Wednesday despite fierce opposition from most Republican senators. Vice President Kamala Harris was on hand in case she was needed for a possible 50-50 tie on the procedural
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — It’s back! Months after being painted over, Houston’s iconic “Be Someone” display has returned to its familiar spot. The famous graffiti was spotted Wednesday morning on the railroad bridge over I-10 and I-45 north of downtown. The graffiti saw a lot of change in 2020.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A man is being charged after firefighters saved his life and then he reportedly pointed a rifle at them. Houston firefighters responded to a home on Glen Lee near Glenvine in northeast Houston just before midnight Tuesday. When they arrived, firefighters used Narcan to save
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A team including an Oregon State University researcher has developed a medical monitoring device that could aid patients with COVID-19 and other respiratory ailments.
Continue ReadingThe Justice Department has launched a federal civil probe into policing practices in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd and the murder convictions for ex-cop Derek Chauvin, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday. “The challenges we face are deeply woven into our history. They did not arise today, or last year; building trust between
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Live, in-person music is coming back to Central Oregon, courtesy of the 4 Peaks Music Festival — in scaled-back, “Mini” fashion.
Continue ReadingHulu has some legen–waitforit–dary news for those missing “How I Met Your Mother.” The streamer announced on Wednesday that former “Lizzie McGuire” star Hilary Duff is set to lead a new sequel series from 20th Television, original creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas and “This Is Us” writing duo Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger. The
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LODI, California (KCRA) — From handyman to hero, a contractor helped save a 91-year-old woman from a fire in Lodi on Monday evening. Mike Becerra said he, along with neighbors and passersby, banded together to get the woman out safely and put out the flames at a home
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Bend-La Pine Schools is inviting families to register kindergarten students now for the coming 2021-22 school year. Online registration is open now for all incoming kindergartners.
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