A person of interest in the Kenosha shooting that killed three and injured three others early Sunday morning has been located and will be criminally charged with one count of first degree intentional homicide, according to the Kenosha Police Department. Gunfire broke out both inside and outside the The Somers House tavern around 12:40 a.m.
Continue ReadingAfter a hype-filled week for cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin experienced a flash crash over the weekend, plunging nearly 14% in less than an hour, from about $59,000 to $51,000, on Saturday night before rebounding. Other popular cryptocurrencies including ethereum and Dogecoin also fell dramatically, before recouping some of their losses. Bitcoin has skyrocketed in value this year
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Terry Rozier had 34 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, and the Charlotte Hornets rode a strong first quarter to a 109-101 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night, snapping a four-game losing streak.
Continue ReadingA man suspected of a carjacking was fatally shot by police in Burnsville, Minnesota, Sunday afternoon, according to a press release from the Burnsville Police Department. The suspect, described as a White man in his 20s, initially crashed a vehicle with stolen plates before carjacking a second vehicle at gunpoint, according to police in Burnsville,
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The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, Bethlehem Inn and other organizations helped clean the urban core of Redmond.
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Chris Davis creates glass marbles by hand and places them throughout the La Pine community to give residents an opportunity to do a fun family scavenger hunt together.
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We talked to some Central Oregonians on Sunday about the controversial plans by Oregon OSHA to keep the mask mandate and other rules in place until they are “no longer necessary to address the effects of the pandemic in the workplace.”
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Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! While we didn’t reach the record temperatures we might have today, highs were still nearly 20 degrees above average across our area. Things will start to change this evening, although we will still be above average and we will still have clear skies. A weak front is going to pass through
Continue ReadingMars was a warm, wet planet that was likely capable of supporting life billions of years ago. Something caused the planet to lose its atmosphere and turn into the harsh, frozen desert it is today. The Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars in 2012, has been exploring different aspects of Gale Crater on Mars to
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As all Americans 16 years and older become eligible for the vaccine on Monday, the White House is launching a media blitz to raise awareness about Americans’ vaccine eligibility, an administration official said. Earlier this month, President Joe Biden moved up the deadline for states to make all American adults eligible for the vaccine to
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Twelve of the top football clubs in Europe made an announcement Sunday that may shift the landscape of European football. AC Milan, Arsenal, Atlético Madrid, Chelsea, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur jointly announced their intentions to form a new league, which they referred to as the
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A Seattle woman was injured Sunday afternoon on a hike on Misery Ridge at Smith Rock State Park, prompting a rescue effort, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
Continue ReadingAlma Wahlberg, the mother of actors Donnie and Mark Wahlberg, has died, the brothers announced Sunday. She was 78. “My Angel. Rest in peace,” Mark wrote in the caption of a photo of the family matriarch on Instagram. “My mom Alma’s joy for life, love and people — combined with a pride in her humble
Continue ReadingRestaurants offer freebies all the time, but here’s one that is asking for a permanent commitment. A California-based restaurant chain is offering free burgers for a year to anyone who gets a permanent tattoo — offered for free — bearing the restaurant’s name. Farmer Boys is partnering with a West Hollywood tattoo parlor, The Honorable
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We are witnessing a dangerous effort by some on the right to normalize the cancer known as “White nationalism” in America. And unless we counter it vigorously, we risk seeing more Capitol-type attacks going forward. Fox News host Tucker Carlson has been a leader in this campaign, recently espousing the White nationalist “replacement theory” to
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The United States has reached another important milestone in the race to protect its population against the coronavirus, with more than a quarter of Americans now fully vaccinated against Covid-19. More than 84 million people — roughly 25.4% of the population — have been fully vaccinated, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data
Continue ReadingA group of lawyers want oil companies banned from advertising on television and social media unless they include “tobacco-style health warnings” about the dangers fossil fuels pose to the future of the planet. In new research published Monday, environmental law non-profit ClientEarth accused some of the world’s biggest oil firms of misrepresenting the role their
Continue ReadingCountry music singer Mickey Guyton will make history Sunday when she hosts the Academy of Country Music Awards with Keith Urban. The 37-year-old singer from Arlington, Texas, will be the first Black woman to host the awards ceremony. And this isn’t Guyton’s first time making history in the country music world. In September 2020, she
Continue ReadingThree people were pronounced dead at the scene of a shooting in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, according to tweets from Austin-Travis County EMS. The shooting appears to be “a domestic situation that is isolated,” a tweet from Austin police said. Police identified the suspect, still at large, as Stephen Nicholas Broderick, 41. It is unknown
Continue ReadingThe political upheaval caused by the rise of former President Donald Trump has forced party operatives and elected officials tasked with laying out the nation’s congressional districts for the next decade to determine whether those shifts were aberrations or signs of more lasting changes. Trump’s tenure saw dramatic shifts for both parties. Appalled by the
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