Oregon AG cracks down on deceptive car dealership promotions
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Wednesday a crackdown on deceptive prize promotions run by car dealerships.
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How one company is working to protect precious birds and powerlines
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Protecting precious birds and protecting our powerlines. Some biologists took flight in a helicopter on Tuesday to do just that. CBS 2’s Jim Williams explained Tuesday. Eagles and osprey are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and they’re under the watchful eye of scientists
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Veterans with business dreams find new path at COCC
For veterans with entrepreneurial ambitions, a newly established benefit program — the first of its kind in the state — will allow them to enroll in educational programming at Central Oregon Community College’s Small Business Development Center, using GI Bill assistance.
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Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District outlines spring road opening, closure plans
The Bend-Ft. Rock Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest said Wednesday it wants to let the public know about a range of road openings and closures as people look to recreate this spring.
Continue ReadingDog missing for 5 years now ‘safe and warm’ after reunion with owner
Click here for updates on this story FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Framingham dog was reunited with her owner after being missing for five years. Bay, a basenji, went missing while staying with a dog sitter because her owner was away, the non-profit Missing Dogs Massachusetts wrote on Facebook. Bay was reported missing to
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More than 20,000 unaccompanied migrant children are now in US custody
There are more than 20,000 unaccompanied migrant children in US custody, according to the latest government data, marking a new high as the Biden administration announces a string of sites to accommodate kids. As of Tuesday, there were 4,228 unaccompanied children in the custody of Customs and Border Protection, an agency not generally prepared to
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Former Hydro Flask CEO to deliver OSU-Cascades commencement address
An Oregon business leader who helped lead the dynamic growth at one of the state’s leading outdoor product companies will deliver the commencement address at Oregon State University–Cascades’ 20th graduation ceremony.
Continue ReadingMars Perseverance rover snaps selfie photo with Ingenuity helicopter
Just days after NASA’s Perseverance rover gently dropped the Ingenuity helicopter on the surface of Mars, the robot companions took a selfie together on Tuesday and beamed it back to Earth. The rover used its robotic arm, which has a camera mounted on the end, to capture the image. The helicopter can be seen 13
Continue ReadingTrack coach fired after refusing to make athletes wear masks during races
Click here for updates on this story PEMBROKE, New Hampshire (WBZ) — A New Hampshire high school track and field coach said he was fired after refusing to enforce a mask mandate for athletes that he called “senseless, irrational, cowardice b—s—.” Pembroke Academy track and field coach Bradley Keyes said the school informed him that
Continue ReadingDog missing for 5 years now ‘safe and warm’ after reunion with wwner
Click here for updates on this story FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Framingham dog was reunited with her owner after being missing for five years. Bay, a basenji, went missing while staying with a dog sitter because her owner was away, the non-profit Missing Dogs Massachusetts wrote on Facebook. Bay was reported missing to the
Continue ReadingQuesabirria tacos taking Baltimore by storm
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s taco Tuesday, and a new kind of taco is taking Baltimore by storm! It’s called quesabirria. Inside Jimmy Longoria’s kitchen, quesabirria tacos are on the menu, and it all starts with the beef. “Birria is actually just the meat, the braised beef,” Longoria said.
Continue ReadingTourists renting from U-Haul due to recent rental shortage
Click here for updates on this story Hawaii (KITV) — As Hawaii sees an influx of visitors, some are getting creative when it comes to renting cars as many are noting difficulties with availability. Tourists are renting vehicles from U-Haul because of a recent shortage of rental vehicles in the islands. U-Haul’s Hawaii president says
Continue ReadingBiden to nominate ATF director and announce new executive actions on guns
President Joe Biden plans to announce new executive actions on guns on Thursday, a person familiar with the plans said, fulfilling a commitment he made in the aftermath of two deadly shootings last month. The announcements will come as the President is expected to nominate David Chipman as the next director of the Bureau of
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McConnell stands by criticism of companies and accuses Democrats of misrepresenting restrictive voting laws
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that the complaints he had leveled a day earlier at corporations for publicly protesting a new Georgia voting law were not said “very artfully” even as he stood by his criticism of the CEOs who he charged “ought to read the damn bill.” McConnell also defended changes being
Continue ReadingMPD: 3 people seriously injured following pit bull attack
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Three people are seriously after two pit bulls got loose and attacked several people near 28th and Melvin on Wednesday, April 7. Milwaukee police say it happened around 11:35 a.m. An individual fired shots at the dogs, subsequently striking them, in attempt to free the
Continue ReadingCapitol riot defendant flips to help prosecutors against Proud Boys
At least one of the Capitol riot defendants has flipped against the Proud Boys, agreeing to provide information that could allow the Justice Department to bring a more severe charge against the group’s leadership, according to an attorney involved in the case. The development is the first indication that people charged in the insurrection are
Continue ReadingPence signs a seven-figure book deal, but Trump and other administration alums face a tough market in publishing
Mike Pence has signed a multimillion-dollar, two-book deal with publisher Simon & Schuster, making him one of the first alums of former President Donald Trump’s inner circle to ink such a lucrative contract. Two people in the publishing industry tell CNN the former vice president’s deal is worth seven figures, somewhere in the range of
Continue ReadingPolice: DUII driver hits four vehicles, crashes through fence and into home
Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A 54-year-old man was cited on several charges including driving under the influence of intoxicant following crash in southeast Portland Tuesday evening. Just before 7:30 p.m., officers were called out to a crash in the 12000 block of Southeast Ash Street. Police said a
Continue ReadingMore than 500,000 people have signed up for Obamacare coverage during Biden’s special enrollment period
More than 528,000 Americans have signed up for Affordable Care Act coverage on the federal exchange in the first six weeks of the special enrollment period President Joe Biden opened for the uninsured. That’s more than double the number that turned to the exchange, healthcare.gov, in the same period over the past two years, when
Continue ReadingBiden wants Amazon to ‘start paying their taxes’
Former Vice President Joe Biden said Amazon should “start paying their taxes” in a broader critique of large, successful businesses. “I don’t think any company, I don’t give a damn how big they are, the Lord Almighty, should absolutely be in a position where they pay no tax and make billions and billions and billions
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