Bend teen powerlifter sets world record
Jack Bartlett, a 17-year-old powerlifter from Bend, set a world record on Saturday when he squatted 650.4 pounds. And it’s not the first record for the Bend High School junior.
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Jack Bartlett, a 17-year-old powerlifter from Bend, set a world record on Saturday when he squatted 650.4 pounds. And it’s not the first record for the Bend High School junior.
Continue ReadingAll 50 states have announced when they plan to open up coronavirus vaccinations to everyone eligible under US Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorizations — if they haven’t done so already. Arkansas is the latest state to announce plans to expand vaccine eligibility to anyone 16 and older, starting on Tuesday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson
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No one was injured, but a Bend driver was cited Monday after police say his foot slipped from the brake to the gas pedal as he parked, sending his SUV smashing into the front of Five Guys Burger and Fries.
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Senator Ron Wyden met with Pacific Crest Middle School students at Shevlin Park in Bend on Monday. The students nominated Tumalo Creek for the senator’s ‘River Democracy Act.’
Continue ReadingThere are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,394, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday.
Continue ReadingNo new snow to report. Willamette Pass will close for the season after their final weekend April 10 & 11.
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Senator Ron Wyden held a virtual town hall meeting Monday. He discussed legislation that will help Jefferson County.
Continue ReadingOregon Housing and Community Services publicly announced awardees for the second round of Emergency Solution Grants-Coronavirus totaling more than $40 million at this month’s Housing Stability Council meeting.
Continue ReadingThe culture of Arab Americans will be honored this month, with the designation by the State Department of April as Arab American Heritage Month, reflecting the group’s contributions to the US “are as old as America itself,” a spokesman said. “The United States is home to more than 3.5 million Arab Americans representing a diverse
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For the right price, 14 Colorado drivers can show their love for the state’s legal green. Colorado is auctioning rights for 14 different official state license plates with phrases like “BONG,” “GANJA,” “HEMP” and “ISIT420.” The revenue from these extremely obvious nods to all things cannabis will go to the Colorado Disability Funding Committee, Democratic
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Officials said Monday there is no second breach in a Florida wastewater reservoir containment wall that is in danger of collapsing, according to the state’s Department of Environmental Protection. Earlier Monday, an infrared drone detected a possible second breach in the containment wall of the Piney Point wastewater pond, officials said — creating what the
Continue ReadingThe pandemic has not stopped one woman in Tulsa, Oklahoma, from wearing her Sunday best to church — even though services in the last year have been virtual. La Verne Wimberly, 82, has posted photos of herself rocking different outfits at home for virtual church 52 Sundays. “I just decided (at) that point, I was
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The Senate parliamentarian has ruled that Democrats may amend the budget resolution they used for their Covid-19 relief bill and attach another set of reconciliation instructions to it, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The ruling is a key step for Democrats as they weigh their options for moving infrastructure legislation, potentially giving
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story COBB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Cobb County police continue to investigate a fatal shooting on Austell Road that killed 37-year-old Brian Clemons on March 27th. Clemons was driving with his 8-year-old daughter in the backseat, when multiple bullets hit his car. Clemons’ wife, Taryn Clemons, is now begging
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VA Portland Health Care System announced Monday it is providing COVID-19 vaccinations to anyone who served in the military, their caregivers and spouses, and some other beneficiaries under the authority granted by the SAVE LIVES Act, signed by President Joe Biden on March 24.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story STORRS, Connecticut (WFSB) — A rally was held at the University of Connecticut Monday afternoon following recent acts of anti-Semitism reported on campus. In a letter to the UConn community, President Tom Katsouleas said there have been several incidents of hateful conduct and speech reported recently. The letter
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Quite fair conditions will prevail for the next several days, with only a couple brief interruptions.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Gwinnett County, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — A new unit formed within the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office to tackle human trafficking and child exploitation has made its first two arrests. The Trafficking and Child Exploitation, or TRACE, Unit — which Sheriff Keybo Taylor established when he took office
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After three weeks of testimony and six hours of deliberations, a Deschutes County jury on Monday acquitted Luke Wirkkala, the Bend man earlier convicted of murder but retried on appeal in the 2013 fatal shooting of houseguest David Ryder at his home, a killing he steadfastly claimed was in self-defense.
Continue ReadingLoki’s latest battle is with bureaucracy in the new trailer for the forthcoming Disney+ series about the God of Mischief. In the trailer released on Monday, Loki finds himself in trouble with the Time Variance Authority and tasked with fixing the problems he created. A mustachioed Owen Wilson stars alongside Tom Hiddleston in the series,
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