Thousands of cases of the B.1.1.7 strain have been reported across the United States, and experts fear the variant could drive another Covid-19 surge as states race to get ahead and vaccinate. The strain, first spotted in the United Kingdom, isn’t just more contagious than the original novel coronavirus. It appears to be deadlier as
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President Joe Biden may look relaxed, but don’t let that deceive you. He is a man in a hurry. Behind that seemingly laid-back smile, he’s moving at a frenetic pace. Two months into his presidency, Biden has already notched up major achievements in his far-reaching agenda. In addition to enacting a raft of executive actions,
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This week’s House floor sessions in Oregon have been spent listening to a computer program read hundreds of pages of proposed bills aloud after Republican lawmakers refused to accelerate the process.
Continue ReadingThe Kentucky state legislature passed a bill on Tuesday setting restrictions on warrants authorizing entry without notice, more commonly known as no-knock warrants. The legislation comes a little more than a year after the death of Breonna Taylor, a Louisville EMT who was killed by police in March of 2020 after they executed a no-knock
Continue ReadingFederal investigators looking into Rep. Matt Gaetz‘s relationships with young women have examined whether any federal campaign money was involved in paying for travel and expenses for the women, a person briefed on the matter said. Investigators are examining whether the Florida Republican engaged in a relationship with a woman that began when she was
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Central Oregon drug agents made a traffic stop on Highway 97 south of Madras, arrested a 65-year-old Redmond man and seized methamphetamine, heroin and other evidence, officials said Thursday.
Continue ReadingA 57-year-old woman was arrested Thursday after an apparent April Fools’ Day joke about a possible active shooter at the manufacturing plant where she works in Springfield, Ohio, the local sheriff’s office. Pamela Sisco was at the Navistar plant when she texted her sister that a man who had been fired the day before had
Continue ReadingInvestigators are looking into an outbreak of salmonella infections in 19 people that could be associated with sick or dead birds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infections have occurred in eight states, including Oregon, Washington. California, Tennessee and New Hampshire, with eight people requiring hospitalization. No deaths are currently reported. The
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Do you need a permit to catch a permit?
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A new Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan guides Oregon Parks and Recreation Department in removing physical barriers to park access over the next 25 years.
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration announced Thursday it will not automatically reject certain applications for asylum or immigration benefits when a blank space is left on the forms, a reversal from a Trump-era policy that critics said was a blatant attempt to further crack down on legal immigration. During the Trump administration, US Citizenship and Immigration Services
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The Giving Plate in Bend is giving away 200 Easter baskets, provided by community volunteers, to kids this week.
Continue ReadingThroughout the Covid-19 pandemic, policy decisions in Florida have been among the most extreme — often among the first, the only or the few. Florida was one of the first states to roll back capacity restrictions on restaurants and bars and require schools to offer in-person learning. It is one of a few states that
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The nonprofit Lines for Life wins the March Pay It Forward award, and gets $500 to further its suicide prevention efforts.
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It was a great week to get out and get some great pics.
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Rep. Matt Gaetz, the Florida Republican being investigated by the Justice Department over sex trafficking allegations, made a name for himself when he arrived on Capitol Hill as a conservative firebrand on TV and staunch defender of then-President Donald Trump. Behind the scenes, Gaetz gained a reputation in Congress over his relationships with women and
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After calling more character witnesses the defense rested its case Thursday in the Redmond murder retrial of Luke Wirkkala in the fatal shooting of David Ryder in 2013
Continue ReadingA Texas Republican congressional candidate was called out by two GOP congresswomen who have endorsed her Thursday for “unacceptable and hurtful” comments she made a day earlier about Chinese immigrants, anti-Asian violence in the US and the coronavirus pandemic. The comments by Sery Kim, a candidate vying for the GOP nomination in the race to
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Bend resident Jonathan Cano has won a brewing scholarship from the Michael James Jackson Foundation for Brewing and Distilling. Cano is an assistant brewmaster at Crux Fermentation Project in Bend.
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