This group is giving personal alarms to Asian Americans to protect them from violence
A New York City anti-hate group is distributing personal safety alarms to Asian Americans and immigrants to protect them from a recent surge of…
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They were innocent and on death row. Now, the exonerated want to ensure Biden keeps pledge
Sabrina Smith was only 17 when a predominately White Mississippi jury convicted her in 1989 for fatally beating her 9-month-old son. “The judge…
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Europe’s vaccine rollout needs AstraZeneca — but public confidence is dented
The European Union aims to vaccinate 70% of its adult population by September. But anxiety over a possible link between the Oxford-AstraZeneca…
Continue ReadingShe publishes booklets in seven languages to help Asian Americans and others face hate crimes
A Korean American woman living in Los Angeles has created a hate crime booklet for Asian American seniors to prepare them in case they are racially…
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Spring breakers flock to South Florida while some residents worry about another Covid-19 surge
Veronica Pena says she’s spent the past year carefully navigating the Covid-19 pandemic in the mostly restriction-free state of Florida. The…
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Experts say it’s a tight race between coronavirus variants and vaccines in the US as air travel hits records and spring break crowds grow
The pandemic’s end is in sight — but right now, the US is in a critical spot. A highly contagious — and potentially more deadly…
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Bend Cultural Tourism Fund announces 2021 grant deadline
The Bend Cultural Tourism Commission announces the sixth year of the Bend Cultural Tourism Fund with the opening of its online grant application for…
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Saturday’s Oregon prep football scores
PREP FOOTBALL= Franklin 29, Madison 0 Gresham 17, Parkrose 6 Henley 42, North Valley 0 Jefferson PDX 32, Roosevelt 14 Lincoln 28, Wilson 18…
Continue ReadingMan arrested after taking his toddler into an elephant enclosure at San Diego Zoo
A visitor at the San Diego Zoo was arrested on Friday shortly after taking his two-year-old daughter into an elephant enclosure, according to a press…
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OLCC to limit use of Delta-8-THC, other artificially derived cannabinoids
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has initiated rule-making for Delta-8-THC and other psychoactive components of hemp and marijuana that…
Continue ReadingLargest asteroid to pass by Earth this year will be moving unusually fast
The largest asteroid that has been predicted to make a close approach of Earth this year will zip by from a safe distance on Sunday, according to…
Continue ReadingA mother was killed in the Atlanta spa shootings. A GoFundMe page for her sons has now raised millions
Hyun Jung Grant was one of the victims of the Atlanta spa shootings Tuesday, leaving behind her two children. “She was a single mother who…
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Lakers superstar LeBron James ‘out indefinitely’ with ankle injury
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James will be out indefinitely after suffering a high ankle sprain in Saturday’s game, according to the…
Continue ReadingA Virginia restaurant is giving away free meals, no questions asked
Perfectly Frank‘s customers are a loyal bunch. Last year, they carried the restaurant through the darkest days of the pandemic with donations.…
Continue ReadingPublic school teacher brings chemistry into his students’ kitchens
After schools moved online a year ago because of the pandemic, one public school science teacher was determined to make his chemistry labs…
Continue ReadingMinnesota veteran knits hundreds of hats for Salvation Army
Tom Cornish, a 96-year-old World War II veteran, continues to serve his country decades later by knitting and donating hundreds of hats to the…
Continue Reading Julia Letlow wins Louisiana’s 5th District special election, CNN projects
Republican Julia Letlow will win the special election in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District, CNN projects. Letlow will take the seat that…
Continue Reading Julia Letlow wins wins Louisiana’s 5th District special election, CNN projects
Republican Julia Letlow will win the special election in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District, CNN projects. Letlow will take the seat that…
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Cascade Relays hosting Big Butte Challenge
The Big Butte Challenge is a 10-week event that encourages people to support the local community. The goal is to reach the summit of five buttes in…
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Spring break ramps up business at Sun Mountain Fun Center
People were waiting in line for almost two hours Saturday, just to get inside the Sun Mountain Fun Center in Bend. COVID-19 restrictions limit…
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