2nd Congressional District residents weigh in on Oregon redistricting
Once a decade, the nation’s congressional and legislative districts are redrawn according to population updates. Amid Census delays and legal…
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Idaho Legislature shuts down due to COVID-19 outbreak
The Idaho Legislature has voted to shut down for several weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19 among its members.…
Continue ReadingA 2-year-old boy died after ingesting fentanyl his mother bought, police say
A Kentucky mother has been arrested after her 2-year-old son ingested fentanyl, according to a news release from the Ludlow Police. The mother,…
Continue ReadingSaturday, March 20: Evening Snow Report
Anywhere from one to six inches today reported at the resorts. They could get another few inches…
Continue ReadingMore than 5,000 unaccompanied children are in CBP custody, documents show
There are more than 5,000 unaccompanied children in US Customs and Border Protection custody, according to documents obtained by CNN, up from 4,500…
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Suspect jailed in stabbing at homeless camp on Bend’s Juniper Ridge property
A 42-year-old Bend man has been arrested on assault and other charges in a stabbing Saturday that left another man with life-threatening injuries at…
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Ron Johnson falsely claims there was ‘no violence’ on Senate side of US Capitol on January 6
Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson falsely claimed there was no violence on the Senate side of the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection,…
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How the border problem caught the Biden team off guard, and how they’ve scrambled to fix it
As the number of unaccompanied children in Border Patrol custody ballooned this month, President Joe Biden‘s team raced to find more places to…
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Virus bounces VCU from NCAA Tournament; Oregon advances
VCU has been pulled from the NCAA Tournament because of COVID-19 protocols. The school says it had “multiple” positive tests within the past two…
Continue ReadingDuke University will end its stay-in-place order as new Covid-19 cases decline
Duke University said it will end its stay-in-place order for undergraduate students Sunday, citing a decline in new Covid-19 cases among students. In…
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Spring starts off with more winter
Happy Spring, Central Oregon! On the day of the vernal equinox, our temperatures were actually slightly below average and several of our ski resorts…
Continue ReadingIndian sailors are being caught in a piracy boom off West Africa. One captain held hostage shares his story
That morning, Capt. Ripusudan Prasad phoned his wife, Anita, as he did every day from the oil tanker he commanded, the MT Duke. The ship was about…
Continue Reading16 missing children recovered by US marshals in the Philadelphia area
Sixteen children considered critically missing were rescued during a four-week operation that concluded this week, according to the US Marshals…
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What will travel look like when the pandemic is over?
As the world ground to a halt last March, many travelers expected to be globetrotting again in a few months time. Here we are just over a year later.…
Continue ReadingHUD Secretary Marcia Fudge may have violated Hatch Act with comments at White House
Newly-confirmed Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge may have violated the Hatch Act, the law that limits the political activities…
Continue ReadingOhio State player says he received death threat after team’s upset loss
After his team’s loss to Oral Roberts in the NCAA Basketball Tournament on Friday, Ohio State forward E.J. Liddell says he was the victim of…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles becomes the largest US city with a ‘no-kill’ animal shelter, group says
Los Angeles has officially become a no-kill shelter city, making it the largest city in the country to do so, according to Best Friends Animal…
Continue ReadingMiami Beach hotel pauses food service amid Covid-19 fears after throngs of people descend on the city
The Clevelander South Beach, one of Miami Beach’s most iconic hotels, announced Friday that it will temporarily halt its food and beverage…
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Black-Asian solidarity has a long and storied history in America
On Friday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Atlanta to confront the racial hatred that is forcing millions of people…
Continue ReadingRallies across the country denounce violence against Asian Americans after Atlanta spa killings
Timothy Phan drove eight hours from Florida to attend a Saturday rally in Atlanta, aimed at grieving those killed at three Georgia spas and opposing…
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