Biden administration grants humanitarian protection for Burmese in US
The Biden administration on Friday granted humanitarian protection to Burmese nationals and residents in the United States due to the military coup…
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With new nursing home guidelines, card games with grandpa are back, regardless of your vaccination status
You can hug your vaccinated grandpa and stay to play cards with him at his nursing home, even if you haven’t been vaccinated, according to new…
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Gov. Brown mulls early release for inmates who helped fight wildfires
Some prisoners who helped fight the destructive Oregon wildfires last year could be released early.…
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One more spring-like day before changes roll in
Saturday looks to be equally sunny and even warmer as…
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Biden hails a change in ‘paradigm’ as he celebrates relief bill
President Joe Biden took to the Rose Garden on Friday for the first time as president, celebrating passage of his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief…
Continue ReadingJudge releases alleged Oath Keeper and questions strength of conspiracy case
A federal judge ordered one of the alleged Oath Keepers charged in the Capitol riot to be released on Friday, and questioned the strength of the…
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Cloverdale man arrested on charges of possessing child pornography
A 72-year-old Cloverdale-area resident has been arrested on numerous charges for allegedly possessing dozens of child pornography photos, Deschutes…
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Alex Jones allegedly threatened to throw Trump rally organizer off a stage
Police in Washington, DC, are investigating an allegation that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones threatened to push a pro-Trump political organizer off…
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A Stanford scientist’s quest to cure his son could help unravel the mystery of Covid-19 long haulers
At the height of a luminous career in genetics, Ron Davis, professor of biochemistry and genetics at Stanford University in California, switched to…
Continue ReadingAn announcer hurled racial insults at a high school basketball team for kneeling during the National Anthem
The Norman, Oklahoma, Public Schools District is condemning an announcer who “made racist and hateful comments targeted at our Norman High…
Continue ReadingDefense Secretary overruled Army recommendation to reduce number of National Guard troops at Capitol
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision to keep nearly 2,300 National Guard troops on Capitol Hill security duty through May 23 came after…
Continue Reading ‘A vote is what we need’: Gun safety bill faces uphill climb in Senate
Senate Democrats will move forward on new gun legislation, promising to bring a bill expanding background checks on all firearm sales to the floor…
Continue Reading ICE asks for agency volunteers to assist at the US-Mexico border amid surge of migrant children
Immigration and Customs Enforcement asked for volunteers from the agency to support the federal government’s efforts along the US-Mexico border…
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Deschutes County to receive 3,710 first-dose COVID-19 vaccines next week
The Oregon Health Authority has allocated 3,710 first-dose COVID-19 vaccines to Deschutes County for the week of March 15. That’s 200 more doses…
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Tear gas used after rowdy protests at Portland courthouse
Authorities used tear gas to break up protests outside a federal courthouse in Portland Thursday night after a group of several dozen black-clad…
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First NFT artwork at auction sells for staggering $69 million
The first virtual Non-Fungible Token (NFT) artwork to be sold at a major auction house closed at $69,346,250 during an online auction by…
Continue ReadingAbandoned slave graveyard discovery near school site halts construction
Click here for updates on this story CHEROKEE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Plans are in the works to build a new…
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Earth Day Oregon outlines April 22 fundraising campaign effort
Earth Day Oregon has announced that it is celebrating Earth Day on Thursday, April 22 with a campaign that partners 52 Oregon-based organizations…
Continue ReadingTheranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is pregnant, likely delaying her criminal trial
Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of failed biotech company Theranos, is pregnant — a new development that could once again delay the start date of…
Continue ReadingOregon reports 3 more COVID-19 deaths, 2 in Deschutes County
There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, two of them in Deschutes County, raising the state’s death toll to 2,319, the Oregon Health…
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