A leader in an alleged Oath Keepers conspiracy in the US Capitol insurrection claims she was given a VIP pass to the pro-Trump rally on January 6, had met with Secret Service agents and was providing security for legislators and others, including in their march to the Capitol, according to a new court filing. Attorneys
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United Airlines is removing all of its Boeing 777 planes currently in service that are powered by Pratt & Whitney 4000 series engines after the Federal Aviation Administration called for stepped-up inspections. The airline announced Sunday it was immediately removing the planes “out of an abundance of caution.” The 24 aircraft are part of the
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Madras Pep and Cheer is asking for your help in getting them to a national cheer competition — and in return, you’ll get a box of Krispy Kreme donuts. Find out more on their Facebook page.
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Westside Church, partnering with the nonprofit NeighborImpact, will be distributing groceries to hundreds of residents in the community between 1:30 and 3 p.m. on Monday at the church parking lot in Bend.
Continue ReadingWhen the power went out at Loan Le’s house in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land, Texas, on Monday, she headed over to her daughter’s home about five miles away. Jackie Pham Nguyen and her three kids, Olivia, 11, Edison, 8, and Colette, 5, affectionately nicknamed Coco by her family, still had power and were
Continue ReadingWhen the power went out at Loan Le’s house in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land, Texas, on Monday, she headed over to her daughter’s home about five miles away. Jackie Pham Nguyen and her three kids, Olivia, 11, Edison, 8, and Colette, 5, affectionately nicknamed Coco by her family, still had power and were
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With the US approaching 500,000 Covid-19 deaths, plans are underway for President Joe Biden to mark the moment this week. The President is planning to deliver remarks and hold a candle lighting ceremony at the White House around sundown as soon as Monday, if the threshold is crossed, a White House official said. First lady
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Portland police say they’ve created a specialized team of officers and detectives to focus full-time on shooting investigations as gun violence has increased in the last year.
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Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! Temps hovered around the mid-40s today, but anyone who made their way outside should have felt the breezes shift to the south. It will end up being some strong winds, as we could see gusts cross 25 mph. But that shift in the wind is going to bring us some warmer
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The Federal Aviation Administration is stepping up inspections of Boeing 777 airplanes equipped with certain Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines and it’s likely some will be removed from service, according to a statement from FAA Administrator Steve Dickson. “We reviewed all available safety data following yesterday’s incident,” Dickson said, referring to the United Airlines flight
Continue Reading Leaders of the campaign to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom have now gathered more than a million signatures, according to a new report from the California secretary of state’s office that suggests the effort is still on track as they inch toward a March deadline to qualify for the ballot. Capitalizing on the frustration and
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The highways over Snoqualmie and Stevens passes will close Sunday evening due to heavy rains and increased avalanche danger, according to the Washington State Department of Public Transportation.
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What happens when you incite an insurrection to prevent the congressional certification of the 2020 election results? Turns out you get invited to speak at a high-profile gathering of GOP elected officials and conservative activists. As outrageous as that appears, this is exactly what we’re seeing with the American Conservative Union’s invitation to Donald Trump
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Texas GOP Rep. Michael McCaul on Sunday delivered a pointed rebuke of Sen. Ted Cruz following his much-criticized trip to Cancun, Mexico, as a winter disaster rocked Texas last week. “Look, when a crisis hits my state, I’m there. I’m not going to go on some vacation,” McCaul, the top Republican on the House Foreign
Continue Reading Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had amassed $4.7 million in her fundraising efforts to help Texans hard hit by last week’s winter storm as of Sunday evening, her press secretary Ivet Contreras confirmed to CNN. The New York Democrat launched her fundraiser Thursday after extreme cold weather, ice and snow caused the power grid managed by
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A person has died and three others were rescued after a commercial fishing boat capsized near the mouth of Tillamook Bay along the Oregon coast.
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Aleah Goodman scored 20 points, Taylor Jones posted her fifth double-double of the season and the Oregon State women upset eighth-ranked UCLA 71-64 on Sunday to boost their NCAA Tournament hopes.
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Just over a year since the first known US Covid-19 death, more than 500,000 people will have died from the disease by the end of this week. “It’s something that is historic. It’s nothing like we’ve ever been though in the last 102 years since the 1918 influenza pandemic,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of
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Sydney Parrish hit four 3-pointers and scored 17 points off the bench and No. 13 Oregon ended a three-game losing streak with a 72-48 win over USC on Sunday.
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As Joe Biden presses his case for Republicans to set partisanship aside and support his Covid-19 relief bill in Congress this week, the President reminded Americans of his own history working across the aisle with his visit Saturday evening to his ailing friend Bob Dole. The friendship between Biden and Dole, the former Senate Republican
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