Due to technical issues that may have resulted in some applications not successfully transmitting, the City of Bend is reopening the applications process for positions on the city’s Human Rights and Equity Commission and the Transportation Bond Oversight Committee.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story St. Louis (KMOV) — A settlement has been reached after an undercover officer was beaten while working the Jason Stockley protests in 2017. A St. Louis city police detective beaten by his fellow officers filed a federal civil lawsuit Monday, naming the city, Mayor Lyda Krewson and a
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The former chair of the 9/11 commission former New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean said on CNN that there was not an agreed upon set of facts at the start of the commission into September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, providing important context on where a new commission under consideration into the violent insurrection at the Capitol
Continue ReadingWhen NASA’s Perseverance rover goes through the “seven minutes of terror” to land itself on Mars February 18, you can sit back, watch the NASA coverage and relax. It’s not every day that NASA lands an SUV-size rover on Mars. The last rover to land on Mars was Curiosity in 2012; the stationary InSight lander
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The House Democrats’ Covid relief bill would reduce household federal tax bills by an average of $3,100 each this year, according the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. The tax savings for individuals would come from four major provisions in the legislation advanced by the House Ways and Means Committee last week: The $1,400 stimulus payments, which
Continue ReadingA University of New Hampshire faculty member has resigned after a school investigation into “serious allegations of misconduct” on social media, according to the university. A male assistant professor allegedly posed as a woman of color under the handle @piney_the, with the tagline “The Science Femme, Woman in STEM,” campus newspaper The New Hampshire reported
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Nashville (WSMV) — A man is charged with criminal homicide for shooting and killing his 21-year-old fiancé. Metro Police say officers responded to the shooting just before 10:15 p.m. in the 300 block of Ewing Drive on Monday night. The shooter, 28-year-old Brandon Dement, reportedly told officers he
Continue ReadingCovid-19 is disproportionately sickening and killing Black Americans, the result of centuries of structural racism, a group of Harvard researchers says. If the US had paid reparations the descendants of Black Americans who were enslaved, though, the risk of severe illness and death from the virus would be far lower, according to a new, peer-reviewed
Continue ReadingSevere winter storms can keep you stuck inside for days, knock out your power and leave you chattering from the cold. If you’re prepared when storms strike, though, you’ll make it through more comfortably. We’ve assembled guidance from the CDC, FEMA and Ready.gov, among other agencies, on what to have on hand if you’re stuck
Continue ReadingThe 5-year-old girl who was injured during a car crash involving Kansas City Chiefs outside linebackers coach Britt Reid is “awake,” according to a GoFundMe created by Tiffany Verhulst, the child’s aunt, on behalf of her mother. The child was hospitalized in critical condition with a brain injury following the crash. She is breathing on
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The Cloverdale Fire District Board of Directors recently voted to put a local option levy on the May ballot to fund enhanced emergency medical and fire response for residents of the district, located east of Sisters.
Continue ReadingOprah Winfrey has landed the first major interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry since the duo announced they were expecting their second child. CBS announced the news Monday, revealing that “Oprah With Meghan and Harry: A CBS Primetime Special,” will air on March 7. It will be the couple’s first extensive sit-down interview since
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Gladstone, Oregon (KPTV) — Multiple people suffered carbon monoxide poisoning at a home in Gladstone Tuesday morning, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. Emergency crews responded to a home in the 600 block of East Fairfield Street at about 5:45 a.m. According to the sheriff’s office, six
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Former Bend City Councilor Chris Piper has joined the Board of Directors of the Council on Aging of Central Oregon, according to Executive Director Susan Rotella.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CAPE CORAL, Florida (WBBH) — They’re cute, they’re curious and they’re protected! Nesting season has just begun in Cape Coral for the burrowing owl, the official bird of the Cape. Officials said it’s important for humans to keep their distance to help protect the species. There are thousands
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CAPE CORAL, Florida (WBBH) — Neighbors became concerned after a half dozen cats were left inside of a Cape Coral home after the owner stopped coming home. The neighbors said that the cats are no longer at the home. What is sticking around though, they say, is the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Rohnert Park, California (KGO) — You cannot miss it if you travel Highway 101 through Rohnert Park — the electronic billboard that went up last weekend has become instantly controversial. “Missing All CA Students, last seen 3/13/2020,” it reads, almost like an AMBER Alert. The message, for which
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President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services will appear before a Senate committee next week for his confirmation hearing, giving the nominee a chance to field questions about how he will help lead the administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. The hearing for Xavier Becerra, who currently serves as
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CAPE CORAL, Florida (WBBM) — The neighbors said that the cats are no longer at the home. What is sticking around though, they say, is the smell and their concern for where the cats are now. Complaints against the owner of the home date back to last August.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Indianapolis (The Times of Northwest Indiana) — An Indiana House committee agreed Monday to require doctors tell women considering a pill-induced abortion the procedure can be “reversed” — despite no reliable medical research showing that is true. House Bill 1577, sponsored by state Rep. Peggy Mayfield, R-Martinsville, adds
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