Redmond memory care facility hosts ‘senior’ prom for its residents
Residents at Country Side Living in Redmond got an opportunity to relive their senior prom with a 50’s theme, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Continue ReadingYear: 2021
Covid-19 cases have declined sharply. Experts say these factors will determine how the pandemic unfolds
A grim new forecast confirms what experts have been warning amid declining Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations: when it comes to the pandemic, the United States is not yet out of the woods. Another 130,000 Americans are projected to die of the virus over the next three and a half months, according to the latest model
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Hearts ‘fill the air’ in downtown Bend
Children from Waldorf School in Bend decorated Minnesota Street with over 1,000 hearts in celebration of Valentine’s Day.
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Bend temporary tattoo business spreads kindness on Valentine’s Day
Conscious Ink, a Bend business gave over 3,000 free “Kindness Changes Everything” tattoos to retailers around town to hand out for free to customers on Valentine’s Day.
Continue ReadingSunday Feb. 14: Evening Snow Report
While we didn’t see much new snow today in the cities, the mountain resorts did. They’ll all be open tomorrow for Presidents Day.
Continue Reading4 questions for CNN reporter Vedika Sud about what it was like at a farmer protest camp in India
Rows of tents clog a six-lane highway outside the Indian capital of New Delhi where thousands of farmers are protesting against new farm laws. CNN’s Vedika Sud spent several hours at the Ghazipur camp on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border talking to farmers about their fears. She found a group of passionate people who are determined
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How Brazil gambled on unproven drugs to fight Covid-19
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has long been a champion of drugs chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to cure Covid-19, despite multiple studies that show that they are not effective. Now, documents show that his government spent emergency funds on the medicines and continued to produce and distribute them at unprecedented rates throughout 2020 while rejecting at least
Continue ReadingBiden to join virtual G7 event Friday with global leaders on Covid-19 efforts
President Joe Biden will participate in a virtual G7 event on Friday where he plans to discuss efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic and rebuild the world economy. It’s his first meeting with leaders from the Group of Seven nations as president and represents a departure from former President Donald Trump’s handling of the pandemic
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Northwest snow, ice storm leaves at least 200,000 without power
At least 200,000 people are still without power in the Portland area after a winter storm blanketed the Pacific Northwest with ice and snow and made travel treacherous.
Continue ReadingWestern diplomats warn Myanmar military that ‘the world is watching’
Western diplomats on Sunday warned Myanmar’s military junta that “the world is watching,” as a communications blackout swept the country. Internet and mobile services were disrupted overnight Sunday into Monday, and Monitoring NGO NetBlocks said network connectivity across the country dropped to only 14% nationwide since at 1 a.m. local time. Mobile services from all
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Multiple winter weather advisories/warnings in place
Happy Valentines Day, Central Oregon! We still don’t expect to see much snow accumulation for the next few days, but we’re going to see just about everything else winter can throw at us. Currently, we’ve got three warnings and advisories to talk about: A winter weather advisory for the western slopes of the Cascades, a
Continue ReadingCovid-19 cases have declined sharply. These factors will determine how pandemic unfolds from here, group of experts says
A grim new forecast confirms what experts have been warning amid declining Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations: when it comes to the pandemic, the United States is not yet out of the woods. Another 130,000 Americans are projected to die of the virus over the next three and a half months, according to the latest model
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Six takeaways from Trump’s impeachment trial
After a brief Saturday morning surprise, when it appeared former President Donald Trump’s unprecedented second impeachment trial could feature witnesses and drag on perhaps for weeks, senators rallied around the idea of wrapping things up instead and soon voted to acquit the former president. The vote was 43 not guilty to 57 guilty, short of
Continue ReadingBiden calls on Congress to ‘enact common-sense gun law reforms’ on third anniversary of Parkland shooting
President Joe Biden on Sunday called on Congress to institute “common-sense gun law reforms,” including widespread firearm sales background checks and a ban on assault weapons — highlighting an “epidemic of gun violence” in the US on the third anniversary of the deadly Parkland school shooting. “Today, I am calling on Congress to enact common-sense
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A suspect is dead after 12-year-old shoots at intruders during attempted robbery, police say
A 12-year-old shot at two masked intruders who broke into his grandmother’s home just before 1 a.m. on Saturday, according to police in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The intruders had demanded money from 73-year-old Linda Ellis and subsequently shot her, police said in a statement posted on the Goldsboro Police Department’s Facebook page. Police said the
Continue ReadingRapper Nicki Minaj’s father dies in hit-and-run, police say
Rapper Nicki Minaj’s father has died in a hit-and-run accident, police said. Robert Maraj, 64, was walking in Mineola, Long Island, on Friday at 6:15 p.m. when he was “was struck by a northbound, undescribed, vehicle that left the scene of the accident,” the Nassau County Police Department said in a statement. Maraj was taken
Continue ReadingBlack History Month: Max Robinson
A trailblazer in broadcasting and journalism, Max Robinson in 1978 became the first Black person to anchor the nightly network news. But his road to the anchor’s chair wasn’t easy. Robinson got his start in 1959 when he was hired to read the news at a station in Portsmouth, Virginia. His face was hidden behind
Continue ReadingMeghan Trainor reveals the birth of her first child
Meghan Trainor used Valentine’s Day to reveal the birth of her first child on Instagram. Trainor and her husband Daryl Sabara both announced the birth of their son, Riley, on their social media pages Sunday. “This sweet baby boy’s due date was today on Valentine’s Day💝 We got to meet him Monday, Feb 8th! We
Continue ReadingDC attorney general weighs legal viability of charging Trump under local statute
Lawyers inside the Washington, DC, attorney general’s office are investigating whether former President Donald Trump’s alleged role in the insurrection at the US Capitol violated district law. The debate is taking place one month after Attorney General Karl Racine first floated the idea of charging Trump. A spokesperson for the attorney general’s office pointed to
Continue ReadingHalf of America is under winter weather advisories as freezing temperatures grip the country
Nearly 170 million people are under winter weather advisories Monday, with icy roads, power outages, and dangerously low temperatures threatening to snarl traffic and paralyze cities from coast to coast.
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