Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but how can you miss your love if they never go away? It’s a question many couples may be asking this Valentine’s Day as we approach the one-year anniversary of being home with our significant others 24/7. A raging pandemic, compounded by the pressure to celebrate a day that’s
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A winter storm has blanketed the Pacific Northwest with ice and snow, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power and prompting Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to declare a state of emergency.
Continue ReadingWhite House deputy press secretary TJ Ducklo, who threatened a reporter who asked about his relationship with another reporter, has resigned. “We accepted the resignation of TJ Ducklo after a discussion with him this evening,” said Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, in a statement. “This conversation occurred with the support of the White
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Chris Duarte hit a 3-pointer with 15.6 seconds left, Eugene Omoruyi scored 19 points and Oregon held on Saturday to beat Arizona 63-61.
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Haley Jones had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 5 Stanford won its seventh straight with an 83-58 victory over Oregon State Saturday night.
Continue ReadingA 32-year-old man was charged with intoxication manslaughter after a car he was driving allegedly struck and killed a Dallas police officer who was blocking the scene of an earlier accident on an expressway, police said. Officer Mitchell Penton was standing outside his squad car with his emergency lights on when another vehicle hit the
Continue ReadingSens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., issued the following statements after Saturday’s Senate acquittal of former President Donald Trump on an impeachment charge that he incited the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.
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In the moments after former President Donald Trump was acquitted by the Senate for a second time in a little more than a year, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell rose to speak. His message was clear: the former President could not be the future of the Republican Party. Even as McConnell voted that Trump was
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President Joe Biden weighed in late Saturday night on former President Donald Trump’s acquittal in his second impeachment trial, saying that democracy is “fragile” and “must always be defended.” “This sad chapter in our history has reminded us that democracy is fragile. That it must always be defended. That we must be ever vigilant. That
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The new Element by Westin extended-stay hotel that just opened its doors at the north end of downtown Bend is the first in Oregon.
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While Redmond Airport crews cleared snow from runways and other areas on Saturday, the snowstorm’s impacts at Seattle and Portland made for flight cancellations and delays.
Continue Reading The Louisiana Republican Party swiftly moved Saturday to censure GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy after he voted earlier in the day to convict former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial. “The Executive Committee of the Republican Party of Louisiana has unanimously voted to censure Senator Bill Cassidy for his vote cast earlier today to
Continue ReadingDouble-digit snow totals across the resorts with the exception of Willamette Pass and Hoodoo (who is having some trouble with their sensor). Every resort is at a season-high base total.
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The number of Summit High School students who have tested positive for COVID-19 has risen to 24, mostly from exposures to those who attended a party last weekend. As a result, classes by distance learning will continue through next week, the principal said Saturday.
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There was never a doubt that former President Donald Trump would escape conviction in his latest impeachment trial. The “jurors” were, after all, politicians. And in a 50-50 Senate, the constitutional bar of 67 votes was never achievable. Not in these bitterly polarized times. But even as the final chapter was known from the start,
Continue ReadingThe New York City Police Department is deploying an additional 500 officers to patrol the city’s subway system after four stabbings in less than 24 hours that left two people dead. The decision came after four separate incidents in which victims were “cut with a sharp object,” NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said in a news
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Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! For the moment, we’re enjoying some calmer weather in the lower elevations, while the Cascades are still feeling the brunt of the tail end of the second storm system. Most of the snowfall is over, although we’ll continue to see scattered snow showers for the next 24 hours. We’ll have a
Continue Reading Former President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense was dishonest from start to finish. Prior to Trump’s Senate acquittal on Saturday on a charge that he incited the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol, Trump lawyer Michael van der Veen delivered a closing argument that was replete with false and misleading claims. This followed a Friday session
Continue ReadingSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell directly blamed former President Donald Trump for fomenting last month’s riot but voted Saturday to acquit him anyway of inciting an insurrection. McConnell sharply criticized his former ally in a speech on the Senate floor shortly after Trump was cleared in a 57-43 vote, saying the rioters had been “fed
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