Bend Airport master plan includes control tower, more hangars
The Bend Municipal Airport is updating its master plan, and has among its priorities an air traffic control tower and more hangars to meet growing demand.
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Out & About: Many people got their pics before the big snow this week
Some pictures include the snow, of course. Thanks for sending these beautiful photos of Central Oregon!
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Big Ol’ Fish: Roni has a great catch
Others besides Roni did well too! Thanks for sending in your Big Ol’ Fish!
Continue ReadingA California city could be the first in the nation to require pandemic hazard pay for farmworkers
A city in California is including farmworkers among those who must receive hazard pay for the risks they are undertaking during the Covid-19 pandemic. Coachella, a Southern California city known for its popular annual music festival, passed an ordinance on Wednesday that requires retail pharmacies, grocery stores, restaurants and agricultural businesses in the city to
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Love birds: Lonely swans get new mating partners, just in time for Valentine’s Day
Two birds of a feather for this Valentine’s Day, as two Central Oregon trumpeter swans who recently lost their mates have been introduced to new intended partners.
Continue ReadingFamily of Dijon Kizzee, a Black man killed by LA Sheriff’s deputies, files $35 million claim
The family of Dijon Kizzee, a 29-year-old Black man who was shot 16 times and killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies last summer, has filed a $35 million claim for damages. The claim alleges the sheriff’s department failed to properly train the involved deputies and accuses them of using unreasonable deadly force. The move
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Fact check: Claim about an insurrectionist trying to send a Pelosi laptop to Russia hasn’t been proven
Arguing that the Capitol insurrection damaged US national security, one of the House impeachment managers, Rep. Joaquin Castro, spoke Thursday about the theft of a laptop from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office. “At least one of the insurrectionists may have intended to steal information and give it to a foreign adversary. According to charging documents,
Continue Reading Netanyahu’s wait for a call from Biden raises questions about US priorities
The White House insists President Joe Biden will “soon” speak with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but the wait, which has now stretched beyond three weeks, is raising questions about whether there is a motive behind the delay. Multiple US and Israeli officials insist there is a long-standing relationship between the two men and constant
Continue ReadingBritney Spears conservatorship battle returns to court
The legal battle over conservatorship of Britney Spears’ estate continued in court on Thursday. Though the pop star was not in attendance, her father Jamie Spears attended virtually as Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny heard arguments from both Spears and her father’s attorneys. The hearing focused on the November appointment of Bessemer
Continue ReadingStudy shows New York subways have a pollution problem
In the Big Apple, even mass transit can be a pollution risk. According to a study published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, New York’s subways are the most polluted in the Northeast — and one subterranean station has higher levels of particulate pollution than any other station in the world. The study, conducted
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Central Oregonians get prepared for first big winter storm of 2021
The first big winter storm of 2021 for Central Oregon has landed, and is actually to be followed by a series of storms in comin days.
Continue ReadingCU Boulder researchers create wearable device that turns body heat into electricity
Click here for updates on this story BOULDER, Colorado (KCNC) — Researchers have developed a new kind of wearable device that draws power from your body heat — transforming the human body into a biological battery that can drive electronics. A stretchy material called polyimine is used to create a ring, wristband or any other
Continue ReadingState trooper among those accused of running prostitution, gambling ring out of Lackawanna County gentlemen’s club
Click here for updates on this story MAYFIELD, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A Pennsylvania State Police trooper is among four men arrested for alleged involvement in illegal activity at a Lackawanna County gentlemen’s club, State Police announced Thursday. Trooper Robert E. Covington Jr., 48, a 13-year veteran of the police force, was allegedly co-owner of the
Continue Reading‘Terrifying’ incident caught on doorbell camera evidence of bigger problem, residents say
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A West Asheville woman said she’s concerned after she found surveillance video of a man with a knife on her front porch on Wednesday morning, Feb. 10. She said she made the disturbing discovery when she checked the video after returning home to
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Redmond resident celebrates her 108th birthday
There was a happy celebration today at Country Canyon Adult Care Home in Redmond for Lottie Flint, who turned 108 years young. Her secret to a long life? “Be happy!”
Continue Reading House committee advances key portion of Covid-19 relief bill hours after Democrats finish arguments in impeachment trial
The House Ways and Means Committee advanced its portion of the coronavirus relief bill Thursday just hours after the House impeachment managers finished arguing their case in the Senate trial, a sign Democrats are trying not to let impeachment completely sideline their work on President Joe Biden’s agenda. The committee’s portion of the bill, which
Continue ReadingAt least 9 dead in crashes across Dallas-Fort Worth area due to winter storms
At least nine people have died in car crashes as of Thursday evening due to winter storms across the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas, according to a count by CNN. A 133-car pileup on Interstate 35 West in Fort Worth on Thursday left at least six people dead, according to Fort Worth Police Chief Neil
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Senator Merkley comments on Trump impeachment trial
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley talked with NewsChannel 21 on Thursday about the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump.
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How Americans know Trump is guilty
One reason to put an impeached president on trial after he has left office is to deliver a clear, decisive verdict that the defendant’s actions were abhorrent and should never happen again. But there are other reasons, and some have to do with our time — with what happens now. On the third day of
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Trump’s Covid-19 condition was so concerning that doctors considered putting him on a ventilator, source confirms
Former President Donald Trump’s condition after testing positive for Covid-19 became so concerning last October that there was talk of putting him on a ventilator, according to what Trump told one person at the time. The detail raises questions about whether the former President’s condition was worse than officials were willing to publicly acknowledge, a
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