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Bill Cassidy joins five other Republican senators who broke ranks to vote that Trump’s impeachment trial is constitutional

February 9, 2021 6:33 pm CNN Newsource

Six Republicans joined all of their Democratic colleagues on Tuesday to vote that the impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump is constitutional, with Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy emerging as the sole Republican to switch his vote after an initial vote on constitutionality last month. The 56-44 final vote marked the closing chapter of Tuesday’s

Merrick Garland, Biden’s pick for attorney general, has confirmation hearing set for February 22

February 9, 2021 5:53 pm CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden’s nominee for attorney general, Judge Merrick Garland, is scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 22 and 23 for his confirmation hearing. The dates were announced by Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley, who said in a joint news release that the committee will vote

Reading between the lines of the first impeachment trial arguments

February 9, 2021 5:40 pm CNN Newsource

The first day of President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial was nominally about the constitutionality of holding an impeachment trial for a former president. But the arguments made by House impeachment managers and Trump’s defense team were much larger in scope. They included the emotional testimony of Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, the lead House impeachment

Two US Navy aircraft carriers conduct South China Sea drills

February 9, 2021 5:39 pm CNN Newsource

Two US Navy aircraft carrier strike groups began operations in the disputed waters of the South China Sea on Tuesday, the latest show of naval capabilities by the Biden administration as it pledges to stand firm against Chinese territorial claims. The carriers USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Nimitz and their accompanying guided-missile cruisers and destroyers

Senate GOP rips Trump’s attorney for lackluster arguments on trial’s first day

February 9, 2021 5:22 pm CNN Newsource

A wide array of Senate Republicans harshly criticized former President Donald Trump’s defense team on the opening day of his second impeachment trial, arguing that Trump attorney Bruce Castor had delivered a rambling and unfocused argument in making the case that the proceedings are unconstitutional. “I thought the President’s lawyer, the first lawyer, just rambled

America’s future was at stake on the first day of the impeachment trial

February 9, 2021 5:00 pm CNN Newsource

The second impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump is underway. It is only the fourth impeachment trial in US history, and the first time a president has been tried after leaving office — as well as for a second time. The House managers prosecuting Trump will not make acquitting him easy for Republicans. Their

State Land Board OKs $1.6 million land sale for new Redmond readiness center

February 9, 2021 4:55 pm KTVZ

The State Land Board on Tuesday approved several property transactions, including the sale of 20 acres in Redmond to the Oregon Military Department for a new readiness center.

Oregon Zoo’s California condors on track for an eggs-ceptional year

February 9, 2021 4:50 pm Barney Lerten

California condors are laying eggs at a record pace this year at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation.

C.O. florists expect busy Valentine’s Day

February 9, 2021 4:48 pm KTVZ

Florists have noticed an increase in flower and plant sales during this pandemic. NewsChannel 21 spoke Tuesday with the owner of Bend’s Cascade Garden Center, which saw a very busy Mother’s Day in 2020.

A skier was mauled by a bear in Alaska and rescued by helicopter

February 9, 2021 4:47 pm CNN Newsource

A skier in Alaska was airlifted from the side of a mountain over the weekend after he was attacked and mauled by a brown bear. The victim was part of a group ascending a mountain during a backcountry ski outing near Haines, Alaska, on Saturday, according to the US Coast Guard. The man suffered injuries

Twitter’s election policies cost it users but company says it was ‘well worth’ it

February 9, 2021 4:21 pm CNN Newsource

Twitter said Tuesday that its efforts to tackle misleading content around the US elections cost the platform some users. The company reported having 192 million monetizable daily active users — or users who can be served ads on the platform — during the quarter ending in December, up 27% from the year prior but lower

Police ‘unlawful assembly’ powers come under fire in Oregon Legislature

February 9, 2021 4:19 pm The Associated Press

An Oregon lawmaker is trying to repeal a state law that critics say allowed officers to threaten racial injustice protesters in Portland with arrest, tear gas and rubber bullets if they didn’t disperse.

Myanmar’s military overturned a democratic election. Now they’re warning protesters not to ‘destroy democracy’

February 9, 2021 4:18 pm CNN Newsource

Myanmar’s new military junta, which overturned the results of democratic elections when it seized power last Monday, has warned the public not to “destroy” democracy following four days of protests. In a statement on the government-run MRTV channel, the military warned that “democracy can be destroyed” without discipline, and that people who “harm the state’s

Suspect in shooting that injured 5 at Minnesota health care clinic is familiar to police, authorities say

February 9, 2021 4:01 pm CNN Newsource

A 67-year-old man who was “very familiar” to authorities wounded five people in a shooting Tuesday at the Allina Health Care Clinic in Buffalo, Minnesota, officials said. Police received a 911 call about shots fired just before 11 a.m., Buffalo Police Chief Pat Budke said. When officers arrived they found multiple victims and took the

Feds OK $1 million grant to restore fire-stricken Detroit’s water system

February 9, 2021 3:59 pm KTVZ News Partners

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced Tuesday it is investing $1 million to restore potable water to the rural town of Detroit after its treatment plant was destroyed in last September’s destructive wildfire.

Petitions started to allow students to have snow days instead of virtual learning days

February 9, 2021 3:51 pm CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story ROCKY HILL, CT (WFSB) — In the past, snow meant delays if not canceling of classes altogether, but not this year. The state is allowing schools to opt for virtual learning when the weather is bad and still count that as an official day, but that has some

Fossil fuel air pollution causes almost 1 in 5 deaths globally each year

February 9, 2021 3:51 pm CNN Newsource

More than 8 million people around the world die each year as a result of breathing polluted air that contains particles from fossil fuels, a new study has found. Burning fossil fuels such as coal and oil produces greenhouse gases that trap solar radiation in the atmosphere and cause climate change. But it also releases

Senators vote that impeachment trial is constitutional following House managers and Trump lawyer debate

February 9, 2021 3:42 pm CNN Newsource

The Senate voted Tuesday that the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is constitutional after the House impeachment managers made an emotionally compelling case showing how rioters violently breached the US Capitol and attacked police officers last month, invoking Trump’s name as they tried to disrupt the certification of the November election. The

Jumping hurdles for a second dose of Covid-19 vaccine

February 9, 2021 3:39 pm CNN Newsource

Terri Lynn in Naples, Florida said that she had to embark on a repeat three-hour road trip for her second dose. Elsie Morales in New York said that her grandmother is still waiting for her second dose — and it’s a week overdue. Lynn and Morales are among some of the people in the United

City of Bend preps winter streets plan, reminds of emergency snow zones

February 9, 2021 3:38 pm Barney Lerten

With significant snowfall in the forecast, everyone should prepare for winter, the city of Bend advised Tuesday.

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