The FBI on Wednesday named the man who shot five agents, killing two, as they tried to execute a search warrant in South Florida. David Huber, 55, of Sunrise, died in Tuesday’s incident, but authorities have not said what led to his death. The FBI says it is reviewing what led to the shootout. The
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For about the past decade a group effort including the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and area tribes has been underway to restore the populations of salmon and steelhead in Central Oregon.
Continue ReadingThe legal review by the town of Palm Beach into the use of Mar-a-Lago as former President Donald Trump’s permanent home concluded that the original agreement among the town, the resort and Trump does not expressly prohibit him from residing there. In a memo produced by the town’s attorney and posted on the town’s website,
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President Joe Biden said at the start of his administration that family conflicts of interest would not be tolerated in his White House, but not two weeks into his presidency, his brother’s actions as a part of his employment at a law firm in Florida are raising questions about how he’ll implement that pledge. Francis
Continue ReadingDavid J. Whitcomb had no idea that the Geneva, New York, building he bought in December 2020 for his law office even had an attic, so he was doubly surprised to find the treasures that have been stashed there for nearly 100 years. Whitcomb and a friend noticed that the ceiling on the third floor
Continue ReadingHouse Republicans voted Wednesday night that Rep. Liz Cheney should keep her post in House GOP leadership after she defended her support for impeachment as a vote of conscience during a contentious closed-door GOP conference meeting, a source with knowledge of the process told CNN. “I won’t apologize for the vote,” Cheney told the House
Continue ReadingThe Senate on Wednesday approved a power-sharing agreement that will allow Democrats to take control of committees after winning a narrow majority in the chamber and flipping it from GOP control. Democrats won control of the Senate in January after winning a pair of US Senate seats in Georgia and the White House. However, without
Continue ReadingThe latest system moving through the Cascades has dropped a good amount of snow. In the last update Mt. Hood Meadows reported 8″, Timberline 5″, Hoodoo 10″, bachelor 7″ and Willamette Pass 14″. No snow is currently expected in the extended forecast
Continue ReadingHouse Republicans are voting by secret ballot Wednesday night on whether Rep. Liz Cheney can keep her post in House GOP leadership after she defended her support for impeachment vote as a vote of conscience during a contentious closed-door GOP conference meeting, a source with knowledge of process told CNN. “I won’t apologize for the
Continue ReadingA single case of Covid-19 at a quarantine hotel in Melbourne will force the Australian Open organizers to isolate up to 600 players, officials and support staff, just four days before the tennis championship is set to begin. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said late on Wednesday evening that a 26-year-old volunteer firefighter who had been
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Global vaccine confidence is rising, according to a survey released Wednesday showing that 54% of respondents across 15 countries would get a Covid-19 vaccine if one was offered to them. The survey done by the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College in London showed that willingness to get vaccinated has increased in 11
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House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy broke his silence on Wednesday over the uproar caused by freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s conspiracy theory views, suggesting Republicans would not move to strip her from her committee assignments, effectively forcing Democrats to take action on their own. McCarthy’s move is a sharp break from a growing number of
Continue ReadingCalifornia is opening two mass Covid-19 vaccination sites as part of a federal pilot program to quickly boost the number of available doses, as the state continues to see improving numbers in cases, deaths, positivity rate and hospitalizations. “Everything that should be up in relationship to this virus is up. Everything that should be down
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Oregon OSHA said Wednesday it has fined a Springfield restaurant more than $9,000 for two violations of restrictions designed to protect people from the coronavirus disease.
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The White House, in the wake of President Joe Biden’s lengthy two-hour meeting with 10 Senate Republicans Monday night, sent two detailed memos to the group the next morning addressing specific concerns raised about school funding and direct payments. Republicans have yet to respond, according to an administration official. The memos, obtained by CNN, provide
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A warming trend that begins Thursday will continue to Saturday.
Continue ReadingThree skiers are missing after getting caught in a large avalanche between the Colorado towns of Silverton and Ophir, according to a preliminary report from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. The three belonged to a larger group of back-country skiers who were traveling Monday and triggered the avalanche in an area locally known as “The
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The Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was sentenced in Moscow on Tuesday to two and a half years of prison. His supposed crime was a probation violation committed while he was in a coma in Berlin after being poisoned by the same state security forces that have locked him up again. It’s pointless to talk
Continue ReadingThe Navy’s efforts to improve equality have clearly fallen short of “addressing the societal challenges of today,” a military task force created following the nation’s racial reckoning found. Task Force One Navy issued dozens of recommendations on Wednesday after months of evaluating the military branch’s diversity and inclusion practices. “We have fallen short in the
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A 19-year-old Bend resident with a suspended driver’s license was arrested late Tuesday night on reckless driving, hit-and-run and other charges, accused of fleeing police, driving the wrong way on the Bend Parkway and crashing into a tree, power box and two Bend police cars.
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