It’s been almost five months since Jacob Blake was shot in the back seven times by Officer Rusten Sheskey. Sheskey, a White officer, shot Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, while responding to a domestic incident on August 23, 2020. Blake survived the shooting but was left paralyzed from the waist down. No charges were brought
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Haley Jones had 18 points and No. 1 Stanford used a big third quarter Friday to beat 11th-ranked Oregon 70-63.
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On the heels of the country’s deadliest week since the Covid-19 pandemic’s start, state officials are warning of more alarming patterns following the holiday season. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said the state was seeing a “real and significant increase in cases and our positivity rate from people’s gatherings around the holiday.” “This surge that we’re
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The US reported more Covid-19 cases and deaths in the last week than any previous seven days during the pandemic, data showed Friday morning. And more than 4,080 US coronavirus deaths were reported on Thursday alone — the most ever reported in a single day during the pandemic and the first time the daily tally
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Men and women who endorse “hegemonic masculinity” — an idealized form of manhood where White, heterosexual men have power, status and dominance over women, gay men, men with disabilities, racial or religious minorities and other groups — are more likely to be supporters for US President Donald Trump than those who don’t embrace dominant masculinity,
Continue ReadingBritish filmmaker and documentarian Michael Apted died Thursday night in Los Angeles at the age of 79, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) announced in a statement Friday. No details about his death were immediately available. “Our hearts are heavy today as we mourn the passing of esteemed director, longtime DGA leader and my friend
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Sports Anchor, NewsChannel 21 I love to help people, and I am excited to do that by sharing your stories here in Central Oregon! I was born and raised in a small town outside of Philadelphia, PA. I spent four years at Penn State University (We Are!), receiving a degree in Broadcast Journalism, a minor
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Efficiently mass-producing hydrogen from water is closer to becoming a reality, thanks to Oregon State University College of Engineering researchers and collaborators at Cornell University and the Argonne National Laboratory.
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Every January, the U.S. Attorney’s Office joins communities around the state in observing Law Enforcement Appreciation Day to honor the distinguished service and tremendous personal sacrifice of Oregon’s law enforcement officers. This year’s observance takes place on Saturday, Jan. 9.
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Meet Ollie, a 3-year-old Jack Russell Terrier mix waiting for a new home at the Humane Society of Central Oregon
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Sunriver Brewing Company is launching a new line of barrel-aged beer, a passion project for the business.
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SunPower says it will close the former SolarWorld factory in Hillsboro, laying off 170 people in ongoing manufacturing setbacks at the site.
Continue ReadingFor Augustine Tang, driving a taxi was a way to carry on his father’s legacy, who died unexpectedly in 2015. But the coronavirus pandemic has turned his taxi into a burden, a sentiment shared by thousands of other cabdrivers in New York. “It’s a ghost town,” Tang remarks, as he drives through Chinatown. With ridership
Continue Reading“Jeopardy!” had a simple message ahead of the broadcast of the very last episode featuring the legendary Alex Trebek: Thank you. In a tweet on Friday evening, the show posted a tribute video to Trebek, who hosted the show for 37 seasons and passed away in November. This week was the last week of new
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Oregon’s Legislative Emergency Board approved millions of dollars in emergency funding Friday to support Oregonians impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Labor Day wildfires.
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden will aim to release nearly every available dose of the coronavirus vaccine when he takes office, a break with the Trump administration’s strategy of holding back half of US vaccine production to ensure second doses are available. Releasing nearly all vaccine doses on hand could quickly ratchet up the availability of coronavirus
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Security video released Friday shows a Republican state representative letting protesters into the Oregon Capitol building, which was closed to the public, during a recent special legislative session.
Continue ReadingA federal judge on Friday blocked a sweeping asylum rule that had been scheduled to take effect nationwide in a matter of days, issuing yet another legal blow to the Trump administration. The administration has released a series of rules restricting asylum over the last four years, making it nearly impossible for asylum seekers to
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After making several changes, Redmond city councilors voted 5-2 Tuesday evening to send a letter to Gov. Kate Brown, urging her to give businesses in “Extreme Risk” counties the same flexibility to reopen with health protocols in place that she has granted schools.
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The relentless surge of Covid-19 patients has strained resources and health care workers at Los Angeles hospitals to the point that officials are preparing to ration care with triage officers, who will decide which patients receive what treatment. Once a hospital reaches a phase called “crisis care mode,” triage officers at the county’s four public
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