Struggling Bend wedding business must find new location — fast, after eviction
With many weddings and formal events on hold due to the pandemic, the events business is suffering.
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McConnell delivers forceful rebuke of Trump-led electoral challenge
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday delivered a forceful rebuke of President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of widespread election fraud, warning his fellow Republicans of the damage their efforts to try to overturn the election won by President-elect Joe Biden could do to democracy. “The Constitution gives us here in Congress a limited role.
Continue ReadingLouisville Police Department fires two detectives involved in Breonna Taylor raid
The Louisville Police Department fired two detectives connected to the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, according to copies of the officers’ termination letters. Taylor, a 26-year-old emergency room technician, was shot and killed by Louisville police officers in her apartment during a flawed forced-entry raid in the early morning hours of March 13, 2020. Detective
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Oregon lawmakers are rushed to safety, decry, condemn violence
Members of Oregon’s congressional delegation expressed shock and disbelief Wednesday as violent protesters poured into the U.S. Capitol, forcing them to flee to safety.
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I can’t believe what I’m watching
There are only a handful of moments from history that I will never forget watching in real time as they unfolded — ones I know I’ll never be able to shake loose from my mind. They’re snapshots that encapsulate a feeling more than an event. Fear, watching the first Gulf War on the living room
Continue ReadingFormer Atlanta police chief to lead Louisville Metro Police Department in the wake of Breonna Taylor shooting death
Former Atlanta police chief Erika Shields, who stepped down after an officer shot and killed a man following a struggle in a Wendy’s parking lot, will now lead the Louisville Metro Police Department, which is still under the spotlight almost a year after the shooting death of Breonna Taylor. Shields, who stepped aside in June
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Pence breaks with Trump on Electoral College role
Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday publicly broke with President Donald Trump, the boss he’s served obsequiously for four years, saying he cannot submit to demands he overthrow the results of the election. Pence formalized his views in a letter to lawmakers, declaring he has no “unilateral authority to decide presidential contests” and could not
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The Georgia results are all on Trump
Imagine going to the polls in the midst of an outgoing president’s attempt to overturn the previous election’s results — what I would call a preemptive coup. Now imagine that two of the candidates on the ballot in that election are part of that effort to prevent the winner of election from taking office. That’s
Continue ReadingA Massachusetts high school will temporarily go virtual after some students violated Covid-19 protocols and attended a New Year’s Eve party
A high school has switched fully to virtual learning after a group of Massachusetts students held a New Year’s Eve party and one person in attendance later tested positive for Covid-19, officials said. Students at Groton-Dunstable Regional High School in Groton will learn remotely until Monday, after officials learned of the gathering, which violated the
Continue ReadingRaphael Warnock honors the journey of his 82-year-old mother, who as a teen ‘used to pick somebody else’s cotton’
As the Rev. Raphael Warnock makes history by being elected the first Black US senator from Georgia, he’s thinking of the remarkable journey of his mother. Verlene Warnock spent her summers picking cotton and tobacco as a teen in Waycross, Georgia, in the 1950s before becoming a pastor. “Because this is America, the 82-year-old hands
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Pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol as armed standoff takes place outside House chamber
Supporters of President Donald Trump have breached the US Capitol as lawmakers attempted to count the Electoral College votes certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s win, and an armed standoff is taking place outside the House of Representatives. Shortly after 1 p.m. ET hundreds of pro-Trump protesters pushed through barriers set up along the perimeter of the
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McConnell warns overruling voters ‘would damage our Republic forever’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell broke with President Donald Trump on Wednesday to deliver a stark warning in opposition to efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. “The Constitution gives us here in Congress a limited role. We cannot simply declare ourselves the national board of elections on steroids. The voters, the
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Sisters superintendent outlines timeline for students’ return by Feb. 1
Sisters School District Superintendent Curt Scholl outlined Wednesday the timeline under which all students will be back in class for hybrid in-person and online learning by Feb. 1.
Continue ReadingPro-Trump protesters storm US Capitol as lawmakers gather to count electoral votes
Supporters of President Donald Trump have breached the US Capitol as lawmakers count the Electoral College votes certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s win. Shortly after 1 p.m. ET hundreds of pro-Trump protesters pushed through barriers set up along the perimeter of the Capitol, where they tussled with officers in full riot gear, some calling the officers
Continue ReadingAfter 20 years on air, the children’s show ‘Caillou’ is taking a bow
Children’s program “Caillou” will end after 20 years on the air, PBS Kids has announced. “We’re saying farewell to @cailloudhx, but remember, when we say goodbye to something…” Tuesday’s tweet read. “… It just means we get to say hello to something new!” The animated series got its start in Canada in French and English
Continue Reading‘Mr. Mayor’ wisely elects Ted Danson to play TV’s latest bumbling politician
Ted Danson has a way of classing up even a so-so premise, and so it is with “Mr. Mayor,” a new sitcom from the “30 Rock” tandem of Robert Carlock and Tina Fey. Returning to NBC fresh off “The Good Place,” the show allows its star to cut loose as L.A.’s unlikely new mayor, which
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One man sought, another jailed for actions at Oregon Capitol protest
Oregon State Police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a man they say was involved in the unlawful use of a weapon by throwing a device into a crowd during a recent protest at the Oregon Capitol.
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Obama says John Lewis ‘smiling down’ on Georgia after election of state’s first Black senator
Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday said the late Rep. John Lewis is “smiling” down on Georgia after the historic election of the Rev. Raphael Warnock, who will become the state’s first Black senator. “My friend John Lewis is surely smiling down on his beloved Georgia this morning, as people across the state carried forward
Continue ReadingCapitol is on lockdown as pro-Trump demonstrators try to break into the building
The US Capitol is on lockdown amid a tense situation with demonstrators outside the building, according to Capitol police officers, as President Donald Trump’s supporters attempt to break into the building while lawmakers count the Electoral College votes certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s win. Hundreds of pro-Trump protesters have gathered on the House side of the
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Housing Works to open Housing Choice Voucher Program for one week
Housing Works announced Wednesday that the waiting list for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, formerly known as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 8 program, will open Monday, Jan. 11 at 8 a.m. and remain open through Friday, Jan. 15, at 5 p.m.
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