This year will be marked as a year of continued uncertainty, anxiety and — if you’re like many people — a lot of stress-related eating. There is no need to stress about stress eating, though. As most of us await the arrival of new vaccines and the hope for a more healthful way of living,
Continue ReadingWhen a freezer that was used to store the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at a Northern California hospital broke, officials soon realized they only had about two hours to administer the more than 800 doses that were inside. And they took on the challenge. The executive team at Mendocino County’s Adventist Health Ukiah Valley Medical Center
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A 46-year-old Warm Springs man now faces federal charges in last month’s shooting of a 17-year-old on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Police Chief Bill Elliott said Tuesday.
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Washington, Oregon, more than two dozen Native American and Alaska Native tribes and cultural groups from the Northwest are suing the federal government to stop the sale of the National Archives building in Seattle, a plan that would force the relocation of millions of invaluable historical records to California and Missouri.
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Rev. Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, was elected on Tuesday to be the first black senator from Georgia, CNN projected early Wednesday morning, a repudiation of Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and her adherence to President Donald Trump. The control of the US Senate now comes down to Republican David
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On the eve of the all-important Georgia Senate runoff elections, President Donald Trump spent more time addressing his election grievances, than encouraging election turnout. In the four years since Trump was sworn in as president, the Republican Party has lost the House and now the Senate majority is up for grabs. With control of Congress
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Coby White had 21 points and 10 rebounds and the short-handed Chicago Bulls downed the Portland Trail Blazers 111-108 Tuesday night.
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Rev. Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, was elected on Tuesday to be the first black senator from Georgia, a repudiation of Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and her adherence to President Donald Trump. The control of the US Senate now comes down to Republican David Perdue who is running to
Continue Reading The US reported its highest daily Covid-19 death count ever Tuesday — a grim milestone that comes as state leaders work urgently to combat a slow pace of vaccinations. More than 3,770 American deaths were reported in one day — more than two dozen above the country’s previous record, set less than a week ago.
Continue ReadingMost Georgia voters in the runoff elections that will determine control of the US Senate say they are confident that the votes will be counted accurately, according to the early results of an exit poll conducted for CNN and other news networks by Edison Research. About three-quarters feel that way, a sharp contrast with the
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Georgia Republican Senate candidates David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler are neck and neck with Democrats Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock in two crucial elections that will determine which party controls the US chamber for the beginning of the Biden administration. Warnock, the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, rallied supporters in a
Continue ReadingAmerican Airlines says it will no longer allow emotional support animals, starting next week.
Continue ReadingHealth officials say an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at a Portland apartment complex has killed one person and sickened three others.
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Beginning Wednesday and continuing over the next several weeks, firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest plan to ignite several burn piles west of Sunriver and La Pine.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon is excited to welcome new Program Director Sandy Cassio.
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The next crucial step in the United States’ Pony Express version of democracy is upon us — and so is the final opportunity in President Donald Trump’s desperate quest to overturn results from the election he lost. Wednesday is the culmination of the Electoral College process, when states’ votes determined by the results of the
Continue Reading Texas Rep. Kevin Brady, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, has tested positive for coronavirus, he announced Tuesday. “Tonite the Office of House Physician informed me that I’ve tested positive for Covid 19 & am quarantined,” he tweeted. “As recommended, I received a first dose of the Pfizer vaccine Dec 18
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The polls for the two Georgia runoff races that will determine party control of the US Senate have closed and the ballot counting has begun, starting with the record-breaking 3 million-plus early votes. The final days of the races were defined by President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede his own election loss, sparking a fight
Continue Reading The US Justice Department has asked the White House for approval on a change to how it enforces a major federal law, which would undo some key civil rights protections for minority groups, The New York Times reported Tuesday. If approved, the request to change how the department enforces Title VI of the Civil Rights
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