A federal judge in Washington, DC, suggested on Monday that lawyers representing the Wisconsin Voters Alliance and other groups, which have backed efforts in several courts in line with President Donald Trump seeking to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s win, could face professional discipline. The group had asked the DC District Court to block the Electoral
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Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Oregon, a 21 Cares for Kids partner, hopes to get 30 “Bigs” by the end of the month.
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A true confession to start the new year: I am now a giddy, guilty, vaccinated-American. I therefore would like to comment on the current profound disappointment many in the United States — from President-elect Joe Biden to prominent physicians, to talking heads parading across our screens — have voiced about the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out: The
Continue ReadingJohnny Thornton stood on his sprawling catfish farm, once a symbol of empowerment in this majority Black county, and explained how the local election board once tried to strip him of his right to vote. In 2015, after a failed attempt to shutter almost every polling location in a county three times the area of
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As more and more people move to Bend, the community also is losing more and more trees.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin and his wife, Sarah, published an emotional tribute to their late son, Tommy, who died by suicide at 25 years old last week, describing him as “a radiant light in this broken world.” “Tommy Raskin had a perfect heart, a perfect soul, a riotously outrageous and relentless sense of humor, and a
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A former St. Louis County officer is facing charges, accused of inappropriately using a police database to look up sensitive information about 17 other officers. Amy Loftus, 38, is charged with five counts of misuse of information by a public official. Between
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Baltazar’s Seafood Restaurant, a popular dining spot on Bend’s Westside, is closing its doors after 15 years in business, the owner confirmed.
Continue ReadingA sword taken from a historical monument in Westfield, Massachusetts has been returned by the man who took it as part of a college prank about 40 years ago, according to a city official. Cindy Gaylord, the head of Westfield’s historical commission, received a phone call three weeks before Christmas from a man saying he
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Family Choice Urgent Care in Redmond will offer free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests next Saturday for residents showing symptoms of the virus.
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President-elect Joe Biden said electing Democrats Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock in Tuesday’s runoff elections would end the gridlock in Washington and allow a Democrat-controlled Senate to provide $2,000 stimulus checks to Americans. “If you send Jon and the Reverend to Washington, those $2,000 checks will go out the door, restoring hope and decency
Continue ReadingActing Defense Secretary Christopher Miller on Monday approved a request from the mayor of Washington to deploy DC National Guard forces to the city to support local authorities during pro-Trump demonstrations scheduled in the city this week, a defense official told CNN. Mayor Muriel Bowser made the request Thursday in a letter addressed to Maj.
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New Deschutes County Commissioner Phil Chang was sworn into office Monday, as was re-elected Sheriff Shane Nelson and Treasurer Greg Munn, at a small, socially distanced ceremony at the Deschutes County Expo Center in Redmond.
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President Donald Trump had been trying for weeks to get Georgia’s secretary of state on the phone. Aghast at the thought he lost a state Republicans have held for decades, and desperate to reverse the result, the President insisted to his advisers he could persuade the state’s top election official to validate his false claims
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Gov. Kate Brown late Monday ordered the state health agency to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations, setting a goal of 12,000 doses given a day within two weeks.
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Happy Monday, Central Oregon! We started our day with some scattered showers throughout the region and could end it with some snow. The winter weather advisory that covers the western parts of Jefferson County and Deschutes County says they are expecting 30% chances for snow tonight. Those chances will not last for very long as
Continue ReadingIn the last 24 hours, Mt. Hood Meadows, Timberline and Bachelor are the only resorts that got some snow.
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Oregon State Police are asking the public for information as they hunt for thieves who not only stole interpretive signs from four state parks along the coast, but their metal bases as well.
Continue ReadingRepublican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia will oppose the certification of the Electoral College results on Wednesday, she said in a statement released Monday evening. “On January 6th, I will vote to give President Trump and the American people the fair hearing they deserve and support the objection to the Electoral College certification process,” Loeffler
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A top Georgia election official said Monday that “everybody’s vote did count” in the state’s November elections as he shot down a list of voter fraud conspiracy theories President Donald Trump aired in a call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger this weekend. “The reason I’m having to stand here today is because there
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