Rare Super Mario Bros. game sells for a record $660,000
After being forgotten in a desk drawer for almost 35 years, a sealed copy of the Nintendo video game Super Mario Bros. sold at auction on Friday for…
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Uber ordered to pay $1.1 million after blind woman was denied rides more than a dozen times
Uber has been ordered to pay $1.1 million after an arbitrator ruled that the rideshare company’s drivers discriminated against a blind woman…
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‘Parklet’ program extension proposed for downtown Bend restaurants
A proposal to make last year’s pilot program of downtown Bend restaurant outdoor seating areas a permanent fixture will come before city councilors…
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Oregon OSHA fines Medford coffee shop $9,250 for COVID-19 workplace violations
Oregon OSHA said Friday it has fined Forage Coffee Company LLC in Medford $9,250 for three violations of on-the-job safety standards meant to protect…
Continue ReadingTesla temporarily halts production of its Model S and Model X
Tesla has not built any of its two most expensive cars — the Model S and Model X — so far this year. Tesla did not respond to any…
Continue ReadingTravel is coming back. That’s great news for airport stores
Stores and restaurants in airports have been slammed by the pandemic and the falloff in air travel. But travelers are beginning to fly again,…
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‘We gained … a voice’: St. Charles Bend med techs OK first union contract
Medical techs, technologists and therapists at St. Charles Bend voted Wednesday to ratify their first union contract, a 3-year pact that the union…
Continue ReadingDon Farmer, one of CNN’s original anchors, has died
Don Farmer, one of CNN’s original anchors and a mainstay of both national and local TV news, died Wednesday. He was 82. Farmer and his wife of…
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Economic Development for Central Oregon updates list of region’s largest employers
Economic Development for Central Oregon announced Thursday its release of the 2021 Central Oregon Largest Employers List, complete with breakouts of…
Continue ReadingGun background checks soar to record in March following mass shootings and gun-control bills
The FBI conducted more background checks for firearms purchases in March — a month in which several prominent mass shootings reignited…
Continue ReadingHow has anti-Asian racism affected you at work? Share your story
It’s not just on the streets, and it’s not just in America. Asians around the world are experiencing discrimination, and many of them say…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times owner says paper will announce its next top editor ‘soon’
The Los Angeles Times is getting closer to finding its next top editor and the newspaper’s owner said he has met with most of the candidates in…
Continue ReadingCompass CEO plans to double down on tech investment following IPO
Riding the tailwinds of months of red hot housing and IPO markets, real estate firm Compass made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday.…
Continue ReadingOPEC and allies to boost production after US calls Saudi Arabia
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allied producers have agreed to gradually increase their output over the next three months.…
Continue ReadingMission to clean up space junk with magnets set for launch
It’s invisible in the night sky, but above us there is a cloud of more than 9,000 tons of space junk — equivalent to the weight of 720…
Continue ReadingCoca-Cola CEO wants Congress to act after Georgia’s voting law
Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey is escalating his criticism against recently passed voting laws in Georgia, saying he wants to be “crystal clear…
Continue ReadingPeeps are back with a vengeance
Everything is coming up Peeps this Easter. Pepsi has launched a limited edition Peeps soda. 7-Eleven is serving a Peeps latte, convenience chain…
Continue ReadingMothers anxious to break out of ‘she-cession’ and get back to work
Nearly a year after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered her son’s school and her daughter’s day care, Diana Limongi hit a wall. “I…
Continue ReadingNew York legalizing weed could mean big things for the future of the cannabis industry
New York this week became the latest state to legalize recreational cannabis, and in doing so, it’s poised to become one of the nation’s…
Continue ReadingGeorgia-based companies face boycott calls over voting bill
Opponents of a law that changed voting rules in Georgia are calling for boycotts of high-profile Georgia based companies, including Delta, Coca-Cola…
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