Deschutes County road construction report: Week of Sept. 5-9
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Tests confirm New Hampshire governor had bleeding ulcer
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu’s chief of staff says tests confirm that the cause…
Continue ReadingStudy documents dramatic loss of remaining Pyrenees glaciers
By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish scientists say Europe’s southernmost glaciers will likely be reduced to ice patches in…
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota Gov. Noem runs $9,000 bill for custom desk
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s order for a customized, personal desk from a state prison work program will cost nearly…
Continue ReadingTeen gets 20 years in death of 7-year-old Wisconsin boy
MANITOWOC, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin teenager has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in the death of a 7-year-old relative who was beaten, forced…
Continue ReadingOregon starts wrestling over new congressional district
By ANDREW SELSKY and SARA CLINE Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — With Oregon getting an additional congressional seat based on population…
Continue ReadingUK’s vaccine assessor opts against COVID jabs for children
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The independent body advising the British government on the rollout of coronavirus vaccines says the…
Continue ReadingBooster shots hitch: Some may miss the Sept. 20 start
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s plans to start delivery of booster shots by Sept. 20 for most Americans…
Continue ReadingFirefighters battle wildfires, fatigue and Covid-19 as California braces for an extended fire season
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Firefighters battling a devastating wildfire season in California are exhausted as they face the state’s massive Caldor…
Continue ReadingAfghan evacuation raises concerns about child trafficking
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials are looking into reports that in the frantic evacuation of desperate Afghans…
Continue ReadingUS expects to admit more than 50,000 evacuated Afghans
By BEN FOX and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The secretary of homeland security says tens of thousands of Afghans have been…
Continue ReadingHawaii health care workers decry lack of COVID mandates
By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Health care workers in Hawaii say a lack of government action is worsening an already crippling…
Continue ReadingParents of disabled kids sue over Iowa ban on mask mandates
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A group of parents of disabled students has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to strike down…
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Bend OSP trooper placed on leave over video saying he’ll refuse to follow state’s vaccine mandate
An Oregon State Police trooper in Bend has been placed on paid administrative leave for posting a video on Instagram in which he says he will refuse…
Continue Reading‘Absolutely heartbreaking’ – week of deaths at hospital
By SHAUN HALL Daily Courier GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A hospital in Grants Pass, Oregon, struggles with the COVID-19…
Continue ReadingArizona man who wore horns in riot pleads guilty to felony
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona man who sported face paint, no shirt and a furry hat with horns when he joined the…
Continue ReadingUAW watchdog getting evidence from feds in corruption probe
By ED WHITE and TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Detroit put a herd of UAW officials in prison. Now they’re…
Continue ReadingZambia’s parliament elects first female speaker amid changes
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zambia’s parliament has elected its first female speaker, days after new President…
Continue ReadingOne of Iraq’s most influential Shiite clerics dies at 85
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Mohammed Saeed al-Hakim, one of Iraq’s most senior and influential Muslim Shiite clerics,…
Continue ReadingWhite House urged to shutter privately run Kansas prison
By ROXANA HEGEMAN and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press BELLE PLAINE, Kan. (AP) — Civil rights advocates and federal public defenders have…
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