St. Charles Bend to open urgent care clinic to ease strain on Emergency Department
St. Charles Health System announced on Sunday a new urgent care clinic and drive-thru COVID-19 testing at a family care facility near the Bend…
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‘We want answers’: Family, friends mark one year since unsolved NE Bend double-homicide
It’s been a year without answers or justice for Ray Atkinson Jr. and his fiancé, Natasha Newby. The couple were found dead a year ago Sunday in…
Continue ReadingUSDA to permanently boost food stamp benefits by 25 percent
By ASHRAF KHALIL and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has approved a significant and permanent increase in the…
Continue ReadingA man died after a party boat capsized on a Texas lake during bad weather
By Kay Jones and Alaa Elassar, CNN A Texas man is dead and another person was injured after a double-decker party boat capsized in bad weather…
Continue ReadingA man died after a party boat capsized on a Texas lake during bad weather
KTRK By Kay Jones and Alaa Elassar, CNN A Texas man is dead and another person was injured after a double-decker party boat capsized in bad weather…
Continue ReadingA 7-year-old girl was killed in Chicago over a weekend of gun violence
By Deanna Hackney and Susannah Cullinane, CNN An unknown suspect shot two young girls, killing one and leaving the other “fighting for her…
Continue ReadingBlue Jays use 4 homers to avoid sweep, top Mariners 8-3
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Teoscar Hernández and Randal Grichuk both homered in the second inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays…
Continue ReadingCopper, Quigley lead Sky to 87-75 OT win over Storm
CHICAGO (AP) — Kahleah Copper scored 19 points, Allie Quigley hit five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points, and the Chicago Sky beat the Seattle…
Continue ReadingSome kids don’t want to return to in-person schooling
By Faith Karimi, CNN Taliyah Rice returns next week for her final year of high school in suburban Chicago. She’s anxious about going back to…
Continue ReadingSome kids don’t want to return to in-person schooling
CNN, KEYE, CDC By Faith Karimi, CNN Taliyah Rice returns next week for her final year of high school in suburban Chicago. She’s anxious about…
Continue ReadingMan stabbed at LA anti-vaccination protest leaves hospital
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police say a man who was stabbed when a Los Angeles protest against vaccine mandates turned violent has been released from the…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why are earthquakes so devastating in Haiti?
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press Saturday’s powerful earthquake in Haiti has killed hundreds. And the destruction comes just 11 years after a temblor…
Continue ReadingTensions over a Colorado district’s mask mandate is leading to an increased police presence at schools
By Alta Spells and Alaa Elassar, CNN Parents and students in a Colorado school district will see more law enforcement officers as tensions flare amid…
Continue ReadingBiden team surprised by rapid Taliban gains in Afghanistan
By ZEKE MILLER, JONATHAN LEMIRE and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the evacuation of the American Embassy in Kabul…
Continue ReadingMore than 200 people dead after 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti
CNN By AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN At least 227 people have died after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti Saturday morning, according to the…
Continue ReadingElection officials face complex challenges looking to 2022
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — State election officials say they are confronting a myriad of challenges heading…
Continue Reading‘Game over’: Westerners rush to leave Kabul, rescue Afghans
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press The chop of U.S. military helicopters whisking American diplomats to Kabul’s airport has…
Continue ReadingConcerns over US terror threats rising as Taliban hold grows
By MICHAEL BALSAMO, NOMAAN MERCHANT and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s top general said Sunday that the United…
Continue ReadingAlgeria detains 36 in mob killing of man amid wildfires
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian authorities say they have detained 36 people in the mob killing and burning of a man in a town in the country’s…
Continue ReadingLate author Haley honored by Maryland city on 100th birthday
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s capital city gave honors this weekend to the late author Alex Haley and his extended family on the centennial of…
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