As the Tokyo Olympics ends, all eyes are now on the Beijing Winter Games
By Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN With the Olympic flame extinguished in Tokyo, all eyes are now on Beijing for the 2022 Winter Games less than six…
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2 Texas ERs temporarily shut down as US Covid-19 hospitalization and death rates double in 2 weeks
CNN, WJXT By Holly Yan and Madeline Holcombe, CNN The crush of patients infected with the Delta variant is affecting hospitals nationwide. Now some…
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C.O organizations hold panel talk on ending homelessness in Bend
A group of panelists discussed upcoming and ongoing solutions to battle homelessness and ways for the public to get involved at a special event on…
Continue ReadingTaliban seize fifth Afghan provincial capital since Friday
By Kareem Khadder, Nick Paton Walsh and Jessie Yeung, CNN The Taliban have seized the city of Taloquan in northeastern Afghanistan, marking the fifth…
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Cooler weather helps C.O. fire crews; Bootleg Fire 96% contained, others burn around state
Cooler weather helped firefighting efforts around the state Sunday, as crews increased containment on all three major fires in Central Oregon and…
Continue Reading‘All the beds are taken up by Covid victims’: Hospitals in the South are running out of space or staff
CNN By Holly Yan and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Covid-19 hospitalizations are reaching all-time highs in parts of the South, with some patients unable to…
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Brazilian man killed in pickup crash on Hwy. 126E east of Sisters
A 20-year-old man from Brazil was killed early Sunday morning in a single-vehicle crash on state Highway 126E east of Sisters, Oregon State Police…
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Cascades wilderness permits required to help preserve hiking trails
The Forest Service is requiring central cascades wilderness permits to protect the many hiking trails the public enjoys from being worn down. Permits…
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Supporters of Literacy in Deschutes County hosts book sale to help children with literacy
The group Supporters of Literacy in Deschutes County, also known SOLID, held their second book sale over the weekend to fund child literacy…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 cases are rising in countries praised for stopping outbreaks. Do they need to change their strategies?
By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN A year and a half since the first Covid-19 cases were identified, many countries in Asia-Pacific feel right back where…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 cases are rising in countries praised for stopping outbreaks. Do they need to change their strategies?
CNN By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN A year and a half since the first Covid-19 cases were identified, many countries in Asia-Pacific feel right back…
Continue ReadingAn Ohio judge ordered a man to get a Covid-19 vaccine as a condition of his probation
A top US health official says while breakthrough Covid-19 infections can and will happen in people who’ve been vaccinated, the majority won’t get…
Continue ReadingAn Ohio judge ordered a man to get a Covid-19 vaccine as a condition of his probation
By Kay Jones and Amanda Watts, CNN An Ohio man says he will not get vaccinated despite a judge ordering him to get a Covid-19 vaccine shot as a…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans Jazz Fest cancels 2021 event due to Covid-19
By Kay Jones, Gregory Lemos and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Rising cases of Covid-19 in Louisiana have led to the cancellation of the New Orleans Jazz…
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California’s Dixie Fire is now the second-largest in state’s history
The Dixie Fire in California, the largest wildfire in the country, has grown to become the second-biggest in the state’s history, according to…
Continue ReadingJulie Bowen of ‘Modern Family’ helped rescue a hiker who fainted in a Utah national park
By Liam Reilly, CNN Actor Julie Bowen of “Modern Family” and her sister helped rescue a hiker when she fainted last week at Arches…
Continue Reading6 members of a Florida church died of Covid-19 in 2 weeks, pastor says. On Sunday the church held a vaccination clinic
In just two weeks, six members of Impact Church in Jacksonville, Florida, died from Covid-19. All were unvaccinated, their pastor Pastor George Davis…
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Bend’s inventory of homes for sale rises to 1 month, for the first time in a year
The market of homes for sale in the Bend area rose to a one-month supply in July, for the first time in a year, an appraiser’s report said…
Continue ReadingExecutive assistant to Andrew Cuomo details allegations of sexual harassment by New York governor
By Elizabeth Joseph, CNN An assistant to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who until now has only been referred to as “Executive Assistant 1,”…
Continue Reading2 dead, 3 wounded after man opens fire at New York City party
By Liam Reilly and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Two people were killed and three others wounded when a gunman opened fire at a party in New York City…
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