Oregon reports 3 more COVID-19 related deaths, 1,076 new cases; modeling points to sharp rise
There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,858, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Tip leads to raid, arrest of Alfalfa-area man on child pornography charges
A tip from a law enforcement task force and a nonprofit led to a raid on a 22-year-old Alfalfa-area man’s home and his arrest Thursday on 20 counts…
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Mail, ID theft investigation leads to raid on SW Redmond home, arrest of 2 residents
An investigation of recent mail theft and other financial crimes led to a raid Thursday on a southwest Redmond home by Deschutes County sheriff’s…
Continue Reading3 students expelled by Bowling Green State University in relation to hazing death of student
By Taylor Romine, CNN Bowling Green State University in Ohio announced on Friday that it has permanently expelled three students and suspended 17 in…
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Gov. Brown signs $220 million bill to modernize, improve wildfire preparedness
On Friday at the World Forestry Center, Gov. Kate Brown ceremonially signed Senate Bill 762, comprehensive legislation passed with bipartisan…
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Redmond Airport receives $6 million in American Rescue Plan relief funding
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Friday that airports in Redmond and Prineville have earned a combined $6.1 million from the American…
Continue ReadingBiden says Western wildfires demand ‘urgent action’ in meeting with governors
By Kate Sullivan and Ella Nilsen, CNN President Joe Biden said Friday the wildfires intensifying in the West demand “urgent action” as he…
Continue ReadingSt. Louis County public health official says he was called racial slurs after council meeting on mask mandate
By Jennifer Henderson and Raja Razek, CNN Faisal Khan, acting director of the Saint Louis County Department of Public Health, said he faced…
Continue ReadingAttendee at St. Louis County Council vote to overturn mask mandate tests positive for Covid-19
St. Louis County public health official Dr. Faisal Khan says he was pushed and called racist slurs after a council meeting about the county’s new…
Continue ReadingSaturn will glow brightly in the sky next week. Here’s how to see it
By Megan Marples and Ashley Strickland, CNN See Saturn shine brightly for this once-a-year nighttime spectacle. On August 1 and 2, Saturn will be at…
Continue ReadingCity of Bend road and traffic report: Week of August 2-8
Here is the city of Bend’s weekly road construction and traffic update for August…
Continue ReadingCDC shares ‘pivotal discovery’ on Covid-19 breakthrough infections that led to new mask guidance
By Michael Nedelman, CNN A new study shows the Delta Covid-19 variant produced similar amounts of virus in vaccinated and unvaccinated people if they…
Continue ReadingUK and Romanian crew killed in attack on tanker linked to Israeli billionaire off coast of Oman
By Rob Picheta, Jonny Hallam, Barbara Starr and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Two crewmembers died when a tanker connected to an Israeli billionaire was…
Continue ReadingBone confirmed to be remains of missing British hiker Esther Dingley
By James Briggs, CNN A bone found in the Pyrenees mountains has been identified as belonging to missing British hiker Esther Dingley, the charity…
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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of August 1-7
Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of August…
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California woman killed, 3 people injured in Hwy. 97 head-on crash south of Madras
A California woman was killed and three other people were injured in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 97 south of Madras Thursday afternoon, Oregon…
Continue ReadingNearly 1,000 US elected officials identify as LGBTQ, but equitable representation is still a ways off, report finds
By Scottie Andrew, CNN There are nearly 1,000 known LGBTQ elected officials in the US, according to a new report — a significant increase from…
Continue ReadingAtlanta students in quarantine after 9 students and 5 staffers test positive for Covid-19
By Natasha Chen, Kevin Conlon, Alta Spells and Erica Henry, CNN More than 100 students at Atlanta’s Drew Charter School are in quarantine after…
Continue ReadingEviction moratorium to expire Saturday as House leaves town without passing extension
The federal eviction moratorium, put in place by the CDC last September, will not be extended leaving those who have relied on it at risk of losing…
Continue ReadingUN says food aid in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region will run out Friday as 400,000 people face famine
By Rob Picheta, James Briggs and Larry Madowo, CNN The UN World Food Programme said it expected to run out of food in the war-torn Ethiopian region…
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