Rare early use restrictions taking effect on C.O. public lands
Public land use restrictions going into effect Friday on Central Oregon’s public lands mark only the fourth time that’s happened in…
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Record-breaking C.O. heat wave due: How to stay cool, and why it’s a struggle for some
A record heat wave incoming to Central Oregon is causing some to prepare for heat safety and search for spots to stay…
Continue ReadingMissouri becomes hot spot for Delta variant fueling hospitalizations while vaccination efforts lag
By Angela Barajas and Martin Savidge, CNN In June, Louie Michael and his wife, Patti, were admitted as Covid-19 patients at Springfield’s Mercy…
Continue ReadingOfficials blame Delta variant for Covid-19 surge in Missouri
Hospitalizations are up 225% since early June in Springfield, Missouri, which experts are blaming on the Covid-19 Delta variant. CNN’s Martin Savidge…
Continue ReadingUyghurs in Xinjiang are being given long prison sentences. Their families say they have done nothing wrong
By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson and Ben Westcott, CNN Newlyweds Mehray Mezensof and Mirzat Taher were two days from leaving Xinjiang to start a new…
Continue ReadingNewlyweds ripped apart as husband detained by Chinese government
The Chinese government is accused of detaining Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in extralegal detention centers, which it claims are reeducation…
Continue ReadingRescuers race to find survivors after Miami-Dade building collapse
Rescue crews are sifting through a mountain of rubble hoping to find those still missing after a residential building partially collapsed in…
Continue ReadingFlorida condo collapse: What witnesses say they saw
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN One man happened to be walking his dog. Another awoke to “an incredible bang” only to discover dust and debris…
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Cooling centers opening in Bend, Redmond, Madras for unhoused residents
With the National Weather Service issuing an excessive heat watch for Central Oregon, members of the Homeless Leadership Coalition are organizing…
Continue ReadingConservatorships explained: What they are and who they’re supposed to help
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN When Britney Spears asked a court this week to end her years-long conservatorship, she renewed attention on a little-understood…
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Oregon reports 1 more COVID-19 related death, 232 new cases; 35,290 vaccinations to hit 70%
There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,760, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingA Parkland shooting victim’s parents tricked a former NRA president into giving a graduation speech for a gun violence prevention video
By Alaa Elassar, CNN The parents of a student who died during the Parkland school shooting tricked a former president of the National Rifle…
Continue ReadingEx-NRA chief duped into giving speech to empty chairs
David Keene, a former head and current board member of the National Rifle Association, was duped by a gun control activist group into giving a fake…
Continue ReadingUniverse, we have a problem: NASA’s investigating an outage on the Hubble Space Telescope
By Kristen Rogers Universe, we’ve got a problem: The payload computer aboard the Hubble Space Telescope that has shaped our understanding of…
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Redmond Senior Center announces plans to reopen on August 3
The Redmond Senior Center announced plans for its reopening with new programs in early August at its community celebration and member event,…
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Prineville man seriously injured in Powell Butte UTV-car crash
A Prineville man driving a side-by-side UTV was seriously injured Thursday when he failed to yield to a car that struck the vehicle on Southwest…
Continue ReadingNeighbor: I saw survivor of building collapse covered in dust
Jorge Soto, who lives across from the Florida condominium complex, tells CNN’s Victor Blackwell about what he experienced while speaking with…
Continue ReadingAll-time record triple digit heat forecast for many people that don’t have A/C
An extraordinary heat wave is taking shape this weekend, potentially unlike any other the Northwest US has…
Continue ReadingTurmoil erupts in school district after claims that critical race theory and transgender policy are being pushed
By Nicquel Terry Ellis and Boris Sanchez, CNN A Virginia school district is under fire after chaos erupted during public comment at a school board…
Continue ReadingA family of four, a 60-year love story, a young man with muscular dystrophy: What we know about the collapse victims
By Theresa Waldrop, Alisha Ebrahimji, Ray Sanchez and Claire Colbert, CNN The dead and unaccounted for residents of the Champlain Towers South in…
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