Former Philippine President Benigno Aquino dies age 61
By Helen Regan and Chandler Thornton, CNN The former President of the Philippines Benigno Aquino III died Thursday at the age of 61 after being…
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Chinese private security presence is growing in Southeast Asia, report finds
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Chinese businesses with risky investments in Southeast Asia’s Mekong region are increasingly turning to legal,…
Continue ReadingChinese private security presence is growing in Southeast Asia, report finds
By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Chinese businesses with risky investments in Southeast Asia’s Mekong region are increasingly turning to legal,…
Continue ReadingHouston hospital employee who says she was fired for not getting vaccine: ‘Don’t take away my choice’
By Rosa Flores, CNN An ultrasound technologist who says she was fired by a Houston hospital because she wouldn’t get vaccinated against the…
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Downtown Prineville cattle drive kicks off Crooked River Roundup
NewsChannel 21’s Carly Keenan was live in downtown Prineville Wednesday night for the traditional start of the Crooked River Roundup – the cattle…
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A first: Central Oregon fire crews get assist from 2 visiting task forces amid high fire danger
The Office of Oregon State Fire Marshal has sent fire crews from elsewhere in the state to Central Oregon to serve as backup due to the high wildfire…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom to face recall election
By Alexandra Meeks and Paul LeBlanc, CNN California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom will face a recall election, marking just the second time in state…
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Fire crews searching for ‘sleeper fires’ after C.O. lightning storms
With hundreds of lightning strikes rolling through Central Oregon over the last couple of days, sleeper fires are now a concern for crews in the…
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Tempers flare, one arrest during Emerson Avenue homeless camp cleanup in NE Bend
A scheduled homeless campsite cleanup and removal Wednesday on Bend’s Northeast Emerson Avenue included some times of tension between police and…
Continue ReadingNew bodycam video released of rioters attacking police at Capitol
CNN’s Erin Burnett and Paula Reid discuss the significance of the ongoing release of officer body camera videos by the Justice Department from the…
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C.O. fire agencies rely on mutual aid, task force help in area
Fire season can bring in outside task forces to help protect homes, but all year long, mutual aid among Central Oregon fire agencies is…
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Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 related deaths, 233 new cases; fewest weekly cases in 9 months
There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,759, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday, as a…
Continue ReadingA high school basketball coach was fired after tortilla-throwing incident involving rival team
By Nicole Chavez, Cheri Mossburg and Krecyte Villareal, CNN A school board in Southern California has decided to fire a basketball coach in the wake…
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Prineville police plan summer DUII high-visibility enforcement, report seat belt blitz results
The Prineville Police Department will be participating in state and federally funded High-Visibility Enforcement over the summer months. The goal is…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco confronts surging crime, drugs and homelessness as it tries to bounce back from Covid-19
By Dan Simon, CNN Mark Dietrich and his neighbors didn’t know what to do with the luggage and purses they found dumped in the street. “At…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court sides with high school cheerleader who cursed online
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in favor of a former high school cheerleader who argued that she could not be punished by her public school for…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco’s crime surge fueled by Covid-19, poverty and homelessness
CNN’s Dam Simon reports from the streets of San Francisco where poverty, homelessness and rampant drug use complicate efforts to emerge from the…
Continue Reading‘There is a tsunami coming’: Widower warns of Covid ‘long haulers’ plight
Nick Guthe said his wife Heidi Ferrer, a well-known Hollywood screenwriter, had been battling debilitating symptoms for more than a year before she…
Continue ReadingHis wife died by suicide after a 13-month battle with long-haul Covid. He hopes help is on the way for others
By Christina Maxouris, CNN Filmmaker Nick Guthe says in the months before his wife, Heidi Ferrer, died by suicide, she suffered debilitating…
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Oregon’s biennial financial condition report shows impact of federal COVID-19 relief funds
The Audits Division of the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office released the biennial State of Oregon Financial Condition Report Wednesday.…
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