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…
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A 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…
Continue ReadingHungary ‘has no place in the EU anymore,’ Dutch leader says
By Robert Iddiols and Amy Cassidy, CNN Hungary “has no place” in the European Union after passing a controversial new bill banning LGBTQ…
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ODOT reopens McKenzie Pass Highway for the summer
Oregon Highway 242, the McKenzie Pass Highway, reopened for the summer earlier this week, the Oregon Department of Transportation…
Continue ReadingSearch continues into the night with almost 100 people unaccounted for in deadly Florida building collapse
By Jason Hanna and Leyla Santiago, CNN An intense search and rescue effort will continue through the night after part of a 12-story residential…
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Deschutes National Forest advises of road reconstruction in 2 heavily used recreation areas
This week, crews with the Deschutes National Forest began work road reconstruction work in two heavily recreated areas, and officials say the public…
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Forest Service urges: Celebrate safely this Independence Day
As the weather gets warmer and Washington and Oregon residents spend more time outdoors, the Forest Service reminds everyone to work together to keep…
Continue ReadingThe Theodore Roosevelt statue in front of New York’s Museum of Natural History will finally be removed
By Ganesh Setty and Leah Asmelash, CNN A controversial statue of Theodore Roosevelt will finally be moved from its current location after years of…
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Bend-Redmond hourly wages 6% below US average, but health care field fares better
Workers in the Bend-Redmond metro area (defined as all of Deschutes County had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.39 in May 2020, 6 percent below…
Continue ReadingBiden announces an infrastructure deal has been made
President Joe Biden said he has agreed to a deal on infrastructure with a bipartisan group of senators after White House officials and the senators…
Continue ReadingBiden: ‘We have a deal’ on infrastructure with bipartisan group of senators
President Joe Biden said Thursday he has agreed to a deal on infrastructure with a bipartisan group of senators after White House officials and the…
Continue Reading‘Polar dinosaurs’ may have given birth in the Arctic over 70 million years ago, study finds
By Megan Marples, CNN Dinosaurs may have given birth and lived year-round in the Artic, a new study revealed. Researchers found fossil evidence of at…
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