Union hails new contract with Oregon’s largest nursing home chain
Workers at Avamere, Oregon’s largest nursing home chain, have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract that aims to address long-standing…
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Oregon counties to receive $39 million in Secure Rural Schools payments
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., along with Reps. Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici and Kurt Schrader…
Continue ReadingAlonzo Brooks’ death, whose case was featured on Netflix’s ‘Unsolved Mysteries,’ is ruled a homicide
The death of Alonzo Brooks, whose body was exhumed in 2020 after Netflix’s “Unsolved Mysteries” series brought his case to the…
Continue ReadingMLB All-Star Game will reportedly move to Denver
Coors Field in Denver — home of Major League Baseball’s Colorado Rockies — is expected to be announced as the new host of this…
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Deschutes National Forest outlines plans for busy spring, summer seasons
As the public makes plans for spring and summer outdoor recreation, the Deschutes National Forest offered some important information and tips Monday…
Continue ReadingBaylor routs Gonzaga to win NCAA men’s basketball title game
The Baylor Bears won their first men’s NCAA basketball title with a 86-70 win over the previously undefeated Gonzaga Bulldogs in the…
Continue ReadingIllinois gymnast shows off Covid-19 vaccination card after sticking the landing
A member of the University of Illinois Men’s Gymnastics team celebrated his vault landing by showing off his Covid-19 vaccination card. After…
Continue ReadingNFL player Jeff Gladney turns himself in to authorities at Dallas jail on assault allegation
Minnesota Vikings cornerback Jeff Gladney turned himself in to authorities at the Dallas County Jail Monday on an assault charge, according to the…
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Madras woman’s endometriosis support group helps women worldwide
Retired nurse Nancy Petersen is helping change the world of endometriosis and those left in pain by the illness, one Facebook post at a…
Continue ReadingThese schools are planning free summer camps with stimulus money
Tulsa schools have a long shopping list of projects for when federal stimulus money makes it to Oklahoma. Teachers and administrators are thinking of…
Continue ReadingOld Navy responds to first-grader who asked for jeans with real pockets
A first-grader in Arkansas is quickly learning the power of persuasion. Kamryn Gardner, whose class recently learned how to write persuasive letters,…
Continue ReadingAllergies or COVID-19? What we know about symptoms a year later
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — As temperatures gradually rise and spring begins,…
Continue ReadingKimbal Musk, brother of Elon, says his new gardening movement will reach Canada ‘soon’
Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA, Ontario (CTV Network) — Kimbal Musk, Elon’s brother, has launched a…
Continue ReadingMinneapolis Police chief says Derek Chauvin’s actions were ‘in no way, shape or form’ proper
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo on Monday thoroughly rejected Derek Chauvin’s actions and use of force during the arrest of George…
Continue Reading‘Jeopardy!’ contestant trolls guest host and Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers about NFC championship loss
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was momentarily left speechless when he hosted “Jeopardy!” in the show that aired Monday. In…
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SUV smashes into Bend’s Five Guys; no injuries, driver cited
No one was injured, but a Bend driver was cited Monday after police say his foot slipped from the brake to the gas pedal as he parked, sending his…
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Central Oregon golf courses thriving amid pandemic golf boom
The year 2020, troublesome in so many ways, turned out to be a record year for Juniper Golf Course in…
Continue ReadingOregon reports 2 more COVID-19 related deaths, 248 new cases
There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,394, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Senator Wyden holds Jefferson County town hall
Senator Ron Wyden held a virtual town hall meeting Monday. He discussed legislation that will help Jefferson…
Continue ReadingOregon agency awards more than $40 million in COVID-19 prevention, response grants
Oregon Housing and Community Services publicly announced awardees for the second round of Emergency Solution Grants-Coronavirus totaling more than…
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