Incest accusation in prominent family prompts French national reckoning with child abuse
It all started with damning allegations from book excerpts published in France’s prestigious Le Monde newspaper as the new year began. “I…
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Deschutes County to get 1,300 first-dose COVID-19 vaccines
Deschutes County says it’s getting 1,300 first-dose COVID-19 vaccines next week, but since that won’t cover all of the expanded over-75 population…
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Redmond’s Grocery Outlet Bargain Market moves to new location
Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, an extreme-value grocery retailer, has relocated to 1619 SW Odem Medo Road in Redmond, creating three new jobs for a…
Continue ReadingKey GOP senators push Trump’s lawyers to explain ex-President’s actions as Pence was endangered
The Senate’s second impeachment trial of Donald Trump raced toward a conclusion on Friday, with the former President’s legal team quickly…
Continue ReadingFire damages a summer camp Paul Newman started for sick children in Connecticut
Authorities are investigating a fire that broke out at a summer camp started by the late actor Paul Newman for seriously ill children and their…
Continue ReadingTeen sets American record with 465 pound deadlift
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — Thomas Connell, 15, of Fremont recently set an American…
Continue ReadingWoman hid $60K in feminine hygiene products, authorities say
Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WNEM) — A female passenger hid more than $60,000 in undeclared U.S.…
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Bend visitors and locals enjoy the snowy start to the weekend
Snow storms typically come with road closures, plows and shovels but when the snow fall stops, there’s nothing wrong with a little…
Continue ReadingFamous for its tree huggers, village at center of India glacier collapse warned of impending disaster for decades. No one listened
When contractors came to her Himalayan forest to cut down thousands of trees, Gaura Devi rallied the women of her village and marched into the woods.…
Continue ReadingJudge orders state to hold immediate wolf hunt
Click here for updates on this story Madison, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal ) — A Wisconsin judge has ordered the…
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‘Absolutely demoralizing’: 2 lawsuits allege toxic work environment at Redmond PD
Two lawsuits against the city of Redmond were filed recently by former and current police officers, alleging toxic workplace behavior by two…
Continue ReadingIce Festival begins with a ‘Hometown Heroes’ theme
Click here for updates on this story CLARKS SUMMIT, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Ice sculptures lining the streets of Clarks…
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As doses ramp up, Oregon proceeds with vaccinating seniors over 75 next week
Federal COVID-19 vaccine shipments continue to ramp up and Oregon will proceed as scheduled with lowering the eligible age from 80 to 75 on Monday,…
Continue ReadingHe says Fidelity wouldn’t let him sell during Reddit mayhem, costing him $830,000
Robinhood is in hot water for banning investors from buying GameStop during part of last month’s Reddit-driven market mayhem. And now Fidelity…
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Lunar New Year 2021: Ushering in the Year of the Ox
Though travel and parties may be discouraged in much of the world right now as Covid-19 casts a shadow over Lunar New Year for the second year in a…
Continue ReadingUS-led sanctions on Venezuela “devastating” to human rights, says UN report
A United Nations Special Rapporteur has issued a scathing report on the international pressure campaign on Venezuela, calling on the United States,…
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Grant funds available to Jefferson County small cos., micro-enterprises
NeighborImpact, through a grant from the City of Madras, is providing grants to small businesses and microenterprises located in Jefferson County…
Continue ReadingFamed Evangelist Ravi Zacharias engaged in sexual misconduct, his ministry says
Ravi Zacharias, the prominent head of a global Christian organization who died in May, engaged in sexual misconduct that included “sexting,…
Continue ReadingHelping senior citizens get vaccinated for Covid-19
Click here for updates on this story MONROE COUNTY, PA (WNEP) — Setting up an appointment to get the COVID-19 vaccine…
Continue ReadingA cheerleading competition that may draw 40,000 people raises concerns about a superspreader event
A massive national cheerleading competition is descending on downtown Atlanta this weekend. Around 40,000 youth cheerleaders, coaches and spectators…
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