Oregon Republicans urge transparent, nonpartisan approach to redistricting
Republican members of the Oregon Legislature’s redistricting committees said Monday they are strongly advocating for a transparent and nonpartisan…
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The pandemic is still dwarfing the size of Washington’s efforts to fight it
The long war against Covid-19, ever more daunting in the dispiriting months of winter, is now posing a fundamental question over whether the US has…
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Measure 110 decriminalizes drugs in new, health-based approach to possession
Measure 110, a new, first-in-the-nation Oregon law that rolls back criminalization of possessing small amounts of drugs, took effect Monday, though…
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Rochester police officers handcuff and pepper-spray a 9-year-old girl after call of ‘family trouble’
Police officers in Rochester, New York, handcuffed and pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old girl while responding to what a police official called a report of…
Continue ReadingThis candy company will pay you $30 an hour to taste test their sweets
This is one sweet offer. A Canadian company is looking to pay people to try their candy and rate it. And the best part is, the job is remote. The…
Continue ReadingHere’s what it’ll take for you to snag your own Nobel Peace Prize nomination
Jared Kushner, Stacey Abrams and the Black Lives Matter movement have all reportedly been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize this year. And you…
Continue ReadingMcConnell: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s views are a ‘cancer’ for the GOP
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday issued a tacit rebuke of controversial Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, slamming the Georgia…
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Tripp family can’t repeat its earlier success on Family Feud
But the La Pine family has made Central Oregon proud by being great sports, and great representatives on the famous TV…
Continue ReadingFormer Seahawks lineman Chad Wheeler pleads not guilty to domestic violence charges
Former Seattle Seahawks player Chad Wheeler pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of domestic violence and resisting arrest for a January incident…
Continue ReadingThe teacher behind Bernie Sanders’ mittens teams up with a teddy bear factory to make them for the masses
January 20 was supposed to be about President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ inauguration, but all eyes were on Jen Ellis’…
Continue ReadingShe was already looking forward to her second Covid shot. The party she was greeted with at the clinic made it even better
On her 100th birthday, Mildred Grassman got flowers, candy, money — and her second shot of the Covid-19 vaccine. “It means everything to…
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‘Near the cusp’: Glacier experts fear warm winter could have drastic effects
Heading into 2021, Oregon’s glacial health was already showing signs of…
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Stepping up: Bend woman clearing Deschutes River bank of trash
Along the banks of the Deschutes on the north end of Bend, trash left behind from homeless campers is building up. But one Bend woman is doing what…
Continue ReadingOregon’s law decriminalizing small amounts of heroin and other street drugs officially goes into effect
Oregon has become the first state in the nation to officially decriminalize the possession and personal use of all drugs. Voters in the state…
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A groundhog forecast: More winter or early spring?
Every year on February 2 people keep an eye out for a groundhog’s shadow to help predict what the weather will be like for the next few weeks.…
Continue ReadingIn the name of cricket sex, humans need to stop making noise
We humans tend to spread and frolic about wherever we please, a development that has been found to harm animals’ environments and health, and…
Continue ReadingPopular Christmas lights house starts to rebuild after house fire
Click here for updates on this story EAST GALESBURG, Illinois (WQAD) — A family in East Galesburg is recovering after a…
Continue ReadingCentral African Republic Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the Central African Republic. It is a landlocked country in central Africa, bordering Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of…
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OSU study: Youth with autism ages 9-13 see sharp decline in physical activity
A recent study from Oregon State University has found that to best help kids with autism maintain healthy rates of physical activity, interventions…
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