Seeking ‘respect,’ St. Charles Bend medical technologists, therapists go out on strike
About 150 medical technologists and therapists walked off the job and went on strike Thursday morning after more than a year of on-and-off…
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States shift to vaccinate those in their 50s against Covid-19 as supply expands
Dutch Mandel’s cell phone lit up with messages: “It’s open, it’s open, it’s open!” The 62-year-old South Carolina…
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Amenities added at Hunnell Road homeless camp
The homeless camp of RVs and tents along Hunnel Road in Bend now has a Dumpster for trash and two portable…
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Bend Marathon moving to online event amid Covid-19 restrictions
The Bend Marathon is going to look a little different this year.…
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Gov. Brown to give 2-week extension for counties facing move back to ‘Extreme Risk’
Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday a modification to the process for assigning county risk levels, specifically for counties facing moves back to…
Continue ReadingEleanor Roosevelt is the latest historical figure to get the Barbie treatment
One of the most influential women of the 20th century is being introduced as a role model to a new generation of girls. Former first lady Eleanor…
Continue ReadingFormer NFL player Kellen Winslow II sentenced to 14 years in prison for rape and sexual assault
Former NFL player Kellen Winslow II was sentenced this week to 14 years in prison for rape and sexual assault, according to the San Diego County…
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VA Portland set to begin use of one-dose Janssen COVID-19 vaccine
The VA Portland Health Care System will begin COVID-19 vaccinations with the Janssen vaccine next week, officials said Thursday. It follows the…
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Prineville man sentenced to 25 years in prison for abuse of three children
A 72-year-old Prineville man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to charges of abusing three children over a period of…
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Homeowner dies in Three Rivers Recreation Area house fire
A 55-year-old homeowner and two of his three dogs died in a fire that destroyed their home Wednesday evening in the Three Rivers Recreation Area near…
Continue ReadingChina dodged a recession last year. Now it needs to pick up the pace
China bucked the global recession in 2020, and in doing so narrowed the economic gap with the United States. Now its leaders are about to reveal how…
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Oregon saw mostly higher suicide rates in 2019, but youth rate declined
Oregon had the nation’s ninth-highest suicide rate across all ages in 2019 — a significant difference from the year before, when the state was…
Continue ReadingA newly proposed Tennessee bill would give immunity to drivers who unintentionally hit protesters blocking streets
A newly proposed bill in Tennessee would make it even more difficult to protest in the state — by making obstructing a highway a felony and…
Continue Reading‘Do not stay at home’: Tsunami warning for parts of New Zealand after 8.1-magnitude earthquake
New Zealand’s emergency agency told residents in some areas to head for higher ground after a powerful earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands…
Continue ReadingA Latina councilmember’s discussion on Zoom about racial disparities was interrupted by people laughing about her accent
The irony of it all is that the laughter came during a discussion about racial inequities. Nancy Navarro, a member of the Montgomery County Council…
Continue Reading76-yo drowns attempting to save daughter
Click here for updates on this story CAMERON, Oklahoma (KFSM) — Divers found the bodies of two drowning victims, a…
Continue ReadingGuard members compete to be to be named Pennsylvania’s ‘best warrior’
Click here for updates on this story FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Some of Pennsylvania’s National…
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Oregon AG settles with 4 hotels over price gouging amid wildfires
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced $105,600 in settlements Thursday with four hotels and motels due to price gouging during and in the…
Continue ReadingCity works to keep its neighborhoods litter free
Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Georgia (Albany Herald) — Dennis Goodman lost the use of his legs in a car…
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Grants Pass debt-collecting company to lay off dozens
One of the largest employers in Grants Pass is planning to lay off dozens of workers, starting in April.…
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