Oregon, C.O. HS graduation rates rise amid tumultuous year affected by COVID-19
Despite a number of major COVID-19-related changes to last year’s school year, students and schools still found ways to increase graduation rates.…
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Biden unveils Covid-19 plan based on ‘science not politics’ as he signs new initiatives
President Joe Biden’s first full day in office on Thursday focused on rolling out his national strategy to get the coronavirus pandemic under…
Continue ReadingCanada’s governor general steps down after employees accuse her of creating a ‘toxic’ workplace
Julie Payette, a former Canadian astronaut and the country’s governor general since 2017, announced she would step down Thursday after she was…
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Central Oregonians react to extension of student loan payments freeze
The Biden administration has extended the student loan payment moratorium through Sept. 30, affecting the nearly 40 million Americans who owe over…
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Oregon Health Authority reports 11 more COVID-19 deaths, 849 new cases
There are 11 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,843, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingTexas doctor charged with stealing a vial of Covid-19 vaccine
A public health doctor in Texas has been charged with stealing a vial of Covid-19 vaccine, according to the Harris County District Attorney’s…
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OSU study: Aging well is greatly affected by hopes, fears for later years
If you believe you are capable of becoming the healthy, engaged person you want to be in old age, you are much more likely to experience that…
Continue ReadingFlorida man accused of being in Capitol riots was arrested at the inauguration, Justice Department says
A Florida man knew he was wanted by authorities for being at the US Capitol riots but returned to Washington, DC, to attend the inauguration, the…
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Deschutes Lawyer in the library program proceeds virtually
The Deschutes Lawyer in the Library program will proceed through Zoom amid the pandemic to help anyone with any legal questions they might have. The…
Continue ReadingAt least 8 arrested in Portland as demonstrators vandalize federal ICE building, Democratic Party state headquarters
Demonstrators in Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday vandalized the state Democratic Party headquarters and a federal US Immigration and Customs…
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State of the State: Brown looks back at Oregon’s crises, ahead to goals
Nearly a year after the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Oregon, Gov. Kate Brown delivered her annual State of the State speech on Thursday, as…
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Gov. Brown’s office holds out little hope for delayed prep football season
High school football remains on Gov. Kate Brown’s prohibited list of activities, even with the scheduled start of the delayed season just a few weeks…
Continue ReadingBeijing sanctions outgoing US officials as Chinese state media bids ‘good riddance’ to Trump
The Chinese government has announced sanctions against outgoing secretary of state Mike Pompeo and 27 other high-ranking officials under former…
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DCSO removes 2,900 lbs. of trash from 9 dump sites off Lower Bridge Road
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office work crew deputies responded last week to complaints of illegal dumping off of Lower Bridge Road in…
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DCSO SAR members rescue motorist stuck in snow on Cascade Lakes Highway
A father’s call to 911 and a cellphone ping helped Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue come to the aid of a 20-year-old Willamette…
Continue ReadingGov. Gen. Julie Payette resigns, says ‘I am sorry’ after ‘tensions have arisen at Rideau Hall’
Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV News) — Gov. Gen. Julie Payette has resigned from her post…
Continue ReadingElementary school honors lives of Georgians lost to COVID-19 with flag display
Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — People have been coming to Gwin…
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3 more Oregon state prison inmates with COVID-19 die; 7 in a week at Two Rivers
State officials say three more people who were incarcerated in Oregon prisons have died after contracting COVID-19.…
Continue ReadingSurvivor of fiery tanker crash shares his story
Click here for updates on this story TRYON, North Carolina (WHNS) — We first introduced you to the wife of the man that…
Continue ReadingInfant’s death attributed to meth intoxication; parents arrested
Click here for updates on this story MINDEN, LA (KTBS) — A mother and father have been arrested in the death of their…
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