Omicron has changed the shape of the pandemic. Will it end it for good?
CNN By Rob Picheta, CNN The world feared the worst when a worrying new coronavirus variant emerged in late November and ripped through South Africa…
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Omicron has changed the shape of the pandemic. Will it end it for good?
CNN By Rob Picheta, CNN The world feared the worst when a worrying new coronavirus variant emerged in late November and ripped through South Africa…
Continue ReadingOmicron has changed the shape of the pandemic. Will it end it for good?
CNN, KGO, WDIV By Rob Picheta, CNN The world feared the worst when a worrying new coronavirus variant emerged in late November and ripped through…
Continue ReadingWoman charged after threatening to bring ‘every single gun loaded and ready’ if her children had to wear masks at school
CNN, WTOP By Paul P. Murphy, CNN Police in Virginia said a woman has been charged after she claimed at a school board meeting she would show up with…
Continue ReadingVideos show ‘Stop the Steal’ rally organizer saying he would work with extremist groups
CNN By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN An organizer of the “Stop the Steal” rallies that preceded the attack on the US Capitol a year…
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Harlem Globetrotters return to Central Oregon
The world-renowned Harlem Globetrotters played at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond and earlier, those on hand got to meet the players, ask…
Continue ReadingFirst US shipment of recently directed security assistance arrives in Ukraine
CNN By Jennifer Hansler and Jeremy Herb, CNN The first US shipment of recently directed security assistance has arrived in Ukraine, the US Embassy in…
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Face scanning will be required by the IRS
The new security program begins this summer, but critics are…
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5 story parking garage is an option next to the Deschutes County Courthouse
More parking is needed downtown as the Deschutes County Courthouse expands. Another option is re-doing the current parking lot on Wall Street by…
Continue ReadingUS Embassy in Kyiv asks State Dept. to authorize departure of nonessential personnel
CNN By Matthew Chance, Natasha Bertrand and Kylie Atwood, CNN The US Embassy in Kyiv has requested that the State Department authorize the departure…
Continue ReadingJanuary 6 committee has been talking with ex-attorney general William Barr, chairman says
CNN By Daniella Diaz and Chandelis Duster, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection has been having conversations with…
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Pet Pals: Smilin’ Jack would just love a new home — yours?
Jack’s about 10 years old, and he’s waiting at the Humane Society of Central Oregon to get going on the next chapter of his life — and maybe yours,…
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New video shares C.O. teens’ experiences in foster care
The group Every Child Central Oregon, which supports the region’s foster families and recruits more to meet the need, released a video this week that…
Continue ReadingMore states fight back against threats to election workers
CNN By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Lawmakers in New Mexico are expected to take up a proposal that would make it a crime to intimidate election workers…
Continue ReadingDOJ seeks to block subpoena for Trump deposition
CNN By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent The Justice Department is seeking to block, for now, a subpoena to depose former President Donald Trump…
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St. Charles Bend has 79 COVID-19-positive patients, expects Omicron peak to hit soon
St. Charles Bend is once again becoming filled with Covid-19-positive…
Continue ReadingA small amount of snow overnight
Mt. Hood Meadows reported 1 new inch of snow. Timberline reported 2 new inches. Hoodoo, Mt. Bachelor, Willamette Pass, and Ski Bowl all…
Continue ReadingThich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monk and peace activist, dies at 95
CNN By Philip Wang, CNN Thich Nhat Hanh, a prominent Vietnamese Buddhist monk, peace activist and leading voice in opposition to the Vietnam War, has…
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The showers are done for a while
This sunny, warming trend will have us in the mid-50s as early as Sunday. Temperatures are expected to stay very mild all next week. While we could…
Continue ReadingFBI is working to determine where Texas synagogue hostage-taker acquired his gun, official says
WFAA, NDFTRAINING.COM, CNN By Josh Campbell, Jason Hanna and Christina Maxouris, CNN The FBI is working to fill a “primary gap” in its…
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