Taiwan’s ‘Rainbow Village’ has a surprising history and a beautiful future
CNN Story by Gladys Tsai; Videos and photos by John Mees, CNN Residents of Taiwan’s Rainbow Village are not your average fellow homo sapiens,…
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Mild warm-up this week
Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! We had clear blue skies across the region again today, with winds calming throughout the day, although not completely…
Continue ReadingNearly a quarter of hospitals are reporting a critical staff shortage as Omicron drives a rise in Covid-19 cases
CNN, WCBS, WABC, WGCL, DEFENSE DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HE, GETTY IMAGES, FDA By Dakin Andone and Susannah Cullinane, CNN About 24% of US…
Continue ReadingAll 17 victims of Bronx apartment fire, including 2-year-old, died of smoke inhalation, NYC medical examiner rules
CNN By Kelly McCleary, Amir Vera and Liam Reilly, CNN All 17 victims from a fire in a Bronx apartment building on Sunday died of smoke inhalation,…
Continue Reading‘More soul searching:’ Facebook’s former elections boss speaks out about the platform
CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Katie Harbath worked for 10 years inside Facebook, where she was most recently the company’s public policy…
Continue ReadingAt least 34 people rescued after they became stranded on a floating chunk of ice in Green Bay
CNN, WLUK By Raja Razek, CNN At least 34 people were rescued on Saturday after being stranded on a large chunk of floating ice off the shore of Point…
Continue ReadingArkansas governor says large businesses in state should not comply with Biden administration’s ‘oppressive vaccine mandate’
CNN By Devan Cole, CNN Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson urged large businesses in the state not to comply with the Biden administration’s Covid-19…
Continue ReadingFact check: Sotomayor makes false claim about Covid-19’s impact on children
CNN By Daniel Dale, CNN Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor made a significant false claim on Friday about Covid-19’s impact on children.…
Continue ReadingAt least 34 people rescued after they became stranded on a floating chunk of ice in Green Bay
WLUK, DAN LARSON, CNN By Raja Razek, CNN At least 34 people were rescued on Saturday after being stranded on a large chunk of floating ice off the…
Continue ReadingHow 10 parents of school-age kids are coping with Omicron, in their own words
CNN, WCBS, WABC, WGCL, DEFENSE DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HE, GETTY IMAGES, FDA By Eric Levenson and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN One mom said she…
Continue ReadingInflation, explained: Why prices keep going up and who’s to blame
CNN, HLN By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Confused about inflation? You’re not alone. Inflation is, paradoxically, both incredibly simple to…
Continue ReadingNational Guard steps in to alleviate pressure on hospital overwhelmed by Omicron wave
CNN By Oren Liebermann, CNN An incoming tide of patients is slowly drowning UMass Memorial Medical Center, and the US military’s National Guard…
Continue ReadingOver 62 million people under winter weather advisories across Midwest and Northeast
CNN By Emma Tucker and Haley Brink, CNN More than 62 million people are under winter weather advisories across the Midwest and Northeast on Saturday…
Continue Reading5 reasons you should not deliberately catch Omicron to ‘get it over with’
CNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The question hung in the air like a bad odor, silencing the small group of fully vaccinated and boosted friends and family…
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Bend man’s work to help bring home MIAs featured in new documentary
More than 75 years after the end of World War II, around 80,000 American troops remain missing in action, their final resting place unknown. A…
Continue ReadingSaturday, Jan. 8: Evening Snow Report
In the last 24 hours… Mt. Hood Meadows reported 4 inches. Timberline reported 8 inches. Hoodoo reported no new snow. Mt. Bachelor has 3 new inches.…
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Clear skies for the weekend
Happy Saturday, Central Oregon! Clear blue skies across the region for the first time in quite a while today. Probably the first chance to see the…
Continue ReadingKate at 40: How the Duchess of Cambridge’s style evolved from youthful sparkle to timeless elegance
CNN Leah Dolan, CNN Since joining the royal family in 2011, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge — known by many as Kate — has rarely faltered…
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Winter Olympics preview: XC skier Jessie Diggins goes for another Team USA gold
Jessie Diggins made history for Team USA four years ago, winning the nation’s first gold medal in cross country skiing ever. In Beijing, she will…
Continue ReadingBiden eulogizes Reid as ‘one of the greatest Senate Majority Leaders in history’
CNN, POOL By Dan Merica, Jeff Zeleny and Allie Malloy, CNN Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was remembered by a host of top Democratic…
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