California will compensate survivors of its forced sterilization program
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN California will pay $7.5 million to surviving victims of its forced sterilization program. Eugenics, or the practice of…
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Bend BottleDrop location reports record recyclables intake, causing overflow
The Bend BottleDrop is currently getting a higher than average volume of recyclables. In fact, it’s a record…
Continue Reading‘We are seeing people passing quicker than before’: What hospitals look like in US Covid hot spots
By Christina Maxouris, CNN Dr. Sergio Segarra says when Covid-19 patient numbers in the Miami hospital he works in dipped below 20 last month, he…
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‘Would you want it in your neighborhood?’ Culver RV park plans spur opposition from some
Increased traffic, crime and costs are the main concerns for some people in Culver as the potential for an RV park emerges. The RV park would be…
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Runners need to take care in this wildfire smoke
St. Charles Bend doctors addressed the problems with running in the smoke during a virtual “Doc Talks”…
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NE Bend illegal fireworks ‘show’ sparks anger from some neighbors, cheers from others
In the midst of an active wildfire season, and with a state of emergency still in place through the end of August, illegal fireworks were shot off…
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Redmond schools set fall COVID-19 plans; other C.O. districts await more state guidance
While the Redmond School District just announced its COVID-19 outlines for summer school and the coming school year this fall, some other Central…
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Dog-walker spots 2 burning SW Redmond homes, awakens residents, who escape $1 million fire
A woman out walking her dog in southwest Redmond early Tuesday morning spotted flames as a fire that broke out in one house spread to another,…
Continue ReadingAlmost half of this capital city’s population may have contracted Covid-19, survey finds
By Amy Sood, CNN Nearly half of Jakarta’s residents may have contracted Covid-19, according to a health survey — more than 12 times the…
Continue ReadingMoon wobble to bring surge in coastal flooding in 2030s, NASA study predicts
By Rachel Trent, CNN Coastal communities in the United States, be forewarned. A “dramatic” surge in high-tide floods is just over a…
Continue ReadingOregon reports 3 more COVID-19 related deaths, 340 new cases
There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,800, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Crook County Summer School reports record enrollment of 1,358 students
Classrooms in the Crook County School District did not stay empty for long, even though summer break is well underway. Over 1,300 students are…
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Bootleg Fire, largest in US, tops 200,000 acres; 21 homes, structures lost; area closures extended
The week-old Bootleg Fire on the Fremont-Winema National Forest, fueled by heat, wind and drought conditions, has grown to over 200,000 acres, making…
Continue ReadingMore than 70 killed in South Africa protests after former leader Jacob Zuma is jailed
By David McKenzie, Pierre Bairin and Samantha Beech, CNN Soldiers and police were struggling to restore order in parts of South Africa on Tuesday, as…
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Utah is dropping thousands of fish from planes — again
By Scottie Andrew, CNN A few times a year over Utah’s mountainous lakes, it rains fish. Fish are not meant to fly, of course, but when the Utah…
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Disaster relief group hosts wildfire relief barrel drive for donations
The Grandview Wildfire that started Sunday in Jefferson County has prompted several people to leave their homes in search of a safe place for them…
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C.O market owner backing ballot measure that would let grocery stores sell hard liquor
The owner of three Central Oregon grocery stores is part of a group proposing two ballot measures that would allow hard liquor sales in markets, the…
Continue ReadingPrimetime Emmys Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Primetime Emmy Awards, which recognize television programs and performers. September 12, 2022…
Continue ReadingTennis great Roger Federer pulls out of Olympics, citing knee injury
By Kevin Dotson, CNN Roger Federer, the four-time Olympian and all-time great tennis champion, announced Tuesday that he would not represent…
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Oregon jobless rate falls to 5.6%, but 40,000 have been out of work for a year or more
Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped from 5.8% in May, as revised, to 5.6% in June, the state Employment Department reported Tuesday.…
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