OSU study: Rural-urban divide compounds racial disparities in COVID-19 deaths
While Black, Hispanic, Latino, Indigenous, Asian and Pacific Islander people are more likely to die of COVID-19 than white people nationwide, a…
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Hong Kong marks National Security Education Day with goose-stepping police and souvenirs
Riot police, heavily armored, their faces concealed behind masks, holding signs reading “Disperse or We Fire” and “Warning, Tear…
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Limited camping at Detroit Lake State Recreation Area to reopen
Limited camping at Detroit Lake State Recreation Area will reopen next Tuesday, April 20 after being closed since September 2020 due to damage from…
Continue ReadingSan Antonio Airport shooting suspect dead, lockdown canceled, police say
An attempted mass shooting outside the San Antonio International Airport on Thursday was prevented by a parks officer working overtime, police in San…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand and Australia were Covid success stories. Why are they behind on vaccine rollouts?
Over the past year, New Zealand has been celebrated for its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. As other countries battled months-long lockdowns and…
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‘Ezra’s Law’ stalls in committee, but lawmaker is not giving up
‘Ezra’s Law,’ a bill to hike sentences for some crimes that’s named for a young Madras boy severely injured by his mother’s boyfriend, has stalled in…
Continue ReadingFort Jackson soldier arrested after a video showed him pushing and threatening a young Black man
A US Army soldier stationed at Fort Jackson in South Carolina was arrested and charged with third-degree assault and battery after the airing of a…
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Some SW Redmond residents voice concern about possible crime in neighborhoods
Several Redmond residents, mostly in the southwest part of the city, have posted notes on the Nextdoor website in recent days regarding suspicious,…
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Rockchuck infestation returns to Redmond schools
Last year, NewsChannel 21 reported on a rockchuck infestation at Hugh Hartman Elementary — and they’re back this year, at two other Redmond schools…
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Central Oregonians raising funds to buy garbage truck for homeless camp cleanups
After two cleanup operations by the Oregon Department of Transportation near Murphy Road and Revere Avenue sparked concern, some local organizers…
Continue ReadingResearchers now have an estimate for just how many T. rex once roamed Earth
Billions of Tyrannosaurus rex roamed North America during their fascinating reign as top predators, according to a team of researchers that went…
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Environmental group sues over protections for 20 species
An environmental group filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging the federal government has failed to act on petitions to protect nine different species…
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Body camera video in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy by Chicago police has been released
[Breaking news update at 3:50 p.m. ET] Authorities in Chicago have released body camera video that shows a 13-year-old being shot by police officers…
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Prescribed burn west of Bend underway, progressing well, officials say
Deschutes National Forest fuels specialists began a planned, 350-acre prescribed burn west of Bend, in the Phil’s Trail area on Thursday, putting up…
Continue ReadingNeighbors, friends mourn death of young Mobile mother and infant son
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The sudden deaths of a Mobile woman and her infant son in…
Continue ReadingWoman thought she won $25K on crossword ticket, later learns it’s $500K
Click here for updates on this story WIND LAKE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — One lucky woman from Wind Lake, Wisconsin thought…
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Deal gives GOP lawmakers more redistricting power to speed up bills
Democrats have agreed to give up an advantage in redrawing the state’s political districts for the next 10 years, in exchange for a commitment from…
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Environmental groups sue to halt post-fire logging in state forest
Seven environmental groups have filed a lawsuit to halt post-fire logging in the Santiam State Forest.…
Continue Reading2 found dead in burning truck identified, suspect arrested after chase
Click here for updates on this story SPALDING COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — The Spalding County Sheriff’s Office has…
Continue ReadingBay Area bubble tea shops prepare for looming national shortage of boba
Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, CA (KPIX) — Boba tea shops in the Bay Area and fans of the popular drink…
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