OSU Board approves construction of $70 million Arts and Education Complex
The Oregon State University Board of Trustees on Friday unanimously approved construction of a new $70 million Arts and Education Complex that will…
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A dad and his young daughter turn their Covid isolation into a popular podcast
“How many people would fit in the state of Montana if you spaced them 6 feet apart?” “How do you make the perfect scrambled…
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City of Bend launches new online land use mapping tool
The city of Bend said Friday it is excited to announce the launch of a new public interactive mapping tool, the Community Development Data Explorer…
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Oregon’s declining jobless rate means shift in extended unemployment benefits
The U.S. Department of Labor informed the Oregon Employment Department that it is turning off Oregon’s Extended Benefits program because of…
Continue ReadingSleep on the job? Company offers $3,000 for ‘Sleeping Beauty’ to test out mattresses
What if you could get paid for sleeping? Well, guess what — you can: $3,000 to be exact. Sleep Junkie, a mattress reviewing platform, is…
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Bend woman arrested after pursuit, accused of spitting on police officer
Police said a Bend woman spat on a police corporal early Friday morning, took off in her pickup truck and eventually ended up blocking the Newport…
Continue ReadingA fight between the EU and UK reveals the ugly truth about vaccine nationalism
The UN General Assembly in September last year was a pivotal moment in the pandemic, when leaders began to show some unity as global deaths…
Continue ReadingNASA mission will zoom by asteroid before returning sample to Earth
A NASA spacecraft that took a sample from an asteroid 200 million miles away now has a plan to come back home. On May 10, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx…
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Biden seeks to intensify public lobbying for Covid-19 relief bill amid the pandemic
When President Joe Biden intensifies his attention next week to selling Republicans and Democrats on his coronavirus relief bill, he won’t be…
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OSU students to test residents in 30 Redmond neighborhoods for COVID-19
Researchers with OSU’s TRACES effort hope to test as many as 600 Redmond residents this weekend. They claim these large random tests are more…
Continue Reading‘Moms Demand Action’ pushes lawmakers to take action on ghost guns, background checks
Click here for updates on this story ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (WJZ) — A group of moms is leading the charge for getting…
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OSU finds ‘highly contagious’ UK COVID-19 strain in 1 Bend wastewater sample
Genetic sequencing of COVID-19 samples done by Oregon State University’s Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing has detected several variants…
Continue ReadingStudents build home from ground up as part of high school curriculum
Click here for updates on this story JAMISON, Pennsylvania (KYW) — High school students at Middle Bucks Institute of…
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A bit looser COVID-19 rules force C.O. businesses to think outside the box
New state COVID-19 guidance for theaters, gyms, concert halls, and museums enacted Friday allow for up to six people indoors at facilities over 500…
Continue ReadingPetition asks for ‘thin blue line’ mural to be removed from high school
Click here for updates on this story TAUNTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Taunton Police will meet with school leaders about…
Continue ReadingMichael Thompson is free after decades in prison. Now he wants to be an advocate for criminal justice reform
Michael Thompson spent more than two decades behind bars for convictions stemming from a marijuana sale. At 4 a.m. on Thursday, he finally walked out…
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‘Giveaway?’ No, rip-off: Bend lottery winner’s name used by online scammers
Last August, Shelly Arnold of Bend had what most people only dream of: a $1 million winning Powerball…
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Oregon reports 8 more COVID-19 deaths, 976 new cases
There are eight new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,938, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia severs ties with Covid-19 testing and vaccine organization after losing ‘trust in them’
The city of Philadelphia has cut ties with a Covid-19 vaccine provider, saying it lost “trust in them as an organization,” after a slew…
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