South African President announces extension of Covid-19 restrictions, closes land borders
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa extended coronavirus restrictions in the country Monday, citing a “massive increase” in Covid-19…
Continue ReadingNews
Los Angeles County officials are advising essential workers to wear masks at home to avoid further spread of Covid-19
Things are so bad in Los Angeles County that health officials are now advising all essential workers to wear masks inside their own home to prevent…
Continue ReadingAlabama crushes Ohio State to win 6th national title in the Nick Saban era
This college football season had a series of stops, starts and ripped-up schedules because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet, despite its unevenness, the…
Continue ReadingA pregnant mother, a family of five and a father on a business trip among the victims of Sriwijaya Air crash
Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency team was continuing a search operation for the 62 people aboard Sriwijaya Air Flight 182, which…
Continue ReadingBlack boxes located at Indonesian airliner crash site as human remains recovered
Rescuers searching for the wreckage of an Indonesian passenger jet that crashed into the ocean with 62 people on board on Saturday say they have…
Continue Reading
Oregon state parks expanding reservation window to six months
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will accept new reservations from one day to six months out, starting Thursday, the agency said…
Continue ReadingA federal judge has granted a stay of execution for the only woman on federal death row pending a competence hearing
A federal judge granted Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, a stay of execution pending a competency hearing — just hours…
Continue Reading
Bend-La Pine parents, staff plant flags for COVID victims, want reopening delayed
A group of Bend-La Pine parents, school staff and others critical of the district’s school reopening plans planted 100s of flags at an event Monday…
Continue Reading700-plus C.O. school staff offered vaccinations; OHA lays out initial priorities
More than 700 Central Oregon school staff members, including 430 in the Bend-La Pine Schools, will be offered COVID-19 vaccinations, starting this…
Continue ReadingBitcoin plunges more than 20% in three days. It’s now in a bear market
Bitcoin prices surged to a new all-time high of nearly $42,000 on Friday, only to plunge all the way back to about $31,000 Monday morning.…
Continue ReadingPompeo accuses VOA of “demeaning America” in speech that whistleblowers blast as “political propaganda”
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused the Voice of America news service of “demeaning America” in a speech that a watchdog group…
Continue ReadingAnderson Cooper: ‘Being gay is one of the blessings of my life’
Anderson Cooper was asked by a viewer on Full Circle about how old he was when he accepted that he was gay. “I think I really, truly accepted…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles woman whose mom died of Covid-19 had to hold the funeral in a parking lot
Juliana Jimenez Sesma stared down at her mother’s casket. Her mother’s face was made-up, and her hair done just so. Her expression was…
Continue ReadingNine days police in DC arrested more people than they did during the Capitol siege
Sixty-one: That’s the number of arrests Washington, DC, police made the day rioters laid siege to the Capitol in protest of President-elect Joe…
Continue ReadingAfricatown Heritage House gets more than $1.3M in funding
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Ever since journalist Ben Raines found the wreckage of…
Continue ReadingCops sorting through hundreds of thousands of dollars worth in stolen property
Click here for updates on this story SHAWNEE, Kansas (KCTV) — Several law enforcement agencies in Kansas and Missouri…
Continue ReadingGirl rescued by sheriff’s deputy in 2018 makes remarkable recovery
Click here for updates on this story RANCHO CUCAMONGA, California (KCAL KCBS) — Almost three years ago, a San…
Continue ReadingMan runs out of house in underwear to deter thieves
Click here for updates on this story WOODLAND, California (KOVR) — A Woodland man bared it all trying to stop two…
Continue Reading
Deschutes County offering free COVID-19 testing event Wednesday at Fairgrounds
Deschutes County Health Services is partnering with the Oregon Health Authority to offer a free drive-thru COVID-19 testing event from 11 a.m. to 2…
Continue Reading