Phoenix nonprofit plans to vaccinate 500 homeless people in 5 days
More than four months after the first coronavirus vaccine hit American arms, a week-long drive to vaccinate the homeless against Covid-19 is underway…
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Portland police disperse crowd with pepper spray following fatal officer-involved shooting
Police in Portland, Oregon, said they used pepper spray and smoke canisters to break up a crowd that gathered on Friday as they investigated the…
Continue ReadingIndianapolis was already seeing a rising number of homicides when a gunman killed 8 at a FedEx facility
When a gunman killed eight people and wounded several others at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis on Thursday night, the city was already experiencing…
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Police declare riot after crowd smashes windows, sets fires in downtown Portland
Portland police declared a riot in downtown Portland after a group of anti-police demonstrators started smashing windows and breaking into…
Continue ReadingLoneliness won’t end when the pandemic ends
When the world goes back to normal, Shanan Cale’s life won’t change much. She’ll still work mostly from her home in California.…
Continue ReadingNASA astronaut Kate Rubins and two Russian cosmonauts have landed back on Earth
Just days after the International Space Station’s crew reached 10 people, three have returned to Earth. Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and…
Continue ReadingA student harnessed the power of beets to make healing from surgery safer — and more equitable
Dasia Taylor didn’t expect to become a nationally recognized scientist at 17 years old. The Iowa student has dedicated her life to equity work,…
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Poachers bag several animals, risk health of Oregon herds
Three elk, three pronghorns, a mule deer, two turkeys and a bobcat round out a collection of animals illegally killed, tagged, processed or…
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Becky Johnson is heading back to Corvallis, this time as OSU’s boss
Dr. Becky Johnson is packing her bags in Bend and heading to Corvallis, a place she is very familiar with. This time, though, she’ll be the…
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$1,000 reward offered in E. Oregon poaching of 2 great horned owls
A pair of great horned owls poached near the Eastern Oregon town of Helix on March 29 has drawn a reward offer of up to $1,000 by the Portland…
Continue ReadingLiberty University files lawsuit against former president Jerry Falwell Jr.
Liberty University has filed a lawsuit against former school president Jerry Falwell Jr. that alleges he breached his employment contract and…
Continue ReadingFour bodies recovered as search continues for nine still missing from capsized ship off Louisiana coast
The US Coast Guard said Friday that four bodies have been recovered so far from the water near a commercial vessel that capsized earlier this week…
Continue ReadingNASA astronaut Kate Rubins and Russian cosmonauts are returning to Earth
Just days after the International Space Station’s crew reached 10 people, three are ready to return to Earth. Russian cosmonauts Sergey…
Continue ReadingBaltimore teen leaves children’s hospital after receiving life saving transplant
Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — It’s was a moment 19-year-old Macey Brietenback has been waiting…
Continue ReadingBaby taken to hospital after being found with dead woman in YMCA facility
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — A baby is hospitalized after being found with a dead woman in the…
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Florida woman charged for allegedly threatening to kill Kamala Harris
A Miami woman has been charged for allegedly threatening to kill Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a criminal complaint filed in the United…
Continue ReadingMaryland becomes first state to repeal the law enforcement’s Bill of Rights
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland is now the first state in the nation to get rid of a…
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Outside review of COCC Campus Public Safety leads to changes
An outside review of the Central Oregon Community College Campus Public Safety Department, during which all officers were placed on paid leave a…
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‘A real jewel’ is growing: Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory starts big campus expansion
Central Oregon’s clear nights make for dazzling views of the night the sky. To accommodate steadily growing interest, the Sunriver Nature Center and…
Continue Reading2 transgender women killed in shootings at separate Charlotte hotels
Authorities have arrested two suspects in connection with the killings of two transgender women in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dontarius Long, 21, and…
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