C.O. grocery workers finally eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
Many people across Central Oregon have been able to work remotely since the onset of the pandemic, but grocery store employees are one of the largest…
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Hong Kong court convicts Jimmy Lai and other pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest
A Hong Kong court has convicted pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai and eight other prominent opposition activists over their roles in an…
Continue ReadingA former Oklahoma officer has been found guilty of murdering his police chief during a conference in Florida
A former Oklahoma police officer was found guilty Wednesday in the death of his police chief while they attended a law enforcement conference in…
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Bend man arrested on drug charges; 10 pounds of meth seized from car, storage unit
A Bend man faces several drug charges after 10 pounds of methamphetamine were found in his car and a storage unit, the Central Oregon Drug…
Continue ReadingMultiple victims found at the scene of a deadly shooting in Orange, California, police say
Police found “multiple victims” at an office complex in Orange, California, after responding to a call of shots fired Wednesday night.…
Continue ReadingMultiple victims found at the scene of a shooting in Orange, California, police say
Police found “multiple victims” at an office complex in Orange, California, after responding to a call of shots fired Wednesday night.…
Continue ReadingMan charged in hate crime assault on Asian woman was out on parole for killing his mom
The man arrested in the assault on a 65-year-old Asian woman in New York City was out on parole for killing his mother, police told CNN. Brandon…
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Mandatory water system upgrade, quick deadline frustrates DRW resident
When Robert Brown of Deschutes River Woods opened his mail on Wednesday morning, what he found is not what he was expecting.…
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Another COVID-19 victim: C. Oregon’s annual Home and Garden Show
The annual Home and Garden Show at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds and Expo Center has been canceled for 2021. However, the Central Oregon Builders…
Continue Reading‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ could be the biggest hit of the pandemic
Since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, Hollywood has kept a close eye on any movie that could give some insights into the film…
Continue ReadingDerek Chauvin’s body camera video shows his reaction just after George Floyd left in an ambulance
Moments after George Floyd was taken away in an ambulance last May, former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin was confronted by a witness who…
Continue ReadingTucker Carlson livid after Rep. Matt Gaetz tries to rope him into controversy, source says
Fox News host Tucker Carlson was angered after Congressman Matt Gaetz attempted to rope him into a scandal involving allegations related to sex…
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School, ODOT offer women hands-on training in heavy construction
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Continue ReadingAlexey Navalny announces he is going on hunger strike
Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny says he is going on a hunger strike to protest against prison officials’ refusal to grant him access…
Continue ReadingA teacher resigned after her racist rant stereotyping Black families during a Zoom call was recorded by a parent
After a Zoom call with a student and his mother, a California teacher who thought the call had ended was recorded saying her student has learned to…
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C.O. Irrigation District removes SE Bend homeless encampment
Crews with the Central Oregon Irrigation District removed and cleaned up the site of a homeless encampment along a canal in southeast Bend Wednesday…
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Gunshot residue focus of testimony at Luke Wirkkala murder retrial
Gunshot residue and a burn on Luke Wirkkala’s forearm were testimony points Wednesday in Wirkkala’s murder retrial in the 2013 fatal shooting of…
Continue ReadingBrown University undergraduates vote for reparations for descendants of enslaved people
Over a decade ago, Brown University released a report with findings on its ties to slavery, and now undergraduate students have voted in support of…
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Witnesses make a devastating case against Derek Chauvin and a history of injustice
The trial of Derek Chauvin on second-degree murder charges in the killing of George Floyd has cast a bright spotlight, one that forces Americans to…
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Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 related deaths, 441 new cases
There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,383, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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