Oregon Senate votes to extend grace period for past-due rent
The Oregon Senate has voted in favor of a bill that would give tenants, struggling with financial hardships due to the pandemic, more time to pay…
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Ex-officer charged with 2nd-degree manslaughter in Daunte Wright killing
An ex-police officer who shot and killed a Black man in a Minneapolis suburb after a traffic stop has been arrested and charged with second-degree…
Continue ReadingVirginia police chief calls controversial traffic stop of US Army officer ‘a teaching moment’
The police chief of Windsor, Virginia, said Wednesday that a traffic stop in which two officers pointed guns at a US Army officer, pepper-sprayed him…
Continue ReadingCity known as Hangtown votes to remove noose from its logo
The city of Placerville, California, also known as Hangtown, is losing the noose on its logo. The logo, which the city manager believes is only about…
Continue ReadingOregon reports three more COVID-19 related deaths, 816 new cases
There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,449, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingRanch established to help combat veterans with PTSD now accepting applications
Click here for updates on this story CULLOWHEE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Equinox Ranch, a program designed to provide…
Continue ReadingPolice searching for woman previously convicted of stealing a cab
Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Honolulu police are searching for a woman convicted of stealing…
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Forest Service plans 200-acre prescribed burn Friday west of La Pine
Fuel specialists with the Deschutes National Forest plan to conduct a prescribed burn this Friday on about 200 acres of national forest lands seven…
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Wyden, Merkley co-sponsor bill to create national paid sick leave policy
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Wednesday they are co-sponsoring the Healthy Families Act, paid sick days legislation that they said…
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Epic drought means water crisis for Klamath Basin on Oregon-California border
Federal officials announced Wednesday that farmers who rely on a massive irrigation project spanning the Oregon-California border will get 8% of the…
Continue ReadingAlex Rodriguez responds to Timberwolves rookie Anthony Edwards not knowing him
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Timberwolves are in the process of being sold…
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America’s top spies are coming in from the cold
America’s top spies are coming in from the cold. Relationships between the heads of the CIA, FBI, NSA and DIA and then-President Donald Trump…
Continue ReadingCity to continue free summer camps for kids
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Summer is right around the corner and that means lots of kids…
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Deschutes County Justice Court warns of fake emails seeking ‘fine’ payments
Deschutes County Justice Court staff is warning residents about a scam involving fake emails that ask residents to pay fines supposedly associated…
Continue ReadingKorean BBQ restaurant repeatedly hit by dine-and-dashers amid pandemic
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — One San Francisco restaurant is dealing with yet another…
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City Club, League of Women Voters partner for series of online candidate forums
Because civic engagement is essential, City Club of Central Oregon and the League of Women Voters of Deschutes County have again partnered to bring…
Continue ReadingNurse steps in to help deliver baby in parking garage
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — An Auburn woman has quite the delivery story after she gave…
Continue ReadingThe new president of ABC News is about to make history
Kimberly Godwin is about to make history — as the incoming president of ABC News, she’ll be the first Black executive to run one of…
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FEMA now providing aid for COVID-19 related funeral expenses, senators say
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has begun providing financial assistance…
Continue ReadingA state trooper shot and killed a 16-year-old armed with a knife and airsoft gun, Maryland authorities say
A 16-year-old, armed with a knife and what turned out to be an airsoft gun, was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon by a Maryland state trooper, a…
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