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Merkley introduces bill to extend electric vehicle tax credit for 10 years
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) teamed up Tuesday to introduce the Electric Cars Act, bicameral legislation they said would…
Continue ReadingTiger Woods is awake and recovering from surgery after serious accident
Golf legend Tiger Woods is awake and recovering from surgery, according to a statement posted early Wednesday on his official Twitter account. Woods,…
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City of Bend launches ‘virtual open house’ on Newport Corridor project
Construction on the Newport Corridor Improvements project begins next month, and the city of Bend launched an online “virtual open house” on the…
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California professor put on paid administrative leave after video shows him chastising student who is hard of hearing
A tenure-track professor at a California community college is on leave and under investigation after video of him speaking critically to a…
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Oregon breweries worry alcohol tax hike would cost jobs; bill backers disagree
On Tuesday, House Bill 3296, known as the Addiction Crisis Recovery Act, was introduced in Salem. And like many bills this session, it’s already…
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Oregon OSHA fines Florence restaurant $17,800 for workers’ willful COVID exposure
Oregon OSHA announced Tuesday it has fined a Florence restaurant, The New Blue Hen, $17,800 for willfully exposing workers to COVID-19. It also said…
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Aurora, Colorado, to hire independent police monitor after investigation into Elijah McClain’s death
Officials in Aurora, Colorado, said Tuesday that an independent monitor will be set up to scrutinize police discipline and transparency after an…
Continue ReadingElectric vehicle startup raises $4 billion in SPAC offering to compete against Tesla
Luxury electric vehicle startup Lucid Motors went public after a merger with “blank-check” firm Churchill Capital Corp IV, in the largest…
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Dog attacked, seriously injured by another dog on Eagle Crest trail
Rob Husband still hasn’t found the owners of a dog responsible for attacking and leaving his dog, Nala, seriously injured and in stitches over the…
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Bend-Redmond metro falls from top spot to No. 13 ‘Best-Performing Small City’
Over the last 20-plus years, no city, large or small, was named ‘Best-Performing City’ by the Milken Institute for two straight years — except…
Continue ReadingHundreds of coffins fall into the sea following collapse of an Italian cemetery
A landslide on the Italian coast near Genoa caused the collapse of a cemetery Monday, leading to hundreds of coffins falling into the sea. The…
Continue ReadingWhy all Canadian households will soon receive free postcards in the mail
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ont. (CTV News) — A new initiative by Canada Post wants to help Canadians…
Continue ReadingTrudeau, Biden agree to focus on economic recovery, fight against COVID-19 and climate change
Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA, Ontario In their first face-to-face virtual bilateral meeting, Prime Minister…
Continue ReadingTiger Woods had serious leg injuries after high-speed crash, but was calm and lucid, authorities say
Golf legend Tiger Woods suffered serious leg injuries and was trapped but conscious when emergency responders reached the scene of his one-vehicle…
Continue ReadingUniversity of Michigan says it shut down a campus library for two days after discovering venomous spiders
It’s like something straight out of a nightmare — venomous spiders were found inside a University of Michigan library, causing the…
Continue ReadingGrand jury votes not to indict police officers in Rochester death of Daniel Prude
A grand jury voted not to indict any officers in the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died after police pinned him to the ground in March, New…
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2gether as 1: Bend woman delivers meals to needy
A Bend woman and her team of volunteers have been delivering 40 meals on Tuesday and Thursday nights to homebound individuals in the Bend area for…
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Former La Pine city councilor rejoins suddenly short-handed council
Just over a month after seating a new council, La Pine’s city council has two…
Continue ReadingFive board members of Texas grid operator ERCOT resign in wake of massive power outages during winter storm
Five members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Board of Directors, including the chair, resigned from their positions Tuesday,…
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