150 National Guard members arriving in Bend to help St. Charles with COVID impacts
Starting at 8 a.m. Thursday, 150 members of the Oregon National Guard will begin to arrive at the Guard Armory at 875 SW Simpson Avenue to prepare…
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Oregon reports 11 more COVID-19 related deaths, 2,139 new cases, record 850 hospitalizations
There are 11 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including Jefferson County’s 44th death, raising the state’s death toll to 2,975, along with…
Continue ReadingMalaysia’s longest-governing party seems set to return to PM
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Former Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob appears to have won majority support…
Continue ReadingBlack New Yorkers may have the lowest vaccination rates, but community groups refuse to give up
CNN, WHITE HOUSE, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, FEDEX, POOL By Athena Jones, Aaron Cooper and Keely Aouga, CNN Months after the rollout of the Covid-19…
Continue ReadingBlack New Yorkers may have the lowest vaccination rates, but community groups refuse to give up
By Athena Jones, Aaron Cooper and Keely Aouga, CNN Months after the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine, Miriam Vega is still in a battle to persuade…
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‘Another disappointment thanks to Covid’: downtown Bend Oktoberfest canceled for second year
Less than two weeks after announcing a revamped, week-long downtown Bend Oktoberfest for late September, the surging rate of COVID-19 delta variant…
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Oasis Village, planned community for Redmond-area homeless, narrowing site location
A village for the Redmond area’s houseless community, many living in camps on public land east of the city, is being proposed to help address the…
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‘It’s been like hell’: C.O. war veterans struggle to cope with events in Afghanistan
Veterans from all ages and eras are dealing with the personal emotions and impacts of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan and the sudden…
Continue ReadingUS urges over 150 world leaders not to come to UN over COVID
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States is urging more than 150 countries planning to send their leader or a…
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Washington requires COVID-19 vaccination for teachers, staff
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says all public, charter and private school teachers and staff must be fully vaccinated or else risk losing their jobs.…
Continue ReadingJudge throws out Trump-era approvals for Alaska oil project
By MARK THIESSEN and BECKY BOHRER Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal judge in Anchorage has thrown out Trump administration…
Continue ReadingJudge throws out Trump-era approvals for Alaska oil project
By MARK THIESSEN and BECKY BOHRER Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal judge in Anchorage has thrown out Trump administration…
Continue ReadingFaulconer hits GOP rival Elder as California recall heats up
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Republican recall candidate Kevin Faulconer now shares a target with Democratic Gov.…
Continue ReadingAuthorities: 2 dead in shooting at Indiana automotive plant
FRANKFORT, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say two women are dead after a gunman opened fire at a central Indiana automotive plant. The Clinton County…
Continue ReadingAuthorities: 2 dead in shooting at Indiana automotive plant
FRANKFORT, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say two women are dead after a gunman opened fire at a central Indiana automotive plant. The Clinton County…
Continue ReadingNominee would be 1st Native American to head national parks
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — President Joe Biden has nominated Oregon resident and tribal citizen Charles F. “Chuck” Sams III to head the National Park…
Continue ReadingNominee would be 1st Native American to head national parks
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — President Joe Biden has nominated Oregon resident and tribal citizen Charles F. “Chuck” Sams III to head the National Park…
Continue ReadingJudge ordered to review OR State Hospital admissions policy
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on has set aside a federal judge’s ruling from last year that had paused a…
Continue ReadingOregon hospitals near breaking point as COVID-19 surges
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Just 41 intensive care unit beds were available in Oregon as COVID-19 cases…
Continue ReadingOregon hospitals near breaking point as COVID-19 surges
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Just 41 intensive care unit beds were available in Oregon as COVID-19 cases…
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