Biden asks Congress for 16% increase in non-defense federal spending
President Joe Biden asked Congress for $769 billion in federal outlays on discretionary, non-defense programs in his first formal spending request…
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A shooting at a Texas office park has left 1 person dead and 5 wounded, police say
A gunman killed one person and wounded at least five others — four of them critically — at a cabinet manufacturer in Bryan, Texas, on…
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Deschutes County update, week of April 11; new Tumalo roundabout open
Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of April 11, including details of the opening of the new Tumalo Road/Tumalo Place…
Continue Reading12-year-old makes cards, homemade meals and delivers them to homeless
Click here for updates on this story COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KRDO) — Maryam Mohammed has loved helping people from…
Continue ReadingOregon reports 5 more COVID-19 related deaths, 678 new cases
There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,439, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Russian cosmonauts, NASA astronaut successfully launch to the space station
The International Space Station is the place to be in April. Multiple arrivals and departures this month make the floating laboratory seem more like…
Continue ReadingAnalysis: Covid-19 vaccinations are climbing. But familiar mistakes could lead to more misery
For more than a year, the US has battled a ruthless enemy: a novel virus that took no mercy on American communities, crippled hospital systems and…
Continue ReadingSo long, leggings. Jeans are having a resurgence, Levi’s CEO says
With many people still working from home, every day is casual Friday. That’s great news for jeans maker Levi Strauss. The iconic denim company…
Continue ReadingDuke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, longtime consort to Queen Elizabeth II, dies
Prince Philip, the husband of British monarch Queen Elizabeth II, has died, Buckingham Palace has announced. He was…
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Community mourns beloved doctor, family and worker who officials say were killed by former NFL player
A shocked South Carolina community was grieving and looking for answers Thursday after officials said a beloved doctor and four other people were…
Continue ReadingAll that stimulus is sending inflation higher
Worries about sudden inflation spikes are keeping investors and economists up at night. Their concerns aren’t baseless: Inflation is indeed…
Continue ReadingBirdwatchers of all experience levels invited to help with state’s first bird atlas
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — North Carolina is launching it’s first…
Continue ReadingRape kit tracking bill moving to House Finance Committee
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A sexual assault kit bill that’s making its way…
Continue ReadingCounty creating mental health court after governor signs bill into law
Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — Baldwin County is now one of the first counties…
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The Chauvin trial is holding a mirror up to America’s insufficient police training
Most of the millions of people who have seen the awful video of the death of George Floyd under the knee of former Minneapolis police officer Derek…
Continue ReadingPet hotel welcomes stray dogs rescued from Thailand
Click here for updates on this story STUDIO CITY, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A pet hotel in Studio City has just welcomed…
Continue ReadingNew campaign aims to ease COVID-19 vaccine concerns, educate people
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Although thousands in Milwaukee County have received the…
Continue ReadingMyanmar military denies responsibility for child deaths and says elections could be pushed back
“This is not a coup,” said Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun from a gilded hall in Myanmar’s purpose-built capital Naypyidaw, the city where…
Continue ReadingAt least 125 dead as rival groups clash in Sudan’s West Darfur, medical group says
Clashes between rival groups have so far claimed at least 125 lives and left 208 others injured in the volatile west Darfur region of Sudan,…
Continue ReadingSunny, warm & breezy
GOOD FRIDAY MORNING EVERYONE… Today we get to enjoy a nice, but brief break between systems. With plenty of sunshine, our highs will be in the low…
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