Perseverance rover has successfully landed on Mars and sent back its first images
The NASA Perseverance rover safely landed on Mars after its 292.5 million-mile journey from Earth, the agency confirmed at 3:55 p.m. ET Thursday. The…
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Wyden, colleagues propose funding mobile crisis response teams
Sen. Ron Wyden, colleagues propose bill to help states adopt mobile crisis response teams that can be dispatched when a person is experiencing a…
Continue ReadingWoman shot in the head during Myanmar coup protest dies, the first known fatality of the ongoing unrest
A young woman shot in the head last week during an anti-coup protest in the Myanmar capital died on Friday, a family member told CNN. She is the…
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Redmond man dives for answers — and families’ closure
The body and vehicle of a missing Portland man were found in the Columbia River under the I-205 bridge Wednesday evening. Redmond YouTube diver Jared…
Continue ReadingWoman shot in the head during Myanmar protest dies, the first known fatality of the ongoing unrest
A young woman shot in the head last week during an anti-coup protest in the Myanmar capital died on Friday, a family member told CNN. She is the…
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Biological assessment of world’s rivers presents incomplete but bleak picture
An international team of scientists, including two from Oregon State University, conducted a biological assessment of the world’s rivers — and the…
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Nearly half of Texans remain under boil-water advisories as water scarcity and freezing temps continue
As Texas begins restoring power after a devastating series of outages during a week of freezing temperatures and winter storms, the state is…
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Oregon’s new Community Solar Program focus of Environmental Center talk
While the costs to install solar on homes and businesses has steadily become more affordable, many still haven’t been able to take advantage of…
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More than 100,000 customers in Oregon still without power
More than 100,000 customers remained without power Thursday in Oregon, a week after a massive snow and ice storm swept into the Pacific Northwest and…
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Portland hospitals send 1,700 vaccine doses so Deschutes County can keep appointments
Amid nationwide weather-caused delays in COVID-19 vaccine shipments, Portland’s Legacy Health System sent 1,700 doses to Deschutes County via the…
Continue ReadingA volunteer fire department ran out of water during a fire. A man searched 8 hours for food. These are the stories of the Texas storm
As winter storms and freezing temperatures continue to wreak havoc across Texas, many are having to fight for survival. Hundreds of thousands in the…
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Bend couple marks 60th anniversary with dual COVID vaccinations
A Bend couple, Arthur and Barbara Smith, marked their 60th anniversary Thursday with a memorable trip to Redmond, where they both got their second…
Continue ReadingTaiwan blames ‘external forces’ for blocking BioNTech vaccine deal. China says it had nothing to do with it
The Chinese government has denied it obstructed Taiwan’s coronavirus vaccine purchase from BioNTech, after the island’s health minister…
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C.O. veterans urge creation of Veterans Court for cases involving PTSD, other issues
A roundtable discussion took place Thursday in La Pine among supporters who want Deschutes County to create a veterans treatment…
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Bend artist receives community support to complete collage artwork
Bend resident Hannah Meadows has been keeping busy during the COVID-19 quarantine by tuning into her artistic…
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Food and food packaging highly unlikely to spread Covid-19, experts say
Food and food packaging are highly unlikely to spread Covid-19, the US Food and Drug Administration, US Department of Agriculture and the Centers for…
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Central Oregonians cheer as NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on Mars
NASA has moved one step closer to possibly discovering life on other planets, and Central Oregonians were cheering Thursday’s successful landing of…
Continue ReadingAs students get set for in-class return, those with vulnerable family members staying put
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — As many Minnesota students head back to their classrooms this…
Continue ReadingShe started an online yoga community for black women, now she’s opening a healing space in Minneapolis
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — When Lauren Ash couldn’t find the community she was…
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Two Bend businesses latest victims of major thefts
VR Garage in Bend has been in business for about eight years, and experienced a first the other day: a stolen vehicle.…
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