‘Shift’ to plant-based diets is key to saving world’s wildlife
The global food system is the primary driver of biodiversity loss and species extinction, and a shift to plant based diets is needed to curb the…
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Vale will pay nearly $7 billion over Brazilian dam collapse that killed 270 people
Vale has agreed to pay nearly $7 billion in compensation after a dam collapsed at one of its mines in Brazil two years ago, killing 270 people and…
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The healthcare workers watching from afar as rich countries begin vaccine rollout
Dr. Alfonso Velandia starts each hospital shift by counting his troops in the battle against coronavirus. The 46-year-old emergency specialist…
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DCSO deputies pitch in, help clean trash from Deschutes River banks in Bend
After NewsChannel 21’s recent story on a Bend native who was removing trash left at homeless camps along the Deschutes River, Deschutes County…
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Redmond Rod & Gun Club reopens renovated archery range
Recent renovations have turned a 60-acre section of the Redmond Rod Gun Club facility into a unique outdoor archery range. After being closed for the…
Continue ReadingFatal shooting of police officer in New Mexico leads to a 40-mile chase and shootout
The fatal shooting of a New Mexico State Police officer Thursday led to a high-speed chase that ended in a shootout with the suspect. State Police…
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Ex-Nike official charged by feds with defrauding company of $1.5 million
U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced Thursday that Errol Amorin Andam, 49, of Beaverton, a former marketing manager at Nike, Inc., has been…
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Wyden, Merkley urge Biden to cancel up to $50K in federal student loan debts
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., joined colleagues Thursday in reintroducing a resolution outlining a bold plan for President Biden to…
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7 Redmond Proficiency Academy students receive prestigious art honors
Seven Redmond Proficiency Academy students have won 14 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for…
Continue ReadingKuaishou stock pops 160% in Hong Kong IPO
Kuaishou’s stock more than doubled in value Friday as the TikTok-like video app scored the world’s biggest IPO since the coronavirus…
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Police identify Bend woman, 74, killed in crash on SW Century Drive
A 74-year-old Bend woman was killed Thursday when her SUV was struck by a pickup towing a large trailer on Southwest Century Drive, Bend police…
Continue ReadingFatal police shooting in New Mexico leads to a 40-mile chase and shootout
The fatal shooting of a New Mexico State Police officer Thursday led to a high-speed chase that ended in a shootout with the suspect. State Police…
Continue ReadingSan Quentin prison fined more than $400,000 after deadly Covid-19 outbreak
San Quentin State Prison, where a deadly coronavirus outbreak was reported last summer, has been fined more than $400,000 by the California…
Continue ReadingWisconsin teachers put on administrative leave after asking students how they would ‘punish’ slaves
Teachers at a Wisconsin middle school have been placed on administrative leave after an unapproved lesson about slavery upset families. Sixth graders…
Continue ReadingMore than 1,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses were spoiled, Florida health officials say
An audit by Florida’s Palm Beach County Health Care District revealed that 1,160 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine were spoiled…
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‘Kicked to the curb’: Waiting C.O. seniors voice vaccine frustrations
The Oregon Health Authority recently announced that seniors 80 and older will be eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine beginning Feb. 8, with…
Continue ReadingAmanda Gorman’s journey to the inauguration and Super Bowl came with the help of a unique group of mentors
In 2014, Amanda Gorman was a budding young poet in Los Angeles. As the then 16-year-old practiced reciting her poem “We Dragonflies” on…
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Chief of staff: White House hopes to revive Trump plan to mail masks to Americans
The Biden administration is hoping to resurrect a proposal from the Trump administration to mail face masks to every American in an attempt to stop…
Continue ReadingWisconsin teachers put on administrative leave after racially insensitive lesson on slavery
Teachers at a Wisconsin middle school have been placed on administrative leave after an unapproved lesson about slavery upset families. Sixth graders…
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