Bend-La Pine school bus driver honored for life-saving actions after crash
Bend-La Pine school bus driver John Norwood was honored this week for life-saving actions after a Jeep driver hit his bus, which had no students…
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DC area police investigate ‘shopping cart killer,’ charged in two deaths and suspected in two more
WJLA, HARRISONBURG POLICE, FAIRFAX POLICE, CNN By Emma Tucker Authorities in the DC metro area said Friday a 35-year-old man who was charged last…
Continue Reading‘Round after round of Covid.’ Military personnel help a Michigan hospital that’s inundated with Covid patients and short on staff
CNN By Jack Hannah, Jason Carroll and Christina Maxouris, CNN Zafar Shamoon, chief of the emergency department at the Beaumont Hospital in Dearborn,…
Continue ReadingAppeals court lets Biden administration enforce vaccine rules for large employers
CNN, THE WHITE HOUSE By Tierney Sneed, CNN The Biden administration scored a significant victory Friday in its court battles to enforce various…
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Skiers ‘stoked’ at Hoodoo opening; resort announces custom ski and snowboard shop
Hoodoo Ski Area opened its season Friday morning, with a line of excited skiers and snowboarders waiting for “first…
Continue ReadingCalifornia school system is sending every student and staff member home with a Covid-19 antigen test for the holidays
CNN By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN With the Omicron variant spreading quickly across the US, several school districts are sending Covid-19 antigen tests…
Continue ReadingTeen rescued his mom by creating a makeshift tourniquet with a shoelace and some inspiration from Grey’s Anatomy
CNN, WABI By Sara Smart, CNN After binging on episodes of Grey’s Anatomy, many fans of the show think they can successfully duplicate the…
Continue ReadingTrump uses anti-Semitic tropes to again criticize Jewish Americans
CNN By Gabby Orr, CNN Former President Donald Trump, in a newly released interview, claimed that Jewish Americans “either don’t like…
Continue ReadingWhy the mask mandate on planes is good for business
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly stirred up some controversy Wednesday when he suggested that…
Continue Reading‘This is weird and murky.’ Trump SPAC deal values firm at more than $10 billion despite red flags
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Business Former President Donald Trump’s new media venture has no known revenue or product. Trump Media…
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Our break from the snow does not last long…for some
Happy Friday, Central Oregon! We’re looking at partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies Friday night, with lows ranging from the mid-teens…
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A few more inches for the Cascade ski resorts
In the last 24 hours… Mt. Hood meadows reported 2 new inches. Timberline reported 1 new inch. Hoodoo reported 0 new inches. Mt. Bachelor…
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Oregon health officials predict major hospitalization surge due to Omicron, strongly urge boosters
Despite only three confirmed cases so far of the highly contagious omicron variant in Oregon, Gov. Kate Brown and health officials warned Friday that…
Continue ReadingSouthwest CEO tests positive for Covid-19 after testifying unmasked at Senate hearing
CNN By Pete Muntean, CNN Business Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly, who testified unmasked at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, has since tested…
Continue ReadingEx-police officer Kim Potter weeps, says she’s ‘sorry’ as she recalls fatally shooting Daunte Wright
CNN By Ray Sanchez and Mallika Kallingal, CNN Former police officer Kim Potter, who has said she mistook her firearm for her Taser when she fatally…
Continue ReadingCNN Exclusive: Jan 6 investigators believe Nov. 4 text pushing ‘strategy’ to undermine election came from Rick Perry
CNN By Jake Tapper and Jamie Gangel, CNN Members of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol believe that…
Continue ReadingGoing somewhere? Here’s how to test yourself for Covid-19 before you do
CNN, THE WHITE HOUSE By Kristen Rogers, CNN If you need to know whether you have coronavirus but don’t want to deal with appointment scheduling…
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Furry Friends: Three brother kittens need a new home
Young brothers Mikey, Nicky and Will were found as strays this week and are waiting at BrightSide Animal Center in…
Continue Reading‘This battle is not over:’ Biden pledges to ‘keep up the fight’ on voting rights as Republicans block legislation
WACH, POOL, CNN By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday pledged to “keep up the fight” to pass voting rights legislation that…
Continue ReadingMust-watch videos of the week
CNN By Jodi Upchurch, CNN A delivery driver goes above and beyond, the new Miss Universe shows off an unusual talent, and a bear cub has a festive…
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