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Click here for updates on this story     SALEM, OR (KPTV) — Vaccinations against the COVID-19 pandemic continued Thursday across the state of Oregon. The Oregon Health Authority reporting that more than 60,000 people have received the first dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. The state also reporting 595 Oregonians have been fully vaccinated,

Click here for updates on this story     NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) — New Haven is getting a new top cop. Assistant Chief Rene Dominguez will become just the second woman to ever head up the department, as acting chief. Dominguez has called New Haven Police Headquarters home for nearly 20 years, working her way up

Click here for updates on this story     PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Another person is in the hospital with Legionnaire’s Disease after an outbreak was first reported at a North Portland apartment complex on Monday. “Honestly just afraid and concerned,” Ann Negosh, who lives near Rosemont Court, said about the outbreak. In just the last three

Click here for updates on this story     FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KFSM) — Many Arkansas bar owners have filed a lawsuit against Governor Asa Hutchinson, Dr. Jose Romero with the Arkansas Department of Health, and Director of Alcohol Beverage Control Doralee Chandler over COVID-19 regulations in the state forcing bars and restaurants to close early. On Nov.

Europe slid further into crisis Friday as multiple countries faced overwhelming numbers of coronavirus cases and fatalities. Germany reported its highest daily death toll of the pandemic with 1,188 fatalities recorded in the past 24 hours. The previous record was 1,129 on December 30. The country, which was praised for its handling of the first

Iran has unveiled an underground base for “strategic missiles” on its Gulf coastline, according to state media. Video broadcast by state media Friday showed the head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards, Major General Hossein Salami, touring what appears to be a long underground tunnel lined with missiles and missile launchers. Iran’s ballistic missiles arsenal is

A Republican state legislator may have let protesters into the Oregon Capitol last month during a closed session, according to state police and officials, resulting in a showdown that left two people arrested. “Oregon State Police (OSP) has confirmed and informed us that Representative Mike Nearman did open a door to allow demonstrators into the

Europe slid further into crisis Friday as multiple countries faced overwhelming numbers of coronavirus cases and fatalities. Germany reported its highest daily death toll of the pandemic with 1,188 fatalities recorded in the past 24 hours. The previous record was 1,129 on December 30. The country, which was praised for its handling of the first

As humans, we may owe our ability to adapt to new situations and environments to our earliest ancestors. New evidence unearthed at the Oldupai Gorge, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Tanzania known as the “Cradle of Mankind,” has revealed that “environmental adaptability and pioneering behavior were in place two million years ago” in early

The polar vortex, a low pressure system that swirls cold air at the Earth’s poles, may be on the move. That could mean bitter cold temperatures in the US over the next few weeks. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5

Happy birthday to the king of rock ‘n’ roll, Elvis Presley. Since we can’t gift him a nice pair of Blue Suede Shoes, we are honoring him with these fascinating facts you may not know. Here are eight things we were All Shook Up to learn about the legendary Hound Dog: 1. Elvis Presley was

A player on the Philadelphia 76ers has tested positive for Covid-19, forcing the team to remain in New York City after playing the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night, a team source told CNN. The source said the team will follow league protocols for Covid-19. The player was not identified. A reporter for The Athletic and

A 19-year-old woman died Thursday after a suspected shark attack in New Zealand’s North Island. According to local police, the woman was injured while in the waters off Waihī Beach late on Thursday afternoon, and died shortly after. New Zealand police on Friday identified the woman as 19-year-old Kaelah Marlow from the city of Hamilton,

A player on the Philadelphia 76ers has tested positive for Covid-19, forcing the team to remain in New York City after playing the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night, a team source told CNN. The source said the team will follow league protocols for Covid-19. The player was not identified. A reporter for The Athletic and

A South Korean judge has ordered the Japanese government to pay damages to 12 victims of war-time sexual slavery, in a historic ruling over war atrocities that have strained the two countries’ relationship for decades. The victims sued the Japanese government in 2016 for kidnapping, sexual violence, and torture during World War II. They had