To sum up the new report from the National Climate Assessment Development Advisory Committee: it’s going to be really bad. More on that story from the Huffington Post. Or read the report for yourself. I went searching for something on the Internet that might help convince the disbelievers that this is a real problem that […]
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Oregon Newspaper Group Expands to Central Oregon
In another shot across the bow of The Oregonian, Oregon’s largest community newspaper group has purchased six more newspapers in Oregon, five in the Portland area. The Pamplin Media Group now owns 24 newspapers in Oregon, including The Madras Pioneer after the Jan. 8 purchase of the six newspapers from Eagle Newspapers, Inc. The move […]
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Protestors Steal Thunder at NRA Press Conference This Morning
The NRA held a press conference today to share the organizations plan for reducing gun violence in America. Two protesters interrupted the speech by Wayne LaPierre, a lobbyist for the National Rifle Association, despite the tight security at the event. The main message of the NRA: every school should be protected by armed guards. The […]
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World’s Most Famous Wolf Killed by Hunter
In the wake of last weekend’s killing of one of the world’s most famous wolves, Montana has banned wolf hunting near Yellowstone National Park on the eve of the opening of trapping season. She is the eighth Yellowstone wolf killed this year. Read about Montana’s ban here. Wolf832F, also known as Wolf 06, for the […]
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Video: Glacier breaks apart on film (It’s wild)
As a kid growing up in Alaska I often saw chunks of glaciers sluff off into icy waters, sometimes creating massive waves that would rock our little boat for minutes. That was nothing compared to this—a Manhattan-sized portion of the Iluslissat Glacier in Greenland crumbling apart. The guy filming said picture the buildings of Manhattan […]
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Tragedy at Mall in Portland
There was tragic news this afternoon from our neighbors to the north. A news story broke that a single gunman had opened fire on shoppers at the Clackamas Town Center near Portland. Early reports stated that at least three people were killed, including the gunman and multiple others were wounded in the shooting. This is […]
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Cougar Spotted in DRW
A cougar was spotted in Deschutes River Woods yesterday, Dec. 10, on Shoshone Road. The animal was eating a bird and left when noticed people in the area. Cougar tracks in the area have led the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office to believe there was only one cougar in that area, but the animal was not […]
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FBI seeks serial killer’s mystery OR sexual assault vic
FBI- Anchorage division Did you have contact with this man? The FBI is looking for a woman in her late 20s or early 30s whom they believe was raped by a serial killer near a campground along the Deschutes River in Maupin between 1996 and 1998. Israel Keyes, who was awaiting trial for the murder […]
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Gay Marriage and Pot: Washington Officially Going to Hell As of Today
As of today, those lucky bastards to the north can now smoke pot legally and, in public it appears, without fear of retribution from the cops. In related Washingtonians-are-now-treated-like-actual-adult news, same sex couples were able to marry today, too. Read about it all in this AP story.
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DA: Officer Force Was Justified In Death of Man with Dementia
The Oregon State Medical Examiner has ruled the death of a man at St. Charles this summer a homicide, but the District Attorney announced Tuesday there would be no charges in his death. Jerry Nichols, 64, died Aug. 20, eight days after a scuffle with a police officer and hospital staff. He had dementia, PTSD […]