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MEDFORD, Ore. – Additions to “The Village Medford Center” shopping center are officially slated to start opening in 2021. Over the last few years, big businesses like Ashley Furniture, Rogue Air Trampoline Park, and Sears closed up or moved from The Village …

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Human Services is reminding people to keep an eye out for the second round of stimulus payments. ODHS said if you don’t receive a direct deposit into your bank account by early January, you should …

(NBC) – Small businesses can start applying for new Paycheck Protection Program loans on Monday. The latest COVID relief package includes $284 billion for additional lending to eligible businesses. This third round of lending is different in a number of ways: Businesses …

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – Republicans in the Senate have blocked efforts to increase COVID-relief checks to $2,000. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NYU) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) tried to pass the increase Friday which president Donald Trump has requested, but both …

NEW YORK CITY (NBC) – The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 2020 on a record high after one of the most volatile years in recent memory. The Dow closed up just shy of 197 points to close at 30,606.48. Thursday’s move came …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – There won’t be any fast-tracking of bigger COVID stimulus checks in the Senate. Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer tried to quickly pass the measure to increase stimulus payments for most Americans from $600 to $2,000. The change would …

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democrats will vote Monday on a stand-alone bill that would provide two thousand dollar direct payments to most Americans. Her announcement comes moments after Democrats tried to approve the payments the same day …

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC News) — President Trump is rejecting the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill passed by Congress after months of gridlock. In a video posted to Twitter Tuesday, the president complained the bill’s $600 cash payment to Americans is too small. …

(NBC News) Every holiday season millions of Americans open their hearts and wallets for a good cause. With the strain of the pandemic this year, those donations could be a lifeline for charities and the communities they serve. The Zawadi Cultural Collective, …