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The Latest: Ore. bill extends deadline for late-rent payment

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SALEM, Ore. — Oregon lawmakers have passed a bill to give tenants who are struggling with financial hardships due to the pandemic more time to pay past-due rent. Currently tenants have until July, but the legislation will extend the deadline to next Feb. 28. The bill already passed the Senate and now goes to the governor. The measure protects renters…

Police: Man killed 6, self after he wasn’t invited to party

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Police say a man who fatally shot six people at a Colorado birthday party before killing himself was upset after not being invited to the weekend gathering thrown by his girlfriend’s family. Colorado Springs police said Tuesday that the shooter had been in a relationship with one of the victims for about a year and had history of controlling and jealous behavior. Police said there were no reported incidents of domestic violence during the relationship and that the shooter didn’t have a criminal history. Police identified the gunman as 28-year-old Teodoro Macias and the other victims as members of his girlfriend Sandra Ibarra’s extended family.