By Tami Luhby, CNN Several states are trying to give drivers a break from high gas prices by temporarily suspending their gasoline taxes. And President Joe Biden is urging Congress to do the same by lifting the federal gas tax through September. But consumers don’t receive the full benefit of gas tax holidays, according to
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL, SENATE BANKING CMTE By Tami Luhby, CNN Several states are trying to give drivers a break from high gas prices by temporarily suspending their gasoline taxes. And President Joe Biden is urging Congress to do the same by lifting the federal gas tax through September. But consumers don’t receive the full benefit of
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and Crooked River National Grassland are seeking nominees to fill vacancies on the 15-member Deschutes-Ochoco Resource Advisory Committee (RAC). RACs are chartered under the Secure Rural Schools & Community Self Determination Act, which was recently extended until 2023. This extension authorizes “Title II” payments for
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Actor Marlee Matlin, director Jason Reitman and producer Jason Blum are joining the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The organization that puts on the Oscars said Wednesday that they are among the 12 Hollywood professionals who have been elected to the board
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brittney Griner will have a place at the WNBA All-Star Game, being named an honorary starter Wednesday by Commissioner Cathy Engelbert. Griner has been detained in Russia since Feb. 17 after authorities at an airport outside of Moscow said she had vape cartridges containing cannabis
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brittney Griner will have a place at the WNBA All-Star Game, being named an honorary starter Wednesday by Commissioner Cathy Engelbert. Griner has been detained in Russia since Feb. 17 after authorities at an airport outside of Moscow said she had vape cartridges containing cannabis
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — La justicia argentina envió a juicio oral y público a los ocho acusados por la muerte de Diego Armando Maradona, según una resolución judicial a la que accedió CNN. El expediente investiga el delito de homicidio simple e intentan determinar si hubo una mala praxis que podría haber desembocado en el
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Park & Recreation District is offering additional financial assistance to qualifying families so that all children can benefit from its many recreation opportunities this summer. Scholarship assistance levels has been increased for the summer to cover 75-90 percent of the cost of participation in most programs. Youth and family
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin returned to the dugout after being sidelined by COVID protocols for 11 games. Melvin says he’s been asymptomatic for the last nine days. He went into the protocols in between games of a doubleheader on June 11. He said he felt a little scratch in
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — A federal jury has awarded $650,000 in damages to a Massachusetts construction worker who said his employer retaliated against him after he was injured on the job by sparking an immigration investigation that led to his arrest. The jury Tuesday ordered Tara Construction and its owner to pay the compensation to José
Continue ReadingEASTBOURNE, England (AP) — Serena Williams might yet win a title in her first comeback event. The American star moved into the semifinals of the women’s doubles at Eastbourne by partnering Ons Jabeur to a 6-2, 6-4 win over Shuko Aoyama and Chan Hao-ching. There were signs that the 40-year-old Williams is regaining some sharpness
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection heard from election workers and state officials on Tuesday as they described President Donald Trump’s pressure to overturn his 2020 election defeat. On Thursday, the nine-member panel will hear from former Justice Department officials who refused Trump’s entreaties to
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press Investigators seeking to identify victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre have found enough usable DNA for testing on two of the 14 sets of remains removed from a local cemetery a year ago. Danny Hellwig is a forensic scientist with Intermountain Forensics in Salt Lake City, which is examining the
Continue ReadingBAD HOMBURG, Germany (AP) — Angelique Kerber and Simona Halep have booked their places in the quarterfinals of the Bad Homburg Open while Sabine Lisicki continued her winning comeback. Defending champion Kerber beat Lucia Bronzetti 6-2, 6-3 to set up a meeting with Alizé Cornet. Halep powered past Tamara Zidanšek 6-0, 6-3 to continue her
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — La tensión en Ecuador no tiene tregua. Después de un 2020 de pandemia y un 2021 marcado por la violencia carcelaria y la criminalidad, este 2022 encuentra al país envuelto en protestas a nivel nacional y el estado de excepción. Y detrás de esta ola de protestas, que incluyen enfrentamientos
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Martha Stewart had to miss out on an event she was looking forward to after testing positive for Covid-19. The doyenne of domesticity shared on her verified Instagram account Tuesday that she had planned to host a garden party on behalf of her “favorite skincare line.” “But I’m sad to
Continue ReadingBy Anna Chernova and Chris Liakos President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is rerouting trade to “reliable international partners” such as Brazil, India, China and South Africa as the West attempts to sever economic ties. “We are actively engaged in reorienting our trade flows and foreign economic contacts towards reliable international partners, primarily the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Mt Bachelor Sports Education Foundation has announced the selection of Amy Tarnow as their new Executive Director. Amy succeeds John Schiemer, who announced in April that he would be stepping down after 10 successful years of leading the organization. Amy comes to MBSEF with over 20 years of experience with
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A special session demanded by Wisconsin’s Democratic governor was opened and immediately closed on Wednesday by the state’s Republican-led Legislature, which is refusing to repeal a 19th century abortion ban that remains on the books. The Republican leaders in the legislature gaveled in the special session at noon only to gavel
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Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most pre-war homes in Oregon using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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