RFK Jr. reached out to Harris campaign about administration role in exchange for endorsement
By Aaron Pellish and Jim Acosta, CNN (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign reached out to Vice…
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Columbia President Minouche Shafik steps down months after protests over Israel-Hamas war gripped campus
By Matt Egan and Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — Columbia University President Minouche Shafik is stepping down months after protests over the…
Continue ReadingBeef jerky, salted nuts and iodine tablets helped an 89-year-old hiker’s ‘very unlikely’ survival in Idaho wilderness
By Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — Equipped with only 19 pounds of gear, 89-year-old Bing Olbum set off on what he intended to be a five–day…
Continue ReadingWally Amos, founder of Famous Amos cookies, dies at 88
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Wally Amos, the charismatic founder of Famous Amos cookies, has died at age 88, according to a…
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Deschutes County remains under Oregon DEQ air quality advisory due to smoke from Oregon, California wildfires
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Wednesday for Deschutes County and portions of Harney and Klamath…
Continue ReadingWalz agrees to October 1 vice presidential debate
By Aaron Pellish and Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Wednesday that he has agreed to participate in a vice presidential…
Continue ReadingLL Flooring files for bankruptcy and will close 94 stores; Bend’s store not on closure list
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — LL Flooring, formerly known as Lumber Liquidators, has filed for bankruptcy and will close 94 of its…
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Oregon’s jobless rate still holding steady; state added 8,500 jobs in July
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment rose by 8,500 jobs last month, following a revised decline of 700…
Continue ReadingWhy car insurance is still so expensive even as car prices are dropping
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Shopping around for a car? You’re in luck. Shopping around for a new auto insurance policy?…
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Forgotten candle causes NE Bend basement fire, but homeowner and her 2 dogs escape, thanks to sounding smoke alarms
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A candle left burning caused a fire that heavily damaged the basement of a northeast Bend home early Wednesday morning – but…
Continue ReadingRepublicans sue over 3-year-old Biden executive order on voter registration access
By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A group of Republican state attorneys general are suing the Biden administration over a federal effort to expand…
Continue ReadingWHO declares mpox outbreak a global health emergency
By Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency.…
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Taking the plunge: Deschutes County SO animal control tech jumps into retention pond to rescue a trapped fawn
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Deschutes County Animal Control technician took the plunge over the weekend, jumping into a retention pond to rescue a trapped…
Continue ReadingHurricane Ernesto knocks out power to half of Puerto Rico
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Ernesto continued to unload flooding rainfall on Puerto Rico…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea will reopen to international tourism this winter, tour operators say
By Gawon Bae, Mike Valerio and Will Ripley, CNN (CNN) — North Korea is to reopen limited international tourism by the end of 2024, nearly five…
Continue ReadingInflation milestone: Consumer Price Index slows below 3% for first time since March 2021
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Price hikes slowed more than expected in July, and, for the first time in more than three years, the Consumer…
Continue ReadingHarris and Walz to take bus tour through Pennsylvania ahead of Democratic convention
By Eva McKend and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, will roll…
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Prineville City Council tasked with taking the first steps to approve the city’s first-ever urban renewal agencyÂ
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) —Â Creating Prineville’s first urban renewal agency entails a comprehensive plan, which was unveiled during Tuesday’s City…
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‘For educational purposes only:’ C.O. Black Leaders Assembly informs Bend property owners of racially biased covenants
The Central Oregon Black Leaders Assembly recently announced the disturbing discovery of racially biased language in nearly 200 property deeds within…
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‘It could be providing that lifeline to other services’: Mosaic receives ‘seed grant’ for street medicine program
Mosaic Community Health, a Central Oregon nonprofit, announced Monday that they have been awarded one of two national Street Medicine Institute 2024…
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