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BREAKING NEWS: Crook County declares state of emergency as multiple wildfires continue to threaten communities

CROOK COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crook County commissioners declared a state of emergency Wednesday as multiple wildfires continue burning across the county and surrounding region, citing exhausted local resources and ongoing threats to public safety. The emergency declaration, approved during a special meeting of the Crook County Board of Commissioners on July 22nd, comes as

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Trial date set in Redmond murder case

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Redmond woman charged with killing her mother last summer appeared in court Tuesday for a status hearing, where a trial date was set in a case that has seen multiple delays. Jessica Andersch appeared remotely in Deschutes County Circuit Court before Judge Wells Ashby on Tuesday afternoon. Court records show

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Oregon officials urge drivers to prepare for wildfire season as smoke, road closures increase

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — State officials are urging Oregonians to plan ahead, stay informed and travel prepared as wildfire activity increases across Oregon during the 2026 season. Hazardous driving conditions, severely reduced visibility and worsening air quality are resulting from the fires. The Oregon Department of Transportation, Ore. Department of Emergency Management, Ore. Department of

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Firefighting aircraft and helicopters try to bring a fire under control on the slopes of Mount Longa near Palermo

How arsonists used cats to spread Italyโ€™s wildfires

By Max Saltman, Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — As wildfires blazed in southern Italy this week, authorities probing for arson found a grisly clue: cats โ€œwith flammable-soaked rags tied to their tails.โ€ โ€œThese animals were released into the fields, running around and spreading the fire,โ€ said Domenico Costarella of Calabriaโ€™s Civil Protection Agency in a

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A person holds a flyer that reads "Justice for Nolan" outside the National Action Network headquarters in New York City on July 10.

Preliminary independent autopsy results for Nolan Wells leave key questions unanswered

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Weeks after an 18-year-oldโ€™s body was found floating face-down near an island off the Mississippi coast, an independent autopsy requested by his family has yielded no solid answers about what led to his death. An independent pathologist described Nolan Wellsโ€™ manner of death as undetermined pending further

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People protest against Zelensky's decision to replace Mykhailo Fedorov as defense minister in Kyiv on July 17.

Why a week of protests pushed Zelensky to bring in a younger military chief

By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — For a war imposing such radical change on the battlefield, the retention of 60-year-old Oleksandr Syrskyi as Ukraineโ€™s top commander had become an anomaly. Thatโ€™s not ageism, but a reflection of the recently sacked Ukrainian military chiefโ€™s mindset. In this light, President Volodymyr Zelenskyโ€™s decision Tuesday to replace

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A satellite view shows tunnel entrances at Pickaxe Mountain near Natanz

What is Pickaxe Mountain, Iranโ€™s secretive facility Trump says the US will attack โ€˜pretty soonโ€™?

CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump continues to claim that the US will attack Iranโ€™s Pickaxe Mountain โ€“ turning attention to the suspected underground nuclear site where Israel believes Tehran has stored part of its enriched uranium stockpile and advanced enrichment centrifuges. โ€œWeโ€™ll be hitting that area very probably pretty soon.

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A satellite view shows tunnel entrances at Pickaxe Mountain near Natanz

What is Pickaxe Mountain, Iranโ€™s secretive facility Trump says the US will attack โ€˜pretty soonโ€™?

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump continues to claim that the US will attack Iranโ€™s Pickaxe Mountain โ€“ turning attention to the suspected underground nuclear site where Israel believes Tehran has stored part of its enriched uranium stockpile and advanced enrichment centrifuges. โ€œWeโ€™ll be hitting that area very probably pretty soon. And

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Hollywood star Rebel Wilson wins defamation case brought by young actress

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Hollywood star Rebel Wilson has successfully defended claims she defamed a young actress who played the lead role in her directorial debut. An Australian judge on Wednesday dismissed the case brought by โ€œThe Debโ€ actress Charlotte MacInnes, who had accused the โ€œPitch Perfectโ€ star of spreading lies

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