Big traffic shift happening on Highway 97 in northern Bend
A new section of Highway 97 on Bend’s north side opens early Friday, moving northbound traffic onto the newly constructed route. The $190 million…
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Harris acknowledges Biden had a ‘slow start’ in debate and tries to calm Democratic fears
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is acknowledging that President Joe Biden had a “slow start” during his debate…
Continue ReadingHow did CNN’s moderators do in the Biden-Trump debate? It almost didn’t matter that they were there
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It almost didn’t seem to matter that CNN’s Dana Bash and Jake Tapper were on stage for the much-awaited…
Continue ReadingIowa’s Supreme Court tells lower court to let strict abortion law go into effect
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court said Friday the state’s strict abortion law is legal, telling a lower court to…
Continue ReadingSurvivors of Israel music festival massacre unite to build a healing community
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — In the months since Hamas’ surprise attack sent them scattering across fields or hiding in desert brush,…
Continue ReadingAs LGBTQ+ Pride’s crescendo approaches, tensions over war in Gaza expose rifts
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ahead of New York City’s annual LGBTQ+ Pride march, organizers typically spend weeks mapping out the order of…
Continue ReadingTaiwan urges citizens to avoid travel to China, Hong Kong and Macao following Beijing threats
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has urged its citizens to avoid travel to China and the semi-autonomous Chinese territories of Hong Kong and Macao…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from CNN’s presidential debate with Biden and Trump
CNN By Eric Bradner, Daniel Strauss, Steve Contorno, Arit John and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is three years and seven…
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Pacific Power receives Emergency Response Award for power shutoff, restoration amid N. California wildfire threat
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – PacifiCorp received the Emergency Response Award from Edison Electric Institute this week in recognition of the company’s…
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OHA: Oregon needs 3,700 mental health, substance abuse treatment beds, closing gap could cost $170 million a year
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon needs up to 3,700 adult mental health and substance use treatment beds to close existing gaps and meet future service…
Continue ReadingDays after heatwave, intense rain causes roof collapse at New Delhi airport, killing 1 person
Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Part of a departure terminal canopy at New Delhi’s main airport has collapsed as monsoon rains lashed the…
Continue ReadingA halting Biden tries to confront Trump at debate but sparks Democratic anxiety about his candidacy
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A raspy and sometimes halting President Joe Biden tried repeatedly to confront Donald Trump in their first debate…
Continue ReadingSha’Carri, Lyles, McLaughlin-Levrone cruise through early rounds at US Olympic track trials
AP National Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Sha’Carri Richardson never made it to the start, let alone the finish, of the 200 meters at the last…
Continue ReadingTokyo’s old fish market makes way for skyscrapers, glitzy stadium to woo global spenders
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — The site of Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji fish market left empty after it was razed six years ago, will be replaced by a…
Continue ReadingDebate takeaways: Trump confident, even when wrong, Biden halting, even with facts on his side
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thursday’s presidential debate was a re-run that featured two candidates with a combined age of 159, but it…
Continue Reading Amid Umatilla Basin nitrate crisis, Oregon Health Authority mails drinking water test trips to untested households
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Health Authority and partner organizations are mailing more drinking water test strips to Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater…
Continue ReadingTrump and Biden mix it up over policy and each other in a debate that turns deeply personal
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — President Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump went right to mixing it up on policy — and each other — in…
Continue ReadingMexico’s incoming president appoints expert in sustainable development as head of energy
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced five more members of her future cabinet. Luz Elena González, an…
Continue ReadingVon der Leyen, Costa and Kallas endorsed for the EU’s top jobs. Here’s who they are and what they do
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have agreed on the officials who will lead the European Commission, Council, and foreign…
Continue ReadingUnsponsored entering Olympic trials, Eric Holt strikes deal with Puma before advancing in 800 meters
AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Middle distance runner Eric Holt circled the track Thursday night feeling faster, flashier and richer than…
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