Trump picks Doug Burgum for Interior secretary
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to serve as his next secretary of the…
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Death penalty sought for an Idaho gang member accused of killing a man while on the run
LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty if an Idaho white supremacist gang member is convicted of killing a man while…
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Oregon health officials sound alarm, say pertussis cases expected to break record; vaccinations urged
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon is expected to surpass its record of 910 pertussis cases by the end of 2024, prompting state health officials to…
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Oregon jobless rate holds steady at 4% in October as state gains 1,700 jobs; 2024 numbers revised upward
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment gained 1,700 jobs in October, following a revised increase of 900…
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Deschutes County Road Department crews close gates for the winter on Cascade Lakes Highway, Paulina Lake Road
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County Road Department crews swung the gates and closed the Cascade Lakes Highway and Paulina Lake Road for the…
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‘Opportunity to leverage those tourism tax dollars’: Visit Bend seeks Sustainability Fund grant requests
(Update: adding video, comments from Visit Bend, past grantee) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Sustainability Fund, a Visit Bend project, has announced…
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Redmond schools superintendent thanks voters for approving $97.7 million bond measure, lays out next steps
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond School District Superintendent Dr. Charan Cline thanked the community on Thursday for voter approval of a $97.7…
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Redmond woman crashes SUV through fence, into mini-storage units; no injuries reported
A Redmond woman crashed her SUV through a fence and into a mini-storage business off Northwest Sixth Street Thursday morning, but police said no…
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Pentagon received hundreds of reports of new UFO sightings
By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon has received hundreds of reports of new UFO sightings, including “several particularly…
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Trump picks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his Department of Health and Human Services secretary
By Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes and Aaron Pellish, CNN West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has picked Robert F.…
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Ford knew about dangerous backup camera glitches but moved too slowly to fix them, safety regulator says
By Erika Tulfo, CNN (CNN) — Ford is being fined up to $165 million after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ruled the company…
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S. Deschutes County health care, Parks & Rec, wildfire risk among issues discussed at Newberry Regional Summit
(Update: Adding video, comments from summit participants, consultants) SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — Southern Deschutes County community members,…
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Look up this weekend for a celestial double feature
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — November’s full moon, otherwise known as the beaver moon, shone bright in the sky on Friday as the last…
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Measles is debilitating and deadly, and cases are surging, WHO and CDC warn
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Global measles cases surged by more than 20% to an estimated 10.3 million last year, the World Health…
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AP calls US House 5th District race for Democrat Janelle Bynum; GOP Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer concedes
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon’s 5th Congressional District and will become the state’s first Black member of…
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Oregon Construction Contractors Board finds hundreds of proposed violations in sweep of over 1,000 jobsites
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Construction Contractors Board, the state agency that licenses contractors in Oregon, conducts periodic enforcement sweeps…
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The Onion has won the bid for Infowars’ assets
By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Satirical news site The Onion won the auction to acquire conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars, which was sold…
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EU slaps Meta with a nearly 800 million euro fine for engaging in ‘abusive’ Marketplace practices
AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators hit Facebook parent Meta with a fine of nearly 800 million euros on Thursday for what it…
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Wholesale inflation heated up again last month, reversing recent progress
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — US wholesale inflation picked up more than expected in October, indicating that some price pressures persist at…
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Advance Auto Parts is closing more than 700 locations
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Advance Auto Parts is closing more than 700 locations to shore up the company’s finances following…
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