Merkley introduces ‘Car Privacy Rights Act’ in bid to protect drivers’ data
 WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley announced Thursday the introduction of new legislation to protect consumers’ privacy from…
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Companies back away from Oregon floating offshore wind project as opposition grows
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The number of companies planning to bid on a chance to develop a floating offshore wind project off the Oregon coast has been…
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Local officers highlight miscommunication around Trump’s first assassination attempt at hearing tainted by politics
By Holmes Lybrand, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — The House task force charged with investigating the near…
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Free Covid-19 tests are available again. Here’s how to get them
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — People in the United States can now order more free Covid-19 tests from the federal government as the country…
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Wyden, Merkley introduce legislation seeking to clean up hemp market, keep products out of kids’ hands
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Thursday they have introduced the Cannabinoid Safety and Regulation…
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US charges two Russians accused of running billion-dollar money laundering schemes
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — US federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against two Russian men accused of operating billion-dollar…
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The Post Office wants stamp prices to rise five times over the next three years
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Three things seem certain to happen in life: death, taxes and the prices of stamps going up. The…
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Port workers from Maine to Texas are set to strike Tuesday. Expect shortages and higher prices
By Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — Longshore workers at ports from Maine to Texas are set to walk off the job early…
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Takeaways from the NY court hearing on Trump’s $454 million civil fraud judgment appeal
By Kara Scannell and Jeremy Herb, CNN New York (CNN) — A New York appeals court grilled attorneys for both Donald Trump and the New York…
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Zelensky makes urgent in-person plea to Biden and Harris who highlights her contrasting approach to Trump
By Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the White House on Thursday may have been his…
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Oregon lawmakers hold first hearing on DMV’s 1,259 mistaken voter registrations without proof of citizenship
SALEM, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Oregon lawmakers waded into a voter registration controversy on Wednesday with the first legislative hearing held since the…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted on 5 federal public corruption charges, including bribery and wire fraud
By Evan Perez, Mark Morales, Kara Scannell, Brynn Gingras, Gloria Pazmino, Eric Levenson, Artemis Moshtaghian, Nicki Brown and Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN)…
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Prineville woman sentenced to 4 years in federal prison for multi-million dollar drug treatment fraud scheme
A Prineville woman has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for using stolen identities – some from jail rosters – to submit fraudulent…
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St. Charles seeing fewer infants hospitalized with RSV, credits new vaccine and antibodies available to protect babies
There are two new treatments aimed at reducing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants. In most cases, RSV causes mild, cold-like symptoms,…
Continue ReadingResident of Bend’s Aspen Ridge Memory Care dies after being left in sun for 2 hours; state cites understaffing, limits intake
Diona Browning described the recent death of a resident of Aspen Ridge Memory Care: “So she would wear a fleece jacket or a fleece vest. And on a…
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Warm Springs Tribes receive $1.25 million Justice Dept. grant to investigate domestic violence, sex trafficking, other crimes
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The Justice Department has announced more than $86 million in grants administered by the Tribal Affairs Division within the…
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Lawmakers push for accountability after 10th death linked to Boar’s Head listeria outbreak
By Katherine Dillinger and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — A death in New York has been linked with a listeria outbreak connected to recalled…
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US announces $375 million aid package for Ukraine as Biden administration pledges ‘unwavering support’
By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US announced a $375 million aid package for Ukraine on Wednesday as the Biden administration pledged…
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Israeli military preparing for possible Lebanon ground incursion, army chief says
By Lauren Izso, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s military chief told troops on Wednesday that its airstrikes in…
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Congress votes to avert shutdown, setting up chaotic funding fight in December
By Clare Foran, Sarah Ferris, Lauren Fox and Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — Congress set up a chaotic, high-stakes fight over spending at…
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