Under Oregon’s Measure 116, independent commission would set elected officials’ pay
By Eric Tegethoff, Oregon News Service SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Supporters of an Oregon ballot measure this fall that would establish an independent…
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From Paris to Los Angeles: How the city is preparing for the 2028 Olympics
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — As the Olympics close in Paris, Los Angeles has now taken the torch. The city will become the third to host the…
Continue ReadingHezbollah fires rockets into Israel as threat of Iran attack looms
By Jeremy Diamond, Lauren Izso, Irene Nasser and Eyad Kourdi, CNN Haifa, Israel (CNN) — Hezbollah fired a barrage of rockets toward northern…
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‘I’ve been absolutely loving it!’: Bend visitors express appreciation for the Olympics as the Games come to a close
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — It’s been 19 days of pure strength, competitiveness and camaraderie at the 2024 Paris Olympics, watched by people around the…
Continue Reading5 takeaways from an extremely memorable Olympics closing ceremony
By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Saint-Denis, France (CNN) — It was a party in the Stade de France as an electric two-and-a-half weeks of the Summer…
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Salem-area motorcyclist pulled over, arrested east of Sisters; large amount of methamphetamine seized
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Salem-area man on parole for a previous methamphetamine delivery conviction was pulled over on a motorcycle and arrested…
Continue ReadingUSA and China tie for most gold medals in the 2024 Summer Olympics
By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — It’s the final day of the Summer Olympics and the USA and China have tied in the overall gold medal…
Continue ReadingTeam USA holds off France for the women’s basketball gold in a game that was decided by inches
By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — Team USA’s women’s basketball team only just held off France to win the gold medal on Sunday, escaping…
Continue ReadingUS appeals decision that led Jordan Chiles to be stripped of her bronze medal, provides evidence in her favor
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Sunday that the bronze medal given to American gymnast Jordan…
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‘It’s been great!’: Sisters Farmers Market brings more than 50 vendors together each Sunday for the community
In Sisters, each Sunday all summer, there’s local food, music and fun at the Sisters Farmers Market, put on by Seed to…
Continue ReadingZelensky confirms Ukrainian troops are fighting inside Russian territory
By Ivana Kottasová, Maria Kostenko, Clare Sebastian, Mariya Knight and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has…
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HistoriCorps wraps up historic restoration project on Crooked River National Grassland
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — In a significant effort to preserve a piece of Oregon’s natural and cultural heritage, HistoriCorps, Inc., in partnership…
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Sprinkler system helps limit fire damage at SE Redmond animal-bedding business
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fire sprinkler system helped limit damage when a fire broke out late Friday night in the conveyor belt area of a southeast…
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Olympic masterpiece cements Steph’s legacy on the grandest stage
If there were any question about Steph Curry’s place as one of the very greatest basketball players to ever live, he put them all to rest with…
Continue ReadingText messages reveal police conversations following the Uvalde school shooting
By Sarah Moon and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN (CNN) — More than two years after the deadly massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas,…
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‘It’s super-exhilarating and fun’: The Cascade Cycling Classic Criterium returns to downtown Bend after seven years
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A long-time Bend tradition has returned – the Cascade Cycling Classic Criterium. After seven long years, the criterium was back…
Continue ReadingThis industry is defying America’s slowing job market
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — America’s lucrative job market of recent years is now long gone, with the unemployment rate recently…
Continue ReadingUSA defeats Brazil to win women’s soccer gold medal, capping brilliant start to Emma Hayes’ coaching tenure
By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — New era, new head coach, but a familiar result for the US Women’s National Team. The most decorated team in…
Continue ReadingIsraeli strike on mosque and school in Gaza kills scores, sparking international outrage
By Irene Nasser, Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Lex Harvey and Allegra Goodwin, CNN (CNN) — At least 93 Palestinians have been…
Continue ReadingWalz ‘misspoke’ in saying he served ‘in war,’ Harris campaign says
CNN By Aaron Pellish and Dana Bash, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz “misspoke” in a newly resurfaced video from 2018 in which he said…
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