Vance responds to Walz calling GOP ticket ‘weird’
By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — For Dana Bash’s full interview with JD Vance, watch “State of the Union” on Sunday at 9 a.m. ET. Republican…
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Four-legged athletes test their skills in inaugural Doggolympics in Bend’s Old Mill
(Update: Adding video, comments from organizers) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Olympics are almost wrapping up in Paris, with the closing ceremony taking…
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Oregon National Guard unit holds mobilization ceremony before year-long Middle East deployment
FOREST GROVE, Ore. (KTVZ) – About 230 members of the Oregon Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 218th Field Artillery Regiment, accompanied by…
Continue ReadingFormer California lawmaker Nate Holden says he was on the scary helicopter ride with Trump
By Jalen Beckford, CNN (CNN) — Former Los Angeles city councilman and California state Sen. Nate Holden said Friday that he was with former…
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Federal funding bills advance out of committee, include $3 million for COCC’s Madras Campus expansion
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senator Jeff Merkley, as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced he secured critical investments for Oregon…
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Police police, aided by K-9, seize $2 million worth of drugs on I-5, one of the largest one-day drug busts in city history
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Portland Police Bureau on Friday announced one of the largest single-day seizures of illegal drugs in Portland Police…
Continue ReadingOlympic breaking athlete disqualified for ‘free Afghan women’ cape
By Tara John and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Refugee athlete Manizha Talash was disqualified from the B-Girl breaking competition at the Olympics…
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Record-breaking wildfires scorch more than 1.4 million acres in Oregon, authorities say
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Wildfires in Oregon have burned more acres of land in 2024 than in any year since reliable records began,…
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Older pilots with unmatchable experience are key to the US aerial firefighting fleet
Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Pilot Jim Maxwell logged nearly 25,000 flight hours over five decades flying small planes in dangerous…
Continue ReadingBrazilian passenger plane crash outside São Paulo kills 62
CNN By AnneClaire Stapleton, Tara John, Duarte Mendonça, Paul P. Murphy, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Vinhedo, Brazil (CNN) — A…
Continue ReadingFDA declines to approve novel MDMA therapy to treat PTSD, with request for more trial data
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve an application for the use of MDMA, commonly…
Continue ReadingFederal appeals court issues another blow to Biden’s student loan repayment plan
By Devan Cole and Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal appeals court delivered on Friday another blow to President Joe Biden’s…
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Oregon Health Authority rejects fast-track process for St. Charles Health System acquisition of The Center
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Health Authority has rejected a request by St. Charles Health System to fast-track its planned acquisition of The…
Continue ReadingDebby-triggered flooding traps people in homes and forces rescues in Pennsylvania
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford, Mary Gilbert and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Fast-rising floodwaters from Debby’s extreme rainfall has…
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Oregon DEQ extends air quality advisory for Deschutes County, other areas of state due to continuing wildfire smoke
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued an air quality advisory on…
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Sisters man arrested, accused of firing several shots into the ground while riding his bike home drunk from a bar
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Reports just after midnight Friday of gunshots fired in Sisters led to the discovery and arrest of a 23-year-old Sisters…
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Oregon city at heart of Supreme Court homelessness ruling votes to ban camping except in some areas
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The small Oregon city at the heart of a recent landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows cities to…
Continue ReadingRetailers are tricking consumers into spending more with earlier-than-ever Halloween rollout
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — The dog days of summer have traditionally been prime time for retailers to stock shelves with…
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Wyden, colleagues urge DOJ, DEA to reclassify marijuana as Schedule III drug, with low potential for abuse
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore. announced Thursday that he and six other senators have sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick…
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Crook County commissioners ask Oregon lawmakers to talk with Idaho counterparts about moving state border
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – On Wednesday, Crook County commissioners became the latest to formally request “continued discussions” between Oregon and…
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