Chicago reels from violent holiday weekend: More than 100 shot, 19 fatally
By Fabiana Chaparro, Chris Boyette and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Gun violence is down across America this year but it peaks every summer…
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New SW Oregon wildfire grows fast to 1,500 acres, prompts Level 1 Be Ready evacuation notices
LAKECREEK, Ore. (KTVZ) – A new fire in southwest Oregon grew to an estimated 1,500 acres by Sunday night, but Oregon Department of Forestry…
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Boeing agrees to plead guilty to defrauding the FAA but escapes punishment sought by victims’ families
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to one charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States for its role…
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Storm King plus 30: The still-evolving lessons of Colorado firestorm tragedy that claimed 9 Prineville Hotshots
It’s somehow somewhat fitting that the close-knit community of Prineville, like much of the High Desert, was under a Red Flag Warning on Saturday,…
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Persistent heat wave in the US shatters new records, causes deaths in the West and grips the East
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the U.S. persisted on Sunday,…
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Gunshots during dispute at La Pine home bring out DCSO deputies, SWAT Team; suspect arrested with K-9’s bite
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A reported dispute involving gunfire brought Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies to a La Pine home late Saturday night -…
Continue ReadingRepublican convention in Milwaukee could be ‘attractive’ target for violent extremists, federal assessment says
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The Republican National Convention in Milwaukee next week could be an “attractive” target for violent…
Continue ReadingNationwide, multi-agency operation recovers 200 critically missing children, federal authorities say
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — The United States Marshals Service led a six-week nationwide operation that resulted in 200 critically…
Continue ReadingJohn Deere to lay off roughly 600 employees from three US factories
By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — John Deere announced it will lay off about 600 employees across three US factories as the…
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COID canal breach in SW Bend causes flooding, closes sections of trail near Deschutes River Trail
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – An irrigation canal breach on Central Oregon Irrigation District property along the Deschutes River led to some flooding…
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The Sunriver Saturday Market aims to support local businesses
The heat in Central Oregon was sizzling, but that didn’t stop people from heading to the second annual Sunriver Saturday Market. Dozens of people…
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Caught on camera: Dramatic video of small plane crashing during windy landing at Sunriver Airport; pilot unhurt
The pilot of a nearly 70-year-old small plane was uninjured when the plane tipped over and crashed on its nose during a wind-challenged landing at…
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SW Bend residents awaken to small, ‘super-fluky’ fire sparked by concave makeup mirror focusing sunlight on paper bag
Residents of a southwest Bend home awakened Saturday morning to some smoke in their upstairs bedroom and found in the master bath a small fire that…
Continue ReadingFederal judge pauses some deadlines in Trump’s classified documents case after SCOTUS ruling
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge paused some filing deadlines in the classified documents case against former President Donald…
Continue ReadingRecord-setting heat will continue to torment millions of Americans this weekend
By Steve Almasy, Gene Norman and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The weekend is off to a sizzling start as more than one-third of US residents…
Continue ReadingWhy you’re seeing lots of teens at work this summer — but still so many empty lifeguard chairs
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Your kid’s summer camp is likely fully staffed. The ice cream store near you probably doesn’t…
Continue ReadingReformist lawmaker Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential vote
CNN By Nadeen Ebrahim and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has won Iran’s presidential election, the…
Continue ReadingBeryl is expected to regain strength and slam into Texas as a hurricane, marking the first US landfall of the Atlantic season
CNN By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Tropical Storm Beryl is expected to strengthen into a hurricane again before it reaches the South Texas coast…
Continue ReadingSeveral train cars carrying hazardous material are on fire after derailing in North Dakota
By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A train derailed in North Dakota early Friday morning and several cars carrying hazardous material are still on…
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Records tumble as dangerous heat wave scorches the US West and beyond, with the worst yet to come
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Records tumbled across the West as a slow-moving heat wave of potentially historic proportions tightened its…
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