Oregon man sentenced to 50 years in the 1978 killing of a teenage girl in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Oregon man who was convicted in the 1978 killing of a 16-year-old girl in Alaska was sentenced Friday to 50 years in…
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Update: ODOT again shifts sixth Bend Highway 97 blasting operation – likely the last – to next Tuesday night
The blast scheduled for this weekend along U.S. Highway 97 for the Bend North Corridor project — originally moved back a week, to May 4 — has again…
Continue ReadingOrca calf stranded in British Columbia lagoon for more than a month swims out on her own
By Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — An orca calf that spent over a month stranded in a remote lagoon on Vancouver Island off the west…
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Deschutes leads Oregon counties with the most homes selling under list price
Stacker compiled a list of counties in Oregon where homes typically sell below list price using data from…
Continue ReadingBiden administration delays proposed ban on menthol cigarettes
By Kevin Liptak and Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — A proposed ban on menthol cigarettes in the US “will take significantly more time,” US Health…
Continue ReadingA school principal faced threats after being accused of offensive language on a recording. Now police say it was a deepfake
WBAL, CNN By Thomas Lake, CNN (CNN) — The recording went viral in January, provoking rage in suburban Baltimore. It seemed that Pikesville High…
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Senators Wyden, Markey applaud FCC’s approval of reinstated net neutrality rule
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., issued the following statement Friday after the Federal…
Continue ReadingUS announces $6 billion long-term military aid package for Ukraine
By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Friday a $6 billion long-term military aid package for Ukraine —…
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The federal government plans to restore grizzly bears to the North Cascades region of Washington
SEATTLE (AP) — The federal government plans to restore grizzly bears to an area of northwest and north-central Washington, where they were largely…
Continue ReadingThe Fed’s preferred inflation gauge just moved in the wrong direction
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Inflation remained stubbornly high last month, but it hasn’t stopped Americans from spending. The Personal…
Continue ReadingSafety regulator probing whether Tesla’s recall of 2 million vehicles with Autopilot was adequate to fix safety threat
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Federal safety regulators said they are investigating whether Tesla’s massive recall in December of…
Continue ReadingCEOs of OpenAI, Google and Microsoft to join other tech leaders on federal AI safety panel
By Brian Fung and Sean Lyngaas, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US government has asked leading artificial intelligence companies for advice on how…
Continue ReadingBlinken tells CNN the US has seen evidence of China attempting to influence upcoming US elections
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US has seen evidence of Chinese attempts to “influence…
Continue ReadingEgyptian delegation arrives in Israel to revive deadlocked ceasefire and hostage talks
By Jeremy Diamond, Eugenia Yosef, Alex Marquardt and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — An Egyptian delegation is in Israel in an effort to advance…
Continue ReadingChinese owner denies it’s willing to sell TikTok as US ban looms
By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance said Thursday that it has no plans to sell the social media…
Continue ReadingMcConnell reiterates that presidents should not have absolute immunity
By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell stood by his past comments that presidents should…
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HAVE YOU SEEN IT? Small Redmond business has cargo trailer with $13K worth of tools stolen from work site
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond Police are asking the public for any information on the whereabouts of a cargo trailer stolen with $13,000 worth of…
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‘Normalize reaching out for help’: Oregon DOJ, Bend-La Pine Schools address rise in reported bias incidents
Oregon’s Department of Justice just launched a “You Belong.” Campaign after becoming the first state in the nation to provide a hotline for those…
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Combat prep: Rainy weather pauses Army nighttime helicopter training at Biak Training Center until Monday
The Oregon National Guard’s Biak Training Center in Powell Butte is hosting active-duty Army rotary wing (helicopter) night training missions…
Continue Reading17 states sue EEOC over new employer abortion accommodation rule
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — A coalition of Republican attorneys general from 17 states filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Equal Employment…
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