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Rudy Giuliani said he needed US ambassador to Ukraine ‘out of the way’

December 16, 2019 4:46 pm CNN

Rudy Giuliani said removing the US ambassador to Ukraine was a key part of his effort to dig up dirt on Democrats on behalf of his client, President…

Wyden talks impeachment, trade, more on KTVZ

December 13, 2019 7:59 pm Lee Anderson

Several topics were covered Friday night during Senator Ron Wyden’s visit to NewsChannel 21, from the potential Senate impeachment trial to the new…

Second Democrat files for Deschutes commission seat

December 12, 2019 9:45 pm KTVZ news sources

Bend resident and Democrat Phil Chang announced Thursday that he is running for the Deschutes County Commissioners seat held currently by Republican…

Eugene city councilor, 94, won’t seek reelection

December 10, 2019 8:02 am The Associated Press

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A 94-year-old Eugene city councilor has announced she will not seek reelection to an unprecedented seventh four-year term. The…

Oregon drug-decriminalization initiative starts gathering signatures

December 6, 2019 8:26 am The Associated Press

Supporters of an initiative to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs began collecting signatures in Portland this week.…

Clarno approves refiled forest protection initiatives

December 5, 2019 3:46 pm Barney Lerten

Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno on Thursday approved three refiled forest protection initiatives, having rejected previous proposals because…

Oregon’s clocks still ‘fall back’ this weekend

October 30, 2019 7:54 pm KTVZ News Team

Oregon lawmakers approved a measure in June that would allow the state to adopt daylight saving time year-round. But not yet, as there are still…

Oregon Rep. Greg Walden will not seek re-election

October 28, 2019 2:31 pm Barney Lerten

Rep. Greg Walden, the lone Republican in Oregon’s congressional delegation, won’t seek reelection to a 12th term, throwing a huge district covering a…

Bend PD warns: Winter brings rise in thefts from cars

October 15, 2019 1:10 am KTVZ News Team

As winter and the holidays approach, Bend police are reminding it’s important to take more precautions when securing your vehicles and…

Walden talks forest management in Sunriver

October 14, 2019 8:29 pm KTVZ News Team

This past Oregon wildfire season was very mild, compared with recent years — but Rep. Greg Walden, R-Oregon, said Monday in Sunriver…

FBI Director Christopher Wray looks on during a press conference at the U.S. Department of Justice on December 6

FBI director warns that Chinese hackers are preparing to ‘wreak havoc’ on US critical infrastructure

January 31, 2024 8:43 am CNN

CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday warned that Chinese hackers are preparing to…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken appears on CNN's "State of the Union" on December 10.

Blinken calls sexual violence inflicted by Hamas ‘beyond anything I’ve seen’

December 10, 2023 8:06 am CNN Newsource

By Jack Forrest and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday forcefully condemned sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas…

Biden says objects shot down over North America last week appear to not be part of China’s spy balloon operation

February 16, 2023 10:06 am CNN Newsource

By Maegan Vazquez and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday said that the United States has no indication that the three objects shot down…

Kevin McCarthy reacts during the seventh round of voting.

House adjourns for third day without picking a speaker in longest contest in 164 years

January 6, 2023 2:04 am CNN

CNN By Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Kristin Wilson, CNN The House has adjourned for the third day without electing a new…

Ukrainian leader Volodymr Zelenskyy is addressing the American people in his remarks

Zelensky delivers impassioned plea for more help fighting Russia on the ‘frontline of tyranny’

December 20, 2022 10:00 pm CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a historic speech from the United States Capitol Wednesday…

Fact check: Trump responds to special counsel news with debunked claim about Obama and the Bushes

November 18, 2022 11:52 am CNN

CNN By Daniel Dale, CNN In former President Donald Trump’s first extended response to Attorney General Merrick Garland’s Friday…

Biden honors 9/11 victims at Pentagon ceremony: ‘This is a day not only to remember, but a day of renewal and resolve’

September 11, 2022 6:19 am CNN Newsource

By Nikki Carvajal, Jasmine Wright and Kate Bennett, CNN President Joe Biden commemorated the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks at a…

Biden signs Inflation Reduction Act into law

August 16, 2022 3:00 am CNN Newsource

By Maegan Vazquez and Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden signed a sweeping $750 billion health care, tax and climate bill into law at the White…

Steve Bannon found guilty of contempt for defying January 6 committee subpoena

July 22, 2022 1:12 pm CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, Katelyn Polantz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A federal jury has found former Trump adviser Steve Bannon guilty of contempt of Congress…

Supreme Court says Biden can end Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ immigration policy

June 30, 2022 7:14 am CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday gave President Joe Biden the green light to end the controversial…