Northeast snow droughts end as Arctic blast brings record cold and frostbite-inducing wind chills
By Nouran Salahieh, Joe Sutton and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — A brutal Arctic blast is bringing record-low temperatures and…
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Lawmakers unveil longshot $78 billion deal to expand child tax credit and restore business tax breaks
By Tami Luhby and Melanie Zanona, CNN A bipartisan group of lawmakers released a roughly $78 billion tax package Tuesday that would enhance the child…
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Oregon gas prices still on decline, down 19 cents in a month, nearly same as a year ago, GasBuddy reports
CHICAGO (KTVZ) — Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 3.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.65/gallon Monday, according to…
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First-ever, 29 million-year-old fossil grasshopper eggs, nest discovered in John Day Fossil Beds
The first-ever described fossil grasshopper eggs and egg pod on Earth has been found in the Sheep Rock Unit of John Day Fossil Beds National…
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Oregon’s new 988 Coordinated Crisis Services Tax began this month: Here’s what it helps fund
A 988 Coordinated Crisis Services Tax was added Jan. 1 to the existing Oregon Emergency Communications (911) Tax, to support the state’s 988 Suicide…
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How Redmond’s Oasis Village transitional housing program is doing in its first week after accepting 20 residents
After sped-up construction to meet last week’s deadline set by Gov. Tina Kotek, Oasis Village, Hayden Homes and Simplicity by Hayden Homes said the…
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Pacific Power reports crews making good progress on restoring service across storm-hit Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Pacific Power says its crews are making good progress as they respond to widespread outages across their Oregon service…
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Trump notches a commanding win in the Iowa caucuses as DeSantis edges Haley for second place
By STEVE PEOPLES, THOMAS BEAUMONT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump has scored a record-setting win in the…
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Cold temperatures near zero linger across Central Oregon, creating more challenging road conditions
As an arctic blast hangs on across Central Oregon and much of the state Monday, businesses and government entities alike are feeling and dealing with…
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Washington state sues to block proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons grocery chains
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday sued to block the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons, two of the…
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State agencies update: Freezing rain, icy forecast bring call to stay off roads, prepare for tree damage, power outages
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Temperatures remain below freezing across much of the state, and the National Weather Service is forecasting freezing rain…
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Arctic freeze continues to blast huge swaths of the US with sub-zero temperatures
By CAROLYN THOMPSON, MATTHEW BROWN and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Brutally cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills…
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Jefferson County firefighters battle frigid cold, flames to put out garage/pole barn fire north of Madras; $350,000 in losses
Jefferson County firefighters battled 4-degree cold, icy roads and freezing fog Monday morning to get to and extinguish a fire that destroyed a…
Continue ReadingBoeing is letting airlines into its factories as preliminary inspections begin on the 737 Max 9
By Pete Muntean and Ross Levitt, CNN (CNN) — Boeing says it will give airlines more oversight of its facilities following the Alaska…
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MLK Jr. holiday celebrations include acts of service and parades, but some take a political turn
By JEFF MARTIN and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Communities across the nation celebrated the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on…
Continue ReadingHouthi ballistic missile strikes US-owned and operated cargo ship, US Central Command says
By Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile struck a US-owned and operated cargo ship on Monday, US…
Continue ReadingChicago scrambles to shelter migrants in dangerous cold as Texas’ governor refuses to stop drop-offs
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Hoping to halt migrant drop-offs as extreme weather plagues Chicago, Illinois’…
Continue ReadingUkraine claims it destroyed Russian spy plane in attack over Sea of Azov
By Olga Voitovych, Anna Chernova, Victoria Butenko, Svitlana Vlasova and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine claimed it destroyed a Russian spy…
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‘Every storm is different’: City of Bend gives snowplow ride-along for a look at the challenges of clearing streets
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With as much as 10 inches of snow on Bend’s roads and more coming down, the city of Bend has plow crews out about 15 hours…
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ODOT, Redmond Airport and travelers deal with frustrating – and dangerous -impacts of winter storm across Oregon
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Across Central Oregon Sunday, it was time to dig out from as much as a foot or more of snow. With piles a foot or…
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