What to watch from Joe Biden’s trip to the G7
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden may be overseas in the Bavarian Alps, but the political division and sour mood he left behind will be…
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Biden will sign first major federal gun safety legislation in decades on Saturday, White House says
CNN, SENATE TV, CITY OF UVALDE By Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson and Annie Grayer, CNN President Joe Biden will sign a bipartisan bill to address gun…
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WA, OR leaders skeptical about pausing gas taxes
SEATTLE (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months and urged states to do…
Continue ReadingUvalde mayor slams state agency investigating school massacre, says elementary building will be demolished
CNN By Rosa Flores, Eric Levenson and Rebekah Riess, CNN The mayor of Uvalde, Texas, visibly frustrated with the constantly changing information…
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Bend motorcyclist killed in early-morning crash at NW Bend intersection
A 39-year-old Bend man was killed in a motorcycle crash early Saturday morning at a northwest Bend intersection, police…
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Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission cuts some trappers’ minimum trap check times
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted new rules Friday that reduce some of the state’s trap check times, which an environmental…
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Bend man jailed on theft, forgery charges in fraudulent sale of manufactured home; other victims sought
A Bend man has been arrested on theft, ID theft and forgery charges, accused of selling a manufactured home he did not own to an Idaho resident.…
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Oregon gas price average rises nearly 13 cents in past week, to $5.51 a gallon
Average gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 12.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $5.51/gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey…
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Bend Senior HS Special Olympics basketball team will be playing Massachusetts in gold medal game
The Bend Senior High Unified basketball team is representing Team Oregon in Florida for the USA Games and is expected to win a gold or silver medal…
Continue ReadingDOJ announces team to investigate response to the Uvalde school massacre as a dad says ‘schools are not safe anymore’
By Travis Caldwell and Holly Yan, CNN The US Department of Justice has named the team who will lead a federal review of the response to the deadly…
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Oregon committee approves millions in emergency funding
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A key Oregon legislative committee has approved millions of dollars in funding for urgent issues facing the state, ranging from…
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CODE Team arrests Portland-area fentanyl trafficking suspects in Hwy. 97 traffic stop south of Redmond
A Clackamas County couple were arrested by Central Oregon drug agents late Tuesday night in a traffic stop on Highway 97 south of Redmond, accused of…
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C.O. firefighters put out 7 campfires over Memorial Day weekend, more human-caused fires since
On the first day of June, still a few weeks away from official summer — and firefighters are already hard at work on the High Desert.…
Continue Reading Few Oregon schools have opted to ban guns on campus
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Every public school district in Oregon last year was given the option to ban guns from their properties. Oregon Public…
Continue ReadingCanada’s Trudeau announces bill to cap sales, transfers and imports of all handguns in the country
By Claudia Dominguez and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday announced the introduction of a bill that would place…
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Ride on! Hundreds of mountain bikers compete in the windy, chilly 2022 Sisters Stampede
Sunday’s Sisters Stampede, a return to full speed after two somewhat limited years, brought cyclists from far and wide to compete in the first big…
Continue ReadingMarcus Ericsson wins Indianapolis 500 after restart sets up sprint to the finish
By Eric Levenson and Kevin Dotson, CNN Marcus Ericsson of Honda survived a late challenge to win the Indy 500 on Sunday and earned the rights to the…
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Fire causes $120,000 damage to NW Bend condominium unit; other residents evacuate
A fire traced to a failure in a heating-cooling unit caused $120,000 damage to a condominium unit in northwest Bend Saturday afternoon, prompting…
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Progressive ousts Biden-backed Schrader in Oregon primary
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Seven-term U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader, a centrist who was endorsed by President Joe Biden,…
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One Class at a Time: Caldera High School’s DECA builds future business leaders
It’s been a busy year for DECA club advisor Bekka Tucker and the DECA student members at Caldera High…
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