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…
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Uvalde 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…
Continue ReadingGermany to fire up coal stations as Russia squeezes gas supply
By Inke Kappeler and Tara John, CNN Germany must reduce natural gas consumption and increase the burning of coal in order to help fill gas storage…
Continue ReadingPerson dead after police chase, shooting in Milwaukie
MILWAUKIE, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a person is dead following a police pursuit and shooting in Milwaukie early Saturday. The Clackamas County…
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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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Redmond businesses scramble, adapt amid struggles to find, keep commercial real estate property
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In this changing economy, where prices are constantly going up, finding or keeping an affordable piece of commercial real…
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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…
Continue ReadingStudent-led March for Our Lives rally pushes for action on gun violence
By Paul LeBlanc and Sarah Fortinsky, CNN March for Our Lives, the student-led movement focused on gun violence prevention, returned to Washington…
Continue ReadingRussia is now in control of much of Severodonetsk, the epicenter of the battle for Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region
By Josh Pennington, Irene Nasser and Jorge Engels, CNN Russian forces are now in control of most of Severodonetsk, the epicenter of the bloody battle…
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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 ReadingFew 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 ReadingRecords outline detention plans for Idaho school shooter
RIGBY, Idaho (AP) — A 12-year-old girl who shot three people at an eastern Idaho junior high school last year will remain in juvenile detention…
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…
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