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Oregon Legislature gas tax vote move opposotion

Oregon’s GOP beat out critics to launch an anti-tax ballot referral. Can they do it again?

April 21, 2026 12:12 pm Oregon Capital Chronicle

By Shaanth Nanguneri, Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon Republicans have developed something of a familiar strategy when they seek to block…

AAA: Gas prices ease for now, but rising crude oil prices may curb relief for Oregon drivers

April 21, 2026 12:03 pm Barney Lerten

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Most states, including Oregon, are seeing stable or falling gas prices this week. But crude oil prices are rising again,…

Sisters High students take part in ‘bioblitz,’ count flora and fauna at proposed Highway 20 wildlife crossing sites

April 21, 2026 11:34 am Barney Lerten

SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon State University-Cascades, and Sisters High School are teaming up this…

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick appears for a hearing of the House Ethics Committee on Capitol Hill

Florida Democrat resigns from Congress minutes before House ethics panel was set to weigh her expulsion

April 21, 2026 11:07 am CNN Newsource

By Annie Grayer, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Embattled Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigned from the US House of Representatives Tuesday,…

Bend-La Pine Schools On the Road to Kindergarten

Bend-La Pine Schools invite families to ‘On the Road to Kindergarten’ events at neighborhood parks

April 21, 2026 10:44 am Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Families in the Bend-La Pine School District with children entering kindergarten this fall can register at a neighborhood park…

BLM is reminding visitors that Teaters Road remains open for public access

April 21, 2026 10:28 am Barney Lerten

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — As the busy recreation season begins, the Bureau of Land Management’s Prineville District is reminding visitors that…

Update: Deschutes National Forest cancels Tuesday’s prescribed burn SE of Bend

April 20, 2026 8:35 am Kelsey Merison

The Deschutes National Forest has cancelled a Tuesday planned 501-acre prescribed burning operation that it began Monday on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger…

Weatherization workforce training in Oregon addresses energy affordability crisis

April 21, 2026 9:52 am Kelsey Merison

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — In recognition of Earth Day, Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) is highlighting its investment in a more sustainable…

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on during a briefing at the Pentagon

Pentagon makes flu shot optional for troops, rescinding requirement

April 21, 2026 9:43 am CNN Newsource

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday that the US military will no longer require the annual flu…

Mojtaba Khamenei walks along a street in Tehran on May 31

Iran’s new supreme leader is nowhere to be seen. That might be helping the regime to survive

April 21, 2026 9:27 am CNN Newsource

By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — More than six weeks after he was announced as their new supreme leader following the assassination of his father,…

Israel jails two soldiers who damaged and photographed a Jesus statue in Lebanon

April 21, 2026 8:37 am CNN Newsource

By Dana Karni, Zeena Saifi, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli soldiers who damaged a figure of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon and…

‘Blood only brings more blood’: Israelis and Palestinians share grief under veil of secrecy

April 21, 2026 8:30 am CNN Newsource

By Tal Shalev, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — The location of the ceremony was kept secret until the last moment. Additional screening sites were…

Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. William Neil McCasland is pictured.

At least 10 people tied to sensitive US research have died or disappeared in recent years, sparking federal investigation

April 21, 2026 8:27 am CNN Newsource

By Natasha Chen, Alex Stambaugh, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A nuclear physicist and MIT professor fatally shot outside his Massachusetts…

Multi-platinum artist Sara Evans to perform at Deschutes County Fair

Multi-platinum country artist Sara Evans to perform at Deschutes County Fair

April 21, 2026 8:01 am Kelsey Merison

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Multi-platinum country artist Sara Evans will join Kendall Toyota of Bend’s Free Summer Concert Series on Wednesday, July…

Bend man pleads guilty in 2020 murder-for-hire killing of Bend couple; his uncle got a 25-year prison term

April 20, 2026 6:52 pm Barney Lerten

UPDATE: Adding video BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend man facing two counts of murder and conspiracy in the 2020 murder-for-hire…

Oregon safari owner pleads guilty to animal neglect, faces sentencing

April 21, 2026 7:40 am Kelsey Merison

BANDON, Ore. (KTVZ) — Back in February 2025, KTVZ News brought you a developing story regarding the West Coast Game Park Safari in Bandon, after a…

Burnt out ambulances are pictured on March 24 at the scene of an antisemitic arson attack in the Golders Green neighborhood of London. British police said a total of eight people have been charged with arson-related offences since that attack.

Seven arrested in London over foiled arson attack on Jewish community

April 21, 2026 6:16 am CNN Newsource

By Lauren Kent, CNN London (CNN) — British counterterrorism police arrested eight more people in connection with an investigation into…

US retail sales were expected to jump higher in March because of a war-driven record spike in gas prices.

Retail sales post biggest jump in more than 3 years on record spike in gas prices

April 21, 2026 5:35 am CNN Newsource

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Americans saw large chunks of their wallets get eaten up by soaring gas prices in March; however, consumers…

5 things to know for April 21: Ceasefire deadline, summer travel, redistricting, Apple, Mexico’s pyramids

April 21, 2026 3:45 am CNN Newsource

By Alexandra Banner, CNN Fresh concerns about aviation safety are surfacing this week after another close call in the skies. Two Southwest Airlines…

Japan opens door to global arms market with biggest export rule change in decades

April 20, 2026 8:31 pm CNN Newsource

By Reuters Tokyo (Reuters) — Japan on Tuesday unveiled its biggest overhaul of defense export rules in decades, scrapping restrictions on…