Biden, in Colorado, designates his 1st new national monument
By COLLEEN LONG and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press LEADVILLE, Colo. (AP) — President Joe Biden designated the first national monument of his…
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Uvalde schools superintendent announces retirement after new details following the Robb Elementary massacre
By Shimon Prokupecz, Holly Yan and Amy Simonson, CNN Hal Harrell, superintendent of the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District, announced…
Continue ReadingPutin warns of more attacks after deadly Russian strikes rock Kyiv, Lviv and other Ukrainian cities
CNN By Rob Picheta, CNN Multiple explosions rocked Kyiv and several other Ukrainian cities reported blasts and power outages on Monday morning, as…
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St. Charles Bend home health, hospice nurses file to join union
Another group of nurses at St. Charles Health System filed a request Wednesday to join a union, the Oregon Nurses…
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Rising’s 3 TD passes lead No. 12 Utes past Beavers, 42-16
By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Cameron Rising threw for 199 yards and three touchdowns and added 73 yards and a score on the…
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Madras man killed in Highway 97 head-on crash north of Redmond
A 23-year-old Madras man was killed Thursday night when he crossed into the oncoming lane of U.S. Highway 97 north of Redmond and his car collided…
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Gov. Brown directs millions in federal funds to school safety, violence prevention efforts
Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that she has dedicated $3.3 million in federal dollars for school safety and violence prevention throughout…
Continue ReadingFloating cars, submerged buildings and no power: Florida residents describe what Hurricane Ian looks like
By Caroll Alvarado and Christina Maxouris, CNN In Naples, Florida, on Wednesday afternoon, Lauren Barlow watched as water crept in through her…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Ian forecast to reach Category 4 strength as it tracks toward Florida
By Derek Van Dam and Haley Brink, CNN meteorologists Tropical Storm Ian, the ninth named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to…
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17,000 acres of burnouts along west containment line push Cedar Creek Fire past 112K acres
Firefighters’ conducting firing (burnout) operations along the primary west-side containment line in recent days have pushed the Cedar Creek Fire’s…
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Cedar Creek Fire grows by nearly 1,000 acres; evacuation levels lowered, burnouts boost smoke
OAKRIDGE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firefighters are conducting burnouts to rob the 93,427-acre Cedar Creek Fire of fuel to advance, though that also has…
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Cedar Creek Fire still active, not growing now; containment still 0%; new 120-acre fire lined NE of Paulina
The Cedar Creek Fire did not grow in size Wednesday, but it is still actively burning and drawing a still-growing firefighting force of over 2,150…
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‘Stronger Together’: Bend’s Eastside Safeway quietly, busily reopens, weeks after tragedy
Many shoppers and well-wishers were on hand to welcome the reopening of the Eastside Safeway in northeast Bend Wednesday morning with a full parking…
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Inflation pushes Oregon’s maximum allowable yearly rent hike to 14.6%
The Oregon Department of Administrative Services this week published the annual maximum rent increase allowed by statute for calendar year 2023. The…
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Warm Springs Tribes receive $211K from federal DOJ to protect community, prevent sex crimes
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Monday that the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs will receive nearly $211,000 from the…
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DEQ extends air quality advisory as smoke worsens, much of C.O. at ‘hazardous’ levels; impacts being felt
Much of Central Oregon was cloaked in a murk of smoke from the Cedar Creek Fire on Monday morning, sending air quality readings soaring into the…
Continue ReadingSmoke from the Mosquito Fire begins creating unhealthy to hazardous conditions in Northern California
KCRA By Amir Vera and Nouran Salahieh, CNN A wall of smoke from the Mosquito Fire in the Sierra Nevada mountains is creating hazardous conditions in…
Continue ReadingBiden honors 9/11 victims at Pentagon ceremony: ‘This is a day not only to remember, but a day of renewal and resolve’
By Nikki Carvajal, Jasmine Wright and Kate Bennett, CNN President Joe Biden commemorated the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks at a…
Continue ReadingQueen Elizabeth II’s state funeral: How the royal family will say goodbye to their matriarch
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN London (CNN)–The death of Queen Elizabeth II has set into motion an intricate period of mourning…
Continue ReadingUkrainian forces enter key city of Izium in a sign Kyiv’s new offensive is working
By Ivana Kottasová, Tim Lister, Yulia Kesaieva, Denis Lapin, Josh Pennington and Victoria Butenko, CNN When Ukrainian forces entered the city of…
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