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With Deschutes County back on board, Bend city councilors OK Juniper Ridge homeless Temporary Safe Stay Area plans

October 29, 2024 4:49 pm KTVZ news sources

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Nearly a week after Deschutes County commissioners got back on board, the Bend City Council held a special meeting Tuesday…

Absentee ballots are prepared to be mailed at the Wake County Board of Elections on September 17 in Raleigh

North Carolina appeals court rejects RNC request to set aside ballots from overseas voters who never lived in state

October 29, 2024 2:15 pm CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Tuesday unanimously rejected a Republican bid to have election officials…

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes an announcement on the future of his campaign in Phoenix

Supreme Court rules RFK Jr. will appear on battleground ballots despite suspending campaign

October 29, 2024 1:56 pm CNN Newsource

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdraw his name from ballots in Michigan and…

5 things to know for Oct. 30: Harris speech, Four Seasons shooter, Israeli airstrike, Spain floods, McDonald’s

October 29, 2024 11:54 am CNN

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Gas prices are falling fast, just as millions of Americans head to the polls. Some analysts say the…

Poll workers demonstrate how ballots are are received

Judge rejects GOP congressmens’ lawsuit challenging vetting process for Pennsylvania overseas ballots

October 29, 2024 9:25 am CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday tossed out a Republican lawsuit that sought to segregate overseas ballots in…

Job openings dropped in September to 7.4 million

Job openings fall to pre-pandemic levels as US labor market continues to cool down

October 29, 2024 7:06 am CNN Newsource

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — In the next four days, a fire hose of data will be unleashed, providing crucial snapshots of the US economy in…

Steve Bannon is released from prison in time for the last-week push to Election Day

October 29, 2024 1:49 am CNN Newsource

By Sara Murray and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — Steve Bannon was released from federal prison Tuesday, according to a source with knowledge,…

Voters fill in ballots at a voting site set up inside the American Museum of Natural History during the third day of early voting in New York on October 26.

One week from Election Day, early voters look different than they did 4 years ago

October 28, 2024 11:00 pm CNN Newsource

By Matt Holt, Ethan Cohen and Molly English, CNN (CNN) — With one week until Election Day, more than 48 million ballots have been cast across…

Decision 2024: $97.7 million Redmond school bond could determine the future of Redmond High

October 28, 2024 10:23 am Isabella Warren

Redmond voters are seeing another school measure on their ballots this fall, as the school district seeks a renewal bond that would raise $97.7…

Ridgeview High student Jordan Jensen overcomes challenges, receives ‘Beat the Odds’ scholarship

October 28, 2024 10:16 pm KTVZ news sources

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Stand for Children Oregon is excited to recognize Jordan Jensen from Ridgeview High School as a recipient of the Beat the…

Spring forward, fall behind? UO study finds daylight saving time switch costs worker productivity more than thought

October 28, 2024 9:53 pm KTVZ news sources

But early-AM productivity picks up after ‘fall back’ to standard time EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — As much of the world prepares to turn clocks back an…

Surf and turf: OSU researchers to study feeding seaweed to cattle in bid to cut greenhouse gas emissions

October 28, 2024 9:44 pm Barney Lerten

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University researchers have received a $1 million federal grant to study the impact of adding seaweed to the…

Police investigate after a dead infant is found in a baby box at an Idaho hospital

October 28, 2024 7:30 pm Associated Press

BLACKFOOT, Idaho (AP) — Police are investigating after the body of a baby girl was found at a southeastern Idaho hospital in a box meant for people…

Chronic wasting disease confirmed in two deer harvested in Wyoming, illegally transported to Oregon

October 28, 2024 6:18 pm KTVZ news sources

SALEM, Ore. – Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists confirmed Monday that two mule deer harvested in Wyoming and illegally…

‘An incredible listener’: Ruth Burleigh, Bend’s first woman mayor, dies at 98, leaving legacy of community involvement

October 27, 2024 2:38 pm Barney Lerten, Kelsey McGee

Ruth Burleigh, for whom serving as Bend’s first woman mayor was just one part of a long life full of civic and community involvement and…

Fires set in drop boxes destroy hundreds of ballots in Washington and damage 3 in Oregon

October 28, 2024 9:52 am Associated Press

Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Incendiary devices were set off Monday at two ballot drop boxes — one in Portland and another in nearby…

More than 11,000 Fred Meyer workers across Oregon, SW Washington ratify new 3-year contract

October 28, 2024 4:49 pm KTVZ news sources

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After months of negotiations, members of United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 555 who work at Fred Meyer and QFC…

A resident of eastern Iowa who had recently traveled to West Africa died after catching Lassa fever

Iowa resident dies of rare Lassa fever, officials say

October 28, 2024 4:48 pm CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — A resident of eastern Iowa who had recently traveled to West Africa died after catching Lassa fever, state…

BLM to begin La Pine-area fall pile burning this week with 192 acres off Masten Road

October 28, 2024 4:44 pm KTVZ news sources

La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Incoming favorable weather, including the possibility of snow, is allowing fuels crews with the Prineville District of the…

Airlines in the United States are now required to give passengers cash refunds if their flight is significantly delayed or canceled

US airlines are required to refund you for a canceled flight automatically

October 28, 2024 2:08 pm CNN Newsource

By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Airlines in the United States are now required to give passengers cash refunds if their flight is significantly…