Paris showcases riveting outdoor opening ceremony for Paralympics in historic first
By Amy Woodyatt and Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Only a few weeks after the end of the Paris Olympics, the opening ceremony for the Paralympics…
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Idaho murder suspect wants trial moved after survey results say town will ‘burn the courthouse down’ if he’s acquitted
By Jean Casarez, Zoe Sottile and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho…
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Hillsboro man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in Beaverton woman’s fentanyl overdose death
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —A Washington County man was sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison Wednesday for distributing counterfeit pills…
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Crater Lake National Park’s North Entrance Road to reopen temporarily for Labor Day weekend visitors
CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crater Lake National Park will temporarily open the North Entrance Road for two-way travel beginning 7 a.m.…
Continue ReadingJapan urges 4 million to evacuate as lumbering Typhoon Shanshan threatens south with up to a meter of rain
By Helen Regan, Robert Shackelford and Junko Ogura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Almost 4 million people in southern Japan were urged to evacuate as…
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Killings of invasive owls to ramp up on US West Coast in a bid to save native birds
Associated Press U.S. wildlife officials beginning next year will drastically scale up efforts to kill invasive barred owls that are crowding out…
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Oregon Consumer Justice rolls out new educational tools, legal help for consumers
Oregon Consumer Justice recently announced new resources for consumers to protect themselves from scams and schemes, take legal action and find…
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Businesses, groups join Pahlisch Homes in challenge to Bend tree code; mayor defends ‘reasonable, balanced’ rules
A group of organizations and businesses announced Wednesday they have joined in a legal action by Pahlisch Homes to require the City of Bend to pause…
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Update: Missing Redmond man found by police at NE Bend park, in good health, reunited with family
Redmond Police requested the public’s help Wednesday in finding a missing 23-year-old man who they said left his northeast Redmond home Sunday…
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Klamath Falls woman, 18, killed, four people injured in head-on crash on Highway 20 east of Santiam Pass
An 18-year-old Klamath Falls woman was killed and four people were injured Tuesday when she drove her Tesla into the oncoming lane of U.S. Highway 20…
Continue ReadingCheck your fridge: CDC warns against eating recalled deli meat as deadly listeria outbreak expands
By Jen Christensen and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding the public to avoid eating…
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NTSB investigators provide new details on pilot’s fatal crash while fighting Eastern Oregon wildfires
IZEE, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — A pilot helping fight the Falls wildfire in eastern Oregon turned into an area with “visibility concerns” before his…
Continue ReadingYelp sues Google, alleging a search engine monopoly that promotes its own reviews
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Yelp filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google on Wednesday, alleging Google used its monopoly to…
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Fire danger takes no holiday: Labor Day weekend warmup prompts reminder of fire restrictions on C.O. public lands
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As the Labor Day holiday weekend approaches amid a late-summer warmup, Central Oregon fire officials reminded the public…
Continue ReadingMotorcyclist, 21, seriously injured in Bend Parkway rollover crash cited for DUII-alcohol
A 21-year-old Bend man was seriously injured Tuesday night in the rollover crash of his motorcycle on the Bend Parkway, but police said he is…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court leaves Biden’s new student loan repayment plan blocked
By Devan Cole, Katie Lobosco and John Fritze, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to lift a sweeping block on…
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Workers breach key Klamath dams, allowing salmon to swim freely for the first time in a century
Associated Press Workers breached the final dams on a key section of the Klamath River on Wednesday, clearing the way for salmon to swim freely…
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Deschutes County SO sees more issues with dogs chasing, killing livestock after code widened to include chickens, turkeys
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Amid a rise in animal complaint calls this year and tickets for chasing, hurting or killing a wider range of livestock, the…
Continue ReadingSpaceX rocket grounded as two key human spaceflight missions loom
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX’s prolific Falcon 9 rocket has been grounded for the second time in two months after federal regulators…
Continue ReadingEx-politician found guilty of murder in Vegas reporter’s stabbing death sentenced to life in prison
By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A jury has sentenced Robert Telles, a former Nevada politician found guilty of fatally stabbing a Las Vegas…
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