SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew returns home after history-making mission
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn crew is home, capping off a five-day mission to orbit — which included the world’s…
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Russian military aircraft detected off Alaskan coast for fourth time in past week, NORAD says
By Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — The North American Aerospace Defense command intercepted Russian military aircraft flying near Alaska four times…
Continue ReadingRussian strike hits apartment block in Ukraine’s Kharkiv, killing one person and injuring at least 40
By Radina Gigova and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — A Russian strike on an apartment block in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv has…
Continue ReadingPassenger arrested after trying to choke flight attendant and saying plane ‘is going down’ on California flight, DOJ says
By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A California man is facing federal charges after he allegedly tried to choke a flight attendant and “said he…
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Deschutes National Forest reduces emergency fire closure area for Bachelor Complex; several locations still closed
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest said Saturday it has updated and decreased the temporary emergency fire closure area on the…
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Five suspects take plea deals, sentenced to years in prison in 2021 execution-style killing of Bend man in Gresham
GRESHAM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Plea deals have led to prison sentences of 7 ½ to 20 years for four men and a woman accused of the execution-style killing…
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Redmond Airport power outage, unstaffed control tower lead to 3 canceled incoming flights, outgoing impacts
Two power outages at the Redmond Municipal Airport late Friday night shut down the automated weather station incoming pilots depend on for required…
Continue ReadingRiver otter drags child off dock and underwater in rare attack at Washington marina
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A child was dragged off a dock and underwater in a rare attack by a river otter at a marina in Washington state…
Continue ReadingDisney and DirecTV strike deal to restore ABC, ESPN and other networks
By Robert Ilich, CNN (CNN) — A short but tense distribution dispute between Disney and DirecTV came to an end Saturday after the two sides…
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Remains of WWII Army Private William Calkins returned and laid to rest in Hillsboro memorial service, 82 years later
HILLSBORO, Ore. (KTVZ) — The remains of U.S. Army Private William E. Calkins were laid to rest at Fir Lawn Memorial Park in Hillsboro on Friday…
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Oregon DMV mistakenly registered over 300 noncitizens to vote; ‘urgent corrective action’ taken, Kotek says
More than 300 noncitizens were mistakenly registered to vote in Oregon over the last three years through a data entry error by the Oregon Driver and…
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Progress on Little Lava Fire; some evacuations drop; Mt. Bachelor reopens Saturday; Hwy. 126 reopens with pilot car
Continued progress on the Little Lava Fire led to some reduced evacuation levels for nearby residents and businesses on Friday, with Mt. Bachelor…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea releases images of Kim Jong Un visiting a uranium enrichment site, giving rare glimpse inside its nuclear program
By Yoonjung Seo, Lucas Lilieholm and Mike Valerio, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — New pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un touring what…
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Young climate activists ask US Supreme Court to revive their lawsuit against the government
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Young climate activists in Oregon have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive their long-running lawsuit against the federal…
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SUV crashes into Central Oregon Veterans Outreach offices in southern Bend; no injuries reported
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – An SUV crashed into the Bend offices of Central Oregon Veterans Outreach along South Highway 97 Friday morning, but no one was…
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The Biden administration is taking steps to eliminate protections for gray wolves
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday asked an appeals court to revive a Trump-era rule that lifted remaining…
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Already the largest in the world, Eastern Oregon’s dark sky sanctuary is expected to grow
A sanctuary for stargazing in Eastern Oregon is the largest in the world — and is set to get even…
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Wolf poaching on the rise, affecting Oregon recreation, conservation group says
Groups in Oregon are warning wolf poaching poses a threat, not just to the creatures targeted but to people who enjoy the…
Continue ReadingBoeing Starliner astronaut: ‘We found some things that we just could not get comfortable with’
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The two NASA astronauts who piloted the first crewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule — and were…
Continue Reading‘Go around. Go around. Go around’: Pilots who came within 150 feet of a crash share how they deftly averted disaster
CNN By Pete Muntean and Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — The weather was about as bad as it gets, in terms of dense fog. The pilots of a FedEx cargo…
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