4th of July

Tied to the country's 250th anniversary, the American Farm Bureau's FARM 250 initiative puts family farms front and center, noting that 97% of U.S. farms are still run by families.

If you're planning to be outside Saturday morning, look up, the Oregon Air National Guard has a pretty spectacular Fourth of July surprise lined up for Oregon and Southwestern Washington.

The National Farmers Union timed its latest report around Independence Day — showing that family farmers collect less than 12 cents on every dollar Americans spend at the grocery store or the cookout.

Oregon and Washington BLM lands are under fire restrictions this 4th of July weekend, with fireworks, sky lanterns, and certain ammunition all banned as officials warn this fire season has already caused significant loss.

Families planning 4th of July cookouts will notice a slight increase in grocery costs this year, with the average bill for ten guests hitting about $73.82.

As Americans fire up their grills on Independence Day, the National Farmers Union highlights how little independence family farmers have in the marketplace.

Here in the Northwest, temperatures will moderate a little bit on the 4th, but warm up nicely Saturday and Sunday.

As Americans nationwide gear up to celebrate Independence Day, families planning a cookout celebration should plan to spend about the same as they did last year.

Not every dog is fearful of fireworks. In fact, I had a dog, Davey, who would actually chase loud, colorful fireworks.

As we start a new month, oil prices are continue to trade in the mid $60 per barrel range, but prices appear to be moving higher. In Monday’s action, West Texas Crude was trading at $67 per barrel. Tom Kloza with OPIS Pricing told CNBC this weekend while we saw higher fuel prices over the holiday weekend, he does not expect that trend to continue for all of June, or even 4th of July weekend. “ .