Fireworks fly atop Pilot Butte for July 4
While many Fourth of July celebrations were canceled across the nation, the Pilot Butte fireworks show in Bend lived on. It was one of the largest…
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La Pine residents hold their own Fourth of July parade
With many of Central Oregon’s traditional Fourth of July events canceled or scaled back due to COVID-19, some La Pine residents decorated their…
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Gov. Kate Brown meets with OSP troopers who refused to wear masks
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — One day after denouncing Oregon State Police troopers seen on video without face masks in a Corvallis coffee shop, Gov. Kate…
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Oregon parents invited to take survey on child care health, safety precautions
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Education’s Early Learning Division is inviting parents and caregivers to take a 10-minute…
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OSU receives $5.9 million to study environmental health problems
An Oregon State University-led research center has been awarded $5.9 million to support studies aimed at understanding how environmental exposure to…
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OSU-Cascades faculty author wins Oregon Book Award
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Beth Alvarado, a faculty author in the Oregon State University – Cascades Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts in Creative…
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Better Business Bureau advises employers on contact tracing privacy, cybersecurity
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Better Business Bureau Northwest + Pacific is alerting employers to cybersecurity issues associated with COVID-19…
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Breezy conditions take a break Sunday
Sunday will look a lot similar to your Saturday, with temperatures topping out in the high 70s and low 80s across the board. Winds, though, are…
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C.O. fires on the Fourth stopped small; one burns 94 acres in N. Central Oregon
Central Oregon firefighters spent much of the holiday checking on and putting out abandoned campfires or other small blazes, while one to the north…
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Camps, programs also offer kids summer meals, state Dept. of Education reminds
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) —Â The Oregon Department of Education is reminding families that several camps and organizations throughout the state are…
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Oregon reports 4 COVID-19 deaths, 303 new cases, 12 in Central Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 213, along with 303 new cases that move the total close to…
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St. Charles ER doctor talks of ‘desperation’ amid record COVID-19 admissions
A St. Charles Bend emergency physician shared what he called a “somewhat grim” message in a video he took outside the hospital’s ER on Friday, amid a…
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Redmond schools offer ‘preview’ of fall return to classes
New Redmond school Superintendent Dr. Charan Kline informed parents and the community on Friday about the current, preliminary plans for a fall…
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Portland police, feds make 10 arrests in federal courthouse attack, riot
Portland police made nine arrests and federal officers made another in an overnight attack on the Hatfield Federal Courthouse in downtown Portland…
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Pet Pals: Louie is a sweet goof of a hound who follows his nose
This week on Pet Pals, meet Louie, a hound dog that follows his nose wherever he goes but is also ready for belly-rubs or a good romp. He’s waiting…
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Redmond brings back ‘First Fridays’
With masks in place or in hand, people in Redmond were heading to downtown businesses for the first real ‘First Friday’ in quite some time.…
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Pilot Butte prepped for 4th of July fireworks show
Sure Shot Fireworks prepped Pilot Butte Friday afternoon for the annual fireworks show. Pilot Butte will be closed off to hikers until…
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St. Charles Bend update: Hospital has 9 COVID-19 patients, 3 in ICU
St. Charles Bend had nine patients Saturday with COVID-19, including three in intensive care and on ventilators, a drop from the record 11-patient…
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Pleasant days ahead
Take these pleasant conditions from Friday and repeat it on Saturday, Sunday and…
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Wyden backs bill to help seniors in federally assisted housing amid COVID-19
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Thursday co-sponsored legislation that would provide $1.2 billion to ensure federally-assisted senior…
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