A welfare check on a despondent man who a caller said hurt himself and fired shots in a northeast Madras home Monday evening prompted the call-out of numerous officers, evacuation of nearby residents, street closures and a “shelter in place” notice, ending with his transport to the hospital for evaluation.
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We begin the week of Valentine’s Day with another great set of photos of Central Oregon’s cutest couples. See many more and share yours at our special page, under the Contests tab: https://ktvz.com/marketplace/contests-rules/2024/01/24/cutest-couple-photo-contest-2/#/rounds/1/gallery
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Creditnews dives into how, with little to no equity under their belt and facing near-historic interest rates, Millennials and Gen Z have struggled to break into the housing market.
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Lyft uses its own rideshare data to help you identify the places to eat in New York City beloved by New Yorkers themselves.
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Money.ca digs into dating Canadian-style to reinforce the 3-date rule, along with three ideas for a budget-conscious good time.
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In the wake of several reports of electric vehicles not functioning or charging properly in cold weather, Way.com looks into what underlies Tesla’s deep freeze trouble.
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From the “Mean Girls” musical to the “Nosferatu” remake, Casino Bonus CA highlighted 24 films audiences are most looking forward to in 2024.
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Text-to-speech transcription software is booming, but its use can be legally fraught. Verbit looked at data on the legality of recording calls.
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The longest Super Bowl game will also go down as the most-watched program in U.S. television history. According to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics, Kansas City’s 25-22 overtime victory over San Francisco on Sunday night averaged 123.7 million viewers across television and streaming platforms. That shattered last year’s mark of
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Shepherd’s House Ministries, a nonprofit organization committed to providing shelter services, long-term recovery programs and comprehensive support for those experiencing homelessness, announced Monday the expansion of its Redmond Center to offer daytime services. This move to daytime services addresses the critical need for a permanent shelter that operates 365 days a
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking a new member to represent wild fish advocates on the Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in advancing the state of knowledge related to hatchery fish, their contributions to fisheries and their interactions with wild fish.
Continue ReadingANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska state health officials say an elderly man has died from Alaskapox. It’s the first known fatality from the recently discovered virus. A bulletin issued last week says the man died in late January. He lived in the forest in the remote Kenai Peninsula. Alaskapox, also known as AKPV, is related
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To ensure that your day is filled with a smooch from a pooch or a purr of contentment, the Humane Society of Central Oregon is reducing the adoption fee to $14 (not including dog license) on all animals 6 months and older through Saturday, Feb. 17.
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Super Bowl LVIII was the most-watched American television broadcast in a generation. Sunday’s overtime thriller, which featured the Kansas City Chiefs facing off against the San Francisco 49ers, averaged 123.4 million viewers, CBS said Monday, breaking Super Bowl viewership records. The highly anticipated showdown in Las Vegas surpassed the previous most-watched Super Bowl in history, a record set
Continue ReadingCHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a small plane with two people aboard landed safely at Buffalo Niagara International Airport after its rear door fell off. Police in the Buffalo suburb of Cheektowaga say there are no reports of injuries or property damage on the ground. The plane lost the door around 5:30 p.m. Monday
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Polls opened in the vast country of Indonesia on Wednesday with more than 200 million voters casting their ballots to elect a new president, in what is billed as the world’s biggest single-day election. The sprawling Southeast Asian nation, the world’s third-largest electoral democracy and largest
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Monday night, expect mostly cloudy skies and cool temperatures. In fact, we’ll get down to below freezing Monday evening. Those cumulus clouds are moving northwest and will continue making its way across the high desert, but will begin to burn off by tomorrow morning, to partly sunny skies. Colder Canadian air makes its way to the pacific
Continue ReadingBy NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has opened polling stations where nearly 205 million eligible voters will choose a new president and some 20,000 other public officials. The world’s third-largest democracy on Wednesday is holding its fifth presidential and legislative elections since shaking off a dictatorship in 1998. Three candidates are
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Varios grandes minoristas, entre ellos Costco y Trader Joe’s, retiraron productos lácteos de Rizo-López Foods Inc. debido a una posible contaminación por listeria. Rizo-López Foods Inc. retiró inicialmente docenas de productos lácteos la semana pasada después de que una investigación los identificara como la fuente de un brote de listeria en
Continue ReadingBEND, Oregon (AP) — Public health officials in Oregon have reported a case of bubonic plague in a local resident who they said likely contracted it from a pet cat. All close contacts of the person and the cat have been contacted and provided medication, Dr. Richard Fawcett, the health officer for Deschutes County, said
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