SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Revenue stopped nearly $2 billion in tax refund fraud over the past five years, Governor Tina Kotek said Tuesday. In 2024 alone, partly as a result of the outsized kicker that year, the department prevented more than $1.4 billion in attempted fraud, such as breaches of tax-preparer
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Anyone who drives knows all too well the local impacts of crude oil prices that have skyrocketed following the strikes on Iran by the U.S. and Israel, and the stalling of tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Add in the normal seasonal factors are also putting upward pressure on pump
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DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Rotary Club of Greater Bend will hold its annual Wine Raffle on March 13, 2026, at Aspen Hall in Bend. The event serves as a primary fundraiser to support youth activities, scholarships, and community programs through the club’s foundation. Tickets are just $5 each for a shot at an
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By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Meta, the company behind some of the world’s most popular social media platforms, just scooped up a new site – for bots. Meta has acquired Moltbook, the social media network where AI agents interact with one another autonomously, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. Meta is competing
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend is moving forward on a transformative infrastructure project designed to eliminate frustrating railroad crossings on Reed Market Road. The Reed Market Bridge will lift vehicles, bikes, and pedestrians over the tracks, delivering safer, faster east-west travel through southeast Bend. Project Background Reed Market Road serves as a key arterial south
Continue ReadingPor Jeanne Sahadi, CNN El Servicio de Impuestos Internos (IRS) de Estados Unidos está operando con aproximadamente un 27 % menos de empleados esta temporada de declaración de impuestos que el año pasado. Es importante recordar que en el mes de julio entró en vigor una importante y nueva ley tributaria, que contiene numerosas disposiciones
Continue ReadingPor Jeff Zeleny, CNN El poder de influencia del presidente Donald Trump dentro del Partido Republicano enfrenta una nueva prueba este martes con una elección especial abierta y competitiva en el noroeste de Georgia para reemplazar a Marjorie Taylor Greene, la aliada de Trump convertida en crítica que dejó su escaño en el Congreso en
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By CNN meteorologists Mary Gilbert, Chris Dolce, Briana Waxman and CNN’s Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — A rash of ferocious storms ripped across the central US overnight, spawning tornadoes and killing at least two people. The two deaths were reported in northwest Indiana, a spokesperson for the Lake Village Volunteer Fire Department said Wednesday. “Right
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Turn on the TV at any time of day and you can tell that sports betting, right from your phone, is easier than ever. March marks Problem Gambling Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the risks associated with gambling, particularly the growing trend of sports betting. The Oregon Health
Continue ReadingPor Gloria Pazmino y John Miller, CNN La policía encontró un paquete sospechoso en los alrededores del Parque Carl Shurz, en el Alto Manhattan, cerca de la Mansión Gracie, residencia del alcalde de Nueva York, según informó a CNN un agente del orden público informado sobre la situación. Un empleado del Departamento de Parques de
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By Max Saltman, Paula Newton, CNN (CNN) — Police in Toronto are investigating a “national security incident” after shots were fired at the US consulate early Tuesday, leaving damage to the building but no injuries. Police said a witness flagged a constable down to report gunshots at the consulate around 5:29 a.m., roughly an hour
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By Gloria Pazmino, John Miller, CNN (CNN) — A device found in the area around Carl Shurz Park in upper Manhattan, near Gracie Mansion, has been determined to be non-threatening, the New York Police Department said. A New York City Parks Department worker flagged the item earlier on Tuesday, a law enforcement official briefed on
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CNN By Michal Ruprecht, CNN (CNN) — The drug leucovorin was touted by the Trump administration in September as a potential treatment for thousands of children with autism. Now, some parents and guardians of children with autism say they feel abandoned by the US Food and Drug Administration’s new stance on leucovorin. “I bet some
Continue ReadingPor Matt Egan, CNN La economía de EE.UU. ha demostrado una notable resiliencia durante años, resistiendo la inflación histórica de los tiempos de pandemia, la gasolina a US$ 5 por galón, una drástica desaceleración en la contratación y la lucha de la Reserva Federal de EE.UU. contra la inflación. Ahora, la economía enfrenta una nueva
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The possibility that a huge space rock — once deemed the riskiest asteroid ever observed — could hit the moon now appears to be off the table. Discovered at the end of December 2024, asteroid 2024 YR4 at first seemed a serious threat to Earth, with scientists estimating as
Continue ReadingPor Josh Campbell, CNN La comunidad de inteligencia estadounidense emitió la semana pasada una serie de advertencias privadas a empresas y agencias gubernamentales, instándolas a estar vigilantes y a reforzar los posibles objetivos de ciberataques por parte del régimen iraní en respuesta a la guerra con Teherán, según fuentes de seguridad nacional y memorandos revisados
Continue ReadingPor Katelyn Polantz, CNN Ed Martin, un funcionario del Gobierno de Trump conocido por sus declaraciones frontales, enfrenta procedimientos disciplinarios para abogados en la ciudad de Washington, debido a una carta que envió a la Facultad de Derecho de Georgetown en relación con sus programas de diversidad (DEI), según anunció este martes el investigador de
Continue ReadingPor Gonzalo Jiménez, CNN en Español La película “Marty Supreme”, nominada a nueve premios Oscar este año, está tan poblada de momentos extremos y personajes curiosos que cuesta imaginar que esté inspirada en la vida real. En “Marty Supreme” se cuenta la historia de Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet), un carismático jugador de ping-pong en el
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By Rachel Tashjian, CNN Paris (CNN) — “Stop this world, let me off,” the blues musician Mose Allison once crooned – a relatable sentiment when war has broken out, inequality is top of mind and a general darkness hovers over almost all things. Allison never intoned just which stop he’d like to get off on
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By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump, pushing back at the suggestion that the US was responsible for a deadly strike on an elementary school in Iran, claimed at a press conference Monday that Iran has Tomahawk cruise missiles. But Trump’s claim was immediately rejected by arms experts. There has never been an
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