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BREAKING NEWS: 1 injured, 1 killed in ‘chairlift malfunction’ at Mt. Hood Ski Bowl

(Update: 1 person confirmed killed, adding pictures from the scene). GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. (KTVZ) โ€” One employee died, and another was injured Thursday morning, April 30, 2026, after a maintenance basket fell from an upper-bowl chairlift at Mt. Hood Ski Bowl. The incident, which occurred shortly before 9:30 a.m., is being investigated as a workplace

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Rajinder Kumar arraignment

Truck driver charged with killing couple arrested by ICE after release

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KTVZ) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Rajinder Kumar on April 22nd, 2026, after his release on April 2nd, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Kumar, a semi-truck driver who entered the country illegally in 2022, was charged with manslaughter in a deadly Highway 20 crash. The collision, which occurred on

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Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer testifies before a House Appropriations subcommittee in May 2025.

Lori Chavez-DeRemer out as Labor secretary

By Alejandra Jaramillo, Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is stepping down from the Trump administration to take a job in the private sector amid an internal investigation into possible misconduct. โ€œLabor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be leaving the Administration to take a position in the private sector,โ€ White House communications director

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Strong earthquake hits off Japanโ€™s coast, tsunami advisory issued

Strong earthquake hits off Japanโ€™s coast, tsunami advisory issued

This story was originally published by CNN. Click here for live updates. (CNN) โ€” A three-meter (9.8-foot) tsunami warning was issued for Japan on Monday after a strong 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency and the US Geological Survey. The threat was later revised down to a tsunami advisory, authorities

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Artemis II splashdown

Artemis II astronauts splash down off Californiaโ€™s coast after a historic journey around the moon

By Ashley Strickland, Aditi Sangal, and CNN Staff San Diego, California (CNN), NASAโ€™s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen splashed down off the coast of San Diego on Friday evening. The astronauts’ spacecraft hit the Pacific Ocean waters at 5:07 p.m. Pacific Time, 7:07 p.m. Central Time

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Naked man breaks into Bend business, faces multiple charges

(Update: Adding information and quotes from the business owner, Findley’s extensive criminal record). BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) โ€” BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) โ€” A 43-year-old man was arrested Saturday night after police say he broke into a Bend business and smeared feces inside the building, in what the owner describes as a deeply unsettling encounter that has

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LaGuardia crash

2 killed, dozens injured after Air Canada flight hits fire truck on runway at LaGuardia Airport, official says

This story was originally published by CNN.ย ย Find the latest coverage of the LaGuardia collision here. (CNN) โ€” An Air Canada plane collided with a fire truck while landing at New Yorkโ€™s LaGuardia Airport Sunday, killing the flightโ€™s pilot and copilot, injuring dozens and temporarily shutting down the the New York areaโ€™s third-busiest airport, officials said. Around

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No bail: Man accused of murdering mother to remain in jail after first court hearing

(Update: Earlier reporting misstated the location of Batesโ€™ residence and the alleged crime; both occurred outside La Pine city limits, inย Deschutes County.) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gavaughn Bates, the 25-year-old Deschutes County man accused of murdering his mother in front of minors, appeared virtually in Deschutes County Circuit Court on Tuesday afternoon for the first

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Friends, family mourn loss of Bend splitboarder Stratton Matteson, killed in British Columbia avalanche

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Family and friends are mourning the loss of an inspiring, well-known member of Bend’s backcountry community, splitboarder Stratton Matteson, who was killed by an avalanche in British Columbia earlier this week. The Central Oregon Avalanche Center confirmed Stratton’s passing in a Facebook post on Thursday, saying he “was a beloved member

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A banner showing a photo of Nancy Guthrie is seen outside of the KVOA newsroom in Tucson on February 14.

Savannah Guthrie offers up to $1 million for information about her mother in new Instagram video

This article was originally published by CNN. TUCSON, Arizona (CNN) โ€”ย The family of Nancy Guthrie is offering up to $1 million for information leading to her recovery, a tearful โ€œTodayโ€ host Savannah Guthrie said in a video posted toย her Instagram on Tuesdayย โ€” 23 days after her mother vanished from her desert home in the middle

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Bend Police arrest sex abuse suspect, seek any additional victims in ongoing case

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Police said Thursday they have arrested a convicted sex offender and are seeking any additionalย victims. Bend resident Erick Nazario Aguirre, 31, who has worked at a number of fast food restaurants in Bend, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree sexual abuse, sexual misconduct and contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor.   Read the full press release from the

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Big Bend brew news: Cascade Lakes Brewing owners acquire Crux Fermentation as part of new 5-brewery collective

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The family that owns Cascade Lakes Brewing Co. has purchased the Crux Fermentation Project, part of a newly announced coalition of five Central Oregon craft breweries, to be called the Oregon Beverage Collective aimed at helping all of the familiar brands thrive. Andy Rhine, general manager and co-owner of Cascade Lakes,

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FBI releases surveillance video and images of masked individual outside of Nancy Guthrieโ€™s home

FBI releases surveillance video and images of masked individual outside of Nancy Guthrieโ€™s home

CNN — New black-and-white images of a person at Nancy Guthrieโ€™s front door released by investigators do not provide an easily identifiable view of the subject, but a former deputy director of the FBI says they are still full of potential clues. Here’s the latest โ€ข Photo release: FBI Director Kash Patel has released doorbell images

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