SEATTLE (AP) — Alaska Airlines agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal announced Sunday, potentially putting it on track for a clash with a Biden administration wary of higher airfares. The combined company would maintain both airlines’ brands, an unusual move in an industry where waves of acquisitions have led to four
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation is seeking information from anyone who has had insurance dealings with Joshua M. Bekhor or his company, Immediate Insurance Services. Bekhor is under investigation for being an unlicensed insurance producer in Oregon and misappropriating insurance premiums. The division received a complaint from an Oregon consumer
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senate Finance Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee, reintroduced legislation Thursday to put a stop to unfair and outdated federal alcohol taxes on kombucha companies in Oregon and across the country. “Kombucha is not the same as beer or other
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — A two-day training conference in Central Oregon will offer multiple training opportunities for workers in the residential, commercial, and industrial construction industries to increase their safety and health while on the job. The Mid-Oregon Construction Safety Summit, held Jan. 29-30, 2024, will address a variety of topics, including fall protection, excavation
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Some Bend Municipal Airport tenants are warning that the city’s proposed update to rules and regulations for airport tenants could cause some local aviation businesses to move or shut their doors for good.
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There’s still some sparse slopes and green, un-snow-covered trees in view on the slopes of Mt. Bachelor. But a big snowstorm due in coming days prompted the resort to announce Wednesday that it will open for the season on Saturday.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Chamber’s Young Professionals (YP) Program, sponsored by US Bank, has launched YP Passport sales for the 2024 calendar year. First introduced in 2020, the YP Passport allows team members to easily participate in all programming for the year. Cody Cloyd, Bend YP Member and Ambassador/Advisory Council Chair, shared, “When
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Department of Agriculture Assistant Director Jonathan Sandau and five agricultural companies from around the state embarked Tuesday on a trade mission to Singapore and Taipei, Taiwan. Although small in geography, these sophisticated markets are very important to Oregon agriculture. “Oregon has important cultural and trade ties with Singapore and Taiwan,
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(Update: Adding KTVZ.COM Poll) PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 4.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.02/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307 stations in Oregon. Prices in Oregon are 30.8 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 40.0 cents per gallon lower
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Sisters Bakery has been around since 1981, and is now expanding to meet high demand for its tasty breads.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates in Central Oregon registered very little movement in October, with only Crook County recording a light increase in its unemployment rate, the Oregon Employment Department reported Tuesday. Here’s the full monthly report: Crook County: The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly over the month of October and
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Over two years of marketing efforts came to a successful conclusion Monday, as Redmond Municipal Airport announced that American Airlines will be adding direct seasonal service between Redmond and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, beginning next May 6 through October 6.
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The Leading Edge Flight Academy has completed a new helicopter hangar facility at the Bend Municipal Airport, making use of a new heliport with more than 20 spots.
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge in Nevada has dealt another legal setback to Native American tribes trying to halt construction of one of the biggest lithium mines in the world. U.S. District Judge Miranda Du granted the government’s motion to dismiss their claims the mine is being built
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The Bend Sustainability Fund, a Visit Bend project, announced Tuesday the Visit Bend Board of Directors’ approval of the 2023 Bend Sustainability Fund grantees, awarding a total of $691,672 to eight projects around Central Oregon.
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It’s something straight out of a sci-fi movie – a transforming flying car is being built right here in Central Oregon.
Continue ReadingNewsChannel 21 is proud to unveil its new state-of-the-art studio to our Central Oregon viewers.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Avelo Airlines is celebrating the return of nonstop service from Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) – one year after launching the exclusive seasonal service. Avelo is the only airline that flies nonstop between Central Oregon and Palm Springs. Special first-anniversary one-way fares between RDM and PSP,
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Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Wednesday a nearly $400,000 federal grant to LeapFrog Design in Bend to develop a nature-based treatment technology to reuse onsite non-potable graywater.
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, in partnership with Portland General Electric, are holding a celebratory event on Friday, Dec. 1, marking the launch of their partnership to complete a major transmission upgrade, funded in part by a $250 million investment from the U.S. Department of Energy. CTWS received the
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