64-acre prescribed burn conducted south of Sisters
Firefighters with the Sisters Ranger District ignited 64 acres in a prescribed fire Wednesday on Sisters Area Fuels Reduction Unit 4 four miles south…
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Vice President Vance casts tie-breaking Senate vote to kill bipartisan effort to rebuke Trump’s trade policy
By Morgan Rimmer, Ted Barrett and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance traveled to Capitol Hill late Wednesday to cast a tie-breaking…
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False alarms: 9-1-1 tech ‘glitches’ led to a pair of untrue warnings of a fire at Bend’s new Costco
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon users of a popular website and smartphone app to track the latest fires, crashes and other emergencies were…
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Advocates worry of dangerous enforcement during Forest Service sweep of China Hat Road encampments
On the eve of the Deschutes National Forest’s closure of nearly 36,000 acres south of Bend for fuels reduction work – and the deadline for over 100…
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Tesla dismisses report of board plan to replace Elon Musk
By David Goldman and John Liu, CNN (CNN) — Tesla’s chair Robyn Denholm has rejected a Wall Street Journal report that the company’s board…
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Governor Kotek signs bills to fund Oregon’s summer learning programs for the next three years
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek signed two bills Wednesday that will fund summer learning programs this summer and the next two summers.…
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Problem Solvers: La Pine-area man arrested on animal abuse charges, 3 dogs seized after viral video sparks outrage
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to the Problem Solvers Wednesday that a La Pine-area man caught on camera apparently abusing his dog…
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S&P 500, Dow close out April in the red as economy contracts for first time since 2022
By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — April was one of the wildest months in recent memory for markets, capped off by a key data release that…
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Bend-La Pine Schools superintendent, others join in video deploring ‘real harm’ caused by federal cutbacks
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook joined six other Oregon superintendents in a video released Wednesday…
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Trump administration weighs sending migrants to Libya and Rwanda, sources say
By Priscilla Alvarez and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has discussed with Libya and Rwanda the possibility of sending…
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Supreme Court’s conservative majority open to endorsing the use of state funds for a Catholic charter school
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday seemed open to backing the creation of a Catholic charter…
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Consumer spending soared in March as Americans tried to get ahead of tariffs
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — A car-buying frenzy, stoked by tariff fears, drove US consumer spending in March to its biggest monthly gain in…
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US and Ukraine sign critical minerals deal after months of tense negotiations
By Victoria Butenko, Kit Maher, Ivana Kottasová, Daria Tarasova-Markina and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The United States and Ukraine have signed…
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Drought, beetles and tree disease still biggest threats to Oregon’s forests, latest aerial survey finds
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – A new report on the state of health of Oregon’s forests shows that drought, insect pests and tree diseases continue to be…
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Packing up: Vehicles towed as homeless rush to move from China Hat Road under Forest Service order
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– After nearly five years, J. Smith is leaving China Hat Road. His van was towed away on Tuesday, in hopes of being repaired, as…
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Federal judge rejects plea to cancel or delay Forest Service project; China Hat homeless must move
A federal judge in Eugene on Tuesday rejected a plea by homeless people living in the woods south of Bend to delay Thursday’s deadline to move out…
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In Darlene 3’s wake, campfires banned on BLM lands in the La Pine area to curb danger of human-caused wildfires
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — “To enhance public safety and reduce the risk of wildfires,” the Bureau of Land Management said Tuesday it’s…
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For a second time, Governor Kotek is seeking applicants to become the next Jefferson County district attorney
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Three months after her first announcement, Governor Tina Kotek said Tuesday she is accepting additional applications for the…
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Think Wild treating second critically ill bald eagle, battling severe lead poisoning
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend wildlife hospital Think Wild said Tuesday it is now caring for two bald eagle patients, both in…
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UPS is cutting 20,000 jobs. It’s not what you think
By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — UPS will cut 20,000 jobs this year, about 4% of its global workforce, the company said Tuesday. But UPS added the…
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