Central Oregon adds more jobs in February; unemployment rates hold steady
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates saw little change in Central Oregon this February, the Oregon Employment Department…
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Watch your mailbox: Oregon State Treasury proactively returning $11 million in unclaimed funds
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ — Oregon State Treasurer Elizabeth Steiner announced Tuesday that the Treasury will be proactively returning approximately $11…
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‘We’ve got to get moving’: Efforts to site new Deschutes County landfill resume after talks on top pick fall through
Negotiations began nearly a year ago between Deschutes County and Hooker Creek on future use of the Moon Pit mine site for a new county landfill. But…
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Oregon Department of Education lists student literacy, math projects ending early due to federal funding cuts
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Education said Tuesday it has received formal notification from the U.S. Department of Education that…
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More than 11,000 Pacific Power customers have service restored after hour-long outage; cause determined
A utility maintenance crew accidentally caused a widespread Central Oregon power outage late Tuesday morning, knocking out service for about an hour…
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Trump accuses Ukraine’s Zelensky of ‘trying to back out’ of proposed minerals deal
By Lauren Kent and Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump accused the Ukrainian president of “trying to back out” of the…
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OSP identifies Crescent man killed in Highway 97 crash; family mourns the loss of a ‘wonderful man with a big heart’
Oregon State Police on Tuesday identified a Crescent man who was killed when he lost control of his car on icy Highway 97 south of La Pine and…
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Time is running out: Tax Day is just two weeks away, and a million Oregonians have yet to file their returns
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Nearly 1.2 million Oregonians have already filed their state personal income tax returns this year. But with just two weeks…
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Speaker Johnson suffers defeat as GOP rebels tank effort to block remote voting for new parents
By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday abruptly halted all work in the House after suffering a major defeat over his push…
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‘It’s a bloodbath’: Massive wave of job cuts underway at US health agencies
By Nick Valencia, Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, Tami Luhby and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — A massive wave of job cuts got underway at US health…
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Rep. Bynum, Senator Merkley introduce bill to continue federal funding for Deschutes River Conservancy
ep. Janelle Bynum, D-Ore., and Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced on Tuesday the Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2025. The…
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Spring spike: Seasonal factors send Oregon gas prices rising; Bend’s average up a dime this week
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Gas prices are rising in most states as April begins due to seasonal factors. And the West Coast is also impacted by…
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23 states, DC sue Trump administration over billions in lost public health funding
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Democratic attorneys general and governors in 23 states and Washington, DC, have filed a lawsuit against the…
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Swift Water Rescue Team checking flooded Burns homes, evacuating trapped residents
BURNS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Swift Water Rescue Team has been busy since arriving in flood-stricken Burns, checking on…
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Cory Booker crosses 23-hour mark in marathon Senate floor speech protesting Trump agenda
CNN By Morgan Rimmer, Ted Barrett, Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Cory Booker is holding the Senate floor into Tuesday afternoon,…
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US Justice Department to seek the death penalty for Mangione
By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday the Justice Department will seek the…
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Job opportunities are shrinking and layoffs in the federal government just hit their highest level in four years
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — US employers pulled back on their hiring plans last month, while layoffs in the federal government spiked to…
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TikTok is almost out of time to find a buyer. Here’s what we know
By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — TikTok users may be experiencing some déjà vu this week. The popular short-form video app’s future is…
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SpaceX launches 4 people on a polar orbit never attempted before
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX on Monday launched its latest mission for paying customers: This time, a Crew Dragon spacecraft is…
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Deschutes County commissioners decide to create a citizen districting committee for commission expansion
Nearly five months after Deschutes County voters approved a measure to expand the Board of County Commissioners from three to five, the three…
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