Iran engages in urgent diplomacy as it braces for Israel’s response to missile attacks
CNN By Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s government is extremely nervous and has been…
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Election officials in southern states are grappling with fallout from dual hurricanes
CNN By Curt Devine, Devan Cole and Janat Batra, CNN (CNN) — Powerful hurricanes that wreaked havoc on wide swaths of the southeast…
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1 dead, at least 12 injured in shooting at Oklahoma City party, police say
By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — One person was killed and at least 12 others were injured in a shooting at a party in Oklahoma City early…
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After mulling siege plan, Israel ramps up military push in northern Gaza
By Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military is carrying out a widespread operation in northern Gaza, issuing evacuation orders and…
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OSP K-9 team finds, seizes 40 pounds of crystal meth during I-5 traffic stop in Linn County
ALBANY, Ore. (KTVZ) – An Oregon State Police K-9 team seized 40 pounds of crystal methamphetamine during an I-5 traffic stop this week and arrested…
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Two African countries say they need to kill elephants for food. Critics say it’s cruel and won’t work
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Drought is now so bad in parts of southern Africa that governments say they must kill hundreds of their most…
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Wyden addresses hemp beverage industry summit in Bend, calls for standardized consumer protections
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Senator Ron Wyden gave a keynote address Friday at the Pacific Hemp Beverage Industry Summit at Worthy Brewing, talking…
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City of Bend considers allowing limited debris, vegetation burning in hard-to-reach areas
For more than a decade, the city of Bend has banned open burning of yard debris, also known as backyard burning, within the city limits. But…
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21st annual Bend Film Festival celebrates independent cinema; we talk to filmmakers
(update: adding video, comments from director and cinematographer) Bend, ORE. (KTVZ) — The Bend Film Festival is back for its 21st edition,…
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Two former employees of Saving Grace say they were denied the very services the organization provides
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Monica and Michelle are former employees at Saving Grace, the only nonprofit in Central Oregon providing resources for…
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City of Bend and Deschutes County fleshing out plans for Juniper Ridge homeless ‘Temporary Safe Stay Area’
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County commissioners will hold a public hearing next Wednesday and consider alternative draft resolutions to assist…
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Hillsboro man drowns at Little Cultus Lake after falling out of fishing boat; father-in-law makes it to shore
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Hillsboro man on a camping and fishing trip with his father-in-law at Little Cultus Lake drowned earlier this week after…
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Boeing to lay off roughly 10% of its workforce
By Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — The CEO of Boeing told employees late Friday that the company plans to cut 10% of…
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Florida residents are returning to flooded streets and homes gone after Milton
CNN By Nicole Chavez and Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — There wasn’t much more than a pile of debris from shattered homes when Vickie Ward…
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Volunteers sought for annual fish rescue at Lava Island on Deschutes River – but it may not be needed in a few years
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The annual Lava Island Fish Rescue will kick off next Friday, October 18, and volunteers are urgently needed to assist in this…
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Oregon’s most populous county adds gas utility to $51B climate suit against fossil fuel companies
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, has added the state’s largest natural gas utility…
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OSP Fish & Wildlife seeks tips from public in illegal waste of cow elk on Ochoco Wildlife Management Unit
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division said Friday it is investigating the unlawful take and waste of a cow…
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Oregon DEQ extends air quality advisory for Deschutes, other counties due to wildfire smoke
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality extended an air quality advisory Friday due to smoke from fires in Oregon and…
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Biden warns hurricane-relief funding needed soon as he calls on Congress to ‘step up’
By Michael Williams and Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden and other leaders are warning that Congress will soon need to…
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What’s behind the northern lights that dazzled the sky farther south than normal
Another in a series of unusually strong solar storms hitting Earth produced stunning skies full of pinks, purples, greens and blues farther south…
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