Hurricane Francine will continue to strengthen on its collision course with Louisiana
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Mary Gilbert, Robert Shackelford and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Francine has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane…
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Harney County receives air cleaners in local, state and federal effort to curb wildfire smoke exposure
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — State and federal agencies are working together to bring air monitors and temporary air cleaners to schools in Harney County,…
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RootedHomes set to break ground on first Redmond affordable housing community; public invited
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — RootedHomes is excited to announce that the groundbreaking ceremony for their first community in Redmond, Rooted at 19th,…
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Gov. Kotek invokes Conflagration Act for 17th time this year to help battle the Service Fire in Wheeler County
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ)Â –Â The Oregon State Fire Marshal mobilized resources to the Service Fire in Wheeler County overnight as the fire, pushed by gusty…
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Ochoco National Forest expands Maury Mountains closure area due to increased Wiley Flat Fire activity
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — In coordination with the Crook County Sheriff’s Office, the Ochoco National Forest is expanding the Maury Mountains…
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Bridge, Line, Airport and Davis fires grow in California and Nevada, displacing thousands
By Chris Boyette and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Wildfires in California and Nevada are driving thousands from their homes as firefighters…
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Firefighters douse brush fire off Bear Creek Road east of Bend, believed to be from smoldering lightning strike
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bend and Alfalfa firefighters put out a brush fire in the woods near Bear Creek Road east of Bend Tuesday afternoon that…
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Fast-growing Little Lava Fire prompts expanded evacuation zones; Sunriver raised to Level 2 ‘Be Set’ to leave
The Little Lava Fire kept on growing and putting up a large smoke plume Tuesday as Deschutes County emergency managers once again expanded the Level…
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Harris presses a more forceful case against Trump than Biden did on abortion, economy and democracy
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kamala Harris pressed a forceful case against Donald Trump on Tuesday in their first and perhaps only debate…
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Deschutes Co. sheriff’s candidates Bailey, Vander Kamp talk DCSO budget, office tensions, lawsuit threats in KTVZ debate
Deschutes County sheriff’s candidates Captain William Bailey and Sergeant Kent Vander Kamp squared off in a live 30-minute debate Monday evening on…
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‘The sky was very apocalyptic’: Downtown Bend businesses, visitors talk about our smoky conditions
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Several days of this lingering smoky haze are taking a toll on people and businesses in downtown Bend. Smoke from the recent…
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Lead, arsenic and other heavy metals in tampons prompt FDA investigation
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will examine the potential harm to women of heavy…
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Biden condemns ‘totally unacceptable’ death of American activist killed by IDF in the West Bank
By Betsy Klein, Nikki Carvajal and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday condemned the death of American…
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After 13 years, Heart of Oregon Corps closing Madras Thrift Store training program
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Heart of Oregon Corps announced Tuesday the closure of its Thrift Store training program in Madras after 13 years of…
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Arrest warrant out for leader of Bend organized retail theft ring that stole over $22,000 in goods from six large stores
A $20,000 arrest warrant was issued Tuesday for a 29-year-old Bend man accused of leading a large organized theft ring that hit at least six large…
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2 Delta planes collide while taxiing at Atlanta airport, knocking tail section from one
CNN By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Two Delta Air Lines planes collided as both were taxiing for takeoff from Atlanta’s busy Hartsfield-Jackson…
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Oregon Highways 126 and 242 closed west of Sisters due to pair of wildfires on the Willamette National Forest
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Two growing wildfires on the Willamette National Forest west of Sisters have now prompted the closures of both state…
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Why the search for the Kentucky I-75 shooting suspect is so difficult
By Zoe Sottile and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of acres of wilderness. Sinkholes. And the possibility of a gunman around every…
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Dozens of casualties and more feared buried in Israeli airstrike on Gaza humanitarian zone targeting Hamas militants
CNN By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Kareem Khadder and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — An overnight Israeli airstrike on an area that Israel itself had…
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SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn crew on daring excursion into Earth’s radiation belts
CNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX’s latest mission — a bold and risky trek into Earth’s Van Allen radiation belts by a…
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