US economy grew at a shocking pace in the fourth quarter
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The US economy remained shockingly robust in the fourth quarter to close out a remarkably strong 2023 as…
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Boeing 737 Max 9’s: What travelers need to know
CNN By Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — The Alaska Airlines incident on January 5 that left a hole in the fuselage of a Boeing 737…
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Businesses around Bend are preparing for Super Bowl Sunday
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Jerseys are being chosen, snacks were debated, and the big decision of where to watch the game is unfolding. I visited three…
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OSU study offers rare long-term analysis of techniques to create standing dead trees (snags) for wildlife habitat
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Ecologists have long known that standing dead trees, commonly referred to as snags, are an important habitat element for…
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‘Every egg counts’: Oregon Zoo welcomes first condor egg of 2024
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The first California condor egg of 2024 arrived at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation on…
Continue ReadingSeattle will pay $10 million to protesters who said police used excessive force during 2020 protests
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle has agreed to pay $10 million to 50 demonstrators who sued over the police department’s…
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Bend-La Pine Schools note ‘significant progress’ in 2 days of teacher contract talks; both sides request state mediator
Two more two day-long rounds of teacher contract negotiations for Bend-La Pine Schools made “significant progress” on several issues, the school…
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Deschutes County Dog Board orders three dogs who fatally mauled homeless man be humanely euthanized
Three dogs who fatally mauled a man living at a Juniper Ridge homeless camp last summer, leading to their owner’s guilty plea to criminally…
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OSU-Cascades professor talks about new grant to boost HS students’ participation in computer science courses
The Oregon Department of Education has awarded a grant to an OSU-Cascades professor. It’s part of a statewide plan to expand and offer computer…
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Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz says city may install red-light cameras to discourage speeding, reduce crashes
Bend city councilors have given Police Chief Mike Krantz the “green light” to continue developing an automated traffic enforcement system, including…
Continue ReadingFAA approves a path for Boeing 737 Max 9s to return to operations
By David Goldman, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN New York (CNN) — Boeing CEO David Calhoun’s Wednesday was decidedly a mixed bag: The…
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Redmond Senior Center invites public to grand reopening of kitchen after extensive remodel
The Redmond Senior Center will hold a grand reopening of its newly remodeled kitchen at a public event Thursday afternoon and accept a major donation…
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Central Oregon and US gas prices are at their lowest levels since the summer of 2021, AAA Oregon/Idaho says
Gas prices are in the winter doldrums in most states, including Oregon, this week, with minimal changes in their averages, but AAA Oregon/Idaho says…
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Federal officials consider adding 10 more species – including the pygmy rabbit – to endangered list
By TODD RICHMONDAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal wildlife officials say they’ve decided to review whether to add 10 more species to…
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COCC President Dr. Laurie Chesley talks Madras Campus expansion, other efforts in first-ever State of the College address
(Update: adding comments from COCC president, board members) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Local leaders, educators and members of the public gathered at…
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‘Sensing Sasquatch’ exhibition, coming to High Desert Museum, will explore reclusive legend through Indigenous lens
What does Sasquatch — also known as Bigfoot — represent to you? The unknown? Adventure? Mystery? (Probably not a museum exhibit, but think…
Continue ReadingMcConnell says immigration talks in ‘quandary’ as Trump lobbies Congress to kill deal
By Manu Raju, Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s push to kill a bipartisan immigration deal may now derail a…
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Amazon buys 50 acres in Roanoke, Va., from Bend’s Deschutes Brewery
ROANOKE, Va. (KTVZ) — The e-commerce giant Amazon has bought a 50-acre piece of land in the Roanoke Centre for Industry and Technology from Bend,…
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Washington state reaches a nearly $150 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over opioid crisis
By MANUEL VALDES and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state attorney general announced a $149.5 million…
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US Highway 26 reopens between Warm Springs and Mt. Hood after closure to remove crashed car hauler semi-truck
U.S. Highway 26 closed for nearly five hours Wednesday between Mt. Hood and Warm Springs for the recovery of a car hauler semi-truck that crashed…
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