Special Report: Shortage of substitute teachers challenges schools on the High Desert
The High Desert Education Service District is in need of more substitute teachers.…
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‘Incredible demand’ prompts Deschutes County to seek planning grant for 500-acre RV/campground north of Bend
Deschutes County may seek a state parks grant to help advance the planning for a possible RV park/campground on 500 acres of county-owned property on…
Continue Reading8 teens were shot waiting for a bus after school in Northeast Philadelphia, police say as they hunt for suspects who fled
By Danny Freeman and Steve Almasy, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — At least eight high school students were shot Wednesday afternoon in a hail of…
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House-passed spending bill includes funds for Bend’s Hawthorne Bridge and airport control tower, Redmond wetlands
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., voted Wednesday in favor of H.R. 4366, the Consolidated Appropriations Act – a bipartisan…
Continue ReadingFDA warns consumers to stop using six brands of ground cinnamon found to have high levels of lead
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has expanded its investigation into tainted cinnamon products, and its…
Continue ReadingDefense Department analyzing possible spy balloon discovered off Alaskan coast
By Oren Liebermann, Hannah Rabinowitz, Katie Bo Lillis and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The Defense Department is analyzing a balloon…
Continue ReadingHouse passes key government funding bills as lawmakers rush to beat shutdown deadline
By Clare Foran, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, CNN The House voted on Wednesday to pass a package of six government funding bills as lawmakers race…
Continue ReadingNanoplastics linked to heart attack, stroke and early death, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — People with microplastics or nanoplastics in their carotid artery tissues were twice as likely to have a heart…
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Bend Park and Rec board member Zavier Borja resigns; remaining board seeking applicants to fill position
Bend Park and Rec Board member Zavier Borja announced his resignation from the post he was elected to in 2021 at Tuesday evening’s board meeting,…
Continue ReadingNTSB rips Boeing for failing to produce key door plug documents
By Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Boeing has not turned over important records to investigators probing the door plug blowout on…
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Avid Bend skier, 58, falls into tree well, dies of suffocation at Mt. Bachelor, latest in string of such tragedies
(Update: Tree-well suffocation confirmed, victim identified; information on past incidents. lawsuits) Robert Harrington, 58, was wearing helmet,…
Continue ReadingFilipino seafarers killed in first fatal Houthi attack on commercial shipping
By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Two Filipino seafarers are among the dead after a Houthi ballistic missile struck a commercial ship in the…
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Late snowfall causes accidents and cleanup for Bend police, fire and the city
(Update: Adding video, comments from Bend Fire, city of Bend) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week’s snowfall marked the fourth month in a row for Bend…
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Katie Wilson appointed dean of student life at OSU-Cascades, starts new role in May
Katie Wilson has been appointed associate dean for student life at Oregon State University – Cascades and will lead strategies and activities that…
Continue ReadingMitch McConnell endorses Donald Trump for president after years of frosty ties
By Manu Raju, CNN Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell announced Wednesday he will support Donald Trump for the presidency, a move that comes more than…
Continue ReadingNikki Haley exits Republican presidential race
CNN By Kylie Atwood, Arit John and Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced Wednesday that she is exiting the…
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10-day Cooley Road closure, Sunday blasting near Empire Ave. expected for Bend N. Hwy. 97 Corridor Project’s next phase
The next phase of the Bend North Highway 97 Corridor Project will include a 10-day closure of Cooley Road just east of the highway intersection, due…
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Oregon health officials urge people 65+ to get a second COVID-19 shot
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregonians 65 and older can now get an additional dose of the 2023–2024 updated COVID-19 vaccine following a federal…
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Deschutes County Dog Board spares life of dog that chased, killed 5 chickens in Terrebonne
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Dog Control Board held a hearing Tuesday to decide the fate of a Bernese Mountain Dog/Great Pyrenees mix…
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Biden and Trump dominate Super Tuesday races and move closer to a November rematch
By WILL WEISSERT, BILL BARROW and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, romped…
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