New hospitality company set to take over concessions at Crater Lake National Park
CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hospitality company ExplorUS has informed the National Park Service that it intends to take over the…
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Only one candidate running for Bend’s state Senate seat after GOP candidate disqualified
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Secretary of State’s Office has ruled Republican Shannon Monihan ineligible for the May 21 primary ballot, after…
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‘Left a hole that can’t be replaced’: Sister of La Pine teaching assistant aide killed in Hwy. 97 crash wants tougher speed limits for trucks
A La Pine-area woman who worked as an educational assistant at schools in Bend and La Pine was killed and her pregnant daughter was critically…
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Special report: Grading on a Curve? Some parents worry graduation rates are high because expectations are low
(Update: Adding video, comments from school counselor) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With local high school graduation rates generally at just over 80%, some…
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Grant, partnership help Camp Fire Central Oregon expand robotics offerings to area youth
Robotics is reaching more kids and teachers in Central Oregon who might not otherwise have a chance to explore it, thanks to a grant that’s created…
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DRW homeowner confronts early-morning intruder armed with knife, prompting ‘LOCK YOUR DOORS’ alert, arrest
Residents in the southwest corner of Deschutes River Woods awakened to a frightening alert from Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies early Sunday…
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Bentz joins China Hat neighbors in calling for homeless camps in the woods south of Bend to be cleared out
Some residents on the south end of Bend are criticizing the U.S. Forest Service for not removing homeless camps when they work on roads in the…
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Oregon lawmakers voted to recriminalize drugs. The bill’s future is now in the governor’s hands
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The future of an Oregon bill that would roll back the state’s first-in-the-nation drug…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court temporarily freezes implementation of Texas immigration law
By John Fritze and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily froze enforcement of Texas’ controversial…
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Oregon House passes, sends to Gov. Kotek $376 million Emergency Housing Stability and Production Package
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon House on Monday passed Senate Bills 1530 and 1537, key pieces of Gov. Tina Kotek’s $376 million Emergency Housing…
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DCSO Search and Rescue comes to the aid of Redmond family whose pickup got stuck in 3 feet of snow south of Bend
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue came to the aid Sunday evening of a stranded Redmond family – two women, two young kids and three…
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Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing to conduct routine night training this week, possibly in C.O. skies
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing will conduct routine F-15 Eagle night training missions from Monday through…
Continue ReadingFAA finds ‘multiple instances’ of Boeing quality control issues
By Pete Muntean, Gregory Wallace and Chris Isidore, CNN Washington DC (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration has found multiple problems…
Continue Reading3 Portlanders aboard door plug blowout flight file $1B lawsuit against Boeing, Alaska Airlines
On Jan. 5, 2024, Kyle Rinker and his girlfriend boarded an Alaska Airlines flight to Ontario, California. They’d taken this particular flight…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court keeps Trump on Colorado ballot, rejecting 14th Amendment push
CNN By John Fritze, Devan Cole and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump should appear…
Continue ReadingFrance becomes world’s first country to enshrine abortion rights in constitution
By Joshua Berlinger and Xiaofei Xu, CNN Paris (CNN) — France became the world’s first country to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution…
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Botched execution of serial killer in Idaho puts focus on capital punishment secrecy laws
By REBECCA BOONE and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — In 2012, two Idaho prison officials chartered a private plane and flew to…
Continue ReadingJack Teixeira pleads guilty to leaking sensitive national defense information
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of posting a trove of highly classified intelligence reports…
Continue ReadingUN agency accuses Israel of detaining, coercing staffers into false confessions about ties to Hamas
By Jeremy Diamond, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — The UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Monday accused Israel of detaining and torturing some…
Continue ReadingJetBlue pulls out of deal to buy Spirit Airlines
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — JetBlue Airways announced Monday it is pulling out of its deal to purchase Spirit Airlines. The decision…
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