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Sheriff: Girl shoots 3 at Idaho school; teacher disarms her

May 7, 2021 7:38 am The Associated Press

Authorities say a sixth-grade girl brought a gun to her Idaho middle school, shot two students and a custodian and then was disarmed by a teacher.…

Pfizer/BioNTech seek full FDA approval for their Covid-19 vaccine

May 7, 2021 4:18 am CNN Newsource

Pfizer/BioNTech has initiated its application to the US Food and Drug Administration for full FDA approval of its Covid-19 vaccine for people ages 16…

Ex-Deschutes prosecutor who alleged ‘toxic’ race, sex discrimination agrees to $87,500 settlement

May 6, 2021 5:05 pm KTVZ News Partners

A former Deschutes County deputy district attorney who sued the county, alleging race and sex discrimination and a “toxic sex- and race-based hostile…

Fire heavily damages SW Madras mobile home

May 6, 2021 8:55 pm KTVZ News Partners

A fire heavily damaged a Madras mobile home Thursday afternoon, and while the family escaped unhurt, a dog and a pet lizard perished in the blaze,…

Sunriver Resort, with 200 summer jobs still to fill, raises housekeeper starting pay to $25/hour

May 6, 2021 9:33 am KTVZ News Partners

Sunriver Resort said Thursday it is still hiring for the summer season and is offering a new starting wage of $25 per hour for the housekeeping…

Bend sisters among several young C.O. athletes who fared well at archery nationals

May 6, 2021 11:01 am KTVZ

Bend archers were shooting for a solid finish at nationals, and it’s safe to say they hit their…

Bend flower shop copes with Mother’s Day challenges amid nationwide flower shortage

May 6, 2021 5:51 pm KTVZ

Bend flower shops are busy, of course, as Mother’s Day is right around the corner. But the businesses also are struggling, as the nation faces a…

Breese-Iverson introduces bill to ensure full in-person school reopenings this fall

May 6, 2021 12:13 pm KTVZ News Partners

State Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson, R-Prineville, introduced a bicameral, bipartisan bill Thursday that would ensure access to full, in-person…

COCC delays return to in-person services, postpones reopening to public

May 6, 2021 1:31 pm KTVZ News Partners

Central Oregon Community College announced Thursday that it will postpone the college’s planned summer reopening…

Bentz part of GOP lawmakers’ feud over proposal to breach 4 Snake River dams

May 6, 2021 12:05 pm The Associated Press

Some Republican members of Congress from the Northwest are accusing an Idaho lawmaker of conducting secret negotiations with the Democratic governor…

Bend-La Pine Schools again honor graduating seniors with billboards

May 6, 2021 8:32 am The Associated Press

This week, contractors are giving several area billboards graduation makeovers to celebrate the Class of 2021. First conceived of for the Class of…

City of Bend to consider 2 NE Bend motels for converting into temporary transitional shelter

May 5, 2021 9:37 pm Barney Lerten

A month after the city of Bend called off plans to buy a Third Street motel to convert into a transitional shelter, city councilors Wednesday night…

Bend keeps on growing through pandemic — and so does city’s new, $919 million budget

May 5, 2021 7:26 pm KTVZ News Partners

Bend City Manager Eric King kicked off the city’s budget adoption process Wednesday evening by delivering a message to the Budget Committee and…

‘They’ve failed to act’: Family of woman killed in Hwy. 97-Bear Drive crash suing Jefferson County, state

May 5, 2021 12:00 pm KTVZ

Ron Adams of Portland is suing Jefferson County after his wife, Nadia Rankov Adams, was killed in a fatal car crash last August at the intersection…

Bend-La Pine Schools trim high school in-person classes amid rising COVID-19 cases, quarantines

May 5, 2021 10:57 am KTVZ News Partners

Bend-La Pine Schools have seen 130 COVID-19 cases in the past four weeks, including more than 20 each at Bend, Mountain View and Summit high schools,…