Fat Bear Week 2025 crowns a winner
By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — The Yankees and the Red Sox. Celtic and Rangers. Real Madrid and Barcelona. In a competition bear-ly more…
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From ending conflicts to joining wars, ex-British PM Blair vies for Gaza reconstruction job with credentials and controversy
By Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is returning to the international limelight as the prospective head of an…
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Colorado investigators to review author Hunter S. Thompson’s death more than two decades after it was ruled a suicide
By Andi Babineau, CNN Denver (CNN) — The Colorado Bureau of Investigation will be conducting a review into the case of renowned journalist and…
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Olney Avenue closure near downtown Bend likely extended through early 2026 due to soil issue
A portion of Olney Avenue near downtown Bend has been closed since the beginning of the year. The closure is a part of the city’s voter-approved…
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The BLM just spent over $200K to clear out, clean up local homeless camps – here’s what else they did to avoid a repeat
(Update: Adding video) La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bureau of Land Management has spent about $200,000 to remove five long-term homeless camps from…
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A bomb scare locked down a local courthouse – here’s what happened, and how it turned out
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Crook County Justice Center was locked down and the area around it blocked off for a a time Tuesday after a Prineville…
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Venezuela’s Maduro says he is ready to declare state of emergency if US attacks
By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he is preparing to declare a state of emergency to protect his country in…
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READ: President Trump lists reasons for sending federal troops to Portland, seeks to end ‘Radical Left’s reign of terror’
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Three days after announcing federal mobilization of Oregon National Guard troops to Portland, President Trump issued a statement…
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Journalists grabbed, shoved by ICE agents in New York immigration court, video shows
By Cindy Von Quednow, Holmes Lybrand, Gloria Pazmino, Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — At least one journalist appeared to be injured after one…
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Oregon sets maximum rent hikes for 2026 – but it’s no longer just one number
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon’s Department of Administrative Services published Tuesday the maximum rent increases allowed by law for 2026 – but it’s…
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Nurses on strike leave picket line to help victims of Michigan church shooting and fire
By Eric Levenson, CNN Grand Blanc Township, Michigan (CNN) — Eva Kerzka just wanted to help. For going on five weeks, she and about 700 other…
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Oregon Health Authority lifts recreational use advisory for Ochoco Lake, but says pets should still stay away
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Health Authority said Tuesday it has lifted a recreational use health advisory issued for Ochoco Lake in Crook…
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More major health plans could leave St. Charles network soon, if talks don’t reach a deal
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — One week after St. Charles Health System said it reached contract agreements with two insurance providers, Aetna and Cigna,…
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Welcome sign of the season: The first snow of fall dusts Mt. Bachelor
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Tuesday night brought the first snow of the season to the slopes of Mt. Bachelor, a timely…
Continue ReadingGOP’s big moment, when 911 doesn’t answer, luxury on the metro: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Here we go again. Another statue, another controversy. Some fans say this 10-foot bronze likeness of…
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NTSB report reveals what was going on inside the San Diego control tower when two planes nearly collided on the runway
By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A distracted controller, along with a supervisor trying to fix a broken printer, led to two planes nearly…
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Emergency closure ends, a year after the Firestone and Flat Top fires, but visitors are still urged to use caution
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes National Forest lands around last year’s Firestone and Flat Top Fires, about 20 miles…
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Crews build containment on Foley Ridge Fire amid signs of progress; Highway 242 still closed
More than 300 firefighters have brought the lightning-sparked Foley Ridge Fire east of McKenzie Bridge to 58% containment, allowing officials to…
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Trump announced his 20-point Gaza peace plan. What comes next?
By Oren Liebermann, Mostafa Salem, Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump called it “potentially one of the great days ever in…
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Des Moines superintendent detained by ICE resigns from his position
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Ian Roberts, the leader of Des Moines’ schools who was detained by immigration agents last week, is…
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