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There's Good News: Bend-La Pine Schools receive 2 grants from ODOT for road safety

There’s Good News: Bend-La Pine Schools receive 2 grants from ODOT for road safety

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Bendโ€“La Pine schools has been awarded two grants from the Oregon Department of Transportation. The funding will create a Safe Routes to School Plan,ย identifying hazards and improving walking and biking routes. It will also fund a new ‘Traffic Garden’ at La Pine Elementary, where students can learn bike and pedestrian safety. The

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Oregon gas prices continue to fall

Oregon gas prices continue to fall

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Right now,ย Oregon drivers could beย getting some relief at the pump. According to GasBuddy, the average price of regular gas in Oregon has dropped 11.2 cents over the past week, now sitting at $4.49 a gallon. That’s nearly 59 cents lower than a month ago, but still about 54 cents higher than

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Kylie Minogue

Australian PM Albanese apologizes for โ€˜disrespectfulโ€™ comments about Kylie Minogue

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologized after naming singer Kylie Minogue in response to a question about who he would, theoretically, โ€œshag, marry, date.โ€ Albanese appeared on the โ€œBush Deepโ€ podcast on Thursday, hosted by comedian Nikki Osborne, who asked him whom he would choose out of Minogue,

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A classic American car is seen parked near the Iberostar Parque Central hotel in Havana on March 12.

Cubaโ€™s hotels sit empty as US pressure campaign drives tourists away

By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — Cubaโ€™s tourism sector seems to have everything from white sandy beaches to Spanish colonial forts. Everything except for tourists. The islandโ€™s economy has been caught in a death spiral following a barrage of sanctions levied by the Trump administration against the communist-run government. As services break down

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Stacks of clear

What the Guadalupe River left behind

By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — When the Guadalupe River surged through Texas Hill Country last summer, Elida Sierra Lutz and her three children were swept into the deadly flooding like debris in the current. The family fought for three hours last July Fourth to stay alive after more than a summerโ€™s worth of rain

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A Type 094 Jin-class nuclear submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy

China conducts rare submarine-launched ballistic missile test, angering Pacific neighbors

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — China on Monday conducted a rare test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile in the Pacific Ocean, sparking criticism from New Zealand and Australia for actions that they said threatened peace and stability in the region. A Peopleโ€™s Liberation Army Navy submarine โ€œlaunched a strategic missile carrying a dummy warhead

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Erika Kirk

Charlie Kirkโ€™s widow faces his accused killer in court for the first time as prosecutors start presenting evidence

By Nicki Brown, Andi Babineau, CNN Provo, Utah (CNN) — The widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk faced her husbandโ€™s accused killer, Tyler Robinson, in court for the first time Monday as Utah prosecutors began presenting some of their evidence in hopes of convincing a judge to allow the case to proceed to trial. Erika

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UPDATE: Coyner Fire in Redmond held at 20.5 acres, evacuation level remains in place

(Update: July 5th; 20.5 acres burned; 10% contained) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fire crews continue working to contain the Coyner Fire burning northwest of Tetherow Road in Redmond, where flames threatened homes and powerlines over the holiday weekend. The fire started Saturday afternoon near Northwest Tetherow Road and Northwest Helmholtz Way and has grown to

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This March 2013 file photo shows the air traffic control tower at Chicago's Midway International Airport.

Minor paint damage reported on Delta plane that reported being hit by firework while landing in Chicago

By Kara Nelson, Karina Tsui, Diego Mendoza, Bill Kirkos, CNN (CNN) — A Delta Air Lines flight that reported being hit by a firework as it descended into Chicago Midway International Airport on July 4 had โ€œminor paint damage,โ€ the Chicago Police Department confirmed Monday. โ€œWe just had a firework hit our plane,โ€ the pilot

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Nigel Farage (centre) walking with George Cottrell (right) in London in June 2016

Brexit architect Farage under pressure as questions over funding mount

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Much like his ally, US President Donald Trump, Nigel Farage has enjoyed a political career seemingly coated in Teflon, his straight-talking, combative communication style brushing off any potential scandal. Throughout his rise to become the voice of Britainโ€™s populist hard-right, architect of Brexit and chief anti-immigrant activist, any accusations

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