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Oregon VA director’s Veterans Day message: A time to pause as a nation

November 1, 2020 12:07 pm KTVZ News Partners

Virtual statewide celebration to be held online at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11 SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the annual Veterans Day message from Kelly…

Fred Meyer outlines changes in holiday, Black Friday shopping

November 1, 2020 9:38 am KTVZ News Partners

Fred Meyer has announced plans for Black Friday events that will bring changes to holiday shopping.…

Portland police declare riot after windows smashed in Lloyd District businesses

November 1, 2020 12:12 am The Associated Press

Police in Portland declared a riot Saturday night after authorities said protesters smashed windows in businesses and threw projectiles at police.…

Oregon reports 14 more COVID-19 deaths, including Crook Co. woman; 555 cases

October 31, 2020 12:32 pm Barney Lerten, The Associated Press

COVID-19 has claimed 14 more lives in Oregon, including a Crook County woman, raising the state’s death toll to 689, along with 555 new cases, the…

How you should spend that extra hour from Daylight Saving Time, for your health

October 30, 2019 10:47 pm CNN Newsource

It’s Sunday morning, and you open your eyes to discover it’s still incredibly early because — huzzah! — we’ve reached…

2 face federal charges after E. Oregon traffic stop turns up 40 lbs. of hidden meth

October 31, 2020 12:48 am KTVZ News Partners

A man and woman have been arrested on federal charges of interstate drug trafficking after a traffic stop in Eastern Oregon turned up about 40…

Crews stop brush fire northwest of Redmond

October 30, 2020 11:05 pm Barney Lerten

A wind-fanned brush fire northwest of Redmond burned about a quarter-acre Friday afternoon before crews stopped it, officials…

President Trump supporters rally along Hwy. 97 in Bend

October 30, 2020 10:47 pm KTVZ

A group of President Trump supporters staged a rally along Highway 97 in northern Bend Friday…

OHA urges: Make safety – and the ‘three W’s’ – part of your holiday celebrations

October 30, 2020 9:19 pm KTVZ News Partners

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With COVID-19 cases recently surging and the weather getting cooler, the Oregon Health Authority urges Oregonians to rethink…

What the state’s new COVID-19 metrics mean for C.O. schools

October 30, 2020 6:11 pm KTVZ

Despite two straight days of record COVID-19 case numbers, Gov. Kate Brown and other state officials on Friday unveiled new, more flexible guidelines…

‘Safe harbor’ designation will keep Crook County schools open

October 30, 2020 2:17 pm Barney Lerten

The Crook County School District said students will stay in the classrooms, thanks to new COVID-19 metrics announced Friday by Governor Kate Brown.…

Two Bend elementary schools create safe Halloween fun for kids

October 30, 2020 5:42 pm KTVZ

The staff at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend thought of a fun way to connect with kids for Halloween on Friday. Parents and students drove by…

Central Oregon tow truck drivers deal with close calls on the highways

October 30, 2020 2:55 pm KTVZ

A local tow truck driver has a message for other drivers: “Move…

United Way of C.O. distributes $500K in Bend CARES Act funding

October 30, 2020 4:59 pm KTVZ News Partners

In late July, the City of Bend allocated $500,000 to United Way of Central Oregon to assist vulnerable populations in the Bend community. The funding…