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OSU study: Hops supplements safe for menopausal women

May 19, 2020 9:16 am KTVZ News Partners

Hop-based dietary supplements that many women use to ease the night sweats and hot flashes commonly reported during menopause aren’t likely to…

No laughing matter: OSU researcher takes robot comic on the road

May 19, 2020 9:10 am KTVZ News Partners

Stand-up comedian Jon the Robot likes to tell his audiences that he does lots of auditions but has a hard time getting…

Wyden, colleagues call for securing U.S. Capitol phone networks

May 19, 2020 8:54 am KTVZ News Partners

Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mike Rounds, R-S.D., with Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., led 20 members of the House and Senate in a request to encrypt…

‘Redmond Cares’ meeting needs across C.O. community

May 19, 2020 8:50 am KTVZ News Partners

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond Proficiency Academy, along with members of the Redmond community, including staff members from Camp Tamarack,…

3 Oregon men charged with poaching 27 big game animals

May 18, 2020 10:40 pm KTVZ News Partners

Three Oregon men have been charged with poaching 27 big game animals over the past two years after a concerned citizen alerted authorities.…

Oregon Supreme Court halts judges’ order nixing Gov. Brown’s virus restrictions

May 18, 2020 1:01 pm The Associated Press

The Oregon Supreme Court late Monday halted a Baker County judge’s order earlier in the day that had tossed out statewide coronavirus restrictions…

Cascades Theatrical Company unveils brand new stage

May 18, 2020 10:02 pm Barney Lerten

After 38 years of shows in its downtown Bend location, Cascades Theatrical Company is unveiling a brand new stage. The theater used the down time…

Judge grants early end for Malheur Refuge occupation leader’s supervision

May 18, 2020 9:23 pm The Associated Press

A federal judge has ended Eastern Oregon refuge occupation leader Ryan Payne’s federal supervision a year and a half…

Alleged Bend heroin, meth dealer, teen daughter arrested; drugs, cash seized

May 18, 2020 8:10 pm Barney Lerten

Central Oregon drug agents arrested an alleged Bend drug dealer, as well as her teen daughter and a transient, and seized drugs and cash at the…

‘This new normal’: Bend restaurants adjusting to reopening rules

May 18, 2020 6:38 pm KTVZ

After nearly two months of being closed or limited to takeout and delivery, some Bend restaurants saw their highest numbers of customers yet over the…

Oregon Veterans’ Affairs launches Educational Bridge Grant program

May 18, 2020 4:33 pm KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs is now accepting applications for a new grant program aimed at helping Oregon…

Prineville caregiver arrested on charges she stole $1,000s from senior

May 18, 2020 3:51 pm Barney Lerten

A Prineville woman has been arrested on theft, identity theft and other charges, accused of stealing several thousand dollars from a senior she was…

BBB warns: Scammers using stolen personal info for unemployment fraud

May 18, 2020 2:42 pm KTVZ News Partners

Reports of unemployment fraud have risen sharply as identity thieves look to cash in on COVID-19, the Better Business Bureau Northwest + Pacific…

COVID-19 update: One more death, 64 new cases, 5 in Deschutes County

May 18, 2020 12:38 pm KTVZ News Partners

COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 138, the Oregon Health Authority reported…

OSU new home of crime-fighting wood forensics lab

May 18, 2020 10:52 am KTVZ News Partners

Oregon State University’s College of Forestry is the new home of a forensics lab that fights the illegal timber trade, a $1 billion annual problem…

BLM begins to restore access to some developed areas in Oregon

May 18, 2020 10:18 am KTVZ News Partners

Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state and local public health authorities, the Bureau of Land…