BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon’s kindergarten vaccination rates have fallen to a new low for the 2025-2026 school year. This coincides with record high non-medical exemptions for required school vaccines. This decline raises concerns among state health officials about the potential return of preventable diseases like measles and polio. For the 2025-2026 school year, nonmedical
Continue ReadingBy Kimberly Richardson, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Trying to live a happier life? It might help to think about death. Research suggests that reflecting on mortality could actually point you in the right direction. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Full-blown headache The World
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — SELCO Community Credit Union recently awarded a total of $77,500 in scholarships to 21 students across Oregon, including two students from Bend. The annual program aims to help students pursue higher education by addressing the rising cost of school and allowing funds to be used for various education-related expenses beyond tuition.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Cascade Equinox Festival has been postponed until 2027, with new dates set for Sept. 17-19, 2027, at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds. Festival organizers announced the change was made to ensure they can deliver the experience the community deserves. Those who have already purchased tickets for the 2026 event will have
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BEND, Ore (KTVZ) – The Oregon Summer Electronic Benefits (Summer EBT) program is returning in 2026 to help families buy groceries for school-aged children during summer break when they don’t have easy access to healthy meals. Eligible families can receive a one-time payment of $120 for each child on an Oregon EBT card to buy
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By Alaa Elassar, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A manhunt that left a Hawaii community on edge ended Thursday with the arrest of a suspect in the killings of three men at separate locations, police said. Jacob Daniel Baker, 36, a suspect in the three killings on Hawaii’s Big Island, was arrested “without incident” Thursday
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By Larry Madowo, Lauren Kent, Nimi Princewill, CNN Nairobi (CNN) — The plan to launch this week a health facility in Kenya for Americans who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus has received widespread criticism – from both Kenyan doctors and US officials working at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Continue Reading CNN By Larry Madowo, Lauren Kent, Nimi Princewill, CNN Nairobi (CNN) — The plan to launch this week a health facility in Kenya for Americans who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus has received widespread criticism – from both Kenyan doctors and US officials working at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — For more than 40 years, Goody’s has been serving up more than candy and ice cream in Central Oregon — it has been creating memories for generations of families. What began as a small homemade candy operation in Sunriver has grown into one of the region’s most recognizable brands, drawing hundreds
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WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — After being closed for several hours due to an overturned semi-truck, U.S. 26 is now open between Warm Springs and Mt. Hood at milepost 88 following a crash.
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Construction crews set to work this week building a “cage” on the White House lawn. The arched framework for a temporary sports arena already looms over the neoclassical building like a looping roller coaster at a theme park. For more than three decades, the cage — an eight-sided enclosure
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By Dana Karni and Tal Shalev (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he has directed Israel’s military to take over 70% of Gaza’s territory. During an interview at a conference in the occupied West Bank, Netanyahu said that Israel is “tightening” its grip on Hamas. “We are now in 60% of
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On May 13, 2026, 3 Sisters Equine Refuge in Redmond, Ore., received an orphaned foal named Rocky Balboa, who was immediately transported to Bend Equine Medical Center for critical care. Following initial life-saving efforts by Dr. Greer, a family offered their mare, Duchess, as a surrogate, providing Rocky with a new
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By T.M. Brown, CNN (CNN) — When Jason was 17 and “trying to get swole,” he said he and a friend started noticing they were getting served Instagram videos from gym influencers promoting a drug called MK-677. Intrigued by the promise that the drug would make them hungrier, so that they could eat more for
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN A legal technicality treats online prediction markets differently than traditional sportsbooks or other forms of gambling, which are 21+ in most states. Addiction experts and state regulators say this has opened the door to an emerging public health crisis. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed
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CNN By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — It was not the typical morning banter at the bustling Pancake House in the mill town of Longview, Washington. “We’ve actually just been sick to our stomach,” said Julie Oliver, 60, taking a moment from serving breakfast to speak on the phone. “We realize how many of the
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Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — It was not the typical morning banter at the bustling Pancake House in the mill town of Longview, Washington. “We’ve actually just been sick to our stomach,” said Julie Oliver, 60, taking a moment from serving breakfast to speak on the phone. “We realize how many of the ones
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By Laura Sharman, Kocha Olarn, June Jeong, Angie Puranasamriddhi, CNN Hope has returned for the five trapped men deep inside a flooded Laos cave. For more than a week, they huddled together above the murky waters in the pitch black, more than 260 meters from the cave’s entrance, wondering if anyone would ever find them.
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La Pine, Ore. (KTVZ) — The La Pine City Council voted unanimously against a proposal for a new 20-megawatt Boxminer data mining center, following a meeting that lasted over 2 hours. The decision came amid significant opposition from local residents and concerns regarding the proposal’s details. The council’s rejection means the data mining center will
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