Longtime senior producers for NBC’s Dateline & Nightly News visit the KTVZ Studios
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The KTVZ Studio was bustling with questions and great stories from Sandy and Bruce Cummings as they made a special visit…
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US YouTuber MrBeast sparks controversy by filming at Mexico’s archaeological sites
By Uriel Blanco, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, is at the center of another controversy, and this time it directly…
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NAMIWalks, mental health awareness community events coming up Sunday in Bend and Madras
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregonians are lacing up and doubling down to advance the cause of “Mental Health for All” at this…
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COCC to dedicate new Robert D. Maxwell Veterans Resource Center with ceremony, open house, Chinook helicopter
Beginning with the landing of a U.S. Army MH-47G Chinook on its Bend campus athletic field, a Central Oregon Community College dedication event for…
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Oregon Zoo says sad goodbye to beloved red panda Moshu (nicknamed ‘Sir Snacks-a-Lot’)
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Zoo is mourning the loss of beloved red panda Moshu, who passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, more than a year…
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Central Oregon lawmakers form bipartisan caucus, lay out priorities for current legislative session
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Legislative priorities for the 2025 Central Oregon Caucus focus on the region’s unique needs around economic development,…
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Bend Municipal Airport receives $2.14 million federal grant for taxi lanes rehabilitation
Oregon lawmakers announced Wednesday that seven Oregon airports, including the Bend Municipal Airport, have secured about $22.7 million combined in…
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‘$30 Ticket to Summer’: Live Nation offers discount tickets to over 1,000 concerts, 24 in Bend
LOS ANGELES, Ore. (KTVZ) – Summer just got louder with Live Nation’s $30 Ticket to Summer — an offer that gives fans the chance to purchase…
Continue ReadingOverdose deaths decline, a cross-species kidney transplant, poems help conservation efforts: Catch up on the day’s stories
Morgan Severson, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Do you consistently clock in overtime? Working long hours could come with a cost. Along with…
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TikTok beauty influencer shot dead during live stream in Mexico
By Hira Humayun, Avery Schmitz and Veronica Calderon, CNN (CNN) — Valeria Marquez was addressing her TikTok followers in a livestream from her…
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Oregon economists forecast $500 million less state revenue amid uncertainty, sluggish growth
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Carl Riccadonna, state chief economist and Michael Kennedy, senior economist of the Department of Administrative Services…
Continue ReadingFormer county clerk in Murdaugh murder trial charged with obstruction of justice and misconduct
By Dianne Gallagher and Meridith Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The former clerk of court who read the guilty verdicts against notorious convicted double…
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New Jersey couple accused of holding teen captive, abusing her for 7 years before she escaped
By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A couple from Gloucester Township, New Jersey, allegedly kept a teen captive and abused her for seven years…
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Severe wildfires in Russia’s Siberia region rage through 600,000 hectares of forest
By Caitlin Danaher, Darya Tarasova and Brandon Miller, CNN (CNN) — Severe wildfires raging in a Siberian region of Russia have engulfed more…
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Lawmakers press Kennedy on mass cuts, canceled medical research
By Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — Lawmakers repeatedly pressed US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy on canceled medical…
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Oregon adds 8,400 jobs in past two months as unemployment rate edges higher
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon’s unemployment rate rose a bit to 4.7% in April and was 4.6% in March, after rising gradually over the past year from…
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Trump’s embrace of Syria and its jihadist-turned-president could shake up the Middle East
CNN By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump on Wednesday had tea with a former jihadist who until recently had a $10 million US…
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Russia and Ukraine are due to meet. But with Putin a no-show, confusion reigns. Here’s what we know
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Days of speculation that Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky could meet with Russia’s President…
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Georgetown scholar Badar Khan Suri released after ICE detention in Texas
By Gloria Pazmino and Emily R. Condon, CNN (CNN) — Georgetown University scholar Badar Khan Suri was released from a federal detention center…
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Toddler held in US after parents’ deportation has been returned to Venezuela
By Michael Rios, Osmary Hernández and Ana Melgar, CNN Caracas, Venezuela (CNN) — A Venezuelan toddler who had been kept in US government…
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