News Archives

50 years later, local Vietnam veterans remember the fall of Saigon, end of war

April 30, 2025 10:06 pm Tyson Beauchemin

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. Half a century ago, on April 30,…

SE Bend police standoff ends as two people surrender, one a fugitive arrested on a statewide warrant

April 30, 2025 5:04 pm Barney Lerten

Several armed Bend Police officers and two armored vehicles surrounded a southeast Bend apartment in a standoff for about an hour Wednesday…

64-acre prescribed burn conducted south of Sisters

April 29, 2025 3:20 pm Barney Lerten

Firefighters with the Sisters Ranger District ignited 64 acres in a prescribed fire Wednesday on Sisters Area Fuels Reduction Unit 4 four miles south…

The Senate votes on a bipartisan resolution on April 30

Vice President Vance casts tie-breaking Senate vote to kill bipartisan effort to rebuke Trump’s trade policy

April 30, 2025 4:05 pm CNN Newsource

By Morgan Rimmer, Ted Barrett and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance traveled to Capitol Hill late Wednesday to cast a tie-breaking…

False alarms: 9-1-1 tech ‘glitches’ led to a pair of untrue warnings of a fire at Bend’s new Costco

April 30, 2025 7:19 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon users of a popular website and smartphone app to track the latest fires, crashes and other emergencies were…

A Columbia student detained by the Trump administration at a naturalization appointment has been freed on bond

April 30, 2025 6:46 pm CNN Newsource

By Polo Sandoval and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Freshly released from detention and wearing a keffiyeh in apparent support of his native…

Deschutes Forest closure Homeless Law Center

Advocates worry of dangerous enforcement during Forest Service sweep of China Hat Road encampments

April 30, 2025 11:58 am KTVZ

On the eve of the Deschutes National Forest’s closure of nearly 36,000 acres south of Bend for fuels reduction work – and the deadline for over 100…

Tesla’s board has contacted multiple executive placement firms to begin a search process for a new CEO to replace Elon Musk.

Tesla dismisses report of board plan to replace Elon Musk

April 30, 2025 6:41 pm CNN Newsource

By David Goldman and John Liu, CNN (CNN) — Tesla’s chair Robyn Denholm has rejected a Wall Street Journal report that the company’s board…

Deschutes County urges residents to make use of free disposal of yard debris at FireFiree disposal events

April 30, 2025 6:23 pm Barney Lerten

Deschutes County is encouraging residents to prepare their homes for wildfire season and will be offering FREE disposal of yard debris at…

A man holding a Venezuelan flag sings at a government-organized rally against US deportations in Caracas

Venezuela accuses US of ‘kidnapping’ toddler who was separated from deported parents

April 30, 2025 5:51 pm CNN Newsource

By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela is demanding that a 2-year-old girl be returned to her family after the United States deported her…

Members of Syria's security forces deploy in an area near Damascus on April 30 amid deadly sectarian clashes.

Israel conducts rare strike outside Damascus amid sectarian tensions in Syria

April 30, 2025 5:00 pm CNN Newsource

By Eyad Kourdi, Dana Karni and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Syria strongly condemned foreign intervention in the country following a rare…

The track and field at Westfield High School is seen in Syracuse

11 Syracuse high schoolers face charges over an alleged team hazing. Here’s what we know about the possible punishment

April 30, 2025 4:18 pm CNN Newsource

CNN By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The legal punishments for each of the 11 Syracuse high school students who surrendered for their alleged…

Governor Kotek signs bills to fund Oregon’s summer learning programs for the next three years

April 30, 2025 3:06 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek signed two bills Wednesday that will fund summer learning programs this summer and the next two summers.…

King Charles III speaks to guests during a reception in celebration of community-based initiatives raising awareness about cancer and supporting those living with cancer at Buckingham Palace on April 30

King Charles reflects on ‘darkest moments’ of cancer diagnosis

April 30, 2025 3:05 pm CNN Newsource

By Max Foster and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles opened up about his cancer diagnosis on Wednesday, saying it can be…

Problem Solvers: La Pine-area man arrested on animal abuse charges, 3 dogs seized after viral video sparks outrage

April 29, 2025 8:50 pm Harley Coldiron

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to the Problem Solvers Wednesday that a La Pine-area man caught on camera apparently abusing his dog…

Targeting international students, natural food dyes, wildlife corridors: Catch up on the day’s stories

April 30, 2025 2:44 pm CNN Newsource

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! A pet kangaroo named Sheila escaped and caused a kerfuffle — and a minor crash — on Interstate…

Harvard University's recent actions to combat antisemitism are "not enough

White House views Harvard’s recent changes as ‘positive’ but says more needs to be done, signals additional funding cuts

April 30, 2025 2:32 pm CNN Newsource

By Betsy Klein and Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — The White House characterized recent steps by Harvard University to rectify its apparent…

Caldera High teacher Bekki Tucker receives Oregon Financial Empowerment Award

April 30, 2025 2:26 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — State Treasurer Elizabeth Steiner announced Wednesday the 2025 Oregon Financial Empowerment Award recipients, recognizing…

The S&P 500 dropped 11.2% across the first eight days of April before staging a steady recovery.

S&P 500, Dow close out April in the red as economy contracts for first time since 2022

April 30, 2025 6:32 am CNN Newsource

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — April was one of the wildest months in recent memory for markets, capped off by a key data release that…

Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Dr. Steve Cook

Bend-La Pine Schools superintendent, others join in video deploring ‘real harm’ caused by federal cutbacks

April 30, 2025 1:20 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook joined six other Oregon superintendents in a video released Wednesday…