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Leadership responds as Central Oregon Community College faces possible faculty strike next week

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Community College has learned the college’s faculty form has issued a notice of intent to strike on October 5, if a contract agreement is not reached.College officials tell KTVZ News campus and student services will remain open and plans are underway for academic continuity to minimize potential disruptions. A

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Local police say ICE agents wrongfully detained a US citizen in Evanston

What we know after officials say ICE detained a US citizen and left him injured in Chicago suburb

By Julianna Bragg, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Days after local police said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained a US citizen in Evanston, Illinois, and left him injured on the ground, questions are swirling about what happened during the targeted enforcement operation gone awry — and the circumstances under which federal immigration officers can

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Crook County School District reports math gains and literacy success

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crook County School District students outperformed the Oregon state average in English language arts across every grade level on the 2025–26 Oregon Statewide Assessment System tests released this week by the Oregon Department of Education. The test results also showed academic gains in mathematics across multiple grade levels, led by eighth-grade

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NeighborImpact secures $50,000 to boost child care nutrition programs

(KTVZ) — NeighborImpact received a $50,000 grant today from The Rosendin Foundation to support child care nutrition programs across Central Oregon. The funding assists local child care providers in securing reimbursements for healthy meals and snacks served to children in their care. The grant directly supports NeighborImpact’s administration of the Child and Adult Care Food

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A former plastic surgeon who defended himself at trial was found guilty of murdering a lawyer. Now he faces the death penalty

By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Tomasz Kosowski sat each day alone at the defense table, wearing orange jail garb and rubber sandals with socks. In a rare and largely unprecedented move for a death penalty case, Kosowski represented himself, waiving his right to a jury trial and allowing a judge in Pinellas County,

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Bend-La Pine Schools

Bend-La Pine Schools updates smoke safety policies for students

Bend-La Pine Schools has lowered its Air Quality Index threshold for bringing students indoors from 200 to 151. The policy update, which is already in effect, is designed to protect students from wildfire smoke in Central Oregon. The school district made the adjustment following a recommendation from the Oregon Health Authority. Under the revised threshold,

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