5 things to know for Feb. 28: Minerals deal, Mass firings, Tropical cyclone, Meta, Oscars
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A parade of seven planets will be on display in the night sky as February comes to a close, but some will be…
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What’s next for former Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip after the Supreme Court ordered he receive a new trial
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — After nearly three decades maintaining his innocence on Oklahoma’s death row, Richard Glossip this week now has…
Continue ReadingBomb kills six at Pakistan Islamic seminary known for training Afghan Taliban
Story by Reuters (CNN) — A bomb blast at an Islamic seminary in northwestern Pakistan known as a historic training ground for the Afghan…
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Gene Hackman was likely dead for 9 days before he and his wife were found, sheriff says
By Josh Campbell, Lex Harvey and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Data from actor Gene Hackman’s pacemaker shows he was likely dead for nine days…
Continue ReadingTropical cyclone smashes into French Indian Ocean island, bringing 100-mile-an-hour winds
By Robert Shackelford and Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — Tropical cyclone Garance made landfall on the French Indian Ocean territory of Réunion…
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Turtle Island Coffee Company closing in downtown Bend
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Turtle Island Coffee Company is closing down their shop in downtown Bend. With a post on Instagram on…
Continue ReadingFormer Navy sailor pleads guilty to federal charge in 2022 plot to attack Illinois naval station
By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A former US Navy sailor pleaded guilty to a federal charge accusing him of a 2022 plot to attack Naval Station…
Continue ReadingInside a struggling Ukraine mine, Trump’s mineral deal dreams meet war-torn reality
By Nick Paton Walsh, Victoria Butenko and Daria Markina-Tarasova, CNN Irshansk, Ukraine (CNN) — The extractor’s part-rusting mechanical arm…
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Small natural gas explosion in pizza oven at Bend Poker Room sends one person to the hospital
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A small natural gas explosion in the kitchen of the Bend Poker Room in northeast Bend, traced to a gas-fired pizza oven, caused…
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Crook County community steps up with hay donations for horse seized by sheriff’s deputies
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Crook County Sheriff’s Office asked for hay donations Thursday after it took possession of a horse during an…
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‘We need your help’: Bend nonprofit HÚE seeks public’s assistance to support at-risk youth program
The executive director of the Bend nonprofit HÚE says they could soon be forced to shut their doors, after a delay in thousands of dollars in…
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Milestone reached: Skanska crews ‘top out’ the new St. Charles Cancer Center coming to Redmond
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Skanska, a global construction and development firm, announced Thursday that it has topped out the new St. Charles Cancer…
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Supermarket egg hunt: How is bird flu outbreak limiting egg supplies, raising prices at Bend grocery stores?
Egg prices are skyrocketing to all-time highs, due in large part to an outbreak of avian flu. This has been afflicting egg-laying hens in the US…
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Bend, Salem IRS offices reportedly set to close under DOGE cost-cutting moves, workforce reductions
Tax season is in full swing and the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service announced he plans to retire Friday. This comes as the Trump…
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Unexploded mortars, possibly from World War I, discovered at Vancouver’s Pearson Field
By Anthony Macuk, KGW VANCOUVER, Wash. (KGW) — Several unexploded mortars were discovered during construction at the Pearson Field airport in…
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More than 3,400 Oregon taxpayers use Direct File Oregon in first month of tax preparation season
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) –Through the first month of the 2025 tax season, more than 3,400 Oregon taxpayers have electronically filed their income tax…
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Mexican drug lord appears before US judge, pleads not guilty to murder, kidnapping charges in DEA agent’s 1985 killing
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Polo Sandoval, Jennifer Hauser, Mark Morales and Maria Santana, CNN (CNN) — Forty years after his alleged involvement in…
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Judge halts mass firings of federal workers at some agencies
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday found that the mass firings of probationary employees were likely…
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Preliminary autopsies performed on Gene Hackman and wife find no external injuries following their ‘suspicious’ deaths
CNN By Lex Harvey and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Initial findings from preliminary autopsies performed on Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his…
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Investigation highlights Israeli intelligence failures in lead-up to Hamas’ October 7 attack
By Lauren Izso and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — An investigation into the failings of the Israeli military in the lead-up to the devastating…
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