ASTORIA, Ore. (KTVZ) — A U.S. Coast Guard aircrew evacuated an injured hiker from a lava field near North Sister in the Three Sisters Wilderness on Saturday, Sept. 5. The aerial extraction was required after ground crews reached the victim, but could not transport him out due to hazardous terrain. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard
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Bend, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sisters Habitat for Humanity will break ground Friday, Sept. 18, on Larch Commons, a 25-home neighborhood in Sisters. The project marks the largest housing development in the organization’s 35-year history. The development consists of 19 affordable homes for households earning up to 80% of the area median income and six workforce
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Bend, Ore. (KTVZ) — Trinity Lutheran Church & School will host its annual Trinity Lutheran Car Show on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, in Bend, Ore. All proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit Central Oregon Band of Brothers, a local nonprofit organization supporting area veterans and their families. The Central Oregon Band of Brothers provides fellowship,
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Bend, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Business & Industry released the 16 finalists today for its fourth annual Coolest Thing Made in Oregon contest. Public voting is now open using a bracket-style tournament format to determine the state’s top manufactured product. A selection panel chose this year’s finalists from scores of nominations submitted by Oregonians over
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Bend, Ore. (KTVZ) — A dozen California condor chicks are developing flight feathers and taking short flights at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation this month. The young birds, which hatched earlier this year, are preparing for eventual release into the wild. The Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation is located on Metro-owned land
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Bend, Ore. (KTVZ) — Mt. Bachelor received early-season snowfall over the weekend of Sept. 13 as the resort transitions into the final weeks of its summer season and prepares for the upcoming 2026-27 ski season. Summer operations at the resort have shifted to fall hours. The Bike Park, Scenic Chairlift Rides and on-mountain amenities are
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Bend, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office issued a warning today regarding active phone scams involving callers impersonating law enforcement personnel. Authorities reported multiple local residents have been targeted by scammers falsely claiming to represent the Sheriff’s Office. Investigators believe the scammers may be reviewing public jail rosters to construct credible scenarios for
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Bend, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon employers creating net new jobs can now apply for the Qualified Jobs Creation Tax Credit. The state income tax credit provides businesses with $1,000 per net new job created, up to a maximum of $10,000 per employer each year. State Sen. Anthony Broadman, D-Bend, and State Rep. Emerson Levy, D-Bend,
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Bend, Ore. (KTVZ) — State investments have permanently housed 1,800 people in Central Oregon this year, contributing to a 19.1% overall decrease in regional homelessness. The Homeless Leadership Coalition reported the findings last week during an update to the House Interim Committee on Housing and Homelessness. The decrease marks the first decline in homelessness in
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Bend, Ore. (KTVZ) — Dutch Bros coffee shops across Oregon will celebrate the 20th annual Buck for Kids Day this Friday, Sept. 18. For every drink sold at participating locations, the Dutch Bros Foundation will donate $1 to local youth organizations. The annual giveback initiative allows local Dutch Bros teams to select the recipient youth
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The Oregon Public Utility Commission is highlighting the Oregon Lifeline program during National Lifeline Awareness Week, which runs Sept. 14-18. The federal and state government program provides qualifying low-income households with discounted or free phone and high-speed internet service through participating providers. Oregon Lifeline offers monthly discounts of up to $19.25 on phone service and
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By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — It doesn’t really matter if they meant to do it. The Russian drone strike that hit a train near Ukraine’s border with Poland as a group of former Western officials travelled out of the country is a clear escalation by Moscow. Ukraine’s railway network said it believes former
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By Gloria Pazmino, Tami Luhby, Maria Santana, CNN New York (CNN) — New York and 21 other states are suing the Trump administration to block a new Department of Homeland Security rule they said would give immigration officials wider discretion to deny green cards, visas or entry into the United States when determining whether applicants
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Vibrant rubber ducks filled the Deschutes River on Sunday for the 37th Great Drake Park Duck Race in Central Oregon. Because regional credit unions covered all event expenses, every dollar from ticket sales was donated directly to four local organizations. The proceeds from this year’s race were distributed among Friends of
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The two pilots of an Amazon Air cargo jet escaped their Boeing 767 with minor injuries last week at Miami International Airport after the plane ran off the end of a runway, striking two vehicles and killing five people. The cause of the crash is still under investigation
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By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — More than a month after Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman, was found hanging from a tree outside an abandoned house in Jackson, Mississippi, a man charged with murder in connection with her death appeared in court Monday. Jackson police announced the murder charge against 51-year-old Jarques Ratliff on
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Tanno, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Former US CIA director David Petraeus was at a Ukrainian train station at the very moment a Russian drone struck a passenger train on Sunday, shortly after a diplomatic train carrying former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other foreign dignitaries had passed through. Kyiv
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By: Jennifer Shutt WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump tried to maintain power following his loss in the 2020 election by exerting pressure on state election officials to, in some cases, “find” the votes. Loyalist Republicans in Congress then attempted to deny Joe Biden the Oval Office when lawmakers gathered to certify the Electoral College, bringing to light loopholes and
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CNN By Alaa Elassar, Diego Mendoza, Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Wisconsin congressman Tom Tiffany was on his way home Saturday evening following a demanding day of parades and political events when his plane plunged into the pitch-black darkness of Lake Wausau. As he was returning from the La Crosse County Lincoln Day Dinner in
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By Sophie Tanno, Daria Tarasova-Markina, and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump has said that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to stop hitting each other’s energy targets amid concerns over the global spike in fuel prices – but both his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and the Kremlin later described it as a
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