Latest windstorm raises fire danger, despite wet weather; Bend Fire has tips
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– It’s no secret, very high winds have been battering Central Oregon this week. In some areas, winds reached up to 40 mph, and…
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Aid workers reported killed and missing in Gaza as Israeli blockade nears one month
By Kareem El Damanhoury, Kareem Khadder and Dana Karni, CNN (CNN) — More than a dozen aid workers have been killed or gone missing in Gaza over…
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‘Incredibly disheartening’: COCC hit by loss of $3 million in expected federal funds for Madras Campus expansion
(Update: Adding video) Project still due for completion by next January; school will seek other funds MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A recent continuing…
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Webfoot Home Improvements launches annual Project Serious: Nonprofit Edition, offering $20,000 in services
BEND, Ore.. (KTVZ) — Webfoot Home Improvements is excited to announce the return of its annual community initiative, Project Serious: Nonprofit…
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Deschutes County seeks public input on East and West County Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Deschutes County is encouraging the public to review the draft East and West County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) and provide…
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Community invited to tri-county summit on ways to improve biking, walking in Central Oregon
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Community members passionate about sustainable transportation are invited to attend the 2025 Tri-County Bicycle and Pedestrian…
Continue ReadingJudge orders Trump administration to keep Signal records amid Yemen attack chat controversy
By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered key Trump administration agencies to preserve messages sent on Signal between…
Continue ReadingThe ‘world’s most famous amphibian’ will deliver commencement speech at the University of Maryland
CNN By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — University commencement speakers are often notable members of the community or even famous celebrities that…
Continue ReadingAlleged top MS-13 member arrested in Virginia was ‘leader for the East Coast,’ AG Bondi says
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Federal law enforcement officers captured an alleged “major leader” of the MS-13 gang…
Continue ReadingOld US-Canada relationship is ‘over,’ warns Canadian prime minister
By Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Canada will have to “dramatically reduce” its reliance on the United States as the two countries’…
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Oregon Employment Department finds errors in 12,000 jobless benefit 1099-G tax forms, issuing corrected ones
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Employment Department said Thursday it identified errors with some 1099-G tax forms it issued in January regarding…
Continue ReadingKing Charles cancels engagements after experiencing temporary side effects of cancer treatment
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles “required a short period of observation in hospital” on Thursday after…
Continue ReadingAI in health care, climate activists quit, Sundance’s new home: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and…
Continue ReadingUS Army and FAA in the hot seat publicly for the first time since January’s fatal midair collision
By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Family members of some of the 67 people killed in January’s midair collision in Washington…
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Record numbers of adult Deschutes River steelhead pass upstream of Round Butte Dam
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Record numbers of nearly 1,000 adult steelhead returned to the Pelton Round Butte hydropower project on the Deschutes River…
Continue ReadingWhite House pulls Stefanik’s UN ambassador nomination amid concern over narrow Republican House majority
By Sarah Ferris, Kevin Liptak and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The White House on Thursday pulled Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be US…
Continue ReadingThe ‘world’s most famous amphibian’ will deliver commencement speech at the University of Maryland
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — University commencement speakers are often notable members of the community or even famous celebrities that can…
Continue ReadingSocial Security Administration delays and curtails new anti-fraud policy
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Social Security Administration announced Wednesday that it is pushing back the rollout of a controversial…
Continue ReadingCenturies-old Buddhist temple destroyed in ‘unprecedented’ and deadly South Korea wildfires
By Gawon Bae and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea redeployed firefighting helicopters after a fatal crash caused a…
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