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‘Welcome home’: Bend family receives keys to new home through First Story homeownership program

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend family officially opened the door to a new chapter on Wednesday, receiving the keys to their new home which was made possible through the nonprofit First Story and its community partners. Community members, regional leaders, and representatives from First Story and Hayden Homes gathered for a home dedication ceremony

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Black Butte Ranch joins nationwide crackdown on impaired driving

Black Butte Ranch Police Department joins nationwide crackdown on impaired driving

CENTRAL OREGON (KTVZ) — If youโ€™re planning to celebrate Labor Day with alcohol, police haveย a message: Plan your ride home before you drink. A nationwide impaired-driving crackdown is underway, including here in Oregon. The Black Butte Ranch Police Department is joining agencies nationwide for the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. The heightened enforcement

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New records reveal Fair Boardโ€™s โ€˜Funding Committeeโ€™ held closed-door meetings on how to spend $1 million in state grant funds

Editor’s Note: The Prineville Review is a content partner with KTVZ News through the Oregon Journalism ProjectBy: Justin AldermanPrineville, Ore. (Prineville Review) โ€”ย Newly released Crook County Fair Board records are providing substantially more detail about a previously undisclosed Funding Committee that met privately to discuss how Crook County should spend $1 million in state funding

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Sisters-Camp Sherman fire district honors two volunteer leaders for lasting impact

SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two longtime members of the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District are being honored for their years of service and contributions to the community. Capt. Dave Wellington and Capt. Doug Meyer were recognized by fellow firefighters and district leaders, who highlighted their work supporting the departmentโ€™s volunteers and future first responders. Fire Chief

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Kenya Red Cross authorities respond to a helicopter crash near Kirish in Samburu County on Wednesday

Five Americans, Ecuador intelligence chief killed in tourist helicopter crash in Kenya

By Jennifer Hansler, Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Five Americans and the head of Ecuadorโ€™s intelligence agency died after a helicopter carrying tourists crashed in central Kenya Wednesday. The aircraft was traveling from the Loisaba wildlife conservancy to the Ewaso Ngiro river area when it crashed around 9:13 a.m. at Mount Ololokwe in Samburu county,

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Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos

19-year-old arrested in โ€˜brutalโ€™ stabbing death of coworker in Great Falls, Virginia police say

By Danny Freeman, Holly Yan, Lila Dominus, CNN (CNN) — Virginia police have arrested a man suspected in the gruesome death of a woman in Great Falls. Fairfax County police arrested Alexis Antonio Cedillos-Campos, 19, in connection with the homicide of 42-year-old Carmen Lizet Puch, who was found dead Monday. Federal officials identified Cedillos-Campos as

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Kim Yo Jong is the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Kim Jong Unโ€™s powerful sister says she is โ€˜completely unawareโ€™ if he contacted Trump

By Gawon Bae, Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said she is โ€œcompletely unawareโ€ whether her brother communicated with US President Donald Trump, as Trump claimed this week. Kim, one of North Koreaโ€™s top officials, acknowledged that her brother has a โ€œgreat relationshipโ€

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks at a press event at Newark Liberty International Airport.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffyโ€™s โ€˜Great American Road Tripโ€™ reality show is finally out after months-long delay

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The long-awaited โ€œGreat American Road Tripโ€ reality show from the Department of Transportation starring Secretary Sean Duffy and his family has finally premiered after months of delays. The series follows Duffy and his wife, Rachel Campos-Duffy, a co-host of Fox and Friends, and their nine children through

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Richards

Renรฉe Richards faults herself

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — In 1977, Dr. Renรฉe Richards โ€” a well-regarded ophthalmologist whoโ€™d spent most of her life as a very good amateur tennis player โ€” sued for her right to play in the US Open. Richards had played some competitions locally and throughout the country. She had the backing of tennis

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