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There’s Good News: Downtown Bend to get covered in hearts this Valentine’s Day

February 13, 2026 6:46 pm Campbell Porter

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Downtown Bend will be bursting with handmade hearts this Valentine’s weekend, all part of a community tradition that’s all…

‘Show love’: MountainStar Family Relief Nursery invites community to donate hygiene, household cleaning supplies

February 13, 2026 6:40 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This month, as MountainStar Family Relief Nursery continues celebrating its 25th anniversary year, the organization is…

United Way of Central Oregon announces 2025 impact milestones, launches new basic needs and stabilization programs

February 13, 2026 6:19 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — United Way of Central Oregon announced this week the successful results of its 2025 initiatives, “highlighting a year of…

America’s symbol: Two Central Oregon bald eagles rescued but don’t survive crash, severe lead poisoning

February 13, 2026 5:46 pm Barney Lerten

(Update: adding video of bald eagle) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The folks at Think Wild Central Oregon wildlife hospital are thrilled to care…

Love is in the air, even in a courtroom: ‘Cupid’s Docket’ happens a day early, despite the date

February 13, 2026 4:21 pm Tyson Beauchemin

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With Valentine’s Day falling on a Saturday this year, Central Oregon judges offered their “Cupid’s Docket” matrimonial…

WorkSource Oregon, Department of Revenue team up for free tax help events; one set for next month in Bend

February 13, 2026 3:37 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ — Oregon taxpayers can get free help filing their federal and state personal income tax returns electronically at six…

85-Year-Old Dies After Hit by Vehicle Outside of Bend Grocery Store

February 13, 2026 2:05 pm Gregory Deffenbaugh

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — An 85-year-old woman died Thursday after being struck by a vehicle in a Safeway parking lot in Bend. Melinda Ann Lyons was hit…

Possible Wolf Sighting in Bend following Confirmed Wolf Sighting in Sunriver

February 13, 2026 1:43 pm Gregory Deffenbaugh

UPDATE: KTVZ News has learned from ODFW that the animal in the pictures provided to KTVZ is most likely a wolf. BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Deschutes…

Oregon lawmakers look to regulate AI chatbots

February 13, 2026 12:58 pm Oregon Capital Chronicle

By Robin Linares, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Lawmakers who ”missed the boat” on regulating social media now have a chance to…

Oregon lawmakers transportation tax hearing

Democratic Oregon lawmakers advance bill to move up transportation tax referendum to May

February 13, 2026 12:31 pm Oregon Capital Chronicle

By Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — A bill to reschedule the date for a controversial transportation tax referendum from…

Big Bend brew news: Cascade Lakes Brewing owners acquire Crux Fermentation as part of new 5-brewery collective

February 13, 2026 11:52 am Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The family that owns Cascade Lakes Brewing Co. has purchased the Crux Fermentation Project, part of a newly announced coalition…

Juliana Peres Magalhães is escorted into the courtroom before testifying at Brendan Banfield's double murder trial on January 14.

Au pair who plotted elaborate double murder with Brendan Banfield sentenced to maximum 10 years in prison

February 13, 2026 9:28 am CNN Newsource

By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The au pair who crafted an elaborate double murder plot with former IRS agent Brendan Banfield and later…

Oregon Lottery sees $1.3M+ revenue from Super Bowl bets

February 13, 2026 8:51 am Kelsey Merison

OREGON (KTVZ) — Oregonians wagered $8.4 million on this year’s Super Bowl, making it the state’s largest single sports betting event of the year.…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks at the opening of the 62nd Munich Security Conference in southern Germany on February 13.

Rubio and European leaders agree on one thing: The old world order ‘no longer exists’

February 13, 2026 8:22 am CNN Newsource

By Sebastian Shukla, Lauren Kent, Laura Sharman, CNN Munich, Germany (CNN) — European leaders focused on the end of the US-led international…

What we know about the victims killed in one of Canada’s worst school shootings

February 13, 2026 8:13 am CNN Newsource

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Tumbler Ridge is the type of town where everyone knows everyone. And as the tiny mountain community reels from one…

A flag hangs on campus at Harvard University in Cambridge

Trump administration files new lawsuit against Harvard in long-running funding battle

February 13, 2026 8:00 am CNN Newsource

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has fired another shot in its nearly year-long battle with Harvard University over federal…

Inflation slowed in January, but some prices are still biting

February 13, 2026 5:33 am CNN Newsource

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — A Friday the 13th economic report appeared to deliver some fortunate news: Annual inflation slowed…

5 things to know for Feb. 13: DHS shutdown, Minnesota surge ending, Nancy Guthrie, Epstein fallout, Climate

February 13, 2026 4:03 am

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN It’s Friday the 13th — a day cloaked in superstition, when even the most rational people knock on wood just in case.…

5 things to know for Feb. 13: DHS shutdown, Minnesota surge ending, Nancy Guthrie, Epstein fallout, Climate

February 13, 2026 4:03 am

CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN It’s Friday the 13th — a day cloaked in superstition, when even the most rational people knock on wood just in case.…

5 things to know for Feb. 13: DHS shutdown, Minnesota surge ending, Nancy Guthrie, Epstein fallout, Climate

February 13, 2026 4:03 am CNN Newsource

By Alexandra Banner, CNN It’s Friday the 13th — a day cloaked in superstition, when even the most rational people knock on wood just in case.…