Butler Market & Wells Acres Roundabout and Key Route Project Update
This project will deliver a long-desired improvement to the Butler Market and Wells Acres intersection safety and efficiency, and…
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Drones have become an increasingly useful tool to help fight blazes like the Alder Springs Fire
CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firefighters have a relatively new and increasingly useful tool – drones – to use in various ways to help fight…
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New Deschutes County 2025-26 budget preps for five-member board, building youth mental health care facility
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners has unanimously adopted the budget for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY 26), following a series…
Continue ReadingPark Picks: Smith Rock is a must-see in Central Oregon
(Update: Adding video) Smith Rock is known worldwide as a rock climbing destination, but you don’t need ropes or chalk to enjoy it. The 650-acre…
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Assistance League of Bend, Every Child Central Oregon partner to provide emergency clothing to children in foster care
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Assistance League of Bend is proud to partner with Every Child Central Oregon to provide Emergency Clothing Bundles to…
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Alzheimer’s Awareness Month: local neurologist highlights early Alzheimer’s symptoms and new diagnostic tools
BEND, Ore. (IKTVZ) — June is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, and each week, we’re sharing stories and resources to help families better understand…
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Los Angeles Dodgers and Trump administration at odds over presence of federal agents at Dodger Stadium
By Natasha Chen and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — The Los Angeles Dodgers and the federal government are at odds over what…
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Trump grants TikTok another 90-day extension in enforcement of sale-or-ban law
By Clare Duffy and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — TikTok just got another lifeline from the White House, with President Donald Trump…
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SpaceX rocket explodes in south Texas, here’s the dramatic video
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (KTVZ) — An explosion occurred late Wednesday night at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, during a rocket test.…
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Ask the Mayor: Redmond Mayor Ed Fitch discusses the upcoming Amazon facility, water conservation and fireworks
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — From the upcoming Amazon center, Redmond’s ongoing water conservation efforts, and plans to keep safe and have fun this 4th…
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‘I’m tired, I want my house back’: Residents recall Alder Springs Fire evacuations
TERREBONNE, Ore. [KTVZ] — Wildfires continue to challenge communities in central Oregon as the Alder Springs Fire approached Crooked River Ranch on…
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With sledgehammers swinging, the $180 million Redmond Municipal Airport terminal expansion gets underway
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sledgehammers were the tool of the day Wednesday as the Redmond Municipal Airport officially broke ground, demolition-style,…
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EXCLUSIVE: New Bethlehem Inn Director takes the reins and talks about the future
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — One of Central Oregon’s largest facilities for finding help getting off the streets, now has a new face leading the high-barrier…
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Deschutes County board OKs lease for six Safe Parking and Microshelter sites on Public Safety Campus
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Public Safety Campus soon will become a temporary home for people with nowhere else to go. Nonprofit…
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Second outage in a week tied to ‘enhanced safety settings’ hits nearly 2,000 Pacific Power customers in Bend
The second power outage in a week caused by “enhanced safety settings” hit nearly 2,000 Pacific Power customers on the north end of Bend for more…
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Governor Kotek holds Bend roundtable, decries proposed cuts to Medicaid and SNAP food programs
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek convened a roundtable in Bend on Wednesday afternoon to hear from rural Oregon health care experts,…
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Oregon’s unemployment rate edges up to 4.7% in May, as state sees 1,400-job decline
Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.8% in May and 4.7% in April, after rising gradually over the past year from 4.1% in May 2024, the state Employment…
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‘Please listen to our story’: Wife of Boulder terror attack suspect speaks out
Celeste Springer COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A Michigan attorney says he is in contact with the wife of the Boulder terror attack suspect and…
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Oregon Health Authority issues recreational use advisory for Lake Billy Chinook due to high levels of cyanotoxins
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —The Oregon Health Authority issued a recreational use health advisory Wednesday for Lake Billy Chinook in Jefferson County…
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Fun, clues and travel await: Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative’s Hidden Bottle Hunt returns for its fifth year
The Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative, who operates the BottleDrop network, is excited to announce its 2025 Hidden Bottle Hunt, scheduled to take…
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