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Governor Kotek replaces head of Public Defense Commission, calls crisis of 4,000 unrepresented defendants ‘unacceptable’

April 17, 2025 3:17 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek announced new leadership for the Oregon Public Defense Commission Thursday and outlined expectations for…

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on April 07

Supreme Court to hear arguments in May in challenge to Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship

April 17, 2025 11:14 am CNN Newsource

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear oral arguments over President Donald Trump’s request to enforce a…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell issued a stark warning about the US economy during an Economic Club of Chicago event in Chicago on April 16.

Trump blasts Fed Chair Powell, saying his ‘termination cannot come fast enough’

April 17, 2025 4:36 am CNN Newsource

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Thursday ratcheted up his criticism against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome…

Summit High Assistant Principal Mary Thomas named to lead Realms Middle and High School

April 17, 2025 11:15 am Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Mary Thomas has been selected as the next principal of Realms Middle and High School, beginning in the 2025-26 school year,…

Students and faculty from the City University of New York (CUNY) hold a rally in in lower Manhattan Friday in support of international students who have had their visas revoked by the Trump administration.

More than 1,000 international students and graduates in the US have had their visas revoked or statuses terminated

April 17, 2025 10:14 am CNN Newsource

By Caroll Alvarado, Javon Huynh and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has revoked hundreds of student visas in nearly every…

Mortgage rates climb to highest level in two months as Trump’s tariffs continue to rock markets

April 17, 2025 9:00 am CNN Newsource

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Springtime home shoppers may be feeling the impact of an intensifying trade war. The average rate on a…

Google is an online advertising monopoly, judge rules

April 17, 2025 8:12 am CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Google has illegally built “monopoly power” with its web advertising business, a…

Brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez long-awaited resentencing hearing stalled over state’s risk assessment report

April 17, 2025 12:26 am CNN Newsource

CNN, POOL, KCAL, KCBS, KABC, SEE PREFONTS, KCAL/KCBS By Elizabeth Wolfe and Matthew J. Friedman, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — A hearing that could…

Road to the future: ODOT is launching second round of ‘High School to Highway’ paid training program

April 16, 2025 6:20 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Transportation is inviting high school seniors and recent graduates to apply for the second cohort of…

‘So sad’: Deschutes Commissioner Phil Chang offers praise, but shares disappointment as sheriff is added to Brady list

April 16, 2025 5:38 pm KTVZ

(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Commissioner Phil Chang is sharing his disappointment as controversy continues to swirl around Deschutes…

OSU-Cascades awarded $2 million to monitor national park sites’ ecological data

April 16, 2025 12:58 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Researchers at Oregon State University–Cascades have received a $2 million grant from the National Park Service to monitor and…

Rep Bynum visits NeighborImpact Food Bank

NeighborImpact sees local food demand soar to record levels while federal cuts reduce, threaten supply

April 16, 2025 11:57 am Barney Lerten

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — New data calculated this week by NeighborImpact reveals a record-breaking rise in demand for food across Central Oregon – at…

Deadly virus confirmed in domestic rabbit population in Douglas County

April 16, 2025 4:59 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Agriculture said Wednesday it has confirmed Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHDV) in domestic rabbits in a…

Governor Kotek State of the State address

Governor Kotek convenes Oregon business roundtable on tariffs and trade impacts, launches online survey

April 16, 2025 4:15 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek convened Oregon businesses for a roundtable Wednesday to discuss the potential impacts of President…

Oregon prosecutors indict 19 Portland-area residents in SNAP benefits/baby formula scam

April 16, 2025 3:37 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Wednesday that 19 Portland-area residents have been charged with stealing more than…

Bend man sentenced to 8 years in prison, lifetime loss of driver’s license in DUII rollover crash that killed La Pine man

April 16, 2025 2:54 pm Barney Lerten

(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 25-year-old Bend man was sentenced Tuesday to more than eight years in prison and permanent loss of his…

A Zoom outage prevented thousands of people from joining meetings, using the website

April 16, 2025 1:47 pm CNN Newsource

By Matthew Kaufman, CNN New York (CNN) — Tens of thousands of people likely got a break from their afternoon meetings on Wednesday when Zoom…

Pedestrians walk past the Widener Library at Harvard University on April 15

IRS making plans to rescind Harvard’s tax-exempt status

April 16, 2025 1:26 pm CNN Newsource

By Evan Perez, Alayna Treene and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Internal Revenue Service is making plans to rescind the tax-exempt status of…

A matter of trust: DUII cases at center of Deschutes County Sheriff van der Kamp’s Brady list controversy

April 15, 2025 11:40 am KTVZ, Barney Lerten

Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels spoke again with KTVZ News Tuesday about his finding that Sheriff Kent van der Kamp gave false…

Small town of Antelope gets a boost from Visit Central Oregon’s Future Fund

April 8, 2025 2:43 pm Jillian Fortner

Antelope, located in North-Central Oregon, is one of Oregon’s smallest communities. Resident Brandee McNamee says tourism is key to its economic…

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