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Oregon’s jobless rate edges upward to 4.5%, the highest level in nearly four years

March 26, 2025 11:12 am Barney Lerten

Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.5% in February and 4.4% in January, after rising gradually over the past year from 4.1% in February of 2024, the…

Local and state health departments said they were caught off guard by an abrupt end to federal grants that started during the Covid-19 pandemic — a move that introduced "uncertainty and chaos

Trump administration pulls back billions in Covid-era funding for state, local health departments

March 26, 2025 10:22 am CNN Newsource

By Jacqueline Howard, Brenda Goodman, Neha Mukherjee and Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — State and local public health departments are bracing…

80 people living along China Hat Road claim disability discrimination, seek to delay or cancel Cabin Butte project

March 25, 2025 1:15 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Forty days before a Deschutes National Forest deadline to move hundreds of people living in camps near China Hat Road south of…

The Supreme Court on March 26 upheld Biden-era federal regulations on “ghost guns

Supreme Court upholds rules requiring background checks for ‘ghost guns’

March 26, 2025 7:13 am CNN Newsource

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Biden-era federal regulations on “ghost guns,” mail-order kits that allow…

Gov. Kotek seeks answers from state utility commission amid public outcry over fast-rising power bills

March 25, 2025 6:22 pm Barney Lerten

By Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s office has heard from thousands of Oregonians concerned…

Knott Road closure Arnold Irrigation District

Knott Road in southern Bend to close for most of April for bridge removal, canal piping work

March 25, 2025 6:03 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A stretch of Knott Road on Bend’s south end will be closed to through traffic for nearly three weeks for removal of a bridge…

$150,000 Deschutes County settlement with prosecutor brings to light gender disparity; county denies allegations

March 25, 2025 11:23 am KTVZ

Deschutes County has reached a $150,000 settlement with Deputy District Attorney Alison Filo of a lawsuit she filed against the county last year,…

Kroger countersues rival Albertsons after demise of $25 billion merger

March 25, 2025 4:55 pm KTVZ News Partners

CINCINATTI (CNBC) — U.S. grocery chain Kroger countersued Albertsons on Tuesday, escalating a legal battle between the companies following the…

Trump executive order boosts proof of citizenship requirements for voting in federal elections

March 25, 2025 4:42 pm CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed and Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday seeking to boost proof of citizenship…

Madras police chase, quickly arrest man accused of stealing knife at one store, threatening worker at another

March 25, 2025 4:18 pm Barney Lerten

MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A man who stole a knife from the Madras Bi-Mart and threatened a Domino’s Pizza worker with it ran away Tuesday afternoon…

Oregon Senate passes Broadman bill allowing hotel, rental guests to sue over videos, photos in private spaces

March 25, 2025 3:06 pm Barney Lerten

(Update: Adding Video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Guests in Oregon hotels and short-term vacation rentals will have the authority to sue innkeepers,…

Central Electric Cooperative Tumalo area outage map

Tumalo-area power outage leaves 2,100 Central Electric Co-Op members in the dark for 3 hours; Bend Costco, too

March 25, 2025 2:00 pm Barney Lerten

A power outage in the Tumalo area hit 2,100 Central Electric Cooperative members for about three hours Tuesday afternoon and extended into the Bend…

Central Cascades Wilderness Permit system opens for reservations on April 1

March 25, 2025 11:31 am Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes and Willamette National Forests announced Tuesday that reservations for the Central Cascades Wilderness Permit…

Fuel switch sends Bend gas prices up 7 cents a gallon, just as spring break drivers hit the road, AAA says

March 25, 2025 11:06 am Barney Lerten

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – After a few quiet weeks at the pumps, gas prices are springing up, driven by the annual switch to summer-blend fuel, which…

The FDA has approved a new type of oral antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections.

Millions of women get painful UTIs that keep coming back. A new kind of antibiotic may help break the cycle

March 25, 2025 10:55 am CNN Newsource

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new type of antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections. The…

Oregon spring break boaters advised to exercise caution in the cold water – and not to get in over their heads

March 25, 2025 10:50 am Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — If you plan on heading to local waterways this spring break, be prepared for lots of floating debris, very swift currents due…

Investigators look over the scene at a Tesla Collision Center after an individual used incendiary devices to set several vehicles on fire on March 18

FBI launches task force targeting anti-Tesla ‘domestic terrorism’

March 25, 2025 1:27 am CNN Newsource

By Matthew Rehbein, Hannah Rabinowitz, Javon Huynh, Zoe Sottile and Sharif Paget, CNN (CNN) — The FBI has created a task force intended to…

A file photo shows Ukrainian service members fire a shell towards Russian position in Kharkiv Region

Moscow sets far-reaching conditions for implementing US-brokered Black Sea ceasefire

March 25, 2025 4:57 am CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová, Christian Edwards, Anna Chernova, Svitlana Vlasova, Kevin Liptak and Angus Watson, CNN (CNN) — Russia will only implement…

‘Nobody is above the law’: Trump officials who criticized Clinton’s emails now under scrutiny for leaked war plans

March 25, 2025 2:00 am CNN Newsource

By Em Steck and Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Several top Trump administration officials are facing scrutiny for sending detailed operational…

Consumer spending accounts for about two-thirds of economic growth in the US.

Consumer confidence plummets to lowest level since January 2021

March 25, 2025 7:09 am CNN Newsource

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — America’s economic mood continues to deteriorate as President Donald Trump carries on with his sweeping…