Trump takes an ax to more than a dozen pollution rules in rapid-fire deregulation
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration announced its intent to roll back major climate policies Wednesday, including rules that…
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SpaceX postpones launch of crew-swap mission that will bring Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams home
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A crew of international astronauts slated to launch to the International Space Station on a mission that will…
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DCSO SAR air and ground operation rescues seriously injured skier and companion stranded on South Sister
(Update: Adding more photos, Adding video, information from sheriff) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A seriously injured skier and his companion from Utah who…
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Trump imposes sweeping 25% steel and aluminum tariffs. Europe immediately retaliates
CNN By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump imposed sweeping 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imported into the United…
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Search ends in tragedy: Diver finds body of missing 2-year-old boy in Siletz River, authorities say
UPDATE: Adding video SILETZ, Ore. (KTVZ) — An extensive, over week-long search for a missing Oregon Coast toddler ended sadly Tuesday with a diver’s…
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Cargo ship captain arrested in North Sea collision with US-flagged tanker is Russian national, owner says
By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — The captain of the Solong cargo ship who was arrested after crashing into a US-flagged tanker off the…
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Search intensifies for missing US student in Dominican Republic
By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have ramped up their efforts by air, sea and land to track down the 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh…
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Group protesting DOGE outside of Tesla dealership in Bend
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– You might have seen this on your drive home Tuesday. A protest popped up outside the Tesla dealership in Bend. People were on the…
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2025 marks the fifth anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, which gave rise to ‘parklets’ in downtown Bend
BEND, Ore. {KTVZ} — A lot has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world and Central Oregon, like the unemployment rate. In April 2020, at…
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Kohberger’s defense plans to argue the knife sheath could have been planted by the real killer, prosecutors say
By Lauren del Valle and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger plan to argue at trial that the knife sheath recovered from the…
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Vietnamese restaurant coming to Bend’s Old Mill District this spring, taking Mill Works Pub’s spot
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Southeast Asian cuisine is coming to Bend’s Old Mill District. Pho 88, which will offer…
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New Pacific Power Operations Center in Bend unites offices, also will train line crews from across the region
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Pacific Power’s brand-new Bend operations center is now open, combining three existing Bend facilities into one state-of-the-art…
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Bynum votes no as House passes funding bill, says it will scrap $10.7 million for five Central Oregon projects
Rep. Janelle Bynum (OR-05) voted against H.R. 1968, the partisan Continuing Resolution on Tuesday as the House voted 217-213 to pass President…
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Local group fails to make Mt. Bachelor bid by deadline but still hopes to play role in its future
The community group that formed in an attempt to bid for and acquire the Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort has acknowledged they were unable to submit a bid…
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Oregon House passes Rep. Breese Iverson bill to recognize Oregon Farmer and Rancher Day each March
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon House of Representatives passed House Bill 3141-A Tuesday by a vote of 57-1. Rep. Vikki Breese Iverson,…
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Education Department cutting nearly half of workforce
By Sunlen Serfaty, Kaanita Iyer, Rene Marsh, Alayna Treene and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — The US Education Department announced Tuesday that it…
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Key takeaways from NTSB’s preliminary report on deadly midair collision between DC plane and military helicopter
By Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, Aaron Cooper and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday recommended…
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Oregon gas prices easing as crude oil prices fall; AAA reports; Bend drops a nickel a gallon
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Pump prices continue to tick down, thanks in part to lower crude oil prices which have posted seven consecutive weeks of…
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As Trump poses with Teslas in front of the White House, the company’s slumping stock climbs
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — It was an extraordinary scene at the White House South Lawn Tuesday. President Donald Trump effectively…
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Central Oregon loses 1,300 jobs as 2025 begins, but January unemployment rates hold steady
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon unemployment rates were unchanged in January, though the region saw a 1,300-job reduction as 2025 began, the…
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