Bend’s new Costco is bustling – and now, the former location is available to lease
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — KTVZ News learned Thursday that the former site of Bend’s Costco Wholesale store at the Forum Shopping Center is available for…
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After nearly two years, Bend’s Crux Fermentation Project is closing its Portland pub
By Alex Jensen, KGW PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Bend-based Crux Fermentation Project will close its Portland pub this weekend after nearly two years in…
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Death with Dignity: Oregon’s aid-in-dying deaths fall while prescriptions rise, new state report shows
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Prescriptions for life-ending medications under Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act increased last year, while the number of…
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Crook County update: Rising water prompts short-lived flood alert, but evacuations no longer expected
Authorities warned the public Thursday about a threat of imminent flooding and possible evacuations for a few hours in some areas along Ochoco Creek…
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Recent Bend Sustainability Fund recipients share plans for their upcoming projects
Six community projects that range from new, lighted pickleball courts to creating new downhill mountain bike trails for riders of all abilities will…
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Averting a ‘failure of communication’: Bend Rep. Emerson Levy’s House-passed bill could make schools safer
Alyssa’s Law (HB 3083), legislation that requires Oregon school districts to consider installing a panic alarm system in their schools, consisting…
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Latest windstorm raises fire danger, despite wet weather; Bend Fire has tips
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– It’s no secret, very high winds have been battering Central Oregon this week. In some areas, winds reached up to 40 mph, and…
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‘Incredibly disheartening’: COCC hit by loss of $3 million in expected federal funds for Madras Campus expansion
(Update: Adding video) Project still due for completion by next January; school will seek other funds MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A recent continuing…
Continue ReadingJudge orders Trump administration to keep Signal records amid Yemen attack chat controversy
By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered key Trump administration agencies to preserve messages sent on Signal between…
Continue ReadingAlleged top MS-13 member arrested in Virginia was ‘leader for the East Coast,’ AG Bondi says
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Federal law enforcement officers captured an alleged “major leader” of the MS-13 gang…
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Oregon Employment Department finds errors in 12,000 jobless benefit 1099-G tax forms, issuing corrected ones
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Employment Department said Thursday it identified errors with some 1099-G tax forms it issued in January regarding…
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Record numbers of adult Deschutes River steelhead pass upstream of Round Butte Dam
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Record numbers of nearly 1,000 adult steelhead returned to the Pelton Round Butte hydropower project on the Deschutes River…
Continue ReadingWhite House pulls Stefanik’s UN ambassador nomination amid concern over narrow Republican House majority
By Sarah Ferris, Kevin Liptak and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The White House on Thursday pulled Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be US…
Continue ReadingSocial Security Administration delays and curtails new anti-fraud policy
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Social Security Administration announced Wednesday that it is pushing back the rollout of a controversial…
Continue ReadingCenturies-old Buddhist temple destroyed in ‘unprecedented’ and deadly South Korea wildfires
By Gawon Bae and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea redeployed firefighting helicopters after a fatal crash caused a…
Continue ReadingHHS cuts 10,000 employees in major overhaul of health agencies
By Meg Tirrell, Tami Luhby, Brenda Goodman and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday…
Continue ReadingCar prices will surge by thousands of dollars because of Trump’s tariffs. It’ll happen before you expect it
CNN By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Get ready to pay more for your next car. Auto prices in the United States will start to rise very…
Continue ReadingSix Russian tourists killed after submarine sinks off Egyptian coast
By Rob Picheta, Anna Chernova, Nadeen Ebrahim, Kareem El Damanhoury, Olivia Kemp, and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Six Russian tourists…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea has sent 3,000 more soldiers to bolster Russia’s war on Ukraine, South Korea says
By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — North Korea appears to have sent at least 3,000 more soldiers to Russia early this year, South Korea’s military…
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Oregon attorney general urges consumers to check eligibility for compensation for inflated generic drug prices
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug…
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