Mt. Bachelor tops 400 inches of snowfall so far this season
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Spring is here, but heavy snow is still piling up in the mountains. Over the past week, winter storms have dropped more than…
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Redmond changing school speed zone signs to flashing lights; drivers need to slow down to 20 mph when they flash
City of Redmond Public Works crews will begin updating 18 school zone speed limit signs this month, moving to a system where drivers need to slow…
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Conservation group seeks endangered species protection for rare flower found only near the Crooked River
PORTLAND, Ore.—The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Thursday to protect the Ochoco lomatium under…
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Watch: Wanted Bend man arrested in stolen SUV after police spike strips end wild high-speed drive through town
A Bend man wanted on a felony warrant stole an SUV whose owner left it warming up at the Riverhouse Lodge hotel, then took it on a wild drive through…
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Reward fund total tops $30,000 for tips to solve recent illegal killing of gray wolf near Sisters
(Update: Three organizations add to reward fund) PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Three organizations have pushed the total potential reward past $30,000 for…
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Uncertainty looms over Central Oregon schools as U.S. Department of Education could be shut down
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to end the U.S. Department of Education, saying he was giving power back to the states: “My…
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Funding issues hit La Pine Community Health Center’s Wellness Center, delay opening to early fall; support sought
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) —The much-anticipated Wellness Center, an expansion of La Pine Community Health Center’s campus aimed at enhancing vital…
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ODF report: Beachie Creek Fire embers, not power lines, sparked 2020 Labor Day fires in Santiam Canyon
By Alma McCarty (KGW), Amy-Xiaoshi DePaola, KGW SANTIAM JUNCTION, Ore. (KGW) — Investigators found no evidence of power line ignitions causing the…
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La Pine-area couple cited after drug raid turns up large dismantled marijuana grow, butane honey oil and a handgun
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A drug raid on a La Pine-area couple’s property found a dismantled large marijuana grow in their shop, authorities said…
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Eruption of Alaska’s Mount Spurr is likely and scientists say preparations should begin
Scientists are urging people who live in south-central Alaska to begin preparing for a possible eruption of the Mount Spurr…
Continue ReadingDOGE blocked from accessing sensitive Social Security data, after judge raises concerns of a ‘fishing expedition’
By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Social Security Administration from giving members of the Department of…
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President Trump signs executive order to dismantle the Education Department
WASHINGTON (NBC) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon…
Continue ReadingOne year after Baltimore bridge collapse, NTSB finds 68 US bridges need to be assessed for risk of collapse if hit by ship
By Gabe Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Sixty-eight bridges across the US should be assessed to see if they are at risk of collapse if hit by a…
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Authorities ID Bend man, 74, who died after crashing into motor home at S. California mobile home park
The California Highway Patrol on Tuesday released the name of a 74-year-old Bend, Oregon man who died after crashing his white BMW into a motorhome…
Continue ReadingLanding gear support broke as Delta regional jet landed and flipped at Toronto airport, preliminary report says
By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — A landing gear support broke as a Delta Air Lines regional jet was landing before it flipped…
Continue ReadingBoston Celtics sold for a record-breaking $6 billion
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — The Boston Celtics, one of the most successful NBA teams in history, has sold for $6.1 billion,…
Continue ReadingEurope delays tariffs on US goods, including whiskey
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — The European Union is delaying the retaliatory tariffs it announced after the United States imposed a 25%…
Continue ReadingAmerican detained by Taliban in Afghanistan is freed in deal mediated by Qatar
By Alireza Hajihosseini and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — An American citizen who has spent more than two years in detention in Afghanistan was…
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President Trump expected to sign executive order to begin dismantling Department of Education
(CNN) — President Donald Trump is poised to sign an executive order on Thursday to start the process of dismantling…
Continue ReadingHamas fires rockets at Israel for first time since truce collapses as toll mounts in Gaza
By Dana Karni, Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder, Jo Shelley and Mahmoud Atef, CNN (CNN) — Hamas fired rockets at Israel from Gaza Thursday, the…
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