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Oregon health officials sound alarm, say pertussis cases expected to break record; vaccinations urged

November 14, 2024 5:55 pm KTVZ News Partners

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon is expected to surpass its record of 910 pertussis cases by the end of 2024, prompting state health officials to…

Oregon jobless rate holds steady at 4% in October as state gains 1,700 jobs; 2024 numbers revised upward

November 14, 2024 11:36 am KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment gained 1,700 jobs in October, following a revised increase of 900…

Deschutes County Road Department crews close gates for the winter on Cascade Lakes Highway, Paulina Lake Road

November 14, 2024 5:47 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County Road Department crews swung the gates and closed the Cascade Lakes Highway and Paulina Lake Road for the…

‘Opportunity to leverage those tourism tax dollars’: Visit Bend seeks Sustainability Fund grant requests

November 14, 2024 11:57 am Jillian Fortner

(Update: adding video, comments from Visit Bend, past grantee) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Sustainability Fund, a Visit Bend project, has announced…

Redmond schools superintendent thanks voters for approving $97.7 million bond measure, lays out next steps

November 14, 2024 3:05 pm KTVZ News Partners

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond School District Superintendent Dr. Charan Cline thanked the community on Thursday for voter approval of a $97.7…

Redmond woman crashes SUV through fence, into mini-storage units; no injuries reported

November 14, 2024 2:27 pm Barney Lerten

A Redmond woman crashed her SUV through a fence and into a mini-storage business off Northwest Sixth Street Thursday morning, but police said no…

This photo from the US Department of Defense shows an "unidentified aerial phenomena."

Pentagon received hundreds of reports of new UFO sightings

November 14, 2024 1:56 pm CNN Newsource

By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon has received hundreds of reports of new UFO sightings, including “several particularly…

Trump picks Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his Department of Health and Human Services secretary

November 14, 2024 12:47 pm CNN Newsource

By Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes and Aaron Pellish, CNN West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has picked Robert F.…

The 2020 Ford Expedition was among the models affected by the 2020 recall related to faulty rearview cameras.

Ford knew about dangerous backup camera glitches but moved too slowly to fix them, safety regulator says

November 14, 2024 12:47 pm CNN Newsource

By Erika Tulfo, CNN (CNN) — Ford is being fined up to $165 million after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ruled the company…

S. Deschutes County health care, Parks & Rec, wildfire risk among issues discussed at Newberry Regional Summit

November 14, 2024 11:44 am KTVZ

(Update: Adding video, comments from summit participants, consultants) SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — Southern Deschutes County community members,…

A meteor from the Leonids is seen streaking across the sky over Ankara

Look up this weekend for a celestial double feature

November 14, 2024 11:59 am CNN Newsource

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — November’s full moon, otherwise known as the beaver moon, shone bright in the sky on Friday as the last…

Measles is debilitating and deadly, and cases are surging, WHO and CDC warn

November 14, 2024 10:00 am CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Global measles cases surged by more than 20% to an estimated 10.3 million last year, the World Health…

AP calls US House 5th District race for Democrat Janelle Bynum; GOP Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer concedes

November 14, 2024 10:23 am The Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon’s 5th Congressional District and will become the state’s first Black member of…

Oregon Construction Contractors Board finds hundreds of proposed violations in sweep of over 1,000 jobsites

November 14, 2024 9:32 am KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Construction Contractors Board, the state agency that licenses contractors in Oregon, conducts periodic enforcement sweeps…

Alex Jones speaks to the media after arriving at the federal courthouse for a hearing in front of a bankruptcy judge

The Onion has won the bid for Infowars’ assets

November 14, 2024 6:05 am CNN Newsource

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Satirical news site The Onion won the auction to acquire conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars, which was sold…

EU slaps Meta with a nearly 800 million euro fine for engaging in ‘abusive’ Marketplace practices

November 14, 2024 5:44 am Associated Press

AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators hit Facebook parent Meta with a fine of nearly 800 million euros on Thursday for what it…

A worker stacks off-cut planks of pine wood on a forklift at Woodstock Wood sawmill in Saugerties

Wholesale inflation heated up again last month, reversing recent progress

November 14, 2024 5:32 am CNN Newsource

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — US wholesale inflation picked up more than expected in October, indicating that some price pressures persist at…

Advance Auto Parts is closing more than 700 locations

November 14, 2024 4:47 am CNN Newsource

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Advance Auto Parts is closing more than 700 locations to shore up the company’s finances following…

UO professor equips Oregon middle, high school students with ‘Sassy,’ an AI-powered virtual career counselor

November 14, 2024 12:01 am KTVZ News Partners

EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon middle-schoolers can now get a head start on picking a career path, thanks to a new tool powered by artificial…

In surprise move, defeated La Pine mayor tables issue of homeless, wildfires for successor to take up in 2025

November 13, 2024 8:00 pm Tracee Tuesday

(update: adding video, La Pine mayor tables homeless-wildfires agenda item to 2025) La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – “The city, after speaking with all of…