Bend City Councilor Barb Campbell unseated by teacher Steve Platt in surprising election upset
In a surprise outcome, a Bend teacher, Steve Platt, unseated 10-year incumbent City Councilor Barb Campbell Tuesday…
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City of Bend seeks applicants for remaining federal funding for houseless services
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend City Council adopted a resolution creating a Houseless Services Grant Program using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and…
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Decision 2024: Central Oregon voters, party officials react to the outcome of the presidential race
With the last ballots being counted, Central Oregonians, including representatives of the two major political parties, have been sharing their…
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7 states vote to protect abortion rights, while efforts to expand access in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota fail
By Amy O’Kruk, Annette Choi, Lauren Mascarenhas, Kaanita Iyer and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — More than two years after the US…
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Decision 2024: Emerson Levy defeats Keri Lopez in House race; Anthony Broadman tops Michael Summers for Senate seat
Democrats won two closely watched Bend legislative races when the ballots were counted Tuesday night.…
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More than a dozen Oregon communities, including Redmond, vote to ban psilocybin businesses
Voters in more than a dozen Oregon cities, including Redmond and in the Portland area, have voted to ban the regulated sales and use of psilocybin…
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Decision 2024: Measure 9-173 holds strong lead, will expand Deschutes County Commission from 3 to 5 members
A Bend business owner’s idea to expand the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners from three to five members first cleared the petition…
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‘Thank you for the opportunity to serve’: Vander Kamp claims victory; Bailey, Nelson call to congratulate sheriff-elect
A new sheriff has been elected for the first time in a decade in Deschutes County. Deschutes County sheriff’s Sergeant Kent Vander Kamp claimed…
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Oregon’s 2024 election: What we know and what we’re waiting on
A bad election for Democrats nationally had few reverberations in Oregon, where Democratic candidates are expected to keep or expand legislative…
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Harris concedes the election, but not ‘the fight that fueled this campaign’
By Betsy Klein, Aaron Pellish and Ebony Davis, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris offered an uplifting, positive charge to her…
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Bend-La Pine Schools honors Cascade Middle School’s Lauren Miller as Educator of the Year
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools presented its Educator of the Year award Wednesday to Lauren Miller, a Learning Specialist at Cascade…
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The Latest: Biden and Harris call Trump to congratulate him, Jack Smith mulls winding down probes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States, an extraordinary comeback for a former president…
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Markets close at record highs as Trump is reelected
By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks rocketed higher Wednesday following a decisive and consequential victory for former President…
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Eight takeaways from the 2024 election
By Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg and Daniel Strauss, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has completed a paradigm-shattering political comeback, winning the…
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Over 14,000 under evacuation orders in California as fire crews battle dangerous wildfire and rescue people from homes ablaze
By Chris Boyette, Emma Tucker, Taylor Romine, CNN and Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Firefighters are rescuing people from homes…
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Hurricane Rafael knocks out Cuba’s power grid and heads into the Gulf on a much different path
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Hurricane Rafael pulled away from Cuba Thursday morning after slamming into the island as a Category…
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Three Bend voters offer their views on Election Day
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Election Day brought millions of voters to polling stations and ballot drop boxes in Central Oregon and across the nation, where…
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Decision 2024: LIVE Election Blog
A running blog on the 2024 General Election in Central…
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Deschutes County election workers undertake the process of counting, verifying ballots
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Ballots are being counted at the Deschutes County Building. When ballots come in, whether it’s via mail, or dropped off…
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Republicans will flip the Senate, CNN projects, shifting balance of power in Washington
By Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Republicans will win the US Senate majority, CNN projects, shifting the balance of power in Washington and…
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