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Cold snap grips northern Texas to mid-Atlantic as storm moves offshore

January 6, 2025 4:24 am CNN Newsource

WJLA, CNN By Michelle Watson, Mary Gilbert, Robert Shackelford, Karina Tsui and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The snow, sleet and ice that swept from…

Crook County holds swearing-in ceremony for newly elected officials

January 6, 2025 5:03 pm KTVZ News Partners

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Monday morning, newly elected officials of Crook County were sworn into office in a formal ceremony held at the Crook…

Deschutes County Commissioner Phil Chang, Sheriff Kent van der Kamp sworn into office

January 6, 2025 4:11 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — During a public ceremony on Monday, Deschutes County Commissioner Phil Chang and Sheriff Kent van der Kamp were sworn into…

Bend police: Man killed at Holiday Motel was alone in the room he rented when found

January 3, 2025 6:31 pm Gregory Deffenbaugh, Barney Lerten

Police confirmed Saturday that a 34-year-old Bend man found dead Friday in a southeast Bend hotel room was an apparent homicide victim. They said no…

America’s first bird flu death reported in Louisiana

January 6, 2025 12:52 pm CNN Newsource

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The first person to have a severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States has died, according to the…

Biden killed US Steel deal even though some US officials rejected national security concerns

January 6, 2025 12:22 pm CNN Newsource

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — President Joe Biden decided to block the $14 billion takeover of US Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel even…

Oregon plan to ease child welfare regulations sparks early opposition

January 6, 2025 11:55 am KTVZ News Partners

State senator says proposal aimed at encouraging treatment and placement of children with complex behavioral needs would undo laws passed to protect…

Congress certifies Donald Trump’s election as president, without objection

January 6, 2025 10:53 am KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (NBC) — Congress on Monday formally certified President-elect Donald Trump’s 2024 victory, exactly four years after…

Biden permanently bans offshore drilling in 625 million acres of ocean, making a Trump reversal difficult

January 6, 2025 2:00 am CNN Newsource

By David Goldman, Ella Nilsen and Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Monday announced an executive action that will permanently ban…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation. What happens now?

January 6, 2025 2:31 am CNN Newsource

By Paula Newton, Hanna Park, Christian Edwards and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Monday,…

US Steel and Nippon sue Biden administration, Steelworkers union and Cleveland-Cliffs over their blocked merger

January 6, 2025 4:54 am CNN Newsource

By Chris Isidore, Matt Egan and David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — US Steel and Nippon, whose $14.3 billion merger was blocked by President…

Businesses have seen an influx of sales due to the recent snowfall at Mt. Bachelor

January 5, 2025 10:03 am KTVZ

(Update: Adding video, comments from Powder House owner, Tactics staff, customer) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Mt. Bachelor opened two weeks ahead of…

How the Forest Service hiring hold could impact Central Oregon

January 3, 2025 10:07 am Jillian Fortner

(update: adding video, comments from tourism groups, Discover Your Forest) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The U.S. Forest Service is pausing seasonal hiring due…

Crook County School Board to Discuss Superintendent’s Employment Amid Complaints

January 3, 2025 11:06 am Gregory Deffenbaugh

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Crook County School Board will hold a special meeting on Monday, January 6th, to discuss the employment status of…

Terrebonne business owner says he’s witnessed fatal crashes for 27 years, even his own fiancé

January 3, 2025 11:22 am KTVZ

(Update: Adding video, comments from sheriff, business owner) TERREBONNE, Ore. (KTVZ)– For 27 years Ross Hall has lived off Highway 97 in Terrebonne…

Janelle Bynum sworn-in as Representative for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District

January 3, 2025 1:14 pm Gregory Deffenbaugh

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KTVZ) – Democrat Janelle Bynum was sworn-in Friday with her colleagues in the 119th U.S. Congress. Representative Bynum was elected…