Humane Society of Central Oregon offers extreme heat precautions for pets’ safety
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As Central Oregonians get prepared for extreme heat warnings for the next week, the Humane Society of Central Oregon would…
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American Red Cross braces for record heat across Oregon over holiday weekend, urges four steps to stay safe
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — We are on track to break high temperature records in Oregon and SW Washington over the next couple of days. This creates a…
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‘It is having an effect on us’: Businesses on Bend’s north end say some customers can’t reach them due to Hwy. 97 project
Some small businesses on the north end of Bend say they are feeling the negative effects of the construction of the new Highway 97 route.…
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Cooling centers open across Oregon to help people beat the heat; 211info has locations online, by county
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Cooling centers are opening across Oregon to help people beat the heat during excessively high temperatures this week.…
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Governor Kotek declares statewide ‘extreme heat emergency’ as heat wave arrives
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Governor Tina Kotek declared a statewide extreme heat emergency Friday as the state prepares for high temperatures, both…
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Biden dismisses age questions in interview as he tries to salvage reelection effort
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Joe Biden, fighting to save his endangered reelection effort, used a highly anticipated TV…
Continue ReadingTrump seeks to distance himself from pro-Trump Project 2025
By Alayna Treene, Steve Contorno and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Friday sought to distance himself from a…
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Early-morning fire damages two NW Redmond homes, traced to disposal of used legal fireworks near combustibles
Disposal of used, legal fireworks in an area with combustibles sparked a fire early Friday morning that caused “significant” damage to two homes in…
Continue ReadingTrump presses Judge Cannon to take up immunity question in classified documents case in Florida
By Paula Reid and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump are now seeking to use the Supreme Court’s…
Continue ReadingHungary’s PM Orban meets Russia’s Putin in a Moscow visit condemned by Ukraine and EU leaders
By Radina Gigova and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban traveled to Moscow on Friday to meet Russian…
Continue ReadingAndrew Tate can leave Romania but must remain in EU before trial, court rules
By Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — Andrew Tate, a self-proclaimed misogynist influencer, can leave Romania but must remain within the European…
Continue ReadingDemocrats start moving to Harris as Biden digs in
CNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Amid the ongoing fallout from Joe Biden’s debate performance, talk in many top Democratic circles has…
Continue ReadingAt least 4 people were bitten in shark attacks in Texas and Florida since the Fourth of July
KRGV By Jillian Sykes, Susannah Cullinane and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Several people were bitten by sharks in separate attacks at Texas and…
Continue ReadingKey takeaways from the June jobs report
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Welcome to the “steady-as-she-goes” US labor market: Halfway through 2024, job gains are cooling slightly…
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Redmond police seek motorist who fired illegal firework mortar, sparking one-acre grass fire in area of BPA power lines
Redmond firefighters’ busy Fourth of July continued early Thursday evening, when a Ring doorbell camera caught a motorist pulling over and firing…
Continue ReadingRussia sentences US citizen to 12 years in penal colony for drug trafficking
By Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — A US citizen who was detained in Moscow on drug-related charges in January has been sentenced to 12 years and six…
Continue ReadingA framework is in place on hostage, ceasefire deal after Biden-Netanyahu call, senior administration official says
By Samantha Waldenberg and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — The framework for a hostage and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is “now in…
Continue ReadingWorld Aquatics confirms US government has opened criminal investigation into doping case involving Chinese swimmers
By Homero de la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Swimming’s international governing body says its executive director Brent Nowicki has been ordered to…
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Report: Oregon traffic deaths jumped 88% in past decade; U.S. figure falls for 2nd year, up dramatically from 2013
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – U.S. traffic fatalities fell in 2023 for the second straight year, three years after traffic fatalities surged in 2020 and 2021…
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Bend’s June home sales price rises closer to record level, Redmond’s dips a bit; both cities see inventories grow
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) -Bend’s median home sales price got closer to a record level in June, while Redmond’s dipped a bit. Both markets saw their…
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