Commissioner Adair reflects on Flat Fire and what the county can learn
(Added Video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fires can be incredibly dangerous and it doesn’t discriminate. Everyone in a fire zone is impacted. When the…
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Smith Rock climber survives sizable fall, apparently without serious injury
TERREBONNE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A climber who reportedly fell dozens of feet at Smith Rock State Park on Friday afternoon was not seriously hurt. In fact,…
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Central Oregon man dies in highway crash; OSP releases his name, says what happened
IDANHA, Ore. (KTVZ) — An 85-year-old Redmond man died in a crash on Oregon Highway 22 near Idanha earlier this week, Oregon State Police reported…
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to over 4 years behind bars on prostitution-related charges
By NBC News NEW YORK (NBC News) — A judge on Friday sentenced Sean “Diddy” Combs to 50 months in prison, fined him $500,000 and ordered five…
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Israel and Hamas signal willingness to move forward on Trump’s Gaza peace plan
By Abeer Salman, Oren Liebermann, Kevin Liptak, Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s government and military are preparing for the first…
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Bend clinic reports psilocybin breakthroughs in anxiety and depression care
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend-based therapy group says a single dose of psilocybin mushrooms could lead to lasting mental health improvements, based on…
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Bend Fire & Rescue creates new role: deputy fire marshal of wildfire preparedness. Here’s who is filling it
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Fire & Rescue announced Thursday that Melissa Steele has been named deputy fire marshal of wildfire preparedness, a new…
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Problem Solvers: From free spaces to full lots, Bend’s growth fuels downtown parking debate
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Finding parking in downtown Bend has become such a challenge that many locals tell the Problem Solvers they’re avoiding the…
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Making a Difference: Assistance League of Bend supports both children and adults in Deschutes County
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here at KTVZ News, we focus our resources on bolstering the health and well-being of Central Oregon’s youth through our 21 Cares…
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Judge weighs halting Trump’s National Guard deployment in Oregon as White House promises ‘surge’ in federal presence
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge is weighing Friday whether to grant a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump…
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Massive fire breaks out at the largest oil-producing facility on the West Coast, near Los Angeles
By Hanna Park, Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A large fire broke out Thursday night at a Chevron refinery, in El Segundo, the largest…
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‘It’s really something’: National Women in Roofing’s local council gifts new roof to Redmond veteran
The National Women in Roofing’s Central Oregon council marked their “Raise the Roof” event by giving a local veteran a brand new…
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‘It’s the Wild West’: Another Medicare Advantage provider pulls out of local market, leaving only one – maybe
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Citing “significant industry challenges,” Providence Health Plan will no longer offer its Medicare Advantage supplemental…
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Now hiring: ODOT got its money, but now it’s scrambling to fill hundreds of job openings before winter hits
Oregon lawmakers this week approved a package of tax and fee hikes for stopgap funding to the Oregon Department of Transportation. But the agency is…
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Dozens of poodles rescued from alleged Alfalfa puppy mill are going up for adoption; here’s what you need to know
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — An Alfalfa-area woman accused of running a puppy mill from her home has surrendered over 40 poodles seized from the property,…
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Here are the NFL and College Football games airing on the networks of KTVZ this week
(Update: Adding video) October 4th – College FootballFOX (KFXO)7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Big Noon Kickoff9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Wisconsin @…
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Four active large fires currently burning in Oregon, bringing the current 2025 total to nearly 3,000
OREGON (KTVZ) — Right now, four active large fires are burning across the state of Oregon. So far this year, 2,944 fires have burned statewide,…
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What to know about Trump’s latest federal deployments in Memphis, Portland and other US cities
By Hanna Park, Andy Rose, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is escalating efforts to deploy federal law enforcement officers…
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A deadly car ramming and stabbing attack took place outside a synagogue in northern England. Here’s what we know
By Peter Wilkinson, Sana Noor Haq, Billy Stockwell, Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — At least two Jewish worshippers were killed and three others…
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Oregon adds oral nicotine tax to fund wildfire prevention and recovery; local lawmaker was behind the move
After being passed by the Oregon Legislature with bipartisan support earlier this summer, a tax on oral nicotine in House Bill 3940 has now taken…
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