First image reveals spacecraft’s unexpected landing position on the moon
By Francesca Annio, Alex Stambaugh, Katie Hunt and Ashley Strickland, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s space agency said Thursday that its “moon…
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Judy Trego files to run for Deschutes County commissioner
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Judy Trego has become the third candidate to file for the newly non-partisan position of Deschutes County commissioner and…
Continue ReadingUtility giant PG&E agrees to $45 million settlement related to California’s second-largest wildfire
By Taylor Romine and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Pacific Gas and Electric will pay $45 million in penalties for its role in the Dixie Fire – the…
Continue ReadingAlabama inmate Kenneth Smith executed with nitrogen gas, marking the emergence of a wholly new method of capital punishment
By Dakin Andone, Isabel Rosales and Christina Maxouris, CNN Atmore, Alabama (CNN) — Alabama on Thursday night executed Kenneth Smith, the first…
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Timeline of internal investigation into fired Bend police officer, paid over $180,000 while on leave
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Questions have been raised about the length of the investigation into former Bend Police Officer Kevin Uballez, as he was paid…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County’s ‘Dog Board’ has cast its first vote to euthanize dogs in fatal attack; what else do they do?
After the Deschutes County Dog Board voted 3-0 this week to euthanize three dogs who fatally mauled a man living at a Juniper Ridge homeless camp…
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Fire destroys tent at Madras homeless camp; Jefferson County fire crews keep it from reaching others
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fire destroyed a tent and belongings in a homeless camp area in Madras Thursday afternoon, but Jefferson County Fire &…
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‘They were really creative’: Bend middle schoolers read their original children’s books to 1st- and 2nd-graders
(Update: adding video, comments from students and teachers) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As our Kelsey McGee recently reported, Sky View Middle School’s…
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High Desert Middle School student releases pepper spray in crowded hallway; staff, students affected but ‘unharmed’
A student at High Desert Middle School released pepper spray in a crowded hallway as the lunch period ended Thursday, bringing police and medics to…
Continue ReadingGM’s self-driving car division is under investigation by DOJ and SEC after pedestrian dragging incident
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Cruise, General Motors’ self-driving vehicle unit, disclosed today that it is the subject of two federal…
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Community tips help Redmond Police catch suspect in passing of at least six counterfeit $100 bills at area businesses
Several tips from community members and further investigation has led to the arrest of a 32-year-old Redmond man accused of passing at least six…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from Donald Trump’s testimony at the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial
CNN By Gregory Krieg, Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell and Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Two days after dominating the New Hampshire…
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Popular Portland-area fast-food chain Burgerville is expanding — and plans to open one in Bend by early 2025
Company confirms it’s ‘scouting out locations’ as part of first expansion in years BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A popular Portland-area fast-food restaurant…
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IRS set to launch its free tax filing pilot program. Here’s how it will work
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — When tax filing season opens on January 29, some taxpayers will have the option of filing their 2023…
Continue ReadingAfter damaging a rotor blade, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter mission ends on Mars
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — After completing 72 historic flights on Mars over three years, NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter mission has ended.…
Continue ReadingFormer Trump adviser Peter Navarro ordered to report to prison
CNN By Holmes Lybrand, Devan Cole and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Peter Navarro, a former trade adviser to President Donald Trump who was…
Continue ReadingBiden’s campaign headaches on display in repeat public interruptions
CNN, POOL, NIKKI HALEY FOR PRESIDENT, GETTY IMAGES By Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden officially turned the page…
Continue ReadingTesla share plunge wipes out $80 billion in market value, after dour earnings call
By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Shares in Tesla plunged 12% Thursday, wiping $80 billion off the company’s market value hours after it…
Continue ReadingBefore part of an Alaska Airlines plane blew off, Boeing had removed and adjusted it, reports say
By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — Before the plane took its first flight, Boeing had removed and reinstalled the part that blew off of an…
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Robitussin cough syrups recalled nationwide due to microbial contamination
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Some Robitussin Honey cough syrups sold nationwide are being recalled because of microbial…
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