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Update: Missing Redmond teen found safe

July 10, 2025 10:56 pm Gregory Deffenbaugh

(Update: Girl found safe) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office asked for the public’s help late Thursday in locating a…

Pacific Power outage on Bend Westside affects nearly 3,000; enhanced safety settings the cause

July 10, 2025 8:57 pm Triton Notary

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Pacific Power sent out a notice around 8 p.m, alerting nearly 3,000 customers about a power outage on Bend’s westside, with a…

Once Bend’s Post Office, reservations are open for downtown’s new boutique hotel ahead of fall opening

July 10, 2025 6:10 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A new chapter begins for one of Bend’s most storied buildings as the restored Westman boutique hotel opens reservations ahead…

Fun tradition hits the track: The Crooked River Roundup Horse Races are underway

July 9, 2025 6:24 pm Tyson Beauchemin

(Update: Adding video) PRNEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — This Wednesday through Saturday, some of the best horse racing in all of Oregon will be at the Cook…

Exploring the female future of law enforcment: Junior Women’s Law Enforcement Academy held in Redmond

July 10, 2025 5:59 pm Tyson Beauchemin

(Update: Correcting name of judge who conducted mock trial) RREDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The second annual Junior Women’s Law Enforcement Academy was…

Baker Diocese Bishop-elect Rev. Thomas Hennen

Pope Leo XIV appoints Iowa priest Rev. Thomas Hennen as the new bishop for the Diocese of Baker

July 10, 2025 3:26 pm Barney Lerten

Reverend Thomas Hennen was introduced Thursday as the newly chosen bishop-elect of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baker, which spans more than 66,000…

President Donald Trump threatened a 35% tariff on goods imported from Canada on July 10. Lumber is one of the main items the United States imports from Canada.

Trump threatens a 35% tariff on Canadian goods, and he may double what most other nations are charged

July 10, 2025 5:36 pm CNN Newsource

By Luciana Lopez, Elisabeth Buchwald and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump late Thursday threatened a 35% tariff on goods imported…

Deschutes Children’s Foundation says federal funding cuts threaten critical services to help crime victims

July 10, 2025 4:39 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes Children’s Foundation is sounding the alarm that the State of Oregon is being forced to make cuts in key…

Senator Ron Wyden 'border czar' Tom Homan

Wyden invites Trump administration ‘border czar’ Tom Homan to take part in Multnomah County town hall

July 10, 2025 1:26 pm Barney Lerten

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Amid reports that Trump-designated “border czar” Tom Homan wants to visit Portland, Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Thursday…

A search and rescue team looks for people along the Guadalupe River near a damaged building at Camp Mystic in Hunt

Trump looks to quash criticism on natural disaster response during Texas visit

July 10, 2025 3:01 pm CNN Newsource

By Adam Cancryn and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is traveling to central Texas on Friday to survey the aftermath of a…

Silver Sparky Award Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District

Sisters-Camp Sherman ‘Fire Corps’ volunteers honored with state fire marshal’s ‘Silver Sparky Award’

July 10, 2025 2:16 pm Barney Lerten

(Update: Adding video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – A single spark can change everything, and stopping a fire before it has a chance to impact…

Camp Fire of Central Oregon launches largest hiring campaign in its history amid youth program growth, expansion

July 10, 2025 1:58 pm Barney Lerten

(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Camp Fire Central Oregon said Thursday it’s thrilled to announce that it has just launched the largest…

Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley announces reelection bid

Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley announces he will be running for a fourth term in the 2026 election

July 10, 2025 11:40 am Barney Lerten

(Update: Adding video, recorded livestream from meeting with reporters) PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, announced Thursday…

Job seekers wait in line to enter a job fair event in Silver Spring

It hasn’t been this hard for Americans to find work since 2021

July 10, 2025 6:05 am CNN Newsource

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Layoffs may not be mounting, but it’s getting harder to find a job in a labor market where hiring is…

Dozens of workers were rescued uninjured from a tunnel collapse Wednesday night in Los Angeles.

A partial tunnel collapse in Los Angeles left dozens of workers trapped about 400 feet below ground. They all survived

July 10, 2025 2:03 am Barney Lerten

KABC, CNN By Kathleen Magramo, Alaa Elassar, Stephanie Elam, Norma Galeana, CNN (CNN) — Thirty-one men working on a tunnel about 400 feet…

American flags are seen during a protest outside the US Supreme Court over President Donald Trump's move to end birthright citizenship as the court hears arguments over the order in Washington

Federal judge issues new nationwide block against Trump’s order seeking to end birthright citizenship

July 10, 2025 2:00 am CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole and John Fritze, CNN Concord, New Hampshire (CNN) — A federal judge agreed Thursday to issue a new nationwide block against…

More than 400 ODOT employees facing layoffs July 31st amid funding crisis

July 7, 2025 3:14 pm Tracee Tuesday, Barney Lerten

Governor Tina Kotek and the Oregon Department of Transportation announced Monday the first wave of layoffs of state workers who deliver basic…

Nadiya Voitsehivkya's brother in law was injured in the Russian attack on Kyiv on Thursday. She said he was taken to the hospital with cuts and broken ribs after getting crushed by debris.

Russian drones swarm Kyiv from all sides in apparent shift of tactics

July 9, 2025 8:45 pm CNN Newsource

By Lex Harvey, Victoria Butenko, Kostya Gak and Ivana Kottasová Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Hundreds of Russian drones flying from all directions…

Ride on: Two newly created mountain bike trails open at Wanoga Sno-Park, with three more on the way this summer

July 9, 2025 6:35 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ — The Wanoga Downhill Trails project, which has been years in the making, broke ground in mid-June and plans to add a total of five…

‘It’s a great tool’: Local emergency officials react to Watch Duty app’s growing role in monitoring wildfires

July 9, 2025 9:51 am Jillian Fortner

(Update: Adding video, details, comments) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – As wildfire season intensifies, many Central Oregonians are turning to the Watch Duty…