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Decision 2024: Election Day is right around the corner, and ballots are pouring into county clerks’ offices

November 4, 2024 11:33 AM Isabella Warren

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Election day is in just one day, and county officials are preparing for the big night. According to the Secretary of State’s…

State awards Bend’s Thistle & Nest $10.3 million to help build 74 affordable homes off SW Murphy Road

November 4, 2024 9:40 AM KTVZ news sources

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Housing and Community Services Housing Stability Council on Friday awarded more than $10.3 million to Thistle &…

Final days for hot House race: Bynum canvasses in Bend with Merkley on hand; Chavez-DeRemer also knocking on doors

November 3, 2024 11:18 AM Kelsey McGee

Election Day is quickly approaching, and candidates and supporters are busy working to get out the vote in the hotly contested Fifth Congressional…

Here’s what to watch as Election Day approaches in the U.S.

November 3, 2024 9:11 PM Associated Press

AP National Political Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Election Day is nearly upon us. In a matter of hours, the final votes in the 2024 presidential…

City of Bend pivots from summer street projects to preparing for winter conditions

October 25, 2024 4:44 PM Kelsey McGee

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fall is here and the weather is getting colder, so the City of Bend is gearing up for winter conditions. The city is prepared to…

Pilot Butte Middle School student accused of bringing gun to school released from custody over DA’s objections

November 2, 2024 1:57 PM Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 12-year-old Pilot Butte Middle School student arrested last week on charges of bringing a loaded handgun to school with plans…

Boeing machinists hold contract vote that could end their 7-week strike

November 3, 2024 9:01 PM Associated Press

Associated Press Unionized factory workers at Boeing were voting Monday whether to accept a contract offer or to continue their strike, which has…

NewsChannel 21 and NBC News to provide comprehensive election coverage of Decision 2024

November 1, 2024 3:44 PM KTVZ News Team

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – As Central Oregon and the nation gear up for one of the most pivotal elections in recent history, NewsChannel 21 and NBC News are…

Oregon inks agreement with developers to enter entire Elliott State Forest into carbon market

November 3, 2024 11:35 PM KTVZ news sources

Oregon is one step closer to using a state forest to help capture and store more planet-warming greenhouse gases, and to fight climate change and…

Oregon tribes, OSU work together to build facility for repatriation, return of ancestral remains, cultural items

November 2, 2024 9:47 PM KTVZ news sources

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – The nine federally recognized Tribes in Oregon and Oregon State University have worked together to build a university…

Voters head into a polling location to cast their ballots in Atlanta

Here’s how election night will unfold hour by hour

November 2, 2024 5:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Zachary B. Wolf and Matt Holt, CNN (CNN) — Election night in America will play out following the sun and poll closing times from East to…

Quincy Jones, musical titan and entertainment icon, dead at 91

November 4, 2024 12:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Musical titan Quincy Jones, the composer and producer who added his tasteful polish to recordings by…

Aldi has seen its wine and beer sales soar.

Drinkers are pushing back on expensive booze

November 4, 2024 2:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — The hangover has finally arrived for spirits and beer companies, as the surge in sales boosted by…

Proposed diesel refinery along Columbia River draws objections from public

November 3, 2024 11:59 PM KTVZ news sources

By Eric Tegethoff, Oregon News Service PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A proposed project to build a refinery on an estuary along the Columbia River is…

The entrance to the Biltmore Estate is seen surrounded by debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on October 1 in Asheville

A symbol of resilience and hope: White House Christmas tree chosen from North Carolina area hit hard by Hurricane Helene

November 3, 2024 10:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN (CNN) — This year’s official White House Christmas tree comes from western North Carolina, one of the areas…

King Felipe is heckled by angry residents during his visit to the Valencia region on Sunday.

Angry crowds boo and throw eggs at Spanish king as he visits flood-hit Valencia

November 3, 2024 5:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Atika Shubert, CNN (CNN) — Angry residents booed and threw eggs at Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia as they visited the Valencia…

Damaged homes in an Oklahoma City area neighborhood are seen in this aerial image.

At least 11 injured after tornado-spawning thunderstorms left a trail of destruction across parts of Oklahoma

November 3, 2024 4:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Paradise Afshar, Chris Boyette, Lauren Mascarenhas, Jillian Sykes and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Tornadoes and flooding spawned by…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference in Washington

The world is about to get some much-needed clarity on the US economy’s future

November 3, 2024 4:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — A dense fog clouding the US economy could soon clear. For months, US consumers and businesses have felt…

Smoke rises from the debris of a residential building in the town of Lyman

Ukraine facing ‘one of the most powerful’ Russian offenses of the war, commander warns, as Moscow claims gains in east

November 3, 2024 4:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Kostyantyn Hak, Darya Tarasova and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s army chief has warned that his forces are facing “one of the most…

‘Circle of greed’: How a $1 million teacher scheme left hundreds of uncertified teachers in Texas classrooms

November 3, 2024 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Robert “Boo Lee” Williams was still seething days after a popular basketball coach and two assistant principals…