Latest windstorm raises fire danger, despite wet weather; Bend Fire has tips
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– It’s no secret, very high winds have been battering Central Oregon this week. In some areas, winds reached up to 40 mph, and…
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‘Incredibly disheartening’: COCC hit by loss of $3 million in expected federal funds for Madras Campus expansion
(Update: Adding video) Project still due for completion by next January; school will seek other funds MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A recent continuing…
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Judge orders Trump administration to keep Signal records amid Yemen attack chat controversy
By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered key Trump administration agencies to preserve messages sent on Signal between…
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Alleged top MS-13 member arrested in Virginia was ‘leader for the East Coast,’ AG Bondi says
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Federal law enforcement officers captured an alleged “major leader” of the MS-13 gang…
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Oregon Employment Department finds errors in 12,000 jobless benefit 1099-G tax forms, issuing corrected ones
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Employment Department said Thursday it identified errors with some 1099-G tax forms it issued in January regarding…
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Record numbers of adult Deschutes River steelhead pass upstream of Round Butte Dam
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Record numbers of nearly 1,000 adult steelhead returned to the Pelton Round Butte hydropower project on the Deschutes River…
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White House pulls Stefanik’s UN ambassador nomination amid concern over narrow Republican House majority
By Sarah Ferris, Kevin Liptak and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The White House on Thursday pulled Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be US…
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Social Security Administration delays and curtails new anti-fraud policy
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Social Security Administration announced Wednesday that it is pushing back the rollout of a controversial…
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Centuries-old Buddhist temple destroyed in ‘unprecedented’ and deadly South Korea wildfires
By Gawon Bae and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea redeployed firefighting helicopters after a fatal crash caused a…
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HHS cuts 10,000 employees in major overhaul of health agencies
By Meg Tirrell, Tami Luhby, Brenda Goodman and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday…
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Car prices will surge by thousands of dollars because of Trump’s tariffs. It’ll happen before you expect it
CNN By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Get ready to pay more for your next car. Auto prices in the United States will start to rise very…
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Six Russian tourists killed after submarine sinks off Egyptian coast
By Rob Picheta, Anna Chernova, Nadeen Ebrahim, Kareem El Damanhoury, Olivia Kemp, and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Six Russian tourists…
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North Korea has sent 3,000 more soldiers to bolster Russia’s war on Ukraine, South Korea says
By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — North Korea appears to have sent at least 3,000 more soldiers to Russia early this year, South Korea’s military…
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Oregon attorney general urges consumers to check eligibility for compensation for inflated generic drug prices
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug…
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Crooked River Ranch Fire invites the community to help ceremonially push its first new fire engine into the station
(Update: Adding video) CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) — For the first time in its 48-year history, Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue placed an…
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Fireproofing your property: What buyers and sellers need to know before wildfire season arrives
With summer wildfire season just around the corner, it’s important for both sellers and buyers to consider steps to fireproof a…
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Surveyor at Oregon State Hospital finds conditions that pose ‘serious threat to patient health and safety’
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Joint Commission notified Oregon State Hospital Wednesday that it has identified a serious threat to patient health and…
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‘Moving the problem’: Campers living off China Hat Road plead with Forest Service to delay or cancel closure
An 81-page document entitled “Request to Reopen, Redo, and Delay or Cancel the Cabin Butte Vegetation Management Project” released Tuesday listed 80…
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Trump announces new auto tariffs in a major trade war escalation
By Elisabeth Buchwald, Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced 25% tariffs on…
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Oregon sends 11 more firefighters to help battle North Carolina wildfires, two from Central Oregon
(Update: Adding video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Forestry filled an order Wednesday to send 11 more firefighters to North…
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