Sparrow Mercado celebrates grand opening on Bend’s westside
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Tuesday marked the grand opening for Sparrow Mercado at the new Bend westside development, Discovery West. It’s…
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Jen Pawol will be Major League Baseball’s first woman to umpire in a regular-season game this weekend
By Kyle Feldscher, CNN (CNN) — Baseball umpire Jen Pawol will make history this week as the first woman to work as an umpire in a Major League…
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Trump threatens India with 50% tariff as negotiations fizzle and Modi keeps importing Russian oil
By Kevin Liptak, Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced sweeping and substantial tariffs on India, one…
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Trump says there’s a ‘good chance’ he’ll meet with Putin, but no ‘breakthrough’ in Witkoff’s Moscow trip
By Anna Chernova, Svitlana Vlasova, Catherine Nicholls, Ivana Kottasová, Kylie Atwood, Kristen Holmes, and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — US…
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Central Oregonians launch two recent recall attempts against elected officials, despite steep statewide decline
In 2024, Oregon topped the list of U.S. states for number of recall attempts relative to its population – 0.76 recall attempts per 100,000…
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California man gets 14-year federal prison term for trafficking methamphetamine to Central Oregon
EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) —A Lynwood, California man was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison Monday for trafficking 11 pounds of methamphetamine from…
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Mission accomplished: Bend Scout teams up with Central Oregon Trails Alliance on new fence, kiosk at Phil’s Trailhead Skills Area
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Jake Garner, a local mountain biker and member of Boy Scout Troop 21 in Bend, reached out to the Central Oregon Trails Alliance…
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OSU-Cascades launches nationwide search for the main developer of its future innovation district
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Planners at Oregon State University – Cascades said Tuesday they have released a request for proposals for a developer to lead…
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World marks 80 years since US dropped atomic bomb on Japan as global powers still trade nuclear threats
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the first use of a nuclear weapon, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima…
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Bend Brewing Company partners with Sisters Meat & Smokehouse on ‘The Way West’ bar at Bend’s Jackstraw
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Northwest developer Killian Pacific said Tuesday it has secured a long-term retail lease with two beloved Central Oregon…
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Man who stole rifle at Jefferson County Fair, tried to fire it several times and was shot gets 10-year prison term in plea deal
(Update: Adding video) MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A man who stole a rifle from a pickup at the 2022 Jefferson County Fair and tried to fire it several…
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RootedHomes set to break ground on new Redmond middle-income housing community, Rooted at Antler
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — RootedHomes, a local non-profit dedicated to affordable housing, is breaking ground later this month on its newest community,…
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As August begins, the Northwest already has seen 53 large fires on over 200,000 acres; most across U.S. human-caused
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As August begins, fire weather forecasters predict higher-than-average temperatures will continue to dry fuels in the region…
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One-two punch of wildfire smoke is wrecking air quality in the US
By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Air quality has taken a serious hit across the United States as a twofold blow of wildfires in…
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FBI report: Violent crime fell in 2024, but assaults on officers reached 10-year high
By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Violent crime decreased in the US in 2024, along with property crime, murder and robbery, while the number of…
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Weather Service is now hiring back hundreds of positions that got cut in the DOGE chaos
By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — The National Weather Service has received permission to hire 450 meteorologists, hydrologists and radar…
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A California plan is likely the Democrats’ best option in the redistricting wars
By Arit John, Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — As Texas Republicans move ahead with redistricting to protect or even expand the GOP’s slim majority in…
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Suspect arrested in killings of abandoned Tennessee baby’s relatives
By John Miller, Chris Boyette, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — The suspect in the killings of four relatives of a baby found abandoned last week…
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House Oversight Committee subpoenas Justice Department for Epstein files, high-profile former officials for depositions
By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The House Oversight Committee has issued nearly a dozen subpoenas to the Justice Department and high-profile…
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US Coast Guard report into the implosion of the Titan submersible calls tragedy ‘preventeable’
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The US Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation tasked with examining the June 2023 implosion of the Titan…
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