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Coeur d’Alene mourns fallen firefighters after Canfield Mountain ambush

July 1, 2025 12:32 pm NPG Content Share

Seth Ratliff COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (KIFI) — Authorities in Coeur d’Alene held a procession Tuesday to honor the firefighters killed in…

OSP identifies St. Helens man killed in Highway 20 crash near Sisters

June 30, 2025 11:51 am Barney Lerten

Oregon State Police on Tuesday released details of a crash on U.S. Highway 20 west of Sisters Monday morning that killed a 63-year-old St. Helens…

Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House earlier this year.

Trump says DOGE is a monster that may ‘go back and eat Elon’

July 1, 2025 10:33 am Gregory Deffenbaugh

CNN By David Goldman and Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — The truce between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump didn’t even last a month. After the…

Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) walk to the US Senate floor

Senate GOP passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ after scramble to win over holdouts, setting up high-stakes House fight

July 1, 2025 7:51 am CNN Newsource

By Sarah Ferris, Alison Main, Lauren Fox and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Senate Republicans narrowly approved President Donald Trump’s sweeping…

Reminder: Pilot Butte State Park to have limited access in the days before the big Fourth of July fireworks show

June 17, 2025 2:41 pm Barney Lerten

Community members will have limited access to Pilot Butte State Park in Bend from Tuesday through Saturday, July 1-5, as preparations are made for…

The number of available jobs rose to a six-month high in May.

Job openings unexpectedly increased in May

July 1, 2025 7:06 am CNN Newsource

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The “wait-and-see” is turning into a “just-can’t-wait-anymore.” US employers moved forward on plans to…

Bryan Kohberger listens as defense attorney Jay Logsdon presents oral arguments in favor of overturning Kohberger's grand jury indictment in Moscow

A plea deal is set to keep Bryan Kohberger locked up for life. Families of the Idaho victims have a range of emotions

July 1, 2025 3:05 am CNN Newsource

By Hanna Park, Josh Campbell and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The grieving family of 21-year-old Kaylee Goncalves spent weeks waiting for an arrest…

Redmond City Council to hold emergency meeting Tuesday on possible fireworks ban Ahead of 4th of July

July 1, 2025 1:43 am Tracee Tuesday

REDMOND, Ore. [KTVZ] — Earlier this year, the Redmond City Council discussed a city-wide ban on the usage of 4th of July fireworks. Back then,…

Quartz Fire Redmond Dry Canyon Josie Sargent

Wind-fanned brush fire in Redmond’s Dry Canyon prompts evacuations; legal fireworks the cause, four teens cited

June 30, 2025 6:49 pm Barney Lerten

Four teens were cited late Monday for using legal fireworks that sparked a one-acre brush fire in Redmond’s Dry Canyon Park and prompted Level 3 GO…

Prineville man facing murder, other charges; families, friends and neighbors shocked: ‘The system failed him’

June 28, 2025 1:37 pm Harley Coldiron

Prineville resident Martin Ray Terry was arraigned Monday on murder, manslaughter, attempted murder and assault after an incident Friday morning in…

‘More accessible’ river area opens at Miller’s Landing Park in Bend

June 30, 2025 10:37 am KTVZ

(Update: Adding video, comments from parent, Visit Bend) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– River access in the Old Mill just got a whole lot easier. The Miller’s…

Authorities name suspect in Idaho firefighter ambush, clarify details amid online rumors

June 30, 2025 5:56 pm NPG Content Share

Noah Farley, KIFI UPDATE: COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (KIFI) — Authorities have identified 20-year-old Wess Val Roley as the suspect in Sunday’s…

‘Stay legal’: Fireworks company’s national safety expert advises Central Oregonians how to minimize fire risk

June 30, 2025 11:11 am Claire Elmer

We spoke with TNT Fireworks’ National Safety Expert, James Fuller, who is also a former firefighter. “Stay legal. That’s our number one message to…

Pair of power outages hit 1,000s of Bend-area Pacific Power customers, Central Electric Co-Op members

June 30, 2025 5:05 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Thousands of Bend-area residents dealt with two unrelated power outages hours apart on Monday, the first occurring in southern…

Bryan Kohberger takes plea deal, pleading guilty to University of Idaho killings to avoid death penalty

June 30, 2025 3:27 pm NPG Content Share

KIFI News Team BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) — University of Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger has reportedly accepted a plea deal, pleading guilty to the…

Pac-12 Conference welcomes the addition of Texas State University, its ninth ‘foundational member’

June 30, 2025 2:30 pm Barney Lerten

(Update: Adding video) SAN RAMON, Calif. (KTVZ) — The Pac-12 Conference and Texas State University announced Monday that the Bobcats will join the…

ODOT faces layoffs, massive cuts after Oregon transportation bill fails

June 30, 2025 1:21 pm KPTV

By Ward Jolles for KPTV SALEM Ore. (KPTV) – After the Oregon Legislature ended its session Friday without passing a major transportation bill, the…

Kootenai County Sheriff’s deputies block a road leading to an area where multiple firefighters were attacked.

What we know about Wess Roley, the 20-year-old suspect in the Idaho fire shooting

June 30, 2025 11:54 am CNN Newsource

By Yahya Abou-Ghazala, Bob Ortega, Casey Tolan, Danya Gainor, CNN Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (CNN) — The man who police believe killed two…

Redmond Airport terminal expansion rendering

Redmond Airport secures $8.38 million federal grant for terminal expansion project

June 30, 2025 9:07 am KTVZ

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – “Rural airports are a critical part of keeping our communities connected and making travel accessible to everyone,”…

Rep. Janelle Bynum hosts Redmond town hall as part of her ‘Give ’Em Hell Tour’

June 28, 2025 7:53 pm KTVZ - News Team

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum stopped in Central Oregon this morning for a public town hall at Ridgeview High School, part of her…