Three ultra-rare little birds have new home: Oregon Zoo welcomes sihek kingfishers
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Zoo is home to many critically endangered species, but perhaps none as rare as its newest arrivals: a trio of…
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Central Oregon Wildfire School returns, teaching crucial skills for firefighters ahead of another busy fire season
SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — For the next several days, Central Oregon Fire Management Service is once again partnering with structural firefighting…
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Voters to decide fate of Bend-La Pine Schools’ five-year levy to support stronger programs, avert staff cuts
One of the items voters will face on the May 21 primary ballot soon to arrive in their mailboxes is Bend-La Pine Schools’ five-year local option levy…
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Special Report: Child Care Desert: How COCC and NeighborImpact are working together to create more needed slots
Finding child care is a struggle for many parents across Central Oregon. NeighborImpact is trying to alleviate the crisis by creating over 1,000 new…
Continue ReadingOregon university pauses gifts and grants from Boeing in response to student and faculty demands
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — An Oregon university said Friday it is pausing seeking or accepting further gifts or grants from Boeing Co. after students…
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‘Growing something is really profound’: Deschutes County creates Peace Garden for juvenile detention center
Deschutes County and the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council Skills Lab are sharing the wonder and life lessons that gardening brings with…
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Deschutes County commissioners OK new homeless camp eviction policy, on hold pending managed campsite
Deschutes County commissioners voted unanimously this week to approve a new homeless camp eviction policy and procedure for county-owned lands,…
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St. Charles Health System, still largest Central Oregon employer by far, sees workforce grow nearly 9% in past year
Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) on Thursday released its 2024 Central Oregon Largest Employers List, complete with breakouts of the…
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USFS says CEC to conduct power line vegetation management, fell about 140 trees along North Pine Street in Sisters
Vegetation management will begin next Wednesday, May 1 on about 3.5 miles of existing power line along Forest Service Road 2058, also known as North…
Continue ReadingPolice in Washington city issue alarm after 3 babies overdosed on fentanyl in less than a week
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Officials are sounding alarms after a baby died and two others apparently also overdosed in the past week in separate…
Continue ReadingOregon man sentenced to 50 years in the 1978 killing of a teenage girl in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Oregon man who was convicted in the 1978 killing of a 16-year-old girl in Alaska was sentenced Friday to 50 years in…
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Update: ODOT again shifts sixth Bend Highway 97 blasting operation – likely the last – to next Tuesday night
The blast scheduled for this weekend along U.S. Highway 97 for the Bend North Corridor project — originally moved back a week, to May 4 — has again…
Continue ReadingOrca calf stranded in British Columbia lagoon for more than a month swims out on her own
By Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — An orca calf that spent over a month stranded in a remote lagoon on Vancouver Island off the west…
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Deschutes leads Oregon counties with the most homes selling under list price
Stacker compiled a list of counties in Oregon where homes typically sell below list price using data from…
Continue ReadingBiden administration delays proposed ban on menthol cigarettes
By Kevin Liptak and Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — A proposed ban on menthol cigarettes in the US “will take significantly more time,” US Health…
Continue ReadingA school principal faced threats after being accused of offensive language on a recording. Now police say it was a deepfake
WBAL, CNN By Thomas Lake, CNN (CNN) — The recording went viral in January, provoking rage in suburban Baltimore. It seemed that Pikesville High…
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Senators Wyden, Markey applaud FCC’s approval of reinstated net neutrality rule
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., issued the following statement Friday after the Federal…
Continue ReadingUS announces $6 billion long-term military aid package for Ukraine
By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Friday a $6 billion long-term military aid package for Ukraine —…
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The federal government plans to restore grizzly bears to the North Cascades region of Washington
SEATTLE (AP) — The federal government plans to restore grizzly bears to an area of northwest and north-central Washington, where they were largely…
Continue ReadingThe Fed’s preferred inflation gauge just moved in the wrong direction
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Inflation remained stubbornly high last month, but it hasn’t stopped Americans from spending. The Personal…
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