Russian strike kills 96-year-old Holocaust survivor in Ukraine
By Jack Guy, Olga Voitovych, Tim Lister and Victoria Butenko, CNN A 96-year-old Holocaust survivor, Borys Romanchenko, was killed Friday by a Russian…
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Most Americans say it’s important for the Supreme Court to look like the country as a whole
CNN By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Most Americans think it’s important that the demographics of the Supreme Court resemble the country as a whole,…
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Test-drive carjacking east of Bend leads to chase, DCSO K-9 Rico’s capture of Prineville man
A Prineville man allegedly carjacked a Lincoln Navigator during a test drive on the Powell Butte Highway east of Bend Sunday afternoon, fled pursuing…
Continue ReadingOHA encourages flu vaccination amid late-season case rise, as people remove masks
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This month’s lifting of state mask requirements put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic is prompting many Oregonians to…
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Madras man jailed on criminally negligent homicide, DUII charges in fatal crash
A 22-year-old Madras man was arrested on criminally negligent homicide, DUII-alcohol and other charges after a crash early Sunday morning that killed…
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NeighborImpact serving the community through pop-up food pantries
NeighborImpact has pop-up food pantries all throughout Central Oregon. The organization serves more than 2,000 people a month. One such events was…
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Redmond Airport gets busier as pandemic eases, spring break travelers arrive, depart
As spring break arrives, the pandemic eases and travel numbers rise, Redmond Municipal Airport officials say they are experiencing “a high volume of…
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Bend woman is all set to reign — with reins — as Miss Rodeo Oregon 2022
Whether it’s her red hair or her riding skills, Avalon Irvin stands out. She’s the first woman from Bend to be crowned Miss Rodeo Oregon.…
Continue ReadingOregon Earned Income Tax Credit recipients to get one-time $600 assistance payment
The Oregon Legislature recently passed House Bill 4157, which will provide a one-time $600 payment to Oregon households who received an Earned Income…
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Redmond man, Lebanon woman killed in head-on crash on Hwy. 20 east of Sweet Home
A Lebanon woman and a Redmond man were killed Friday in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 20 east of Sweet Home in Linn County that also sent to people…
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‘Scared the hell out of everybody’: La Pine residents seek fuels reduction grant after Darlene Fire
With the ongoing drought causing concerns of an early and extreme wildfire season, some homeowners, like Phil Johnson of La Pine, are taking…
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Warm Springs’ oldest building, the Commissary, is about to move — and become symbol of future
The Warm Springs Community Action Team, a community-based organization on the Warm Springs Reservation, announced a major milestone Thursday toward…
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Central Oregon high school students of color take part in ‘A Talk on Race’ at COCC
The Restorative Justice and Equity Group hosted a ‘Let’s Talk About Race’ discussion at Central Oregon Community College…
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Bend mayor talks of why Central Library request failed while officials ponder next steps
A requested exception to a city land-use process was the sole reason Bend city councilors turned thumbs-down on a request by the Deschutes Public…
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Getting this tree leaning over a Metolius River trail safely to the ground was a blast — literally
A Ponderosa pine was lodged against another large tree and leaning over a trail near the Metolius River, and authorities decided the only safe way to…
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Suspect in Salem drug trafficking, major ‘ghost gun’ manufacturing faces federal charges
A federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment Thursday charging a Salem man with distributing counterfeit oxycodone pills containing…
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City of Bend summer paving plans: Mt. Washington, Putnam drives, Shevlin Park Road
The city of Bend’s 2022 season street preservation work is scheduled to begin in late March, officials said Thursday after city council approval of…
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Giant white sturgeon, over 7 feet long, seized from Scappoose Bay poachers, released
A giant white sturgeon more than seven feet long was among five sturgeon seized and released by Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife troopers…
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High Desert Museum says farewell to Rogue, the river otter
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Rogue, a North American river otter who lived at Bend’s High Desert Museum for the past nine years, was humanely euthanized on…
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Bend councilors reject Deschutes Library request for land-use exception to build Central Library
Bend city councilors heard plenty of divided testimony Wednesday evening on a request by the Deschutes Public Library System for an exception to city…
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