CRESCENT, Ore. (KTVZ) — The commercial harvest season for Matsutake mushrooms on the Deschutes National Forest runs Sept. 2 through Nov. 3. Permits are required and cost $200 for the full season, $100 for a half-season, or $8 per day with a three-day minimum. Harvesters must be 18 or older and carry both a permit
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REDMOND, Ore (KTVZ) – Congressman Cliff Bentz was in Redmond Friday, speaking with smokejumpers from the Redmond Air Center. While there he took questions from KTVZ News. The Republican representative toured the smokejumpers facility, and asked questions about this year’s fire season and how crews are prepared to respond. The smokejumpers told the congressman they’ve been able
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BEND, Ore (KTVZ) — Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., was in Bend Thursday to speak with health care professionals and business leaders about concerns they have regarding the effects of the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Representatives from health care organizations relayed concerns to the senator about potential funding issues and closures. The Democrat lawmaker also spoke about
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Since 2015, NBC Universal’s nationwide pet adoption initiative, Clear The Shelters, has helped nearly 1.2 million pets find their forever family. Animal shelters across Central Oregon are joining in with hopes of emptying their kennels. KTVZ News will be featuring shelters in the region This week we are highlighting the Humane Society
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, Rebekah Riess, Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — A New York police officer, a “beloved” security guard, a young Cornell graduate and a senior executive with investment firm Blackstone were killed Monday when a lone gunman stormed a sprawling office tower in Midtown Manhattan and opened fire. The shooter then killed himself, ending
Continue ReadingCNN, KPRC, KEYE, KABB, WOAI, KERR COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, ROBERT BRAKE, EL PASO FIRE DEPARTMENT, KABB/ WOAI By Alaa Elassar, Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Julian Ryan’s final words to his mother as floodwaters quickly engulfed their trailer home were simply, “I love you.” He had made a split-second decision to thrust his arm
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Microsoft is laying off thousands of employees, its third round of cuts in recent months, the company confirmed on Wednesday. The staff reduction will affect less than 4% of the company’s total workforce, or around 9,000 workers, according to a company spokesperson. It marks the tech giant’s
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Bend, OR. – (KTVZ): a dose of cute from the Bend Humane Society! Meet Dipsy and Po, two adorable kittens who stopped by our station today in search of their forever homes. These playful littermates are full of energy and purrs, and ready to bring joy to a loving family. The Bend Humane Society says
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan and John Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The United States and China have agreed on a framework to implement their trade truce, officials on both sides said Wednesday, after concluding two days of talks in London to defuse tensions and ease export restrictions that threaten to disrupt global manufacturing. American and
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The long-resilient labor market slowed down a little in May, adding 139,000 jobs, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Friday. Last month’s job gains, which came in slightly more than expected, marked a retreat from April, which was downwardly revised to 147,000. The unemployment rate held steady
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WASHINGTON (KRDO) — The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed federal charges against Mohammed Sabry Soliman, the 45-year-old man accused of setting people on fire in Boulder on Sunday. The FBI called it a targeted terror attack, as he allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at people gathered for a demonstration in support of the
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear arguments in a pair of significant Second Amendment challenges involving certain semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity magazines, a move that leaves both of those laws in place. One of the appeals dealt with Maryland’s ban on certain semi-automatic weapons such
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