Park Picks: La Pine State Park offers a peaceful escape for visitors
(Update: Adding video) LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – From winter snowshoeing to peaceful river floats in the summer, La Pine State Park offers something in…
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Area’s second allergy season lingers into summer
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Summit Health allergist, Dr. Adam Williams, tells KTVZ News there are actually two allergy seasons in Central Oregon – one for…
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Mild weather heading into the weekend
Heading into the weekend the region will see a mix of clouds and sunshine. A few rogue showers are possible Friday, then again on Monday, but…
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Pacific Power’s ‘enhanced safety settings’ trigger outage affecting nearly 2,000 Bend customers; most restored
Nearly 2,000 Pacific Power customers on Bend’s north end lost power Thursday afternoon, an outage caused by the utility’s “enhanced safety settings…
Continue ReadingIsrael hits Iran’s nuclear program and military leadership in unprecedented strikes
By Helen Regan, Lauren Izso, Tamar Michaelis, Nadeen Ebrahim and Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — Israel struck at the heart of Iran’s nuclear, missile and…
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Last sign of a long, snowy winter: Scenic McKenzie Pass has been cleared and will open to motorists next Monday
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After a long, snowy winter, Oregon Department of Transportation crews have cleared McKenzie Pass, and the gates will open for…
Continue ReadingA miracle in seat 11A: What we know about the sole survivor of Air India crash Vishwash Kumar Ramesh
By Antoinette Radford, Esha Mitra, Aditi Sangal and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — It seemed impossible, but shortly after news broke that an Air…
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Alzheimer’s Awareness Month: Local neurologist shares promising treatments
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — June is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, and each week we’re sharing stories and resources to support those impacted by memory…
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Watch: California senator forcibly removed from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s news conference in Los Angeles
By Rebecca Shabad and Jacob Soboroff, NBC News Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was forcibly removed from a news conference in Los Angeles on Thursday…
Continue ReadingHow the Air India plane came crashing to earth
By Christian Edwards, Antoinette Radford and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — In the blue skies above western India, flight AI171 was struggling to gain…
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Commute Options, city of Bend launch E-Bike Rebate Program, providing $1,800 to eligible residents
Commute Options, in partnership with the City of Bend and funded by the Pacific Power Foundation, said Wednesday it’s proud to announce the launch of…
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Sunriver Art Fair returns this summer for 15th year
SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — The 15th Sunriver Art Fair returns to the scenic Village at Sunriver Aug. 8-10, with over 80 artists bringing original,…
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Crews quickly contain small wildfire in La Pine; all Newberry Estates evacuation levels dropped
A new fire broke out late Wednesday afternoon on the east side of La Pine and prompted a quick Level 2 BE SET evacuation alert for a neighborhood,…
Continue ReadingNo injuries after JetBlue plane rolls onto grass at Boston’s Logan Airport after landing
By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — A JetBlue flight at Boston Logan International Airport veered onto grass while turning off a runway during…
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Senior Sunrise: Saluting the class of 2025, June 12
It’s graduation season! KTVZ News is wishing the seniors of this year’s graduating class a special congratulations for all their accomplishments. To…
Continue ReadingSenior Sunrise: Saluting the class of 2025, June 12th
It’s graduation season! KTVZ News is wishing the seniors of this year’s graduating class a special congratulations for all their accomplishments. To…
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Ask the Mayor: Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler discusses housing prices, gas legislation, traffic infrastructure, wildfire prep
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — From the latest efforts to create affordable housing development, to gasoline taxation, traffic updates and wildfire risks, KTVZ…
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Warm and quiet pattern taking over as we approach the weekend
Temperatures are dropping into the mid 70s to low 80s today under mostly sunny skies. Winds will get a little breezy this afternoon, gusting at…
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On opening night at the Sisters Rodeo, the bull riding was fierce, and JJ the Rodeo Clown did what he does best, clown around
SISTERS, Ore. [KTVZ] — During the Sisters Rodeo festivities, Rodeo Clown JJ Harrison decided to commandeer my cell phone. Ahhh, that JJ! He…
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Junior Forecaster: Bennett enjoys the weather on the soccer pitch
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week’s Junior Forecaster, Bennett, is a seventh-grade student at Obsidian Middle School in Redmond and is an avid soccer…
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