May Day demonstrations span coast to coast in ‘50501’ anti-Trump protests
By Eric Levenson, Alaa Elassar, Stephanie Elam and Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of people attended May Day protests across the country…
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Crook County commissioners move forward with supporting Pacific Power proposed transmission line Route D
(update: adding video) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The debate surrounding PacifiCorp’s Blueprint South Transmission Line Project, continues. Crook…
Continue Reading11 Syracuse high school athletes charged with unlawful imprisonment misdemeanor over alleged hazing
By Emma Tucker, Holly Yan and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN (CNN) — Eleven teen lacrosse players from upstate New York have been charged with unlawful…
Continue Reading11 Syracuse high school athletes charged with unlawful imprisonment misdemeanor over alleged hazing
CNN, WSTM By Emma Tucker, Holly Yan and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN (CNN) — Eleven teen lacrosse players from upstate New York have been charged with…
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50 years later, local Vietnam veterans remember the fall of Saigon, end of war
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. Half a century ago, on April 30,…
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SE Bend police standoff ends as two people surrender, one a fugitive arrested on a statewide warrant
Several armed Bend Police officers and two armored vehicles surrounded a southeast Bend apartment in a standoff for about an hour Wednesday…
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64-acre prescribed burn conducted south of Sisters
Firefighters with the Sisters Ranger District ignited 64 acres in a prescribed fire Wednesday on Sisters Area Fuels Reduction Unit 4 four miles south…
Continue ReadingVice President Vance casts tie-breaking Senate vote to kill bipartisan effort to rebuke Trump’s trade policy
By Morgan Rimmer, Ted Barrett and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance traveled to Capitol Hill late Wednesday to cast a tie-breaking…
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False alarms: 9-1-1 tech ‘glitches’ led to a pair of untrue warnings of a fire at Bend’s new Costco
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon users of a popular website and smartphone app to track the latest fires, crashes and other emergencies were…
Continue ReadingA Columbia student detained by the Trump administration at a naturalization appointment has been freed on bond
By Polo Sandoval and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Freshly released from detention and wearing a keffiyeh in apparent support of his native…
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Advocates worry of dangerous enforcement during Forest Service sweep of China Hat Road encampments
On the eve of the Deschutes National Forest’s closure of nearly 36,000 acres south of Bend for fuels reduction work – and the deadline for over 100…
Continue ReadingTesla dismisses report of board plan to replace Elon Musk
By David Goldman and John Liu, CNN (CNN) — Tesla’s chair Robyn Denholm has rejected a Wall Street Journal report that the company’s board…
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Deschutes County urges residents to make use of free disposal of yard debris at FireFiree disposal events
Deschutes County is encouraging residents to prepare their homes for wildfire season and will be offering FREE disposal of yard debris at…
Continue ReadingVenezuela accuses US of ‘kidnapping’ toddler who was separated from deported parents
By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela is demanding that a 2-year-old girl be returned to her family after the United States deported her…
Continue ReadingIsrael conducts rare strike outside Damascus amid sectarian tensions in Syria
By Eyad Kourdi, Dana Karni and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Syria strongly condemned foreign intervention in the country following a rare…
Continue Reading11 Syracuse high schoolers face charges over an alleged team hazing. Here’s what we know about the possible punishment
CNN By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The legal punishments for each of the 11 Syracuse high school students who surrendered for their alleged…
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Governor Kotek signs bills to fund Oregon’s summer learning programs for the next three years
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek signed two bills Wednesday that will fund summer learning programs this summer and the next two summers.…
Continue ReadingKing Charles reflects on ‘darkest moments’ of cancer diagnosis
By Max Foster and Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles opened up about his cancer diagnosis on Wednesday, saying it can be…
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Problem Solvers: La Pine-area man arrested on animal abuse charges, 3 dogs seized after viral video sparks outrage
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to the Problem Solvers Wednesday that a La Pine-area man caught on camera apparently abusing his dog…
Continue ReadingTargeting international students, natural food dyes, wildlife corridors: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! A pet kangaroo named Sheila escaped and caused a kerfuffle — and a minor crash — on Interstate…
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