New Oregon health data shows rise in emergency room visits when air quality is poor
New data from the Oregon Health Authority show that when air quality worsens across the state, more Oregonians end up in emergency rooms and urgent…
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Bend Sustainability Fund tour highlights community upgrades, invites new applicants
The application window opens Thursday for grants from the Bend Sustainability Fund, a Visit Bend project that has reinvested more than $3.3 million…
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Venezuelans voice uncertainty, fear and skepticism after arrival of US aircraft carrier in region
CNN staff (CNN) — From concern to skepticism, Venezuelans in Caracas are expressing a range of emotions a day after the United States’ most…
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ODOT Director Kris Strickler to step down Jan. 2; Oregon parks leader to serve as interim successor
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ —Â Oregon Department of Transporations Director Kris Strickler, the second-longest serving director in agency history, today…
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Oregon lawmakers react to ending of the longest government shutdown in history
After 42 days, the longest government shutdown is getting closer to being over and the government will be…
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President Trump signs bill to reopen government, ending longest shutdown in US history
By Sarah Ferris, Adam Cancryn, Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump late Wednesday signed a funding package to reopen the federal…
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Farewell Market opening soon in Bend—See what’s inside before launch day
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A new supermarket is getting ready to open on Bend’s south side, and the official date is now set. Farewell Market will…
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COCC classified staff seeking new union contract plan protest, accuse school of ‘poverty wages’; school president responds
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A union newly representing Central Oregon Community College classified staff called a protest Wednesday at the school’s board…
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Johnson says House will vote next week on push to compel DOJ to release all of its Epstein files
By Sarah Ferris, Manu Raju, Ellis Kim, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday that he would put a contentious bill compelling…
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Family Access Network receives three-year grant from the Roundhouse Foundation to support rural families
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Family Access Network received a multi-year grant of $50,000 for the next three years, totaling $150,000 in support of…
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Madras Police Department swears in first code enforcement officers
(Update: Adding video) MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Madras Police Department announced that Code Enforcement Officers Duane Ledford and Aija…
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Bend-La Pine Schools to celebrate 2025 Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools is excited to announce its participation in the 2025 Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day with a commemorative…
Continue ReadingNew Epstein emails, Thanksgiving travel, the last penny: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! RIP to the penny. The last one was minted this afternoon in Philadelphia. After 238 years, it just…
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British Police want to speak to a MAGA influencer and partner after London incident
By Kara Fox, CNN London (CNN) — British police published an appeal for information indicating that they want to speak to two people following…
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Oregon lawmakers voice concern over reports of possible ICE detention facility in Newport, Coast Guard helicopter move
NEWPORT, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Democrats in Congress and a state lawmaker voiced concern Wednesday about reports that the federal Immigration and…
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Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity sets grand opening celebration for its new Redmond ReStore
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity is excited to announce the upcoming grand opening of its new Redmond ReStore, located at…
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Here are the NFL and College Football games airing on the networks of KTVZ this week
November 14, 2025College FootballFOX (KFXO)6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. – Minnesota @ OregonNovember 15, 2025College FootballFOX (KFXO)7:00 a.m. –…
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Judge orders release of hundreds arrested in Illinois immigration crackdown
By Whitney Wild, Alisha Ebrahimji, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge ordered the release of hundreds of people arrested as part of the…
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‘A death sentence for my son’: Israel plans to deport sick Palestinians back to Gaza, patients and doctors say
By Abeer Salman and Zeena Saifi, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Yamen Al-Najjar recalls his past life – the days when he went to school and laughed…
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A timeline of 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard’s disappearance and her mother’s arrest
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The search for Melodee Buzzard began on October 14 when a school administrator reported the…
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