Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe sentenced to 12 years of house arrest
By Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was sentenced Friday to 12 years of house arrest after being found…
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Decision 2026: More candidates file to run for four Deschutes County commissioner seats
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– More candidates have filed to run for four out of the five Deschutes County commissioner seats on the ballot in next May’s…
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Happy half-birthday to Tula-Tu! Oregon Zoo’s elephant calf is just 6 months old, and already a star
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Zoo’s youngest Asian elephant is halfway to 1 today, and what a year it’s been so far: In her first six…
Continue ReadingUCLA loses federal research funding in administration’s ongoing fight with top universities
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — UCLA is the latest major institution of higher learning to see promised research funding snatched away by the Trump…
Continue ReadingTrump fires a senior official over jobs numbers
By Kit Maher, Matt Egan, Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has fired Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of…
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon’s ’30 Bigs in 30 Days’ aims to recruit urgently needed mentors for boys
Bend, OR, August 1, 2025- This August, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon, a program of J Bar J Youth Services, is calling on men across…
Continue ReadingCorporation for Public Broadcasting will shut down after Trump funding cuts
By Liam Reilly, Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced on Friday that it will wind down its operations…
Continue ReadingA trophy hunter killed a lion in Zimbabwe that was part of a research project, sparking anger
By Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The killing of a collared lion involved in a research project in Zimbabwe by a trophy hunter has…
Continue ReadingOffice cleaner who came face-to-face with the Manhattan gunman details his deadly rampage
By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Sebije Nelovic always felt safe at 345 Park Avenue. For nearly three decades, the Albanian native cleaned the ritzy…
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Sisters Ranger District Station to close temporarily while new ranger station nears completion, staff relocate
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Beginning Monday, August 4, the Sisters Ranger District Station will be temporarily closed for public and employee safety…
Continue ReadingTrump says he’s ordered nuclear submarines repositioned after Russian official’s ‘highly provocative’ remarks
By Alejandra Jaramillo, Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump issued a rare threat of nuclear escalation on Friday, saying he had…
Continue ReadingUS job growth stalls: Just 73,000 jobs added in July, with ‘stunning’ downward revisions to recent months
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The US job market slowed sharply in July and was substantially weaker than first estimated for prior months,…
Continue ReadingFinal day of NTSB hearing on DC midair collision: investigators press for answers on what could have prevented crash
By Alexandra Skores, Aaron Cooper, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — In more than 32 hours of testimony across three days the National Transportation…
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Shifting Seasons: Climate change’s impact on Oregon’s native fish populations
Fish play a huge role in Oregon’s culture, economy, and ecological health. People travel across the country just to cast lines in Oregon’s rivers.…
Continue ReadingPeter Phillips, grandson of late Queen Elizabeth II, is engaged
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Peter Phillips, the son of Britain’s Princess Anne and eldest grandchild of the late Queen Elizabeth II,…
Continue ReadingDow sinks 500 points, global stocks drop as Trump unveils his tariffs
By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Stocks across the globe closed lower Friday after President Donald Trump unveiled his plan for levying…
Continue ReadingRussian man, 88, dies after homemade helicopter falls apart on takeoff
By Darya Tarasova and Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — An 88-year-old Russian man, who gained local fame for building his own aircraft, has died…
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Making a Difference: Sleep in Heavenly Peace is committed to building beds for children in need
Sleep in Heavenly Peace is a national organization but the Central Oregon chapter started making a difference in our community in…
Continue ReadingMother killed in Arkansas stabbings went back to help husband after getting her children to safety, police say
KFSM, LUPITA’S BEAUTY SALON & BARBER SHOP, AR STATE POLICE, GOFUNDME, CNN By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Cristen Brink witnessed the…
Continue ReadingMother killed in Arkansas stabbings went back to help husband after getting her children to safety, police say
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Cristen Brink witnessed the unthinkable. Then she did the unimaginable. While on a family hike at Devil’s Den State…
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