“A smashing success”: Watch Oregon Zoo animals celebrate National Watermelon Day
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Animals at the Oregon Zoo received fresh watermelons today to observe National Watermelon Day. The fruit is provided as part…
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TRAFFIC ALERT: City of Madras completing tree trimming work, here’s a detour map
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Heads up Madras residents, happening tomorrow (Tuesday, August 4th), city crews are trimming trees along B Street. The city…
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Highway 26 closed near Prineville due to wildfire operations
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Happening now, Highway 26 is closed east of Prineville to wildfire operations. Only emergency personnel are allowed…
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Celebrate National Night Out on Tuesday, August 4th in Central Oregon
CENTRAL OREGON (KTVZ) — Tuesday, August 4th marks ‘National Night Out’–and the annual community-building campaign will be featured in multiple…
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Could Spokane-style fire spread happen in Central Oregon?
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A wind-driven wildfire complex in Spokane has forced about 65,000 people to evacuate and destroyed at least 700 homes and…
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Small plane makes daring emergency landing on Florida interstate after engine stops
By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a small plane on a training flight that made an emergency…
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How Central Oregonians can help Spokane wildfire recovery — and prepare for the next disaster
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Nearly 65,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in Washington state as wildfires cause widespread destruction. The…
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Problem Solvers Investigation: Former OSU-Cascades Chancellor Sherman Bloomer is no longer employed by the university following allegations of sexual misconduct involving students
Sources and documents uncovered by KTVZ News appear to show that Sherman Bloomer, the dean and chancellor of Oregon State University-Cascades, is…
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Gov. Kotek announces $10 million fund for rural Oregon infrastructure projects
OREGON (KTVZ) — Gov. Tina Kotek announced today that applications have opened for a $10 million Regional Infrastructure Fund. The investment is…
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Visualizing the wildfires in Washington and Oregon, in maps and satellite imagery
By Koko Nakajima, Renée Rigdon, Sam Hart, Matt Stiles, Alex Leeds Matthews, Rhyannon Bartlett-Imadegawa, Sara Smart, Thomas Bordeaux, CNN (CNN)…
Continue ReadingMilitary crowdsourcing, cheating scandal, uncovered relics: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Gina Park, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Thank you, Simon. After years of being by Isabel Klee’s side and acting as a patient, steady figure…
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Russia says seven killed as Ukrainian drone hits crowded Russian beach
By Kosta Gak, Lauren Kent, Anna Chernova, Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — At least seven people were killed in southern Russia on Monday after…
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More than 700 structures lost as 65,000 evacuate in Washington state wildfires
By Linda Takahashi, Shayna Jacobs, Nollaig O’Connor and Dennis Romero Wildfires in the Spokane, Washington, region continued…
Continue ReadingLindsay Clancy was ‘calm and cooperative’ days after killing her 3 children, psychiatrist says
By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Lindsay Clancy was “calm and cooperative” during a psychiatric examination days after killing her three…
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Israel’s response to Trump’s Gaza peace plan: Silence from Netanyahu and a weekend of deadly strikes
By Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — More than three days after US President Donald Trump unveiled an agreement to disarm Hamas as the next phase of his…
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The fallout from the Ceuta border rush shows extreme, populist views are now mainstream
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The human tragedy was undeniable: around 72,000 desperate people surging across a breakwater barrier from Morocco…
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New Zealand has a new official language — English
By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Lawmakers in New Zealand have passed a bill to make English one of the country’s official languages. The move…
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Hungary’s only nuclear plant on brink of shutdown as Europe heat wave threatens energy crisis
By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Europe’s brutal heat wave has already sparked record-breaking temperatures, deadly wildfires and mass…
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A new In-N-Out Burger in Idaho became a scene of tragedy after gunman kills 3 and injures 7 before taking his own life
KTVB By Danya Gainor, Alaa Elassar, Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — The scene at the brand new In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, Saturday afternoon…
Continue ReadingUltrarunner smashes record for Via Alpina, crossing 8 European countries in 29 days
By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — What did you do in the past 29 days? New Zealand ultrarunner Sophie Woods ran 1,240 miles across eight countries to…
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