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Deschutes County hosts open house for Terrebonne Community Plan update

March 31, 2026 9:38 am Matthew Draxton

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County Community Development will host a public open house on April 7 to gather input for the update of the Terrebonne…

As Lebanon braces for expanded Israeli incursion, northern Israel residents see buffer zone as lifeline to normalcy

March 31, 2026 9:20 am CNN Newsource

By Tal Shalev, CNN Metula, Northern Israel (CNN) — From the border communities of northern Israel, the rooftops of Lebanese villages are…

Oregon Heritage Tree Committee seeks nominations for 2026 program

March 31, 2026 9:13 am Matthew Draxton

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Travel Information Council and its volunteer Oregon Heritage Tree Committee are inviting communities across the state to…

Rimrock Trails launches youth behavioral health center in Prineville

March 31, 2026 8:33 am Kelsey Merison

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Rimrock Trails launched a new program in Prineville to provide immediate behavioral health support for youth in Crook…

Van Perry brings global leadership experience to Central Oregon nonprofit

March 31, 2026 8:25 am Matthew Draxton

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Van Perry has joined the Family Access Network Board of Directors, bringing more than 30 years of global leadership experience…

Governor Kotek declares drought emergency in three Oregon counties, including Deschutes

March 31, 2026 8:18 am Kelsey Merison

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek declared a drought emergency in Deschutes, Baker, and Umatilla counties through Executive Order 26-05. The…

Kiefer’s Magical Birthday Bash returns to Central Oregon, promoting mental health awareness

March 31, 2026 8:00 am Kelsey Merison

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The fifth annual Kiefer’s Magical Birthday Bash will return to Central Oregon on April 10th and April 11th, 2026. The…

Become a mentor: Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office seeks volunteers for youth program

March 31, 2026 7:47 am Kelsey Merison

DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Partnerships for Youth (COPY) is offering a training class on Saturday, April 11th, for residents…

Golfer Tiger Woods stands by his overturned vehicle in Jupiter Island

Tiger Woods says he’ll step away to seek treatment after not guilty plea to DUI charge

March 31, 2026 6:53 am CNN Newsource

By Holly Yan, Meridith Edwards, Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Days after Tiger Woods was found at the scene of a rollover crash with what an arrest…

5 things to know for March 31: Gas prices, TSA workers, Cuba, ‘Everywhere’ chemicals, Trump airport

March 31, 2026 3:42 am CNN Newsource

By Alexandra Banner, CNN NASA’s upcoming Artemis II moon mission will be full of jargon and shorthand that may sound like an unfamiliar language.…

Austrian singer JJ celebrates with the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest trophy after winning the grand final at the St. Jakobshalle arena in Basel on May 18

Get ready for kitsch and drama, Asia. Pop extravaganza Eurovision is coming your way

March 31, 2026 1:12 am CNN Newsource

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — The world-famous TV pop spectacle known as much for its elaborate costumes and theatrical performances as it is for…

ICE agents patrol at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on March 23.

6 weeks, 3 missed paychecks and hourslong lines: Here’s what the shutdown has looked like for agents and passengers

March 31, 2026 1:00 am CNN Newsource

By Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — A partial government shutdown restricting funding to the Department of Homeland Security has caused a ripple…

Facilities workers remove a bust of Cesar Chavez in Denver on March 19. Mayor Mike Johnston said the city would remove Chavez’s name from a park in the Berkeley neighborhood

In pictures: America reckons with Cesar Chavez’s legacy as tributes to the labor leader come down

March 31, 2026 12:00 am CNN Newsource

By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — For generations in cities across the nation, tributes to Cesar Chavez in the form of murals, statues, names of…

Universities become new frontline as the US-Israel war against Iran escalates

March 30, 2026 9:00 pm CNN Newsource

By Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — Iranian universities and scientific research centers have come under a series of attacks in recent days,…

Crook County woman indicted for manslaughter in toddler’s unlicensed day care death

March 30, 2026 8:12 pm Harley Coldiron

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Crook County woman has been indicted on charges including manslaughter following the September 2025 death of a toddler…

Bend apartment fire caused by smoking materials, three units damaged

March 30, 2026 7:05 pm Tyson Beauchemin

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A fire sparked by improperly disposed smoking materials damaged three units at the Canal Commons apartment complex in Bend on…

A blaze after Israel's Fire and Rescue Service said that an industrial building and a fuel tanker at Israel's Oil Refineries were hit by debris from an intercepted Iranian missile

What we know on Day 32 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran: Gas prices skyrocket, Kuwaiti tanker hit

March 30, 2026 7:37 pm CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung, Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Gas prices in the United States soared past $4 per gallon for the first time since 2022, as energy…

Tea and art lounge opens in Downtown Bend, blending creativity and calm

March 30, 2026 6:54 pm Campbell Porter

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Tea and Art Lounge has opened in downtown Bend, offering a combination of local beverages and accessible art projects. The…

NBA approves sale of Trail Blazers to group led by Tom Dundon

March 30, 2026 6:42 pm KPTV

By Ryne Buchanan PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – The NBA Board of Governors approved the sale of the Portland Trail Blazers to a group led by Tom Dundon…

Aging firehouse kitchens set for upgrades across Bend

March 30, 2026 10:00 am Tracee Tuesday

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend City Council approved a $394,000 contract today to remodel the kitchens at three Bend Fire & Rescue stations. The…