City of Bend awards $650,000 to help lower home prices at Woodhaven Estates
(Update: adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Thistle & Nest has received a $650,000 award from the City of Bend Affordable Housing Fund to support…
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Smokey Bear celebrates 82nd birthday in Central Oregon with wildfire prevention message
(Update: adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregonians gathered at the Cascade Lakes Welcome Station on Sunday to celebrate Smokey Bear’s…
Continue ReadingVaccine changes, Colombia quake toll, hottest month ever: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Feel like you’ve been melting under this summer’s heat? You’re not imagining things. July was…
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Judge orders pause of Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax rollout after homeowners sue. NYC says it will appeal ruling
By Katherine Koretski, CNN New York (CNN) — A Staten Island judge on Monday temporarily blocked the controversial rollout of New York Mayor…
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Carhartt plans first Central Oregon store in former Bend Cracker Barrel
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story did not properly credit The Bend Bulletin for information used in the article. We regret the…
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A visual guide to the Colombia earthquake
By Jhasua Razo, Amy O’Kruk, Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing scores…
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RV fire in East Redmond injures one person
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A trailer fire on undeveloped land east of Redmond one person and left the fire district with no available emergency…
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Trump’s Iran strategy depends on economic pain. The pain is mounting
By Tim Lister and Aida Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Deepening poverty, rising household debt, rampant inflation, hidden unemployment. The indicators for…
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Powerful earthquake in Colombia kills more than 100 people
By Gonzalo Zegarra, Sol Amaya, Sana Noor Haq, Michael Rios (CNN) — A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at…
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Threats from passengers on 2 planes prompts emergency responses
By Diego Mendoza, Alex Stambaugh, Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — Threats from passengers on two flights early this week led to the execution of…
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Feds charge unlicensed boat captain after a mother, baby were killed in New York Harbor capsizing
By Mark Morales, Hanna Park, Martin Goillandeau, Gloria Pazmino, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — Saturday evening’s favorable summer weather drew a…
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After three decades, a murder trial brings focus back to the legacy of Tupac Shakur
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — About 10,000 people were in the arena watching. One of them was Tupac Shakur, the number one-selling rapper who had…
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He waited and planned for the perfect time, then set the blaze, officials say. Inside the Spokane arson case
By Alaa Elassar, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — In a matter of days, three wildfires tore through the Spokane area in eastern Washington state,…
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Rotary grant brings free smoke protection kits to Central Oregon
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon residents affected by wildfire smoke will soon have access to free box fan air purifier kits and N95 masks…
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Ukrainian drone strike kills 13 inside Russia, authorities say, in deadliest attack in two years
By Issy Ronald and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — A Ukrainian drone strike has killed at least 13 people and injured 75 others in Nizhnekamsk, a…
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FIRE ALERT: Crescent Butte Fire has now burned 194 acres in Klamath County
(Update – August 9, 2026: Crescent Butte Fire has now burned 194 acres) CRESCENT, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crews responded to a reported vegetation fire on…
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Central Oregon gas prices remain above national average, but relief may be ahead
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gas prices in Bend remain above the national average, but drivers in Central Oregon could see some relief at the pump soon.…
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Senator Ron Wyden reacts to new federal tax exemption passed as Oregon faces record wildfire season
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act passed the U.S. Senate, providing a tax exemption for wildfire…
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Forest Grove forum confrontation leads to arrest, Oregon lawmaker says
FOREST GROVE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A community forum in Forest Grove ended with law enforcement responding and an individual being arrested after state…
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Feds charge unlicensed boat captain after a mother, baby were killed in New York Harbor capsizing
CNN By Mark Morales, Hanna Park, Martin Goillandeau, Gloria Pazmino, Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — Saturday evening’s favorable summer weather…
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