Seven earthquakes strike 100 to 150 miles off Oregon coast, strongest at 5.7 magnitude
PORT ORFORD, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — The US Geological Survey reported a series of seven earthquakes Tuesday off the southern Oregon coast, all…
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Dachshunds under threat as Germany proposes ban on breeding
By Nadine Schmidt, Claudia Otto and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN (CNN) — Germany’s beloved sausage dog, the dachshund, could be under threat in the…
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Kidnap charge dismissed against Uber driver arrested in Bend; grand jury finds insufficient evidence to indict
A kidnapping charge has been dismissed against an Uber driver from La Pine, accused of driving a female Bend passenger around for about a half-hour…
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Powerball jackpot soars to an estimated $935 million after no grand prize winner Wednesday
By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — With no one winning the Powerball jackpot Wednesday, the grand prize for Saturday’s drawing grew closer to the…
Continue ReadingDisney and DeSantis have settled their yearslong dispute
By Elisabeth Buchwald and Samantha Delouya, CNN New York (CNN) — A yearslong fight between Disney and Florida is set to end after the two…
Continue ReadingAn international tragedy: A father of 3 and a budding entrepreneur are among 6 victims of the Baltimore bridge collapse
By Holly Yan, Maria Santana, Melissa Alonso and Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — They worked the overnight shift fixing potholes on a famed bridge…
Continue ReadingThe world wastes more than 1 billion meals every day as hundreds of millions go hungry, UN report finds
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — More than 1 billion meals are wasted across the world each day while nearly 800 million people go hungry, a…
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OHA launches ‘Abortion Access in Oregon’ website; Right to Life voices objections; AG attends D.C. rally
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Tuesday, as the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments over the legality of current dispensing of the abortion medication…
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Miller’s Landing Park restroom closed after destructive vandals set fire, spray foul graffiti on walls
The public restroom has been closed at Miller’s Landing Park in northwest Bend pending repairs after a destructive arson fire and damaging…
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Special report: How Meals on Wheels program serves Central Oregon seniors in very special ways
The Redmond Senior Center serves nearly 32,000 meals a year, through Central Oregon’s Meals on Wheels Program.…
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Wyden talks about drug prices, TikTok at KTVZ, pitches child tax credit legislation at Bend news conference
“A lot of Oregonians think D.C. might as well be Mars, for all the connection it has to them,” Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Monday evening on…
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‘We’re quickly seeing everyone getting pushed out’: Bend Chamber, Bend YIMBY advocate for more housing in C.O.
Bend’s Chamber of Commerce is looking at more ways to bring more affordable housing to…
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‘There’s a way to hold them to justice’: Bend sex-trafficking case brings more awareness to national hotline
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Staff at Bend anti-human trafficking nonprofit In Our Backyard say the recent rescue of a 31-year-old Salem woman from a…
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City of Bend adds stop signs, all-way stop at O.B. Riley Road and Empire Avenue for safety until planned roundabout
On Tuesday, the city of Bend added new stop signs at O.B. Riley Road at the Crusher Avenue and Empire Avenue intersection. Because of increasing…
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Pile burning conducted at Skull Hollow Campground after trailhead expansion, other improvements
(Update: Adding photo, burn takes place) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) -— Firefighters from the Ochoco National Forest ignited piles of woody debris at…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the Supreme Court arguments over the abortion drug mifepristone
By Devan Cole, Jen Christensen, Tierney Sneed and Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — A majority of Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Tuesday of…
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Burglars hit Bend Macy’s store overnight: Dozen cash registers broken into, $4,000 in cash stolen
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bend police were investigating and working to secure video Tuesday to find whoever broke into the…
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‘She took a chance to tell on her abuser’: Woman in hotel saved by Bend Police after texting Human Trafficking Hotline
A Salem woman texted the National Human Trafficking Hotline from a Bend hotel room to report she was being held against her will and forced to engage…
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Interior Dept., National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announce two C. Oregon habitat, migration project grants
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The Department of the Interior and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced Tuesday $11.8 million for 10 projects in…
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Central Oregon jobless rates edge upward in February; Deschutes County adds jobs for month, year
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased in all three Central Oregon counties, but not by very much, the Oregon…
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