NTSB rips Boeing for failing to produce key door plug documents
By Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Boeing has not turned over important records to investigators probing the door plug blowout on…
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Avid Bend skier, 58, falls into tree well, dies of suffocation at Mt. Bachelor, latest in string of such tragedies
(Update: Tree-well suffocation confirmed, victim identified; information on past incidents. lawsuits) Robert Harrington, 58, was wearing helmet,…
Continue ReadingFilipino seafarers killed in first fatal Houthi attack on commercial shipping
By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Two Filipino seafarers are among the dead after a Houthi ballistic missile struck a commercial ship in the…
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Late snowfall causes accidents and cleanup for Bend police, fire and the city
(Update: Adding video, comments from Bend Fire, city of Bend) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week’s snowfall marked the fourth month in a row for Bend…
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Katie Wilson appointed dean of student life at OSU-Cascades, starts new role in May
Katie Wilson has been appointed associate dean for student life at Oregon State University – Cascades and will lead strategies and activities that…
Continue ReadingMitch McConnell endorses Donald Trump for president after years of frosty ties
By Manu Raju, CNN Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell announced Wednesday he will support Donald Trump for the presidency, a move that comes more than…
Continue ReadingNikki Haley exits Republican presidential race
CNN By Kylie Atwood, Arit John and Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced Wednesday that she is exiting the…
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10-day Cooley Road closure, Sunday blasting near Empire Ave. expected for Bend N. Hwy. 97 Corridor Project’s next phase
The next phase of the Bend North Highway 97 Corridor Project will include a 10-day closure of Cooley Road just east of the highway intersection, due…
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Oregon health officials urge people 65+ to get a second COVID-19 shot
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregonians 65 and older can now get an additional dose of the 2023–2024 updated COVID-19 vaccine following a federal…
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Deschutes County Dog Board spares life of dog that chased, killed 5 chickens in Terrebonne
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Dog Control Board held a hearing Tuesday to decide the fate of a Bernese Mountain Dog/Great Pyrenees mix…
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Biden and Trump dominate Super Tuesday races and move closer to a November rematch
By WILL WEISSERT, BILL BARROW and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, romped…
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Running out of … time: Bill that could have kept Oregon on standard time dies after passing the Senate
SALEM, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — The amended bill that would have kept Oregon on permanent standard time, if Washington and California adopted to do the…
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Canby High School student, 18, struck and killed while crossing train tracks
CANBY, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — The Canby High School community is mourning the loss of a student who was struck and killed by a train Monday evening,…
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PacifiCorp ordered to pay Oregon wildfire victims another $42M. Final bill could reach billions
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — A jury in Oregon has ordered PacifiCorp to pay more than $42 million to 10 victims of devastating wildfires on Labor Day…
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Momentum builds in major homelessness case before U.S. Supreme Court
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Momentum is building in a case regarding homeless encampments that will be argued before the…
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Deschutes DA Gunnels explains why no criminal charges were filed in fatal NW Bend pedestrian crash
Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels talked to us Tuesday about why no criminal charges were filed in connection with a northwest Bend…
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Plenty of recent late-winter snowfall has helped build region’s snowpack; Mt. Bachelor skiers welcome the fresh powder
While it may be inconvenient for you getting around, the frequent snow in recent weeks has been beneficial to the state’s snowpack, as well as its…
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‘It bears witness to his life’: Trenton’s Law passes Oregon Legislature, honoring Bend teen killed in e-bike tragedy
Trenton’s Law (HB 4103), legislation that updates definitions of electric-assisted bicycles in the Oregon Vehicle Code, passed the Oregon Senate…
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Oregon State Parks continued to see near-record visitor counts in 2023; Detroit Lake, Prineville Reservoir record gains
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State Parks continued to experience near record-breaking levels of both day use and camping in 2023, the agency…
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Refinery maintenance pushes up US gas prices; in the Northwest, Columbia River locks closures having pump impacts
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Pump prices are rising across the country due to refinery maintenance and the switch to summer-blend fuel. Here in the…
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