Your photos: Special High Desert sunrise symbolizes dawn of new year
The first workday of the year 2024 dawned with a special view for many around Central Oregon, and several of you shared your great photos of what you…
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Bend business Square Baby releases newest dish to ring in the new year: Fancy Pants Wagyu Truffle
(Update: Adding video and comments from Square Baby CEO) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-based Square Baby™ calls itself “the most innovative disruptor…
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Redmond PD: Social media post threatening C.O. schools deemed not credible, threat came from Portland
A social media post regarding a threat of violence Tuesday at schools in several Central Oregon communities brought a flood of worried calls to…
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U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew rescues dog who fell off cliff along Oregon coast; Leo’s reported doing well
CANNON BEACH, Ore. (KTVZ) – A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew from Astoria came to the rescue of a dog that fell from a cliff on New Year’s Day…
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Forest Service crews continue landing pile burning this week west of Bend, south of Cascade Lakes Highway
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — U.S. Forest Service Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District firefighters resumed ignitions Tuesday of landing piles seven miles west of…
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City of Bend to begin second phase of Awbrey Butte waterline project this month; open house set for next week
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend will host an informational open house the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 9 to share information about Phase 2 of the…
Continue ReadingFederal appeals court blocks Biden administration from enforcing guidance meant to protect abortion access in Texas
By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that the Biden administration can’t enforce guidance meant to protect…
Continue ReadingWinter’s first major storm set to hit the eastern US with heavy rain and significant snow
By Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — A major winter storm is setting up to thrash much of the eastern US this weekend with heavy rain, strong winds and…
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Bend DUII arrests: The numbers, what they mean and how Oregon’s DUII laws are changing
NewsChannel 21 set out to look at the differences the numbers can tell us between drug- and alcohol-related DUII arrests in Bend and their impact on…
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Searchers find man with dementia, reported missing from DRW care facility, after alerts sent to 1,000 homes
An 80-year-old man with dementia, reported missing New Year’s evening from a care facility in Deschutes River Woods, was found early Tuesday…
Continue ReadingTicket sold in Michigan wins estimated $842.2 million Powerball jackpot in New Year’s Day drawing
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — A single Powerball ticket sold in Michigan has matched all six numbers to win an estimated $842.2 million in a New…
Continue Reading‘Battle against time’ to find quake survivors as Japan lifts tsunami warnings and death toll rises
CNN By Helen Regan, Sahar Akbarzai, Chie Kobayashi and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN (CNN) — Scenes of devastation emerged along Japan’s western coast…
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Special Report: ‘Really stressful’: C.O. parents of children with special needs say new state aid program falls far short
Parents with children who have special medical needs are burdened with financial stress as lack of caregivers force them to be 24/7 care providers to…
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Pahlisch Homes appeals Bend’s new tree preservation rules; city rejects call for pause to deal with builders’ concerns
Pahlisch Homes, one of Bend’s largest developers, has appealed the city’s updated tree preservation rules to the state Land Use Board of Appeals,…
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‘Crushed:’ Stillman Fire destroys Crook County couple’s home, claims two pets, but they reunite with two more
Sparks flying from the tire rims of a Prineville woman driving by on state Highway 126 allegedly ignited the 10-acre Stillman Fire last Friday. Two…
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Red Fire in Diamond Peak Wilderness grows to 350 acres; Level 1 notice out for Crescent, Odell lakes and Crescent Junction
The 4-day-old, lightning-sparked Red Fire west of Crescent Lake in the Diamond Peak Wilderness has grown to 350 acres, and Klamath County emergency…
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Donald Trump enters Republican convention hall with a bandaged ear and gets a hero’s welcome
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Two days after surviving an attempted assassination, former President Donald Trump appeared triumphantly at the…
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NeighborImpact announces city-funded down payment assistance program for first-time Bend home buyers
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — NeighborImpact is excited to announce a Down Payment Assistance program, funded by the City of Bend, designed to help first-time…
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Bend Cultural Tourism Fund awards $300,000 in grants to 13 arts and cultural tourism projects
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Cultural Tourism Commission, a Visit Bend Project overseeing the Bend Cultural Tourism Fund, announced Tuesday that it…
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Significant pay raise approved for Deschutes Public Library Director Todd Dunkelberg
In a unanimous decision earlier this year, the Deschutes Public Library Board approved a nearly 20% pay increase for library Director Todd…
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