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Redmond child rape, abuse suspect who fled to Mexico nearly a decade ago is extradited, back in Bend to face 28 charges

October 7, 2024 2:58 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A former Redmond resident who allegedly fled to Mexico nearly a decade ago shortly before being indicted on 28 counts of rape,…

Salmon swim freely in the Klamath River for 1st time in a century after dams removed

October 7, 2024 12:04 pm Associated Press

HORNBROOK, Calif. (AP) — For the first time in more than a century, salmon are swimming freely along the Klamath River and its tributaries — a…

Mega Millions tickets will climb to $5, but officials promise bigger prizes and better odds

October 7, 2024 11:50 am Associated Press

Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The cost of buying a Mega Millions jackpot dream will soon more than double, but lottery officials said…

Oregon Transportation Commission to discuss budget, DMV voter registration issues Thursday at Bend meeting

October 7, 2024 11:15 am KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Transportation Commission will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 9 a.m. The meeting will originate…

Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue receives new fire engine through state program, invites public to ‘push-in’ ceremony

October 7, 2024 9:27 am KTVZ News Partners

CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue has received a new wildland interface fire engine through a state program…

The 10-year Treasury yield tracks the rate on everything from mortgages to student loans to car loans.

Why a key borrowing rate is above 4% again

October 7, 2024 8:33 am CNN Newsource

By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — A key borrowing rate for American consumers has jumped to a level not seen in months. The yield on the…

Roxanne Brooks mounts an American flag to a stack of cinderblocks outside her friend's destroyed mobile home (R) in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene flooding on October 6 in Swannanoa

As Hurricane Milton threatens the US, Helene could cost property owners more than $47 billion

October 7, 2024 8:31 am CNN Newsource

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Even as Florida braces for another major hurricane, new estimates reveal Hurricane Helene caused up to $47.5…

Just 5% of baby girls and about 2% of baby boys born today will live to 100

Most of today’s children are unlikely to live to 100, analysis says

October 7, 2024 8:01 am CNN Newsource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Gerontologist Jay Olshansky is used to backlash about his views on human longevity. Decades ago he and his…

Nobel Committee Secretary General Thomas Perlmann speaks to the media in front of a picture of this year's laureates Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkum during the announcement of the Nobel Prize in medicine winners on Monday.

Nobel Prize in medicine goes to two American biologists for work on the discovery of microRNA

October 7, 2024 2:37 am CNN Newsource

By Christian Edwards and Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to US scientists Victor Ambros…

A hunter's moon rises behind the set for director Ridley Scott's upcoming film

Dark skies will help the Draconid meteor shower shine. Here’s how to see it

October 7, 2024 1:56 am CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Keep your eyes on the night skies to see the elusive Draconid meteor shower, expected to peak Monday evening…

Mideast violence is spiraling a year since the Gaza war began

October 6, 2024 9:26 pm Associated Press

Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A year after Hamas’ fateful attack on southern Israel, the Middle East is embroiled in a war that shows no…

A still-warm, still-dry early fall means C.O. fires are still putting up smoke, but containment also growing

October 6, 2024 9:15 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Bachelor Complex of fires, primarily the Little Lava Fire, grew some over the weekend, totaling 12,536 acres, but containment also grew to 68% by…

Sunday’s Heaven Can Wait 5K marked 25 years of fundraising, support for Central Oregon’s breast cancer community

October 4, 2024 9:32 pm KTVZ

(Update: Adding video, comments from St. Charles staff) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — More than 1,200 people registered to take part in Sunday’s 25th…

Civic Assembly on Youth Homelessness wraps up its final discussion, preps proposed solutions for leaders to consider

October 6, 2024 6:25 pm KTVZ

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — An innovative new way for Central Oregonians to weigh in on one of the region’s most pressing issues wrapped up its fifth and…

‘We give people hope’: Red Cross volunteer from Bend is traveling the Hurricane Helene-ravaged streets of Florida

October 6, 2024 4:25 pm Barney Lerten

(Adding video) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (KTVZ) – As he has for four years now, Bend retiree and Red Cross volunteer Dennis Smith has brought the tech…

Video captured the moment when fire was seen underneath a Frontier flight as it landed at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.

Flames seen under Frontier Airlines flight as it makes hard landing in Las Vegas

October 6, 2024 12:17 pm CNN Newsource

By Sarah Dewberry and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A Frontier Airlines flight seemed to catch fire as it made what officials described as a…

‘Here we go again’: Hurricane Milton strengthens to Category 3 and aims at Helene-weary Florida

October 5, 2024 9:58 pm CNN Newsource

By Dalia Faheid, Allison Chinchar and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Milton has strengthened to Category 3 and continues to intensify two…

A journalist runs across the US Supreme Court plaza carrying an opinion to a news correspondent as the court handed down decisions on July 1 in Washington

Supreme Court returns to work with an eye on post-election drama

October 6, 2024 10:00 am CNN Newsource

By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court returns to its bench Monday with an agenda that includes cases on guns, pornography and…

Making connections, having fun, sharing art: Big crowds headed downtown for weekend’s Bend Fall Festival

October 6, 2024 9:29 am KTVZ

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fall has come to life in downtown Bend for the Bend Fall Festival this weekend. Big crowds enjoyed Day 2 of the…

Despite all the hoops to jump through, Culver farmer is excited about $822K USDA grant to help them go solar

October 3, 2024 9:54 am Barney Lerten

Kerry Backsen has learned a thing or two over the years about running a combination feed mill, 1,300-acre farm, retail store and trucking company…