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Redmond PD Officer Aaron Blackledge traffic enforcement

Ride-along, Part 1: Redmond PD traffic officer hits the road to help make them safer for everyone

March 13, 2025 2:14 pm Tracee Tuesday

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Several police agencies across Deschutes County joined forces in a traffic enforcement detail this week. For Part 1 of a…

Bend-La Pine Schools superintendent Dr. Steven Cook speaks out about federal DEI directives, new state guidance

March 13, 2025 11:32 am Isabella Warren

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine School Superintendent Steve Cook sat down this week with Isabella Warren as questions and uncertainty about recent…

More than 380 traffic stops result in over 170 tickets during 3-day enforcement detail across Deschutes County

March 13, 2025 9:50 am Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) –Deschutes County’s law enforcement agencies made more than 380 traffic stops and issued over 170 tickets during this week’s…

Oregon still dealing with its worst flu season in at least 15 years – but it’s not too late to get vaccinated

March 13, 2025 11:09 am Barney Lerten

The state’s 2024-2025 influenza season is the worst since Oregon Health Authority began tracking the virus 15 years ago, with people continuing to…

Sunriver Brewing joins Backporch Coffee, Bonta Gelato, others at new mixed-use development in SW Redmond

March 13, 2025 2:48 pm Barney Lerten

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After much anticipation, Redmond’s Westmount development, a prime mixed-use property located at 4270 SW Canal Blvd., has…

Oregon National Guard 1249th Engineer Battalion

Oregon National Guard’s 1249th Engineer Battalion preparing for southern border security mission

March 13, 2025 4:22 pm Barney Lerten

The Oregon National Guard’s 1249th Engineer Battalion is preparing for a year-long mobilization to support security operations along the United…

Bottles of French wine are displayed for sale in a liquor store. President Donald Trump on March 13 threatened to impose a massive tariff on European alcohol in response to the European Union’s retaliation against his steel and aluminum tariffs – a tit-for-tat escalation of a trade war that could easily get out of hand.

Trump threatens 200% tariff on European alcohol as trade war escalates

March 13, 2025 5:24 am CNN Newsource

By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to impose a massive tariff on European alcohol in response to the…

President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end birthright citizenship

March 13, 2025 2:27 pm CNN

CNN By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court in a series of emergency appeals Thursday to…

Shots fired at Tesla dealership in Tigard, second shooting there in the past week

March 13, 2025 1:27 pm KGW

For the second time in the past week, shots were fired at a Tesla dealership in Tigard, police reported Thursday morning.…

US stocks fell on March 13 as President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on the European Union.

Dow slides and S&P closes in correction as Trump’s trade war escalates

March 13, 2025 10:02 am CNN Newsource

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks slid Thursday and the S&P 500 closed in correction, down 10% from its record high in…

A member of the California National Guard monitors a checkpoint on Pacific Coast Highway

Powerful storm prompts evacuations in California, threatens outbreak of tornadoes and wildfires across US this week

March 13, 2025 3:08 am CNN

KCRA, LARRY PRICE, CNN By Mary Gilbert and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A powerful storm is dropping drenching rain on flood-prone Southern…

Senior District Judge William Alsup is seen in this undated photo from the US District Court Northern District of California.

Judge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired employees at VA, Defense Department and other agencies

March 13, 2025 9:38 am CNN Newsource

By Devan Cole, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — A federal judge has ordered half a dozen federal agencies to “immediately” reinstate probationary…

A protester stands near the Department of Education headquarters after the agency said it would lay off nearly half its staff

Democratic states sue Trump over major cuts to the Department of Education

March 13, 2025 8:21 am CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A new lawsuit from Democratic attorneys general in 20 states and the District of Columbia alleges this week’s…

Bend Ask the Mayor: Thursday, March 13th, 2025

Ask the Mayor, with Bend’s Melanie Kebler: Topics from housing developments to gas-powered leaf blowers

March 13, 2025 7:16 am Kelsey Merison

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Viewers submitted questions ranging from the affordability of new housing developments to the possibility of a gas-powered leaf…

Putin says he has ‘reservations’ about 30-day ceasefire proposal as US envoy arrives in Moscow

March 13, 2025 5:30 am CNN Newsource

By Lauren Kent, Anna Chernova, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Ivana Kottasová, Katharina Krebs and Matthew Chance, CNN (CNN) — Russian President…

‘I’m in limbo right now’: Laid off federal workers struggle to secure unemployment benefits

March 13, 2025 2:00 am CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — A month after losing her job at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Corinne Bazarnyj is still…

A man walks past washing machines at a Home Depot. Such appliances could cost more after President Donald Trump imposed 25% steel and aluminum tariffs.

From food to cars: What Americans could pay more for from Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs

March 13, 2025 2:00 am CNN Newsource

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — It’s easy for Americans to think President Donald Trump’s aluminum and steel tariffs won’t affect…

‘A significant chunk’: Local emergency response center among projects losing money if federal funding bill passes Senate

March 12, 2025 10:23 am Isabella Warren

A congressional funding bill that could prevent a federal government shutdown narrowly passed the House Tuesday, but not without cutting funding for…

BurnBots at work: Bend Fire using robots to clear wildfire fuels in Deschutes River Woods

March 12, 2025 6:21 pm Tyson Beauchemin

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — There are robots in the woods just outside of Bend, and you might have even seen them while you’re driving down Highway 97.…

Madras woman who hit, seriously injured pedestrian arrested after tense armed standoff with officers

March 12, 2025 4:25 pm Barney Lerten

A Madras woman who threatened another woman with a gun by text message fled police and ran over a pedestrian Tuesday night, Jefferson County Sheriff…