Bend healthcare provider warns public about use of popular supplement Kratom
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– A local healthcare provider is raising awareness about a herbal supplement that may actually be addictive. Kratom is a plant from…
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Oregon DEQ issues report on 2024 smoke trends: Longer wildfire seasons mean more unhealthy air days in Bend, elsewhere
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has released the 2025 Wildfire Smoke Trends Report, which gathers and examines data about how the…
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Bend and Central Oregon again top AAA’s list of favorite Labor Day weekend travel destinations around the Northwest
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – It’s been a record-breaking summer travel season, and many will squeeze in one final trip over the Labor Day weekend…
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Tonight’s Seattle Seahawks preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs pre-empts KTVZ News at 10:00 p.m.
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Seattle Seahawks preseason football will pre-empt our KTVZ News at 10:00 p.m. on FOX on Friday night. Seattle is taking on the…
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‘No deal’: Trump calls summit with Putin ‘productive,’ but doesn’t announce ceasefire
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin emerged from a nearly three-hour meeting on the Ukraine war and gave public statements,…
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Three Prineville juveniles charged with burglary and theft, accused of breaking into several Crook County Fair vendor booths
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Prineville Police said Friday they have arrested three juveniles on burglary and theft charges, accused of stealing nearly…
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Stocks close mixed as Dow just misses a record high
By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — An early rally faded on Friday and the Dow just missed out on closing at its first record high of the…
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Erin becomes the Atlantic season’s first hurricane. It’s set to rapidly intensify this weekend
CNN By CNN Meteorologists Briana Waxman, Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Fifth time’s the charm? After much speculation and many rounds of…
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American consumers are getting nervous about inflation again. For now, they’re still spending
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Americans are still opening their wallets, with unemployment remaining low and businesses blunting the…
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Janelle Bynum speaks at Oregon Nurses Association town hall focusing on rural health care
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ)– Rural health care was the topic of discussion at a town hall meeting Thursday night in Madras. It was a packed house at the…
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Jefferson County fire chief talks to KTVZ News about agricultural burns that sparked concern; more planned Friday, Saturday
With these warm and dry conditions, wildfire concern is top of mind. KTVZ News received several calls and emails Thursday from residents seeing…
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Oregon Department of Aviation and Yamaha sign a deal to explore the use of unmanned helicopters to fight wildfires
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Aviation said Thursday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Yamaha Motor Corporation,…
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‘Give Cancer Hell’: OHSU’s Knight Cancer Institute receives historic $2 billion donation from Phil and Penny Knight
By Luisa Anderson, KGW PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Phil and Penny Knight are donating a record-breaking $2 billion to Oregon Health & Science…
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Museum at Warm Springs receives $1.5 million from state toward renewing permanent exhibit, launches fundraising effort
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Museum at Warm Springs announced Thursday it has been awarded $1.5 million in state funding for the renewal of its…
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Oregon Health Authority issues recreational use advisory for Odell Lake due to harmful algae blooms
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —The Oregon Health Authority issued a recreational use health advisory Thursday for Odell Lake on the Deschutes National…
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Looking good: National fashion retailer Madewell set to open in Bend’s Old Mill District early next year
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — National fashion retailer Madewell is expanding into Central Oregon with a new storefront set to open in Bend’s Old Mill…
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Arnold Irrigation District may be able to deliver water until Sept. 30, but rise in Main Canal piping costs will delay work
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Arnold Irrigation District told patrons Thursday it’s likely they can keep delivering water through at least Sept. 30. But…
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NBC Sports announces its complete 2025-2026 NBA regular-season schedule, KTVZ to air multiple Portland Trailblazer games
STAMFORD, Conn. – Aug. 14, 2025 – For the first time in more than two decades, the NBA is back on NBC — and making its Peacock debut — with…
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Oregon State Police identifies motorcyclist killed in crash on Highway 126 west of Sisters
A Springfield motorcyclist was killed in a crash Wednesday morning on Oregon Highway 126 near the intersection with U.S. Highway 20 west of Sisters,…
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Problem Solvers: ‘Disaster waiting to happen’: Bend neighbors call for action on dangerous speeds along NE Purcell Boulevard
(Jillian Fortner has a Problem Solvers report at 6) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Residents in a Northeast Bend neighborhood are raising concerns about…
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