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$1.7 million in first-time federal funding cut from local nonprofit Court Appointed Special Advocates

March 17, 2025 11:10 am KTVZ

(Update: Adding video, comments from executive director) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Central Oregon says they’re…

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Fire destroys La Pine-area home; cause not yet determined

March 17, 2025 6:01 pm Barney Lerten

La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fire Sunday night destroyed a manufactured home in the La Pine area whose residents were away at the time, La Pine Rural…

Widespread flooding prompts Oregon Dept. of Emergency Management to active coordination center

March 17, 2025 5:44 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Emergency Management has activated the State Emergency Coordination Center to Level 3 (Regional…

Woman drowns trying to clear debris in flooded creek in southern Oregon

March 17, 2025 5:07 pm KGW

By Alex Jensen, KGW PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — A woman drowned amid heavy rain and flooding in southern Oregon. The 44-year-old was attempting to…

A pedestrian walks through Harvard Yard in Cambridge

Harvard announces it will go tuition-free for students from families making $200,000 or less

March 17, 2025 4:50 pm CNN Newsource

By Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — Harvard undergraduate tuition will be free for students from families making $200,000 or less, starting…

Judge lifts no-contact order between Sunriver-area couple charged with daughter in extreme child-abuse case

March 17, 2025 3:59 pm Barney Lerten

A judge agreed Monday to allow a Sunriver-area couple accused along with their adult daughter in a severe case of child abuse to again live with and…

Watch a spring tradition take wing: See chicks hatch on OSU Extension’s popular livestream this week

March 17, 2025 2:39 pm Barney Lerten

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – For the 12th year, the world can watch chickens hatch via the Oregon State University Extension Service live stream.…

New opioid treatment center set to open in Redmond, part of the state’s efforts to curb opioid deaths

March 17, 2025 2:18 pm Barney Lerten

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A new medication-assisted treatment center for those recovering from substance use disorder will open this month in…

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Snow sends two tall trees toppling across Hwy. 58 near Willamette Pass

March 17, 2025 12:52 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Doug Sieckmann had his dashcam on as he headed west on Highway 58 over Willamette Pass when he saw two tall trees topple across…

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Sisters chooses two finalists for Highway 20-Locust Street roundabout art; models on display for public review

March 17, 2025 12:29 pm Barney Lerten

(Update: Adding video) SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) The City of Sisters says it’s excited to announce the two finalists for the roundabout art installation…

Three new roundabouts planned on South Century Drive; Deschutes County opens online open house

March 17, 2025 11:53 am Barney Lerten

SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) The Deschutes County Road Department has invited community members to take part in an online open house for two proposed…

South Deschutes County digs out from 1-2 feet of heavy, wet snow; high avalanche danger in Cascades

March 17, 2025 10:36 am Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A strong mid-March snowstorm dumped 1 to 2 feet of heavy, wet snow in the La Pine-Sunriver area Sunday, closing some roads,…

Poppi just sold for $1.6 billion

March 17, 2025 6:22 am CNN Newsource

By Jordan Valinsky and Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — PepsiCo is buying Poppi, the popular prebiotic soda brand, in a $1.65 billion deal.…

Florida head coach Todd Golden and players celebrate victory over Tennessee after an NCAA college basketball game in the final round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Sunday

5 takeaways from Selection Sunday

March 17, 2025 5:40 am CNN Newsource

CNN By Kyle Feldscher, Homero De la Fuente and Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The fields are set and it’s time for a big exhale before the madness…

Retail sales account for about a third of overall spending in the US.

Retail sales came in weaker than expected, another bad sign for the US economy

March 17, 2025 5:32 am CNN Newsource

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Spending at US retailers last month was much weaker than expected, in a troubling sign that the American…

Calera Baptist church members pray before beginning clean up after the church was hit by a tornado on Sunday in Calera

Cross-country storm leaves at least 42 dead and vast destruction from tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms

March 17, 2025 3:11 am CNN Newsource

CNN, KATV, KFVS, WFSA, KYTV, KAIT, WBRC By Hanna Park, Robert Shackelford, Rafael Romo and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A powerful storm system…

A Forever 21 store in New York seen in February 2025.

Forever 21 is going out of business in the United States

March 17, 2025 2:43 am CNN Newsource

By Ramishah Maruf and Anna Cooban, CNN New York / London (CNN) — Forever 21 isn’t even cool enough to exist anymore. The retailer’s US…

LOCAL ALERT WEATHER: School Closings & Delays

March 16, 2025 10:22 pm Gregory Deffenbaugh

Monday, March 17thClosings- La Pine Elementary School- La Pine High School- La Pine Middle School- NeighborhoodImpact Head Start (La Pine)- Rosland…

US President Donald Trump is pictured during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House on March 13.

Trump says Ukraine-Russia peace talks looking at ‘dividing up certain assets’

March 16, 2025 10:10 pm CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Negotiators working to end the Russia-Ukraine war have already discussed “dividing up certain assets,” US…

Avalanche victim Brian Roberts and family

Grieving family of Bend skier killed in Mt. Bailey avalanche shares a statement on their ‘unimaginable loss’

March 14, 2025 12:43 pm Barney Lerten, Harley Coldiron

A Bend man was killed in an avalanche Thursday while skiing with a group at Mt. Bailey in southern Oregon, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office…