Inflation is easing, but another alarm bell is ringing about the US economy
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge cooled as expected in January; however, the good news came…
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Turtle Island Coffee Company closing in downtown Bend
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Turtle Island Coffee Company is closing down their shop in downtown Bend. With a post on Instagram on…
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Small natural gas explosion in pizza oven at Bend Poker Room sends one person to the hospital
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A small natural gas explosion in the kitchen of the Bend Poker Room in northeast Bend, traced to a gas-fired pizza oven, caused…
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Crook County community steps up with hay donations for horse seized by sheriff’s deputies
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Crook County Sheriff’s Office asked for hay donations Thursday after it took possession of a horse during an…
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‘We need your help’: Bend nonprofit HÚE seeks public’s assistance to support at-risk youth program
The executive director of the Bend nonprofit HÚE says they could soon be forced to shut their doors, after a delay in thousands of dollars in…
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Milestone reached: Skanska crews ‘top out’ the new St. Charles Cancer Center coming to Redmond
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Skanska, a global construction and development firm, announced Thursday that it has topped out the new St. Charles Cancer…
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Supermarket egg hunt: How is bird flu outbreak limiting egg supplies, raising prices at Bend grocery stores?
Egg prices are skyrocketing to all-time highs, due in large part to an outbreak of avian flu. This has been afflicting egg-laying hens in the US…
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Bend, Salem IRS offices reportedly set to close under DOGE cost-cutting moves, workforce reductions
Tax season is in full swing and the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service announced he plans to retire Friday. This comes as the Trump…
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Unexploded mortars, possibly from World War I, discovered at Vancouver’s Pearson Field
By Anthony Macuk, KGW VANCOUVER, Wash. (KGW) — Several unexploded mortars were discovered during construction at the Pearson Field airport in…
Continue ReadingJudge halts mass firings of federal workers at some agencies
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday found that the mass firings of probationary employees were likely…
Continue ReadingPreliminary autopsies performed on Gene Hackman and wife find no external injuries following their ‘suspicious’ deaths
CNN By Lex Harvey and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Initial findings from preliminary autopsies performed on Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his…
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Charges dropped against Redmond woman in $140K jewelry retail thefts that hit Walmarts across the Northwest
(Update: Charges dropped against Redmond woman; Estacada man pleads guilty) COLLEGE PLACE, Wash. (KTVZ) — A Redmond woman and an Estacada man were…
Continue ReadingRose Girone, the oldest known Holocaust survivor, has died at age 113
By Jeanne Bonner, CNN (CNN) — Rose Girone, the oldest known Holocaust survivor who endured both German and Japanese oppression but lived for…
Continue ReadingTrump’s got a bird flu plan. So when will eggs stop costing so much?
By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Egg prices are surging so high that the Trump administration is pledging to step in and solve the crisis…
Continue ReadingKaty Perry and Gayle King are among 6 women headed to space aboard New Shepard
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Blue Origin’s next crewed flight mission aboard its tourism rocket, expected to lift off this spring, will…
Continue ReadingTrump threatens to double tariffs on China and says punishing Mexico and Canada tariffs will go into effect March 4
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump said Thursday tariffs of 25% on Mexican and Canadian goods are set to take effect…
Continue ReadingJobless claims spike, in worrisome sign for the US labor market
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — First-time applications for unemployment benefits rose much more than expected last week, a likely indication of…
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Mother of Madras man who died in officer-involved shooting speaks out
Social media has been abuzz with flyers for a scheduled protest Wednesday afternoon in front of Madras City Hall in honor of Allan Warner Jr. who…
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Heart of Oregon Corps announces plans for new Redmond campus as it launches Legacy 25 capital campaign
(adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Heart of Oregon Corps is celebrating their 25th anniversary with the close of a land partition and purchase from…
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Rep. Emerson Levy of Bend introduces legislation to lower prescription drug prices, boost price transparency
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Rep. Emerson Levy, D-Bend, introduced a legislative package on Tuesday before the House Committee on Health and Health Care…
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