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Who would abandon a cardboard box full of 8 very young puppies in a NE Bend park? Police would like to know

October 7, 2024 3:44 pm Barney Lerten

Bend police are looking to the public for any tips that could help them find who abandoned a cardboard box full of eight very young puppies on Sunday…

What to know as Florida residents begin cleaning up after Hurricane Milton

October 7, 2024 3:53 pm Associated Press

Cleanup from Hurricane Milton is underway as residents are returning home after the storm barreled across Florida. The storm spawned tornadoes,…

‘Is there one right answer? There’s not’: Sisters community comes together for a conversation about houselessness

October 7, 2024 4:26 pm Kelsey McGee

SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The homeless population in Sisters has been steadily increasing, according to the latest Central Oregon Point-in-Time…

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 sources

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 sources

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 sources

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…