Over 600,000 Frigidaire minifridges recalled due to fire hazard
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Thousands of Frigidaire-branded minifridges are being recalled nationwide after reports of electrical issues that pose a fire…
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Problem Solvers: La Pine family searches for their missing pony after lease takes troubling turn
(Update: Adding video) LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – La Pine resident Katherine Rozelle just wants to bring her daughter’s pony home. The pony, Sam, is a…
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Governor Kotek signs bill establishing permanent statewide shelter program
(Update: Adding video) TIGARD, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek commemorated Thursday the signing of House Bill 3644, which establishes an…
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Man arrested after shots fired in homeless camp area of East Redmond
(Update: Adding video) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Gunshots fired Tuesday night in an area of homeless camps in east Redmond led to a man’s arrest on…
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Second recent brush fire near La Pine homeless camp stopped fast; authorities seek ‘person of interest,’ public info
(Update: Adding video) La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — For the second time in recent weeks, a brush fire broke out near a transient camp on BLM land off…
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Governor Kotek proposing gas tax, vehicle fee hikes to fill ODOT’s funding gap, head off major layoffs, service cuts
(Update: Adding video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — One day after calling a special session of the Oregon Legislature, Governor Tina Kotek laid out her…
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Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan dead at the age of 71, WWE says
(CNN) — Professional wrestler Terry Bollea, better known as Hulk Hogan, died on Thursday at the age of 71, according to WWE. Bollea is widely…
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Storms and fire danger further south, Central Oregon stays sunny and dry
Bend, OR (KTVZ) -There is an upper level low pressure that is cut off from the overall flow, currently spinning over California. Portions of Southern…
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Old Costco location in east Bend, up for sale
BEND, Ore. [KTVZ] — Back in October 2024, Costco located along U.S. Highway 20, in the Forum Shopping Center in east Bend, moved to a new…
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Viewer footage captures a pickup truck in flames on Highway 97
HIGHWAY 97, Ore. (KTVZ)– Take a look at these viewer images sent into our newsroom. You can see dark black smoke coming from a pickup on Highway 97…
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Junior Forecaster Kaysen, a meteorologist in the making
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Kayson has a passion for weather and wants to pursue a career as a meteorologist. Heading to Sky View Middle School this fall,…
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‘Devastating’: 988 LGBTQ+ help line cut, but local resources still available in Central Oregon
A specialized crisis line for LGBTQ+ youth under 988 has officially shut down, sparking concern among mental health…
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Family and friends mourn the loss of the two victims found so far in a fatal tubing accident at Dillon Falls
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Friends and family are remembering Lindsay Bashan and Amanda Loyd, whose bodies have been recovered from the Deschutes River,…
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Hot pattern returns, warm pattern this weekend
The mercury in the thermometer is expected to hit the low 90s today and Thursday, which is about 4 or 5 degrees above normal. This late July pattern…
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Federal appeals court issues another blow to Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship
By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday issued another major blow to President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking…
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Columbia agrees to pay over $220 million in deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding
By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Columbia University announced on Wednesday that it has reached a deal with the Trump administration following…
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Mid Oregon Credit Union pledges $225,000 to support St. Charles Health System’s health care initiatives
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Mid Oregon Credit Union recently pledged $225,000 to support health care initiatives across Central Oregon with a donation to…
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OHA launches ‘Connect to Hope’ awareness campaign, data dashboard on third anniversary of 988
The Oregon Health Authority is marking the third anniversary of 988 — the three-digit number that anyone can call, text or chat when in need of…
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La Pine-area man arrested in drug raid on property that turned up large quantity of marijuana, other illegal drugs
(Update: Adding video) La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A La Pine-area man was arrested Tuesday on charges of illegal marijuana manufacturing in a raid on a…
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House Oversight subcommittee votes to subpoena DOJ for Epstein files
By Veronica Stracqualursi, Manu Raju, Annie Grayer, Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — In a surprise move, a House Oversight subcommittee voted Wednesday…
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