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Shifting Seasons: Give Halloween pumpkins a second life through composting
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) - Halloween may be over, but your pumpkin can still serve a purpose. Composting offers a way to keep it out of the landfill and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Pumpkins tossed in the garbage in Deschutes County end up at Knott Landfill, where they are buried…
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Near normal temperatures today, increasing clouds
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) - Monday starts cold and frosty, with areas of fog or freezing fog possible. Mostly clear skies this morning will give way to increasing clouds this afternoon. Highs will reach the mid to upper 50s, with light winds. Clouds stick around overnight as…
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Affordable Care Act open enrollment begins amid falling coverage numbers
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act began Sunday in Oregon, and most other states. The launch comes as federal and state data indicate that overall coverage numbers are continuing to fall across the country. Federal data shows that more than 19…
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Decision 2026: More than 1.16 million Oregonians have voted early as of Sunday, NBC News data shows
BEND, Ore. — About 31% of Oregon’s registered voters had cast ballots early as of Sunday, according to data cited by NBC News. The NBC News Oregon election page, last updated Nov. 1, reported 1,163,372 mail-in and early in-person votes out of roughly 3.78 million registered…
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Clouds Move In Monday as Highs Reach the 50s
BEND, Ore. – Central Oregon will see mostly clear skies tonight before clouds begin moving into the region Monday, according to the National Weather Service. Overnight temperatures will drop to around 31 degrees, with light winds becoming southwest at around 5 mph after…
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Mobile home and outbuilding destroyed by fire in La Pine
La Pine, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A fire destroyed a mobile home and an outbuilding at 50880 Huntington Road in La Pine on Friday evening. The La Pine Rural Fire Protection District responded to the reported structure fire at approximately 9:44 p.m. Upon arrival, firefighters found the…
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Decision 2026: Oregon Midterm Elections – Nearly 1.1 million of 3.78 million registered voters have cast ballots
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ / NBC News) -- About 28% of the 3.78 million registered voters tracked in the latest figures have voted so far in the midterm election, according to data reported by NBC News. That amounts to approximately 1.06 million voters. Among voters who have cast ballots,…
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Mostly Cloudy Skies, Patchy Fog and Warmer Temperatures Ahead
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) - Central Oregon residents can expect mostly cloudy skies this afternoon and evening, with temperatures reaching a high near 48 degrees. Winds will remain light out of the north. Tonight, there is a 30% chance of showers, mainly before 11 p.m., with mostly…
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The Big Playback: Mtn. View dominates Civil War; Summit and Ridgeview win
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)-- The Mountain View Cougars leaned on their running game against the Bend High Lava Bears. The Cougars put up 35 points while the defense held the Lava Bears to 0. Over at Caldera the Summit defense also dominated, as the Storm took down Caldera 21-7. In…
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Bend-La Pine Schools to hold community sessions after Silver Rail tragedy
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Bend-La Pine Schools will host engagement sessions following the Silver Rail Elementary School tragedy. The district announced the upcoming meetings to give students, staff, parents and community members an opportunity to ask questions and voice concerns. A…
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Pet Pals: Meet Peter and CJ, two friendly rats looking for a home
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- This week's Pet Pals features two smaller-than-usual guests: Peter and CJ, a pair of friendly rats looking for their forever home. The two male rats arrived at the Humane Society of Central Oregon about a week ago after their previous owners could no longer…
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Central Oregon Veterans to Discuss New Book on Women’s Air Force Academy Trailblazers
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Local authors have released a new book titled “Necessary Turbulence,” featuring more than 100 personal stories from female U.S. Air Force cadets. The collection spans five decades, tracing history back to when the Air Force first began accepting women. It…
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Creepy, cool, and soggy Halloween on the High Desert
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) - Haaaaaappppppy almost Halloween, folks! I hope you've been keeping up with our forecasts as we continue tracking rain chances mooooooving into Central Oregon just in time for Halloween. Unfortunately, it does look like things will get a bit soggy tomorrow…
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McKenzie Pass winter closure begins next Thursday; ODOT warns that going past gates is ‘at your own risk’
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — With winter approaching, Oregon Department of Transportation crews will close McKenzie Pass, Oregon Highway 242 next Thursday, marking the start of the annual seasonal closure. McKenzie Pass is a scenic, secondary highway that closes each year as winter…
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Central Oregon Strong: Mom of 7-year-old Silver Rail shooting survivor thanks community for support
BEND, Ore. -- The mother of the 7-year-old girl wounded in the Silver Rail Elementary shooting that claimed the lives of three classmates and a teacher thanked everyone for their support and donations Friday, in the wake of a "nightmare" shared by so many. "Hi everyone, this is…
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Crook County encourages residents to light up green for veterans this November
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crook County is inviting residents, businesses and community organizations to participate in a nationwide effort honoring veterans ahead of Veterans Day. The county is joining Operation Green Light, encouraging community members to display green lights…
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Bend police warn families of safety measures ahead of Halloween trick-or-treating
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- With Halloween tomorrow, the Bend Police Department is reminding families to take a few extra precautions while trick-or-treating. Parents are encouraged to give kids flashlights or glowsticks and make sure costumes don't block their vision or cause tripping…
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Oregon AG co-leads coalition to block DOJ from setting aside California ballots
(KTVZ) -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and New York Attorney General Letitia James co-led a 20-jurisdiction coalition filing a brief urging a federal appeals court to reject a Department of Justice attempt to set aside approximately 20,000 mail-in ballots in California.…
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Oregon attorney general leads 17-state coalition to support NY fraud case
OREGON (KTVZ) -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield led a 17-state coalition Friday in filing a friend-of-the-court brief supporting New York's civil fraud case against Donald Trump and his business associates. The brief defends the authority of state attorneys general to…
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Central Oregon Strong: Silver Rail hero who wrestled with gunman identified, says: ‘It all happened so fast’
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Certified Learning Specialist who threw a cellphone at the 16-year-old Silver Rail Elementary shooter and tried to take his gun away was identified for the first time Friday and issued a statement saying in part, "It all happened so fast, and I wish with…