Month: July 2017

The Humane Society of Central Oregon would like to offer tips on keeping your pet safe in the heat. With temperatures expected to reach 100 degrees…

A lengthy Redmond police investigation involving several online child-luring victims led to the arrest of a 25-year-old Dallas, Oregon man who…

Gun owners are much more receptive to suicide-prevention messages tailored to respect their rights as firearms enthusiasts than they are to messages…

The Bend City Council is working alongside Deschutes County officials to create a licensing system that they hope will better manage tobacco sales…

One of Bend’s most prominent landmarks has been vandalized. More than a million people visit Pilot Butte each year, but some of them were…

From rock climbing and rafting to hunting and fishing, Central Oregon is full of guiding services. But there could be some rule changes for these…

A Prineville man, his girlfriend and her daughter became lost while hiking in the Mill Creek Wilderness area of the Ochoco Mountains on Sunday,…

Housing Works staff will be gathering Thursday at 10 a.m. with partners, sponsors, government representatives and community members to celebrate the…

Here are the results of Friday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking people what they think Congress show now make their top priority: What should Congress…

(Update: OSP releases victim’s name) A 30-year-old Hillsboro resident was killed Friday evening when his motorcycle was struck by an oncoming…

Triple-digit temperatures are expected across the region this week, and in order to stay safe, the American Red Cross urges residents to be aware of…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The National Weather Service in Portland has issued an excessive heat warning. The warning issued Monday runs from…

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) – A student driver crashed into an Oregon church after stepping on a minivan’s accelerator instead of the…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The future of one of Oregon Legislature’s most powerful members is uncertain. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports…

HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) – Authorities have recovered the body of a 68-year-old man who drowned in Oregon’s Henry Hagg Lake. The…

(Adding Emerson Fire update; now 90 percent contained) Fire in the wilderness is a natural process, but it can sure change your plans. The 167-acre…

Removal of the more than 100-year-old wood and concrete dam, along with hydroelectric equipment, at Cline Falls on the Deschutes River near Redmond…

The Oregon Sports Hall of Fame & Museum has announced its 2017 class of inductees, including Central Oregon’s own Ashton Eaton and his…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Offenders given true-life sentences for crimes committed as juveniles have gained a glimmer of hope they might someday be…

(Update: Suspect captured after several more pursuits) A 28-year-old Prineville man, wanted after fleeing Deschutes and Crook County sheriff’s…