Month: July 2017

The Oregon District Attorneys’ Association selected Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office Victim Advocate Debbi Wise as the Oregon…

(Update: New lightning count) Firefighters spent Wednesday afternoon chasing several new starts ignited by lightning from thunderstorms that passed…

(Update: Comments from family member; GoFundMe page created) A family of six, including a newborn baby, awoke to the smell of smoke early Wednesday,…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a fire that killed two men in North Portland was caused by a hash oil explosion. Portland Fire &…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The board overseeing Oregon’s public pension system is set to vote on whether to downgrade assumptions about how much…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police in Portland say they are searching for a homeless man who attacked a couple at a new city-designated swimming…

(Update: Comments from fire spokeswoman, area rancher; containment figure lowered) Firefighters kept working Wednesday to build and bolster lines…

Most people know by now that Madras is one of the best places in the country to watch the total solar eclipse in August. Not as well-known is the…

Rep. Greg Walden ‘s proposal to better protect Crooked River Ranch from wildfire advanced through the House Natural Resources Committee on a…

The Crook County FFA Chapter and Crook County Fairgrounds are teaming up to sell Terri Clark concert tickets as an FFA fundraiser to help students…

Dry fuels, afternoon winds and continued hot weather have caused the Whitewater Fire to burn another 30 acres in the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness,…

Here are the results of Tuesday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking people how often they typically are contacted by scammers: How many scammers contact…

(Update: Pacific Power plans to move box in about three weeks) Pacific Power officials said Wednesday a transformer box found to be in the middle of…

A 30-year-old Madras man arrested after a Bend motel robbery and Redmond standoff five years ago has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal…

Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that he has filed over 100 amendments as part of the Senate’s health care debate,…

OAKRIDGE, Ore. (AP) – A downed power line sparked a brushfire in Oakridge that destroyed a trailer and shut down Highway 58 for about two hours…

The McKay Creek Large Wood and Floodplain Restoration Project is in Phase 2 this summer. The project aims to get the creek back to its natural state…

Internet scams seem to get more complex and more numerous every day. Often the scam starts with a Craigslist sale. Then a potential buyer reaches…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say the body of second victim has been found at the site of an explosion and fire in North Portland. The…

Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies asked the public for help Tuesday in finding a 74-year-old La Pine man who disappeared Monday morning. But…