Month: August 2017

The Redmond Police Department is proud to announce the 2017 Citizen Police Academy, beginning Thursday, Sept. 28. The academy is an 8-week program…

Oregonians and people across the country age 62 and older have until midnight on Sunday to get a great deal on lifetime passes to national parks and…

A plot of land east of Redmond is home to a few hundred homeless people. It’s scheduled to be cleared out soon. Officials blocked roads leading…

(Update: Bank robbery suspect arrested in traffic stop; new mugshot) The Madras man sought in Monday’s robbery of U.S. Bank in downtown Madras…

(Update: More details from authorities) OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) – A rock climber’s body has been recovered after a large amount of rock…

Deschutes County Health Services, along with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, have distributed masks to help combat smoky conditions in…

The Deschutes National Forest will be closing Lava Lands Visitor Center on the Newberry National Volcanic Monument for the season on Monday, Sept. 11…

(Correction: fixing day of incident, King does have a valid concealed carry permit; initial charges dropped, DA’s office reviewing matter)…

Here are the results of Wednesday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking whether people think Old Bend-Redmond Highway safety improvements should be a high…

UMATILLA, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has authorized the killing of two wolves from a pack in northeastern…

(Update: Girls found safe, had lost cell service at festival; county sheriff comments on missing person cases) A California teen and her younger…

After several days of thick smoke blanketing much of the High Desert, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Deschutes County Public…

Kodiak brown bears are abandoning salmon – their iconic prey – due to climate change, according to a new study. The bears are more…

Several car owners arrived at their cars at the downtown Bend parking garage Wednesday afternoon, only to find that one or more of their car tires…

Rodney Ott lives on the corner of Tumalo Road and the Old Bend-Redmond Highway. In his 45 years living there, he has seen many bad accidents and…

Step outside in Central Oregon right now, and you’ll be hit with the unmistakable smell of wildfire. Then you’ll see your visibility is…

(Update: Adding Land/Watch comment) In a unanimous decision issued Wednesday, a panel of three Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of appeals judges ruled in…

(Update: Police release details, charges; tally up to 14) A transient roused from sleeping in Bend’s downtown parking garage, knife in hand,…

(Update: Governor mobilizes 125 more Guard members) BROOKINGS, Ore. (AP) – Cooler temperatures and coastal moisture are allowing fire crews to…

With all this smoke and talk of fire, it might seem like fires are worse than ever. But for the families of firefighters, it’s just another…