Month: September 2017

(Update: OSP identifies driver as Prineville man) A motorcyclist ran a stop sign and was struck and killed by a semi-truck early Saturday morning on…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – The Willie Taggart era at Oregon got off to a fast start with Tony Brooks-James’ 100-yard touchdown return on the…

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Isaiah Hodgins caught a 17-yard touchdown pass from Jake Luton with about a minute left as Oregon State came back to…

A kitchen fire that spread smoke throughout a Deschutes River Woods home Friday night and caused about $60,000 in damage was caused by combustibles…

HUBBARD, Ore. (AP) – A hazelnut company in northwest Oregon has been pushing out nuts on nothing but the power of the hot, summer sun. The…

CLE ELLUM, Wash. (AP) – New evacuations notices were issued overnight Saturday because of the Jolly Mountain fire, which has burned more than…

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – The state Department of Fish and Wildlife says a wolf has been killed in Washington state in an effort to stop attacks on…

The Education Foundation for Bend-La Pine Schools announced Friday it has received a generous $5,000 grant from Brooks Resources Corporation towards…

Friday’s prep football scores, as compiled by The Associated Press: Adrian 48, Days Creek 12 Aloha 32, David Douglas 24 Amity 14,…

(Update: Comments from fire manager, traveler) About 1,000 firefighters are battling 14 wildfires burning in the Willamette National Forest,…

Members of the public are invited to offer feedback about Bend-La Pine Schools’ plans for two small high school options that will expand…

Many people still will be heading over to Central Oregon for the Labor Day weekend — but with wildfires and smoke causing issues, not as many…

(Update: More on Milli Fire interior burning, Level 1 pre-evacuation along Highway 242 west of the Cascades crest) Although air quality conditions…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon has removed nearly 55,000 people off of its Medicaid program after a backlog of eligibility checks was…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A federal panel is recommending that President Donald Trump reject or suspend the pending $1.3 billion sale of the…

This weekend’s weather promises to be hot, dry, with unstable atmospheric conditions and more wildland fire smoke, possibly through midweek.…

Here are the results of Thursday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking if you have refrained from selling items online due to concerns about being a crime…

There are scorpions in Central Oregon, but sightings are rare. People can go their whole lives without seeing one, but that could be changing.…

(Update: More on sting operation, business reaction) The Oregon Liquor Control Commission recently used their “minor decoy” program to…

For Central Oregon, wildfire is nothing new — but this summer has been a lot more smoky than years past in populated areas. It also has had a…