Month: May 2018

Hello everyone! Today things begin to change for us. We’ll have warmer temperatures in the upper 70’s with clear, sunny skies. A nice way to continue the holiday weekend! We’ll become breezy in the afternoon and evening, but the winds calm down overnight. For all your Memorial Day plans, our weather is in great shape!

Hello everyone! After a rainy couple days across the High Desert it was nice to have a dry day. Temperatures were chilly and below average. Daytime highs only reached the mid to upper 60’s today. Winds were breezy today at 15 miles per hour. They’ll remain breezy going into the rest of our night. Skies

Beginning this weekend, NBC Nightly News will air at 5:30 p.m. seven nights a week on KTVZ-NewsChannel 21. It previously aired at 5:30 p.m. weekdays and an hour later on weekends. Now it will be airing live at the same time, seven nights a week.

An attempt to pull over a speeder near Metolius led to an off-and-on, two-county chase Friday afternoon that eventually resulted in a Crook County manhunt and the arrest of a 22-year-old Madras man, authorities said. A Jefferson County sheriff deputy tried to stop a red Ford F-150 pickup for speeding near Metolius, going 72 mph

We’re starting off a holiday weekend, which many times means something different for on-the-job law enforcement than for the rest of us. One might assume a high number of DUII arrests occur on Memorial Day weekend, but before there was a chance to see if that’s true, Bend police said they arrested 11 people for

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Lauren Burke hit a two-run single in a four-run fourth inning and the Oregon Ducks evened their NCAA Super Regional against Kentucky at one game apiece with a 6-1 victory on Friday night. Burke drove in a pair of runs and the third scored on a throwing error before Mia Camuso

Happy Saturday, everyone! Today begins with partly cloudy skies with mostly cloudy skies across the Cascades. Temperatures will start on a chilly note, and we’ll stay chilly throughout the day. Clouds will gradually clear throughout the day, so we’ll end our Saturday with mostly sunny skies. Temperatures will be in the low to mid 60s

(Update: Driver arrested on attempted murder, other charges) A 61-year-old man faces three counts of attempted murder and nine other charges, accused of driving his SUV up onto a sidewalk in downtown Portland and seriously injuring three women, then driving on. Police Sgt. Christopher Burley identified the man as Greg Phillip Porter. He was booked

Escaped debris burns are the leading human-caused fire issue in Oregon. In recent weeks, fire agencies in Central Oregon have responded to numerous fires caused by rekindled and escaped debris burns. Central Oregon fire chiefs warn that recent precipitation and cooler temperatures may give a false sense of reduced risk associated with burning yard debris.

There’s a group in Bend shining a spotlight on lights. The group, called Lights Out Bend, wants to reduce the city’s light pollution. Light pollution occurs when the night sky is brightened by man-made light sources, like street lamps. The unnatural light disturbs wildlife’s natural cycles and also impedes people’s view of the starry night

Inmates are becoming castmates at Deer Ridge Correctional Institution in Madras. A group of prisoners are practicing to take center stage in a performance this summer of a classic drama about a jury debating a suspect’s guilt or innocence. “This is a prison environment, so you’re kind of being one way,” inmate Shaman Miller said

Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson is looking at adding a deputy to help crack down on the black market when it comes to marijuana production. Nelson spoke to NewsChannel 21 on Friday about how his agency is proposing to create a new deputy position that would focus on complaints about marijuana grows. Nelson said the

(Update: Franklin Avenue underpass reopens) Heavy rainfall pelted much of Central Oregon Friday morning, sending water rising in downtown Bend and closing the Franklin Avenue underpass for a few hours. The National Weather Service in Pendleton issued a flash flood watch for most of Central Oregon from noon through Friday evening, warning that slow-moving thunderstorms

Happy Friday evening, everyone! The FLASH FLOOD WATCH has expired for most cities in Central Oregon. Parts of Deschutes, Jefferson, and Crook counties are still under the watch through this evening. Thunderstorms and VERY heavy rainfall is moving through Easter Oregon this afternoon and this evening. Localized flooding is likely and small streams could rise.

SEATTLE (AP) – Scientists who track pollution have discovered traces of antibiotics and the pain reliever oxycodone in some Puget Sound mussels. KIRO-TV reported this week that the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife obtained clean mussels from Penn Cove on Whidbey Island and put them different areas to test for water contamination. Scientists worked

Nests for the threatened Western snowy plover have been spotted at Clatsop Spit within Fort Stevens State Park, for the first time in decades, Oregon Park and Recreation Department officials said Friday. Nest sightings prompt special precautions in designated snowy plover management areas. The Columbia River side of Clatsop Spit is one of several management

Here are the results of Thursday’s KTVZ.COM poll, asking ow much is in your savings account: How much is in your savings account?$0-$999 – 21% (115 votes)$1,000-$9,999 – 16% (91 votes)$10,000-$49,999 – 20% (109 votes)$50,000-$100,000 – 9% (48 votes)More than $100,000 – 21% (117 votes)I don’t have savings – 13% (73 votes)Total Votes: 553

Here is the city of Bend’s weekly road and traffic report for the week of May 29-June 3: Special Events: · Happy Girls Half Marathon, May 26 from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., start and finish at Riverbend Park, flaggers will be at the following intersections: o Harmon Boulevard and Galveston Avenue o Riverfront Street

The North Entrance Road and West Rim Drive in Crater Lake National Park was opening for travel Friday afternoon, just in time for the holiday weekend. Superintendent Craig Ackerman announced that visitors will now be able to drive to and from the park via this popular route and access spectacular views of the lake from

The Redmond School District Nutrition Services team has named Brandon Evans and Adrian Robles as its two outstanding employees for the 2017-18 school year, Nutrition Services Director Keith Fiedler announced Friday. Both employees are former RSD students and currently in the district’s Transition program, which serves students with disabilities ages 18-21. Students in Transition work