Month: August 2018

The Oregon Public Utility Commission is reminding homeowners and professional contractors of the importance of calling 811 before starting any…

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is conducting a building construction survey statewide in Oregon to collect data to…

The Bend Chamber on Tuesday announced the nominees for the Chamber’s SAGE Business Awards, which recognize the achievements of our…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland-area man who was accused of shouting threats at a Muslim couple he followed in his car was sentenced to anger…

The Family Access Network (FAN) was recently awarded a $4,000 grant from the Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation. Funds will be used to provide 40…

Good morning Central Oregon! Hot and hazy once again for us across the region on this Tuesday! We are going to see temperatures push towards the…

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) – Authorities say three people were killed and three were injured in a crash involving two cars that also started a small…

La Pine has only been an incorporated city for about a dozen years, but of late it’s quickly becoming an even more popular place to live.…

(Update: Name, details released) A 55-year-old Bend man was killed in the crash of his motorcycle on Deschutes Market Road northeast of Bend,…

(Update: Adding that home was total loss; neighbor who rescued dog comments) A fire that began on or near a back deck spread to and destroyed a home…

Happy Monday evening, everyone! Brace yourselves for some hot weather over the next few days. We’ll see highs in the upper 90s and triple…

Yellow jackets zeroing in on your steak and fruit salad as you dine al fresco can be irritating, but don’t get out the pesticide yet.…

Here are the results of Friday’s KTVZ,COM Poll, asking what you think the penalty should be for vandalizing a public memorial: What do you…

Oregon Air National Guard Col. Donna M. Prigmore was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in a ceremony on Sunday at the Portland Air National…

While communities across the nation celebrate National Night Out on Tuesday, August 7, Better Business Bureau Northwest + Pacific urges neighborhoods…

With August 11 almost here, Cascade Natural Gas hopes this date on the calendar, 8/11, will serve as a natural reminder for residents to call 811…

(Update: Adding return of triple-digit heat; ‘hazardous’ air quality in SW Oregon) MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – Triple-digit heat returns…

SEATTLE (AP) – A former Skagit County Sheriff’s deputy has been indicted on federal charges of using Pacific Northwest Police Detection…

NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a guest at a hotel in Newport was critically injured in a weekend fire. Newport police Sgt. Lance Cummings…

(Update:Monday update; fire burns about 27 acres, 40 percent contained, fully lined)) A strong air and ground attack quickly got a line around a new…