Month: August 2018

Some overseas help is due soon as more then 8,000 firefighters and support personnel are battling wildfires in the Pacific Northwest. As of Friday,…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A memorial service has been scheduled for a farmer who died while fighting the Substation fire in July. The…

Despite a wind shift that sent the fire jumping containment lines on the west side overnight, nearly 500 firefighters have brought the 20,000-acre…

Good morning Central Oregon! A much cooler day today for us on the high desert. We are going to see breezy conditions at times today as well., winds…

Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Thursday that the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee bill…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Molalla woman has filed a lawsuit against a grocery store chain, claiming a champagne bottle was improperly bagged and…

During a meeting with local business owners and community leaders in Medford on Thursday, Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., announced that the Energy and…

Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) led a group of 31 senators Thursday to push back on the Trump administration’s recent…

Wildfires in multiple Northwest and Western states continue to put homes, businesses and lives at risk. If you are in a wildfire’s path, NW…

Deschutes County officials are asking motorists to have patience as Highway 97 in Redmond will see a dramatic increase in traffic because of the…

(Update: Neighbors spray homes; more details from sheriff’s office) This is the second time Araceli Benitez has seen a fire ravage homes in her…

The city of Bend is holding an open house to discuss upcoming reconstruction of the 14th Street corridor between Albany Avenue and Galveston Avenue,…

Mid Oregon Credit Union kicked off its annual Supplies4Schools supply drive with a record donation from a single donor who dropped off more than 140…

(Update: Adler arraigned, bail increased) A Bend man was arrested Wednesday on assault and other charges, accused of trying to strangle his…

Here are the results of Wednesday’s KTVZ.COM poll, asking if you’re planning on attending the 2018 Deschutes County Fair: Are you…

Happy Thursday evening, everyone! Cooler air has moved into Central Oregon dropping our temperatures. We’re seeing breezy conditions out of the…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Conservation groups have sued the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Commission for failing to strengthen protection…

Employment First Central Oregon announces the launch of its new website; www.employmentfirstcentraloregon.org. Made up of 11 local nonprofits and…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Republican party’s candidate for Oregon governor has called on the president of the state Senate and the speaker…

(Update: Fire grows to 20,000 acres, 5 pct, contained; Highway 197, Deschutes River Access Road now open) The third large, wind-whipped wildfire to…