February 2020

Attorney Melanie Kebler announces Bend City Council bid

February 24, 2020 3:53 pm KTVZ News Partners

Melanie Kebler, a local crime victims’ rights attorney, announced her candidacy Monday for Position 1 on the Bend City Council, currently held by Justin Livingston.

Bend teen skateboarder being towed in parking garage seriously injured in fall

February 24, 2020 1:24 pm KTVZ News Partners

A 17-year-old Bend skateboarder was seriously injured Monday when she lost her grip on a car’s side mirror and fell while being towed to the top of the city’s downtown parking garage, police said.

Bend-area residents deal with repairs, damage from gusty winds

February 24, 2020 11:56 am KTVZ

Many residents around the Bend area are dealing with the aftermath of damage caused by gusty winds on Sunday.

Knopp explains his balk at GOP boycott: ‘I can’t work … from out of state’

February 24, 2020 11:17 am The Associated Press

All but one Republican state senator — Bend’s Tim Knopp — on Monday boycotted the Oregon Legislature, denying Democrats a quorum in an attempt to doom a contentious climate change bill.

Bend seeks to fill vacancy on affordable housing advisory panel

February 24, 2020 11:04 am KTVZ News Partners

The City of Bend is looking for interested residents to fill one three-year appointment on the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.

Family, friends mourn Redmond man killed in land kiteboarding crash

February 24, 2020 9:33 am Barney Lerten

Family and friends are mourning the loss of a Redmond man fatally injured Sunday morning when he fell nearly 30 feet while practicing land kiteboarding on the parking lot of the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center in Redmond.

Beautiful day on the slopes

February 24, 2020 8:45 am KTVZ

There wasn’t much by way of new snow overnight,

A week of warmups

February 24, 2020 8:40 am KTVZ

Skies will stay mostly sunny today,

Scientists gather to study risk from microplastic pollution

February 24, 2020 7:55 am The Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Most people are familiar with the growing crisis caused by plastic bags, water bottles and other large plastic debris contaminating oceans worldwide. But another type of plastic is causing alarm among researchers and conservationists. Scientists say “microplastics” are turning up everywhere in oceans, from the water itself to the guts of

McCollum, Anthony carry Blazers past Pistons, 107-104

February 23, 2020 11:15 pm The Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — CJ McCollum had 41 points, a career-high 12 assists and nine rebounds, Carmelo Anthony scored a season-high 32 points and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied to beat the Detroit Pistons 107-104 Sunday night. It was the first time Anthony scored over 30 points since Feb. 25, 2017, when he was with

Wash. man critically injured when tree falls on apartment

February 23, 2020 10:29 pm KTVZ News Partners

RENTON, Wash. (KTVZ) — A man was critically injured when a tree fell onto a six-unit apartment building in Renton on Sunday morning. Dispatchers received a call about 7:05 a.m. that there was a possible tree through a home in the 22200 block of 196 Ave. SE, according to Puget Sound Fire Captain Joe Root,

Flames pushed by winds destroy new home in Post

February 23, 2020 10:12 pm Barney Lerten

A wind-whipped fire Sunday afternoon destroyed a home nearing completion in the Crook County town of Post, sheriff’s deputies said.

Bend Senior HS to resume classes Tuesday after transformer, ceiling fires

February 23, 2020 9:04 pm Barney Lerten

Bend Senior High School officials announced late Monday that classes will resume Tuesday after a transformer box fire nearby cut power on Sunday and a small fire in a classroom ceiling was discovered Monday morning.

Pivec scores 24, No. 15 Oregon St. women top Cal, snap skid

February 23, 2020 6:22 pm The Associated Press

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Mikayla Pivec scored 24 points and No. 15 Oregon State beat California 76-63 on Sunday to snap a four-game losing streak — its longest skid since February of 2013. Pivec scored six points in a 14-0 spurt that made it 62-43 early in the fourth. Cailyn Crocker and Jaelyn Brown scored

Windy conditions to make way for sunny, mild week

February 23, 2020 4:46 pm KTVZ

Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! A very windy end to the weekend, with mostly clear skies overhead. We do have a wind advisory in effect until Monday at 1 o’clock in the morning, as we don’t expect the winds to really calm down until after the midnight hour. Winds today are out of the west at

Sunday evening snow report

February 23, 2020 4:34 pm KTVZ

5 new inches of snow reported in the past 24 hours at Meadows. Timberline, Hoodoo and Bachelor are all reporting 3 new inches of snow. Willamette Pass is reporting a trace of new snow.

BPRD responds to critics, vows to save every Drake Park tree it can

February 23, 2020 4:16 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Bend Park and Recreation District acknowledged Monday it removed green ribbons and tags wrapped around about a dozen of the three dozen trees in Drake Park that may be removed from a trail upgrade project.

Wind-fanned fire destroys Culver home

February 23, 2020 3:00 pm Barney Lerten

A fierce wind-fanned fire destroyed a home in Culver Sunday afternoon but caused no injuries, authorities said.

C.O. winds topple trees, lines, cut power to thousands in Bend

February 23, 2020 12:23 pm Barney Lerten

Winds gusting to about 50 mph blew across much of the High Desert on Sunday, toppling trees onto power lines, homes, cars and parking lots and causing two outages affecting about 2,600 Pacific Power customers on the south end of Bend.

Columbia River chinook returns could be near-record low

February 23, 2020 11:43 am The Associated Press

Washington state authorities say returns of spring chinook to the Columbia River this year could hit near-record low numbers due to poor ocean conditions. This year’s forecast return of 81,700 upriver spring chinook is up 12% from last year, which was the lowest number of returning spring chinook since 1999. New fishing regulations this year

Month: February 2020