March 2020

Deschutes County 911 upgrades dispatch software system

March 10, 2020 5:54 pm KTVZ News Team

Deschutes County’s 911 new dispatch software, which went live last week, replaces a system that was more than 20 years old and improves the…

Oregon WinterFest makes record donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters of C.O.

March 10, 2020 5:25 pm KTVZ news sources

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The 2020 OnPoint Community Credit Union Oregon WinterFest was the largest in its 21-year history, with more than 39,000 visitors…

14 new court-appointed advocates for foster children sworn in

March 10, 2020 3:46 pm KTVZ news sources

Children in foster care in Central Oregon have 14 more advocates on their side. Community volunteers were sworn in as the latest group of Court…

Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday: Safer web browsing

March 10, 2020 3:29 pm KTVZ news sources

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment this week focuses on building a digital defense with browsers. Using web…

DCSO adds second ‘Blue Line Safety Zone,’ in Sisters

March 10, 2020 2:46 pm Barney Lerten

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is now offering the Blue Line Safety Zone in Sisters, a clearly marked and well-lit location to use for various…

DCSO offers free mandatory boater education classes

March 10, 2020 2:33 pm KTVZ news sources

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit is pleased to announce the return of our free Mandatory Boater Education training classes, as…

Detours coming to SE 15th Street, Knott Road in Bend

March 10, 2020 1:35 pm KTVZ news sources

Construction of a new roundabout at the intersection of Knott Road and 15th Street in Southeast Bend begins next Monday and will close the…

Smoke in elevator prompts St. Charles Heart and Lung Center evacuation

March 10, 2020 1:01 pm Barney Lerten

A smoking rubber belt in an elevator at the St. Charles Bend Heart and Lung Center Tuesday morning prompted a “Code Red” fire alarm and brief…

First Multnomah County COVID-19 case brings state tally to 15

March 10, 2020 12:35 pm KTVZ news sources

The Oregon Health Authority announced Tuesday Multnomah County’s first presumptive positive case of COVID-19. The new case brings Oregon’s total…

Gov. Brown takes sweeping action to cut global warming

March 10, 2020 12:20 pm The Associated Press, KTVZ news sources

In an end run around Republican legislators, Oregon’s Democratic governor ordered the state on Tuesday to lower greenhouse gas emissions,…

KPOV gets podcast grant from Deschutes Cultural Coalition

March 10, 2020 12:01 pm KTVZ news sources

Central Oregon nonprofit community radio station, KPOV High Desert Community Radio, 88.9 FM, was awarded a $500 grant from Deschutes Cultural…

Bend restaurants take steps to ease COVID-19 concerns; shoppers stockpiling

March 10, 2020 11:32 am Arielle Brumfield

Some restaurants in Bend are taking a financial hit because fewer people are eating out, largely out of fear of catching COVID-19, and some are…

C.O. jobs report: Slower growth, still tight job market

March 10, 2020 11:18 am KTVZ news sources

Revised 2019 Central Oregon employment data shows the region’s job growth was notably slower than first estimated, though unemployment rates remain…

Bend Fire explains Tumalo operations after concern voiced over response time

March 10, 2020 10:58 am Rhea Panela

Following an out-of-control field burn in Tumalo last week that spread to about three acres, a community member expressed concern about how long it…

Bend man, 3 teens arrested in thefts from vehicles, including handgun

March 10, 2020 10:20 am Barney Lerten

A report of vehicle break-ins in southeast Bend early Tuesday morning led to a traffic stop and arrest of 21-year-old Bend man, as well as the arrest…