‘Black Lives Matter’ protest held in Prineville
A ‘Black Lives Matter’ protest was held Sunday evening in front of the Crook County Courthouse in Prineville, one of numerous such events across the…
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OSU-Cascades students help in Bend COVID-19 testing effort
Sunday was the second day of OSU-Cascades students going door to door in 30 randomly chosen Bend neighborhood for a TRACE-COVID-19 testing project…
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Cleanup underway after major storms hit C.O.
A National Weather Service meteorologist visited Culver Sunday to look for evidence of a possible tornado after severe winds Saturday caused major…
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Pacific Power brings in outside crews; C.O. outages down to 2,000 late Sunday
Pacific Power crews have been at work repairing extensive damage since a destructive, fast-hitting windstorm slashed along the eastern slopes of the…
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Mostly clear conditions expected Monday
After a wild weather weekend, our conditions in Central Oregon will look a lot different on Monday. To recap some of the activity from Saturday, the…
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Jefferson Co. undersheriff provides post-storm status update, information
Jefferson County Undersheriff Marc Heckathorn issued an update late Sunday afternoon of information related to the severe storm that caused…
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Redmond Senior Center offers ‘Virtual Connections’
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Today, amid COVID-19 connections with family, friends, and neighbors is as important as ever. The Redmond Senior Center is…
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Thunderstorms, lightning spark new, small C.O. fires
Saturday’s intense thunderstorms also hit the region with hundreds of lightning strikes, some of which sparked new, small wildfires tackled by…
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Gov. Brown fires Employment Dept. director over massive claims backlog
Gov. Kate Brown said Sunday she has fired the director of the Oregon Employment Department, which has been under fire in recent months due to its…
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Long-time Deschutes County Jail deputy charged with assaulting teen stepson
A long-time Deschutes County Jail deputy was arrested Saturday night on charges of assaulting his 15-year-old stepson during an argument and has…
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Oregon reports no new COVID-19 deaths; 58 new cases, 4 in Central Oregon
The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Saturday and remains at 153, along with 58 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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ODFW: Please don’t ‘kidnap’ young wildlife
Oregonians are getting back outdoors, just in time to encounter newborn fawns, elk calves and other young wildlife in the wild, or even in their…
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Grant to support VIM Clinic’s pharmacy mail prescriptions
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics approved a grant of $15,000 made possible through the generosity of…
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City of Bend road and traffic report: Week of June 1-7
Weekly Road and Traffic Report For the Week of June 1–7: Slurry seal street preservation work is set to begin this week. Several residential…
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Redmond street closures and delays: Week of May 31-June 6
City of Redmond road closures can be viewed on the Redmond Area Street Closures, Events and Delays Map and ODOT TripCheck. **NEW CLOSURES: SW…
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OSP, Oregon sheriffs, police chiefs condemn police actions in Floyd death
Oregon State Police and the state’s police chiefs and sheriffs have issued a joint statement condemning Minneapolis police treatment of George Floyd…
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Hundreds gather in Bend to protest George Floyd’s death
Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Bend Saturday for a rally in protest of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, one of many such protests…
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Sunny skies on Sunday following severe weather Saturday
From severe thunderstorms to strong winds and golf-ball (or larger) sized hail, we saw a little bit of everything here on the High Desert on…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths, 55 new cases, 5 in C. Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 153, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Hail hits Tumalo as storms rip through High Desert
Judy Pettit shared this video of the hail bouncing on her yard Saturday afternoon as severe thunderstorms ripped the…
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