Pacific Power says it’s working to reduce wildfire risk
With wildfire season already underway in parts of the West, Pacific Power says it is adding new safety measures and system enhancements to continue…
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Memorial Day is also National Missing Children’s Day
National Missing Children’s Day, May 25, is also Memorial Day this year, and approaching 10 years since the disappearance of then-7-year-old Portland…
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Every day is Memorial Day on Burma Rim
In 1973, a U.S. Navy jet on a training mission crashed on Burma Rim in Oregon’s remote high desert, near Christmas Valley within the BLM Lakeview…
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Memorial Day 2020: ODVA director reflects on importance of tradition in uncertain times
By Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs Director Kelly Fitzpatrick SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — In these unprecedented times, I have found myself…
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Hayden Homes, First Story help 3 families raise walls of new Sisters homes
In response to the growing need for affordable housing, the nonprofit First Story, Hayden Homes, NeighborImpact and other local partners are…
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Injured Colorado climber rescued after small Mount Hood avalanche
A Colorado woman climbing Mount Hood was struck by a small avalanche and injured Saturday, prompting the second rescue operation on Oregon’s tallest…
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Utah girl, 13, killed by falling tree at Detroit Lake
A 13-year-old girl from Utah was killed Sunday afternoon when the top of a large tree fell at Detroit Lake, hitting two tethered pontoon boats near…
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Bend, Redmond pickleball, tennis courts reopen
Pickleball and tennis courts have reopened in Bend and Redmond. We checked in with some players about how it feels to be back on the…
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Checking in with Bend restaurant, shop after Phase 1 reopening
Wild Rose Restaurant and Goody’s Chocolates & Ice Cream are two of the many Central Oregon businesses welcoming back customers under Phase 1…
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A warmup is in store
Memorial Day will be a mostly cloudy day on the High Desert, but temperatures will still be warm, hitting highs in the 70s. We have a slight chance…
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Scappoose man killed, Bend man injured in Hwy. 22E crash
A Scappoose man was killed and a Bend man was injured early Sunday morning in a two-vehicle crash on state Highway 22E near Idanha, Oregon State…
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Oregon reports 148th COVID-19 death; 43 new confirmed cases, 8 in Central Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed another life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 148, along with 48 new confirmed or presumptive cases, the Oregon…
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Feds, hunting/wildlife groups help fund Hwy. 97 wildlife underpass near Gilchrist
A federal grant from the U.S. Department of Interior announced earlier this year will be matched with funds raised by hunting/wildlife conservation…
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Planned Redmond road closures and delays – May 24-30
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — City of Redmond road closures can be viewed on the Redmond Area Street Closures, Events and Delays Map and ODOT TripCheck.…
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Bend weekly road and traffic report: Week of May 25-31
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s the city of Bend’s weekly road and traffic report for the week of May 25-31: SE 15th Street between the new collector…
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Bend store holds social-distance sidewalk sale
Crow’s Feet: A Mountain Collective in Bend’s NorthWest Crossing put up a tent for this weekend’s social distance sidewalk sale of winter sports…
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Bend-area Scouts place flags on veterans’ graves
In a tradition that changed but did not get canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Central Oregon Scouts placed flags on veterans’ graves Saturday at…
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Lost climber from Sunriver rescued on Mount Hood
A 31-year-old climber from Sunriver called 911 for help after getting lost on Mount Hood in whiteout conditions late Friday and was rescued in an…
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Could hit record-setting warmth next week
Sunday we have partly cloudy skies, hitting highs in the high 60s and low 70s. Northerly winds should be calm, mostly staying in the single digits.…
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Escaped burn pile sparks 1-acre blaze in Powell Butte
An escaped legal burn pile in Powell Butte burned about an acre Saturday afternoon before firefighters and others on scene stopped the wind-driven…
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