Good morning, Central Oregon! Rain is likely when we are waking up Tuesday, with a possibility of thunderstorms being added to the mix after 11 a.m. Then, by Tuesday evening, our chance for showers drops to around 20%. Forecast highs will be similar to the conditions we’ve seen on Monday, topping out in the mid-50s
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Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson said Monday his office has launched an investigation of a photo shared on Facebook that appears to show a sheriff’s deputy putting a knee on a woman’s neck during an arrest.
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A Texas man who crashed a stolen pickup truck on George Millican Road east of Bend on Saturday morning was found nearby, wearing body armor, and was arrested on several charges after a stolen AR-15 rifle and other items were found in the vehicle, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — GlobalGiving announced Monday that Fancywork Yarn Shop in Bend has been selected to receive a $5,000 COVID-19 relief and recovery grant from The Red Backpack Fund, an opportunity for small businesses and nonprofits made possible by The Spanx by Sara Blakely Foundation. “My hope is that this gift will help alleviate
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COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 180, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday.
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The Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission announced Monday the approval of three new statewide major-specific transfer degrees designed to simplify and clarify the transfer process for students who plan to transfer from Oregon’s 17 community colleges to Oregon’s seven public universities.
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers came to the aid Sunday of a Monmouth man who became separated from others and got lost after smoking marijuana on a hike in dense forest near Johnny Lake, west of Wickiup Reservoir.
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By The Associated Press Attorneys have filed a lawsuit against the NCAA in federal court that seeks to prevent the association from limiting the amount of money athletes can make off their names, images and likenesses. Arizona State swimmer Grant House and Oregon women’s basketball player Sedona Prince are the plaintiffs. They are suing the
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Mt. Bachelor, a year-round POWDR mountain resort located at the heart of Bend culture, on Monday announced its summer 2020 operating schedule, including the debut of the Northwest’s fastest, steepest and highest zip line.
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The United States Marine Corps recently announced that Jacob Ashby of Mountain View High School in Bend has been selected for the 2020 Semper Fidelis All-American Program Battles Won Academy.
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Monday was World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation is reminding people to help senior citizens be on guard for financial exploitation.
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NEWPORT, Ore. (KTVZ) – TRACE-COVID-19, the groundbreaking Oregon State University project to determine community prevalence of the novel coronavirus, is expanding to include two days of sampling in Newport on June 20-21. The addition of Newport to the study follows the positive tests of more than 120 workers at Pacific Seafood, which operates five processing
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A driver’s pickup truck jumped a curb and crashed into the outside wall of a La Pine barber shop Monday morning, also hitting a fuel oil tank and sending it partially into the structure, fire officials said. No injuries were reported.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend/Sunrise Lions announced Monday it has made the difficult decision to cancel their 50th Annual Demolition Derby and 4th of July Pancake Breakfast due to COVID-19 social distancing requirements. Here’s the rest of their announcement: The Demolition Derby, held on Father’s Day at the Redmond Fairgrounds, and our 4th of July Pancake Breakfast are more
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The Old McKenzie Pass Highway, Oregon’s historic Highway 242, reopened to motor vehicles on Monday.
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Leaders of the Oregon House and Senate judiciary committees released a multi-pronged “decompression” plan Monday to address the problem of COVID-19 in the state’s prisons, calling Gov. Kate Brown’s plans to release some inmates a good “first step.”
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Expect a period of showers Monday morning and evening.
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Precision Castparts Corp., one of Oregon’s largest manufacturing firms, has notified the state it will lay off 717 workers at its two Portland-area facilities.
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Highway undercrossings have come to play an integral role in keeping drivers and wildlife safe.
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Despite a challenging end to the school year, the Redmond High School Leadership Group raised more than $7,800 for the Pet Evacuation Team and its animal rescue services in the event of crises or a natural disaster, such as wildfires.
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