City of Bend issues new order discouraging tourist travel
As directed earlier this week in a 4-3 city council vote, the city of Bend on Friday issued an administrative order discouraging travel to Bend that…
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Tree falls, snaps power line, sparks brush fire near Sisters
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A tree fell across power lines, and a downed line sparked a quarter-acre brush fire east of Sisters on Friday morning,…
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Sunny and warming up again
Light breezes for our Saturday with winds out of the northwest 10 mph. Temperatures will be similar to Friday in the mid to upper 80s.…
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OSU-Cascades to offer diversity, equity and inclusion workshop
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University – Cascades will host a three-day diversity, equity and inclusion workshop for business leaders and…
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Blacksmith Restaurant stays closed after worker tests positive for COVID-19
An employee of The Blacksmith Restaurant has tested positive for COVID-19, so the Bend restaurant will remain closed until all other workers are…
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Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths, 307 new cases, 19 in C. Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 254, along with 307 new cases, 19 of them in Central Oregon, the…
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Even for a man (and dog) living on the road, COVID-19 has had its ‘weird’ impacts
For the last eight years, Arnie Blumenthal and his yellow Labrador, Dewey, have been traveling the country, seeing the sights in their…
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State funds major expansion of NeighborImpact Head Start program
Thanks to a more than doubling of state funding, NeighborImpact announced Friday it’s launching a major expansion of its Head Start program for the…
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Salem man killed in helicopter crash
A Salem man was killed Friday morning in the crash of a helicopter that was working in a Christmas tree field in rural Marion County, sheriff’s…
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Oregon Lottery helps retailers grapple with COVID-19-related challenges
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Â As Video Lottery retailers across Oregon work to strike an appropriate balance between business operations and public health,…
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Bend teen wins Alzheimer’s Foundation essay contest, $5,000 scholarship
NEW YORK (KTVZ) — The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America has named Pilar Elaine Carson of Bend, Oregon, the first-place winner of its national 2020…
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Deschutes County weekly road construction update: July 19-25
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s weekly road construction update for the week of July 19-25: Sisemore Road Bridge Rehabilitation…
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Furry Friends: Gunner and Kiowa are special siblings
Gunner is deaf, so his sister Kiowa helps him out, and they make a wonderful pair, waiting at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center for a new…
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Below-average temps Friday before a warmup
Happy Friday, Central Oregon! After topping out at 93 degrees Thursday, we will be dipping below average, with forecast highs expected in the high…
Continue ReadingWyden, Merkley announce $16 million in grants to small, rural hospitals
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday that Oregon will receive more than $16 million in grants to…
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Wyden, Senate Democrats propose $350 billion investment in communities of color
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Thursday joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Democrats to unveil a major…
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Virtual Pacific Crest Endurance Fest raises $400K
SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — Most can agree that a virtual event is not as good as a live event, but when faced with the decision to either cancel the…
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Homeland Security leader visits Portland, calls protesters ‘anarchists’
The head of the Department of Homeland Security visited Portland on Thursday, just hours after issuing a scathing statement that called the…
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Bystander helps crews stop brush fire NW of Redmond at a quarter-acre
A bystander helped fire crews put out a quarter-acre brush fire that broke out northwest of Redmond Thursday afternoon, officials…
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Big Ol’ Fish: Great angling
Please disregard the goofy…
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