Firefighters were continuing their fight Monday to slow the spread of a 400-acre wildfire on private forestland about a mile southeast of Mapleton in western Lane County that prompted evacuation of several nearby homes.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Region 4 weekly construction update for the week of Aug. 31-Sept. 4. The Oregon Department of Transportation is committed to providing a safe, efficient transportation system. ODOT invests in Oregon’s future through roadway improvement projects. The following projects are located witin ODOT’s Region 4 encompassing
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Human- and lightning-caused wildfires sparked across Oregon ahead of National Preparedness Month. These stern warnings make it critical for all Oregonians to get prepared for both natural and human-caused disasters.
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The more than 2-week-old Green Ridge Fire burning northeast of Camp Sherman is now 75% contained, officials said Monday.
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The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities has reaffirmed Central Oregon Community College’s accreditation for a full term of seven years, the maximum period possible.
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Good Monday, Central Oregon! Hazy conditions will stay with us for Monday, where we will see light to moderate coverage in Deschutes and Jefferson County. We expect those hazy skies to mostly clear up on Tuesday. Once those hazy skies clear, we will see a big jump in temperatures. We are expecting mostly 90-degree days
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A small travel trailer, car and two debris piles burned Sunday afternoon in a fire off Highway 126 east of Redmond, but a passing wildfire crew spotted the blaze and began building a line around it to keep it from spreading, officials said.
Continue ReadingHere are the federal, state and local races and measures Central Oregonians will find on their Nov. 3, 2020 election ballot.
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TILLAMOOK, Ore. (KTVZ) — A bow hunter who shot and wounded a bull elk in Tillamook on Saturday couldn’t find it before night fell, so he went looking for it on Sunday — but the animal charged, gored and fatally wounded him, Oregon State Police said.
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Some residents in southwest Bend’s River Rim neighborhood are reacting with concern to a board letter telling them that what are defined as ‘solidarity signs” must come down until election time.
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Three wildfires broke out near Mapleton in the Coast Range on Sunday, soon merging and prompting evacuations of nearby residents, while other crews fought a blaze burning in steep, forested terrain northeast of Sweet Home, the Oregon Department of Forestry said.
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Happy Monday morning, Central Oregon! Forecast highs for Monday look like they will be scattered in the 70s, keeping us well below average for the second day in a row. We should be waking up to partly cloudy skies during the early parts of the day Monday, but then it should clear up for the
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Two weeks after lightning sparked a flurry of wildfires around the High Desert, hundreds of firefighters reported more significant progress Sunday on containing the largest remaining fires.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – At the National Association of State Workforce Agencies’ virtual 2020 Veterans Conference, the Oregon WorkSource Bend one-stop center was presented with the prestigious Mark Sanders Award. NASWA’s Mark Sanders Award is bestowed each year upon one individual or group in the U.S. that provides exceptional workforce and/or job market assistance to veterans, especially those
Continue ReadingOregon Gov. Kate Brown late Sunday released the details of a unified law enforcement plan that she said is intended “to protect free speech and bring violence and arson to an end in Portland.”
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COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 458, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday.
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A man who was fatally shot after supporters of President Donald Trump clashed with left-wing protesters on the streets of Portland was a supporter of the right-wing group Patriot Prayer, its founder said Sunday.
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The Fun Farm north of Bend, a long-time attraction formerly known as the Funny Farm, held an estate sale Saturday after the passing of Gene Carsey, with plenty of unusual items up for sale.
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NewsChannel 21 spoke Saturday with one of the Central Oregonians who attended Friday’s march and rally in Washington, D.C.
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The High Desert Museum held a virtual version Saturday evening of its annual fundraiser, the High Desert Rendezvous, but its online auction continues until Sept. 1, including a chance to name the museum’s newest animal, a 1-year-old female gray fox.
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