Willamette National Forest enacts campfire restrictions amid extreme fire danger
86% of wildfires so far have been human-caused SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (KTVZ) — As of 8 a.m. Monday, campfire restrictions are in effect on the…
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BBB voices concern about installment paying options
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As back to school shopping starts to ramp up, many online shops are offering installment payments that target both high…
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Portland rioters set fires, use mortar; 2 officers hurt
Officials say protesters in Portland launched commercial grade fireworks at police in another night of rioting and even used a mortar in their…
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Sunny, a little warmer
High pressure continues to dominate our weather picture, so we can plan on another sunny, warm day.…
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‘Save The Children’ rally held in Prineville
A rally took place in Prineville Sunday, bringing awareness to child sex abuse and calling for more justice for…
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Organizer gives update on ‘Greater Idaho’ effort
A La Pine man leading a grassroots effort to turn much of Central and Eastern Oregon into part of Idaho gave NewsChannel 21 an update…
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Redmond planned road closures and delays update: August 9-15
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s the city of Redmond’s planned road closures and delays update for August 9-15: NOTE: As 2020 road construction…
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Teen finds gun while snorkeling in Sunriver
A teenager was snorkeling below Harper Bridge in Sunriver when he found a gun underwater near a…
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Deschutes County weekly road construction update: August 9-15
Here’s Deschutes County’s weekly road construction update for the week of August…
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Portland man killed in U.S. Highway 197 rollover crash
A Portland man was killed Sunday afternoon in a rollover crash on U.S. Highway 197 in Wasco County, Oregon State Police…
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Lillard drops 51 as Trail Blazers top 76ers; Embiid injured
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 51 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 124-121 on Sunday. It was…
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Three arrested in altercation at Prineville Black Lives Matter rally
Three Central Oregon residents were arrested Saturday evening after an altercation during a Black Lives Matter rally at the Crook County Courthouse…
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Fire Weather Watch in effect Tuesday
Happy Sunday evening, Central Oregon! It was another clear day on the High Desert, with temperatures right around average. A change comes on Monday,…
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Driver cited in downtown Bend injury motorcycle crash
A Portland man was cited for driving into the path of a motorcyclist at a downtown Bend intersection Saturday night, prompting the rider to lay the…
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Riot declared again for Portland protest at union offices
A riot was again declared by authorities Sunday night in Portland when protesters marched to a police union building, blocked a road and set…
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Mt. Bachelor lift operator tests positive for COVID-19; resort restricts operations
A chairlift operator at Mt. Bachelor received a COVID-19-positive test result on Saturday, prompting some resort workers’ precautionary quarantines…
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Oregon reports one COVID-19 death, 263 new cases, 13 in Central Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 356, along with 263 new cases, 13 in Central Oregon, the Oregon…
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Four human-caused brush fires doused in SE Redmond
Four human-caused brush fires were spotted and extinguished within minutes of each other in an area of southeast Redmond Saturday evening, fire…
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Tip leads Bend police to downtown stabbing suspect; they later also find victim
Thanks to an observant outlet store worker, a 42-year-old Bend man was arrested Sunday on assault and other charges in the stabbing of a fellow M&J…
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Bend, Mountain View HS baseball alumni hold special game
Bend and Mountain View high school baseball alumni squared off on Saturday in a game at Vince Genna…
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