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 Willamette National Forest as wildfire danger continues to rise. July was much drier than average, and August and September are predicted to have higher than average temperatures, officials said. These conditions will
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As back to school shopping starts to ramp up, many online shops are offering installment payments that target both high school and college-age buyers. Particularly, as COVID-19 has put pressure on consumers’ pockets, breaking up payments has become a more attractive way to spend. As with any financing option, Better Business
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Officials say protesters in Portland launched commercial grade fireworks at police in another night of rioting and even used a mortar in their attacks.
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High pressure continues to dominate our weather picture, so we can plan on another sunny, warm day.
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A rally took place in Prineville Sunday, bringing awareness to child sex abuse and calling for more justice for victims.
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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 Sunday.
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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 activities are completed and seasonal street preservation projects conclude, weekly updates will be transitioning back to monthly or project-specific advisories effective August 16. City of Redmond road closures can be viewed on the Redmond
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A teenager was snorkeling below Harper Bridge in Sunriver when he found a gun underwater near a pillar.
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Here’s Deschutes County’s weekly road construction update for the week of August 9-15.
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A Portland man was killed Sunday afternoon in a rollover crash on U.S. Highway 197 in Wasco County, Oregon State Police said.
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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 a day of redemption for the star point guard. On Saturday, he missed a pair of free throws with 18.6 seconds to go and a 3-pointer with 9.5 seconds left
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Three Central Oregon residents were arrested Saturday evening after an altercation during a Black Lives Matter rally at the Crook County Courthouse in downtown Prineville, police said Sunday.
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Happy Sunday evening, Central Oregon! It was another clear day on the High Desert, with temperatures right around average. A change comes on Monday, when we jump into the low 90s for most of the region. Then on Tuesday, a Fire Weather Watch is in effect for all of Central Oregon, except for the western
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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 motorcycle down on the road to avoid a collision, police said.
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A riot was again declared by authorities Sunday night in Portland when protesters marched to a police union building, blocked a road and set dumpster fires as officers work to quell nightly unrest in Oregon’s largest city.
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A chairlift operator at Mt. Bachelor received a COVID-19-positive test result on Saturday, prompting some resort workers’ precautionary quarantines for testing and restricted summer operations on Sunday, officials said.
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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 Health Authority reported Sunday.
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Four human-caused brush fires were spotted and extinguished within minutes of each other in an area of southeast Redmond Saturday evening, fire officials said.
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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 Tavern video poker player, shortly after both men left there Saturday afternoon.
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Bend and Mountain View high school baseball alumni squared off on Saturday in a game at Vince Genna Stadium.
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