September 2020

Gov. Brown seeks review of Portland police protest response

September 28, 2020 8:53 am The Associated Press, KTVZ News Sources

Criticism of the law enforcement response to a protest in Portland late Saturday into early Sunday prompted Gov. Kate Brown to ask authorities to…

OSU study IDs 4 new kinds of ensign wasp, cockroach-killer for 25 million years

September 28, 2020 8:44 am KTVZ News Sources

An Oregon State University study has identified four new species of parasitic, cockroach-killing ensign wasps that became encased in tree resin 25…

Fast-moving fires in Calif. send tens of thousands of residents in wine country fleeing

September 28, 2020 8:05 am CNN

Several new California fires torched thousands of acres in a day, including the fast-moving Napa County Glass Fire, which destroyed a…

Chilly start, but warmer day

September 28, 2020 7:51 am Bob Shaw

As high pressure dominates our forecast, we are in for a string of sunny days that actually began yesterday.…

Timbers score early and hold off the Whitecaps 1-0

September 27, 2020 11:38 pm The Associated Press

Felipe Mora scored in the opening minutes and the Timbers held off the Whitecaps 1-0 on Sunday night in Vancouver’s first “home” match in…

Above-average temperatures on the way

September 27, 2020 10:30 pm Max Goldwasser

Happy Monday, Central Oregon! After four straight days with forecast highs in the 60s, we now begin our warming trend here on the High Desert. We are…

Judge rules TikTok can avoid a ban in the US, for now

September 27, 2020 7:57 pm CNN

TikTok won’t be kicked off of US app stores — at least not…

Downtown Bend businesses seek gift card purchases for fire victims

September 27, 2020 7:20 pm Blake Allen

Select businesses in downtown Bend are participating in a program where gift cards are purchased, then given to fire victims. One of those businesses…

Fires update: Warmer, drier weather, wind shift may test lines, send up smoke

September 27, 2020 3:08 pm KTVZ News Sources

A return of warmer and drier weather, with a shift to easterly winds, could test some fire lines on the large blazes still burning around Oregon in…

Oregon reports one new COVID-19 death, 242 new cases

September 27, 2020 1:46 pm KTVZ News Sources

COVID-19 has claimed another life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 547, along with 242 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported…

Snake River inmate is 9th in Oregon to die after testing positive for COVID-19

September 27, 2020 11:26 am KTVZ News Sources

An inmate at the Snake River Correctional Institution has become the ninth state prison inmate to die after testing positive for COVID-19, the Oregon…

Late-night protest in Portland declared unlawful; 30 arrested at gatherings

September 27, 2020 11:01 am The Associated Press

Several people in Portland were arrested in anti-police brutality protests that continued into early Sunday, hours after demonstrations ended with…

Sisters Arts Association hosts Artist Studio Tour

September 26, 2020 11:40 pm KTVZ News Team

The Sisters Art Association’s fourth annual Artist Studio Tour is being held this weekend, featuring two-dozen artists and their…

‘Cancer Composium Without Borders’ held in Bend

September 26, 2020 11:31 pm KTVZ News Team

Cancer with Compassion, a Bend support group for cancer patients and survivors, hosted its ‘Cancer Composium Without Borders,’ a nearly 2-hour online…