It took a bumper-to-bumper maneuver to stop a Canby woman who for a time drove the wrong way on Highway 97 near Sunriver early Friday morning, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. She refused to comply with law enforcement, even after use of a Taser, so she was wrestled to the ground and taken into custody.
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We are looking at a very nice weekend, with sunshine and highs in the low to mid 60s.
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A local tow truck driver has a message for other drivers: “Move over.”
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The Crook County School District said students will stay in the classrooms, thanks to new COVID-19 metrics announced Friday by Governor Kate Brown.
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COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 675, while there have been 600 new cases, hitting yet another daily record, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday.
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A tow truck driver was arrested Thursday on felony hit-and-run and other charges, accused of hitting and injuring a 77-year-old Redmond woman in a crosswalk, police said Friday.
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Mt. Bachelor announced Friday more details for its new parking reservation system, a key way the resort plans to manage the number of people on site “in order to ensure the well-being of its guests, staff and community.”
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Zena is about a year old, pretty calm for a pup, and knows sign language. She’s waiting for a new home at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center.
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A system that brought heavy rain to the Puget Sound area this morning will deliver a few clouds and breezy conditions to the High Desert today.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In the wake of the horrible wildfires that tore across the state in early September, Oregon’s trial lawyers have established a hotline and free legal resources to support victims of fire-damaged homes, businesses and property by providing no cost consultations about insurance claims and next steps. Last Saturday, volunteer attorneys visited
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Republic Services, formerly High Country Disposal, is expanding the curbside compost program in Redmond to include all food waste.
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Hundreds of dogs and cats from overcrowded Hawaii shelters have been flown across the Pacific to less-crowded facilities on the U.S. mainland.
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Despite rising, record daily COVID-19 case numbers, Gov. Kate Brown and other state officials unveiled new, more flexible and complex school reopening metrics Friday, with a goal of returning many more students to classrooms, noting that recent data shows they are not the “super-spreader” locations many fear.
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An unattended burn pile sparked a brush fire northwest of Redmond Thursday afternoon that burned about an acre before firefighters stopped its spread, an official said.
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Fall is its own special time of year on the High Desert, or wherever you may roam – thanks for sharing your photos with us. Got more? The Share tab at KTVZ.COM is where to go!
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This week, a couple of BIG Ol’ Fish are proudly displayed, along with a great piece of art. Share your catches with us from the Share tab at KTVZ.COM!
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Zombies are coming to Bend – not for Halloween, but to “stay,” at a new virtual reality arena, Zero Latency, expected to open by year’s end.
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The 23rd annual Comedy for Kids’ Sake benefit for 21 Cares for Kids partner Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon is happening – where else – online, with a free comedy show and an online auction that ends at 10 p.m. Thursday – check it out at https://bbbsco1981.ggo.bid/bidding/package-browse.
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Gray wolves are no longer an endangered species in the United States. The US Fish and Wildlife Service announced that decision Thursday, and there was, as expected, a split reaction in Oregon and elsewhere on the long-controversial topic.
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Topics such as increasing growth and its impacts on housing and transportation, as well as economic recovery were discussed during Thursday’s talk.
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