November 2020

Crater Lake National Park’s North Entrance Road, Rim Drive close for winter

November 9, 2020 8:09 pm KTVZ news sources

Crater Lake National Park’s North Entrance Road and Rim Drive closed for the season on Nov. 1. All visitors to Crater Lake National Park must use…

Hummel launches initiative to help veterans get resources

November 9, 2020 7:02 pm KTVZ News Team

A group gathered at the Central Oregon Vet Center in Bend on Monday as Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel launched the Veterans…

Prineville and Madras to hold Veterans Day parades

November 9, 2020 5:29 pm Ben Steen

While the Bend Veterans Day parade has been canceled, Prineville and Madras are going ahead with their annual parades. A Bend man, Brian Douglass,…

Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center loses revenue due to COVID-19

November 9, 2020 5:14 pm Ben Steen

A combination of decreased revenue and increased expenses due to COVID-19 cancellations are making things tough for the Deschutes County Fair and…

COVID-19 affects Oregon’s trucking industry

November 9, 2020 5:06 pm KTVZ News Team

From pandemic bulk buying, rise in e-commerce and losing access to routes due to wildfires, Oregon truckers have faced a number of challenges. The…

Snow and rain most of this week

November 9, 2020 4:57 pm Jordan Williams

Happy Monday, Central Oregon! Monday may very well be the calm before the storm. Wile Sunriver and La Pine may still see some chances for snow, the…

Redmond Cares seeks help as it gears up to help families this holiday season

November 9, 2020 4:28 pm KTVZ news sources

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond Cares is looking to partner with the Redmond and greater Central Oregon community in a push to raise funds for…

Kiwanis Club of Redmond kicks off See’s Candy holiday sales online

November 9, 2020 4:20 pm KTVZ news sources

Kiwanis Club of Redmond is kicking off its See’s Candy holiday sales campaign with the online sales at…

Gov. Brown adds four more counties to ‘Two-Week Pause’ over COVID-19 spread

November 9, 2020 4:01 pm KTVZ news sources

Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday the addition of four counties — Baker, Clackamas, Union and Washington — to the Two-Week Pause on social…

Bend man accused of pulling airsoft gun on street sweeper driver in road rage incident

November 9, 2020 3:44 pm Barney Lerten

A Bend man has been charged with menacing, accused of pulling a handgun, which later turned out to be an airsoft gun, on a street sweeper driver in a…

Secretary of State Clarno fires elections director after he detailed problems

November 9, 2020 3:02 pm The Associated Press

Oregon’s elections director was abruptly fired in a text message by the secretary of state after he pointed out serious issues with the state’s…

D&S Hydraulics donation sponsors Bend Habitat home

November 9, 2020 2:39 pm KTVZ news sources

Bend-Redmond Habitat is thrilled to announce the donation of $20,000 from D&S Hydraulics to the organization to sponsor a Habitat home. The home…

Mosaic Medical receives nearly $1 million federal grant for new Madras clinic

November 9, 2020 2:24 pm KTVZ news sources

Mosaic Medical, Central Oregon’s largest community health center, said Monday it was one of 165 such entities across the nation to recently receive…

Spike strips end Sunriver-area pursuit; Redmond man charged

November 9, 2020 1:56 pm Barney Lerten

A Redmond man wanted on a Klamath County warrant refused to pull over for a Sunriver police officer Sunday night, prompting a search and pursuit that…