December 2020

Oregon DHS to take over management of sheltering wildfire victims

December 14, 2020 9:57 pm KTVZ News Sources

On Dec. 31, the Oregon Department of Human Services will assume day-to-day management of shelter for people — still more than 1,000 — impacted by…

City of Bend offers online community survey

December 14, 2020 9:21 pm KTVZ News Sources

The City of Bend has begun an online survey as it seeks community feedback to guide city council and staff priorities and direction for the next two…

(Re-)setting the stage: Major upgrades begin at Bend’s Les Schwab Amphitheater

December 14, 2020 8:46 pm Barney Lerten

After a downbeat, way-too-quiet “concert season” like no other — and never again, many hope — work begins this week on a $4 million-plus,…

Holiday Lights: Looking lovely on Lamoine Lane

December 14, 2020 8:01 pm KTVZ News Team

Next up on our Holiday Lights tour: Two stories of lights and fun at a home on Lamoine Lane in northeast Bend. Submit your photos in our Holiday…

Man sentenced to life in Portland fatal light rail stabbings plans to appeal

December 14, 2020 7:56 pm The Associated Press

A man sentenced to life in prison for killing two men and injuring another during a racist rant on a Portland light-rail train is appealing his…

In quiet, fast vote, Oregon gives Biden its 7 electoral votes

December 14, 2020 7:39 pm The Associated Press

Meeting on the Senate floor in the Oregon Capitol, Oregon’s electors on Monday gave their seven votes to Joe…

Lake County petition effort begins on proposal to become part of ‘Greater Idaho’

December 14, 2020 6:22 pm Blake Allen

Lake County has joined other Eastern Oregon counties where petitions are being circulated to put a measure on the next ballot that would direct…

Central Oregon’s first ‘Longest Night Vigil’ to honor the homeless

December 14, 2020 5:25 pm Jordan Williams

Next Monday, Dec. 21, will bring the longest night of the year, likely cold and dark as early as ever. Those are the conditions Donna Burklo, program…

Arrest made in shooting at homeless camp south of Bend

December 14, 2020 4:41 pm KTVZ News Sources

A 57-year-old man was arrested on charges he shot his 21-year-old son during a dispute Friday morning at a trailer in a homeless camp off China Hat…

Portland blockades come down after deal reached with family

December 14, 2020 4:18 pm KTVZ News Sources

Barricades blocking a part of a neighborhood in Portland have been dismantled after a Black and Indigenous family struck a tentative deal with city…

Mosaic Medical receives grant from Central Oregon Health Council

December 14, 2020 4:07 pm KTVZ News Sources

Mosaic Medical, a nonprofit community health center providing quality care for all in Bend, Redmond, Prineville and Madras, was recently awarded…

NeighborImpact seeks applicants for home weatherization

December 14, 2020 3:38 pm KTVZ News Sources

NeighborImpact has funds provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture available for weatherizing homes in Jefferson County, with more funding from…

Oregon reports 6 more COVID-19 deaths, including Deschutes County’s 18th

December 14, 2020 3:24 pm KTVZ News Sources

COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, including Deschutes County’s 18th death, raising the state’s death toll to 1,161, the Oregon Health…

More snow and rain this week

December 14, 2020 3:01 pm Katie Zuniga

Clouds will thicken Monday night, but we will stay dry in the lower elevations.…

URGENT – Attorney General William Barr resigns

December 14, 2020 3:01 pm CNN

(CNN) — Attorney General William Barr resigned on Monday, ending a tenure in which the President Donald Trump loyalist carried the…

Washington pulls out of Pac-12 title game, replaced by Ducks

December 14, 2020 2:47 pm The Associated Press

Washington has pulled out of the Pac-12 football championship game due to COVID-19 issues in the Huskies program, and Oregon will now play No. 13 USC…