EDITOR’S NOTE: Content not suitable for all ages, Discretion is advised. PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is requesting the public’s help to identify the person or persons responsible for the illegal killing of a buck deer on private property near Prineville, Ore. State police troopers responded on Oct.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Silver Rail shooting survivor Becky Drury has returned home after 23 days in the hospital and four surgeries. Meanwhile, community support organizations are turning their focus toward helping young survivors with their educational needs. The Silver Rail Children’s Fund announced it has served more than 550 survivors and family members through
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A 34-year-old Warm Springs man has been charged with aggravated sexual abuse of two young children on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Scott E. Bradford announced. Jesse James Hicks was charged in a federal criminal complaint following an investigation into an incident last month. According to court documents, officers with the Warm Springs
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — More than 180 advanced practice providers across the St. Charles Health System delivered a declaration Friday calling on administrators to recognize their union. The move follows a multiyear effort by Central Oregon health care professionals to secure a voice in local health care decisions. The providers are seeking to join the
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Citizen reports of a man carrying what appeared to be a rifle in Madras on Friday morning prompted a major police call-out and placing four area schools in “secure” lockout status for about three hours, until the situation was peacefully resolved. Jefferson County Sheriff Jason Pollock said the schools were placed
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Opportunity Foundation of Central Oregon has received a $20,000 grant from the Oregon Community Foundation’s James Weckman ASD Support Fund. The funding will support job training and employment programs for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities throughout Central Oregon. The grant will expand opportunities for job skills development, helping participants
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing to begin a deep drawdown of the Detroit Reservoir in late November following a decision by the U.S. District Court in Eugene. The operation will lower the reservoir water level to an elevation of 1,425 feet this fall. The temporary drawdown represents the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Local authors have released a new book titled “Necessary Turbulence,” featuring more than 100 personal stories from female U.S. Air Force cadets. The collection spans five decades, tracing history back to when the Air Force first began accepting women. It contains the stories of 108 female cadets who graduated from the
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EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Linh Luu and Kevin Le, a husband and wife from Anaheim, California, pleaded guilty Friday, October 23rd in federal court in Eugene, Oregon, to violating the Lacey Act for trafficking wildlife between Oregon and Vietnam. A federal court sentenced both defendants to three years of probation and ordered each to pay
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Employment Department is observing National Disability Employment Awareness Month this October by highlighting the workforce contributions of individuals with disabilities. This year’s theme for the awareness month is “Celebrating Value and Talent.” WorkSource Oregon, a statewide partnership that includes the department’s Workforce Operations division, operates 37 centers across the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Family and friends of Saylor Graham-Poarch has called for supporters to send encouraging messages to Saylor and her family. Kindly requesting that all correspondence be kept to five-by-nine inch dimensions and sent directly to their P.O. Box. The address is: P.O. Box 82, Bend, OR, 97709. This is according to one
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — High school students in Deschutes County can borrow free formalwear and accessories for the upcoming homecoming season through the Cinderella’s Closet program. The Assistance League of Bend will open the closet this Saturday, October 3 and Saturday, October 10. The Assistance League of Bend established Cinderella’s Closet in 2018 to ensure
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Redmond, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Heart of Oregon Corps has opened a 3.4-acre youth workforce development campus in Redmond, Oregon the new facility features classrooms, a training warehouse and equipment bays. Heart of Oregon Corps programs engage 225 children annually in growth-filled workforce development and educational opportunities. The organization’s efforts are designed to help address
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Redmond, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Dry Canyon Arts Association presented a $40,000 donation to the Redmond School District’s JumpStart Art Program during a check presentation Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Terrebonne Community School. This marks the third consecutive year the arts organization has funded the JumpStart program. Through the initiative, a local artist serves as an
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Bend, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded more than $9 million in grant funding this week to fire departments and first responder organizations across Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The funding is designed to help local organizations obtain the staff, equipment and operational support needed for emergency response and firefighter safety. The latest
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Prineville, Ore. (KTVZ)– The Oregon Health Authority downgraded the recreational health advisory for Prineville Reservoir to a precaution today. Water testing confirmed that cyanotoxin levels in the Crook County reservoir have fallen below recreational guideline values for humans. The initial health advisory for the reservoir was issued on July 27. Although toxin levels no longer
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Content Creator / News Producer Brody Morgan joined KTVZ News in September 2026 as a content creator and news producer, bringing a passion for visual storytelling and a strong connection to the Central Oregon community.He earned a Film and Photography certificate from Central Oregon Community College, where he studied photojournalism, filmmaking, and studio performance. However,
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