TERREBONNE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Terrebonne man crossing an unlit stretch of Highway 97 away from a crosswalk Thursday night was struck by a minivan and flown to St. Charles Bend with severe injuries, Oregon State Police said. The crash occurred shortly before 10 p.m. Thursday near milepost 116, troopers said. A 46-year-old woman from
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A fire sparked by a candle being used for warmth destroyed a vehicle Friday morning in the Juniper Ridge area north of Bend, often referred to as “Dirt World.” At 7:17 a.m., several 911 callers reported a column of smoke in the Juniper Ridge area, near the Central Oregon Irrigation Hydro
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, announced Friday he will hold three town halls for Central Oregonians in Jefferson, Crook and Deschutes counties on Saturday, May 10, just over a month after postponing the visit due to a change in the Senate’s voting schedule. Merkley will be joined by Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, for the
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LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ)– Just outside the city limits of La Pine, in the dense forest that surrounds the community, you won’t find wild animals enjoying their habitat. Instead, homeless camps. Deputies with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office showed the Problem Solvers first-hand the camps set up right outside of town. “This is a camp
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A drug raid late Wednesday night on a La Pine-area home turned up an illegal marijuana operation, and a resident was cited on three felony charges. Around 11 p.m. Wednesday, detectives with the Deschutes County Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement team, assisted by the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) team, executed
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District reported Friday it’s seeing an uptick in escaped debris burn piles, with several over the past few weeks burning up to 30 acres in size. For example, a recent 8-acre fire resulted from a week-old burn pile that was assumed to be out
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The gate on China Hat Road south of Bend swung shut early Thursday, closing a large area of homeless encampments on the Deschutes National Forest as dozens of people who had been living there, some for years, scrambled to leave and take as many belongings as possible to wherever they go next.
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EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A federal judge who refused to grant an emergency court order to block the removal of dozens of homeless residents from the Deschutes National Forest south of Bend explained his reasoning in a ruling filed Thursday, offering sympathy for their plight but saying the forest health and fuels-reduction project is crucial
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The Foundation for Affordable Housing is breaking ground Thursday in La Pine on a 39-unit apartment building serving individuals and families who make 30-60% of the Area Median Income.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest lifted the Bachelor Complex Emergency Fire Closure on Thursday, reopening Edison Sno-Park and the surrounding area, including Forest Service Road 4525. However, drivers along roads in the area are advised to use caution, as hazard trees remain along roadsides. “Additionally, many of the roads in the area
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(Update: Adding video) BURNS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Sheriff Craig Webre announced this week that a Redmond, Oregon woman has been arrested in Eastern Oregon on a kidnapping charge as part of an investigation into a runaway teen from Thibodaux, Louisiana. Roxanne Mocaby, 41, of Redmond, Oregon, has been arrested by Oregon State
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest said Thursday it will install a new, permanent boat dock at Crane Prairie Reservoir May 8-9. The Crane Prairie boat launch will be temporarily closed during installation to provide for public safety. The new, permanent boat dock will provide improved access and will not
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — It’s a big year for Central Oregon Community College—the school is celebrating its 75th anniversary! On Friday from 4-7 p.m., an anniversary party will take place. COCC is the oldest two-year college in the entire state of Oregon. COCC Applied Science Building To celebrate, KTVZ News is taking
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. Half a century ago, on April 30, 1975, United States military forces withdrew from Vietnam. The evacuation was broadcast live to televisions across the country. For the veterans who were there, it’s a day that
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Several armed Bend Police officers and two armored vehicles surrounded a southeast Bend apartment in a standoff for about an hour Wednesday afternoon, calling on someone inside to come out with their hands up or force could be used. Two people eventually came out and were detained.
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Firefighters with the Sisters Ranger District ignited 64 acres in a prescribed fire Wednesday on Sisters Area Fuels Reduction Unit 4 four miles south of Sisters along Forest Service Road 1505.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon users of a popular website and smartphone app to track the latest fires, crashes and other emergencies were alerted twice in 24 hours to a reported structure fire at a large local store – but it turned out to be a pair of tech hiccups, nothing more. The alerts
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On the eve of the Deschutes National Forest’s closure of nearly 36,000 acres south of Bend for fuels reduction work – and the deadline for over 100 homeless people living off China Hat Road to move elsewhere – the controversy is drawing national attention from critics of the plan.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook joined six other Oregon superintendents in a video released Wednesday expressing their support for children and families in response to announced and enacted cuts to federal programs and grants that help communities across the state. “The goal is to initiate a conversation about the real harm being done
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– A ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday introduced Bend to Mid Oregon Credit Union’s latest branch. The new three-story building is Mid Oregon Credit Union’s new headquarters in Bend’s Old Mill district. As an homage to the history of the mill, this is a mass timber construction, rather than a steel building. The site of
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