Four-legged athletes test their skills in inaugural Doggolympics in Bend’s Old Mill
(Update: Adding video, comments from organizers) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Olympics are almost wrapping up in Paris, with the closing ceremony taking…
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Federal funding bills advance out of committee, include $3 million for COCC’s Madras Campus expansion
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senator Jeff Merkley, as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced he secured critical investments for Oregon…
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Oregon Health Authority rejects fast-track process for St. Charles Health System acquisition of The Center
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Health Authority has rejected a request by St. Charles Health System to fast-track its planned acquisition of The…
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Oregon DEQ extends air quality advisory for Deschutes County, other areas of state due to continuing wildfire smoke
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued an air quality advisory on…
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Sisters man arrested, accused of firing several shots into the ground while riding his bike home drunk from a bar
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Reports just after midnight Friday of gunshots fired in Sisters led to the discovery and arrest of a 23-year-old Sisters…
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Crook County commissioners ask Oregon lawmakers to talk with Idaho counterparts about moving state border
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – On Wednesday, Crook County commissioners became the latest to formally request “continued discussions” between Oregon and…
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Five dogs perish in Madras mobile home fire, firefighters rescue 2 others; resident to hospital with smoke inhalation
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A resident was taken to the hospital with possible smoke inhalation and five dogs perished in a Madras mobile home fire…
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Growing, harmful algal bloom prompts OHA to issue recreational advisory for Lake Billy Chinook, Lake Simtustus
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Health Authority issued a preemptive recreational use health advisory Thursday for Lake Billy Chinook and Lake…
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Driver cited after crash topples utility pole, closing Baker Road in Deschutes River Woods
A Bend man was cited for careless driving Thursday after a crash caused a utility pole to fall onto and close Baker Road in Deschutes River Woods,…
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Redmond City Councilor Cat Zwicker announces run for mayor, seeking to unseat incumbent Ed Fitch
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond City Councilor Cat Zwicker announced Thursday that she is running to be Redmond’s mayor, seeking to unseat…
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Redmond School District, RPA to provide no-cost breakfast and lunch to all students, starting this fall
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Redmond School District said Thursday it will be implementing the Community Eligibility Provision district-wide,…
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5,240-acre Elk Lane Fire west of Madras now 20% contained as crews hold the lines and fire behavior moderates
The 4-day-old Elk Lane Fire west of Madras is now 20% contained, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday morning, a day after revising…
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Oregon’s destructive wildfire season becoming an issue ahead of fall election; US House District 5 candidates weigh in
The state of Oregon has been hit with an intense, early wildfire season, with over a million acres burned by July. Local, state and federal resources…
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After 3 weeks, 294,265-acre Durkee Fire in Eastern Oregon is 95% contained; management returns to local crews
DURKEE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The massive, 3-week-old Durkee Fire in Eastern Oregon is nearing full containment and a management team from the Southern U.S.…
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Tumalo ranch’s horse arena to go solar thanks to $92K assist from USDA, among Oregon recipients totaling $2.18 million
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is sending a total of…
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Crazy Creek Fire now tops 75,000 acres, still 19% contained despite wind, low humidity fanning the flames
PAULINA, Ore. (KTVZ) — Wind and “critically low humidity” fueled fire behavior Tuesday on the eastern flank of the more than 75,000-acre Crazy Creek…
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Fires’ smoky impacts linger: Deschutes, Klamath counties in latest air quality advisory from Oregon DEQ
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued another air quality advisory…
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Bend has four-month supply of homes for sale, Redmond not far behind; both highest inventory in at least 3 years
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The median home prices in Bend and Redmond dipped a bit in July – not a big surprise, as they zig-zag quite a bit over the…
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‘I’m excited for the changes’: Businesses react to city of Bend’s Greenwood Avenue safety project now underway
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The city of Bend is making safety improvements on Greenwood Avenue, and part of the project led to this week’s two-day closure…
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‘I just need to convince people that this is a great idea’: Voters make the call this fall on Deschutes County Commission expansion
The citizen initiative to expand the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners from three to five members has officially received enough signatures to…
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