Deschutes County commissioners wrestled and split once again Monday afternoon, but in the end decided 2-1 to move ahead with efforts to create a managed homeless camp on county-owned land along Highway 126 on Redmond’s east side, to get dozens of people off a parcel they’ve been trying to swap with the state for nearly 20 years.
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A group opposed to TC Energy’s long-debated, now-approved natural gas pipeline expansion through Central Oregon continued to press their case Monday, joined by a Bend city councilor. But the company says the project got underway earlier this month.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fire destroyed several vehicles in a southwest Redmond backyard and spread to a home’s attic Saturday afternoon, but firefighters who attacked the blaze prevented more serious damage to the residence, an official said. Redmond Fire and Rescue responded around 12:35 p.m. to the reported structure fire in the 1600 block
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Two members of Oregon’s congressional delegation on each sides of the aisle pointed in recent days to advancing legislation that will if they make the final version will send millions to five Central Oregon projects and numerous others around the state. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer voted for an Interior Department appropriations bill that
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A nonprofit and its many volunteer helpers picked up trash at several locations along the Deschutes River on Saturday, collecting more trash than ever before in nearly three decades of hard work.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – On Thursday, August 8, the Redmond Police Department said it plans to conduct a “focus patrol” effort on off-leash dogs along the Dry Canyon Trail, “to support users abiding by the rules, and to have contact with those who are not.” The department said in a Saturday Facebook post it “has
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Ground and air crews were called out Saturday afternoon to tackle a new brush fire reported east of George Millican Road and about six miles southwest of Prineville that burned about 20 acres by early evening and held it to that size overnight.
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A taphouse in Crooked River Ranch honored military veterans with a fundraiser on Saturday. At Over the Edge Taphouse, the parking lot was flooded with vibrant classic colored cars for its Cruise-In for a Cause Car Show.
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SEATTLE (KTVZ) — Mazama Energy Inc., a company founded by Alta Rock Energy and Blade Energy Partners, has announced the start of work on a new demonstration project at AltaRock Energy’s Newberry Geothermal site in Central Oregon, operated by Davenport Newberry Holdings, and ARE. NewsChannel 21 has reported on previous work at or plans for
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Cascades East Transit partnered with Bend Bikes and Discover Your Forest on Friday for a Transit to Trails Free Ride Day, promoting an increasingly popular route that’s available all summer.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – After weeks of negotiations with the campaigns on a date and format, the two candidates in Oregon’s Fifth Congressional District, Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Democratic challenger Janelle Bynum, have agreed to a debate this fall on NewsChannel 21, the station announced Friday. The hour-long debate is scheduled to take place
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A string of thefts from “many unlocked vehicles” in several Prineville neighborhoods this week prompted police to ask citizens to report any information or suspicious activity on caught security cameras to help solve the crimes, and police are working a few leads as a result. The thefts occurred between 6 p.m.
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SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) – A report of a shot fired in a Sunriver home Thursday night brought out law enforcement who determined the woman may be experiencing a mental health crisis, police said. The area was secured, neighbors were notified and she was taken into custody without incident Friday morning. Officers were dispatched to a
Continue ReadingREDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch reported no new significant fire starts Thursday, a welcome piece of good news among over 100 fires, very large to smaller, being battled across the state after a three-week heat wave with critical conditions. By Friday evening, the Crazy Creek Fire remained at 11,008 acres and still 0%
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The roundabout at U.S. Highway 20 and Locust Street will open to all traffic next Monday evening, ODOT said Friday. Officials said travelers should still expect nighttime lane closures from 8 p.m. Monday to 7 a.m. Tuesday for pavement marking operations. Also, access to South Locust Street and Hood Avenue will
Continue ReadingOur Jillian Fortner got to check out Balloons Over Bend go up in the CAVU balloon with experienced balloonist Darren Kling and learned a lot about just how they fly high! Kling has been the balloon director at the event for the past 15 years.
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On Friday evening, southbound traffic on U.S. Highway 97 on the north side of Bend will be permanently shifted to the newly built southbound Bend Parkway lanes, and the southbound U.S. 97 onramp at Robal Lane will open, ODOT said.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —A Deschutes County sex offender with a prior felony conviction for encouraging child sex abuse was sentenced to a 20-year federal prison Thursday after he requested a sexually explicit image online from an individual he thought was a 14-year-old girl. Roger Clint Lee Vanwormer, 30, was sentenced to 20 years in federal
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One of Oregon’s largest wildfires of recent weeks, the nearly 2-week-old Lone Rock Fire, recently reached “mega-fire” status, meaning it’s burned more than 100,000 acres of land.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to ongoing wildfire activity, the Ochoco National Forest announced Thursday it’s implementing a closure of Paulina Ranger District, effective immediately. It’s a step the Malheur National Forest to our east took earlier this week. “This closure is necessary to ensure public safety and to allow fire personnel to effectively engage
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