In recent weeks, nearly 2,000 acres have been set on fire in Central Oregon forests, to reduce the risk of destructive wildfires. The pilot project to increase prescribed burns west of Bend – and coordinate smoke management – were the focus of a news conference Monday at the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center in Portland
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If you think the next election in Deschutes County is the Nov. 5 general election, the reality is: not exactly, as two money measures for specific locations will go before voters in mail ballots to be counted on Tuesday, August 27th.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend is hosting an informational online open house to share the preferred design improvements being developed for the Bear Creek Road and 27th Street Improvements Project. The open house is online now through June 28. The City received community input about the project last December and has initiated
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A July 31 plea hearing was scheduled Monday for a 36-year-old Bend man indicted on attempted murder and other charges, accused of shooting a 56-year-old Redmond-area man in the face two weeks ago near a northeast Redmond intersection. Darron Jay Reece was arraigned before Deschutes County Circuit Judge Beth Bagley after
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The former Miller lumberyard in Madras, donated to Central Oregon Community College by members of the Miller family to raise funds for a Madras campus expansion, is being sold to Jefferson County, with the property to be redesigned as a community food pantry, officials announced Monday as groundbreaking took place for
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Crook County Sheriff’s Office and the Prineville Police Department will be teaming up and conducting a high-visibility enforcement event during the Crooked River Roundup, June 19th through June 22nd and Horse Races, July 10th through July 13th. The goal is to increase the number of law enforcement officers on the
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday he will hold in-person town halls in Hood River, Wasco, Deschutes and Crook counties on June 26-27, including in Redmond and Prineville. Heading into these four town halls, Wyden will have held 1,085 town halls throughout Oregon – including 20 so far this year — in fulfillment
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University-Cascades hosted its 23rd commencement Sunday, honoring 355 graduates of the Class of 2024. More than 270 students participated in the ceremony, receiving bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. OSU Provost Edward Feser led the ceremony processional with OSU-Cascades Chancellor and Dean Sherm Bloomer. The ceremony took place on the Oval
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Nearly 40 tail-wagging dogs rescued from a crowded Oklahoma shelter touched down Saturday at Bend Airport to begin the next, happier chapter in their lives, thanks to the flight operation Dog Is My CoPilot and the Bend-based nonprofit rescue Street Dog Hero. A day earlier, these 38 dogs “were sitting in
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Firefighters from Cloverdale and Redmond responded to a vehicle fire early Sunday on Highway 126 on the east grade of the Dry Canyon and found an area resident had started pouring water on it from a portable water tank and pump. Crews from the Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District and Redmond Fire
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Will present ‘letter of concern’ signed by 135 to school board Tuesday evening BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On behalf of 135 local pediatricians, child psychiatrists, child psychologists, therapists, social workers, counselors, and behavioral health providers, a representative of the health care community will present a letter of concern regarding tech use (iPads and phones) in
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Construction in Madras of a new tap-house restaurant, The Spot, and amphitheater, the John Brown Event Center, is three months in the making and on track for a fall opening.
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TERREBONNE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A three-month closure of Smith Rock Way near Terrebonne ends next Tuesday when a new, modern bridge opens, replacing an old wooden span with one able to handle more traffic and heavier loads. The project leads Deschutes County’s weekly road construction update: Smith Rock Way Bridge Replacement (Terrebonne Area) – Final trimming
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Municipal Airport manager confirmed a tip to NewsChannel 21 and provided some details about a woman who was lost and drove at a high rate of speed onto the active runway last Saturday morning. Airport Manager Tracy Williams says it occurred around 10 a.m. and that a worker in
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — OnPoint Community Credit Union and the Oregon School Activities Association announced Friday that six graduating seniors, including Jillian Bremont of Redmond High School, have won scholarships worth up to $10,000. The awards are part of the 2024 OnPoint Community Credit Union Scholar Program. The program recognizes graduating Scholar Athletes and Activity Scholars from
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Since the release of the five-year Vision Action Plan, Envision Bend has been working to bring the 28 strategies listed in the plan to life. One of the most challenging projects is titled ‘Railroad Safety & Redevelopment’ This is labeled as the ‘Game Changer’ strategy in the Guiding our Growth &
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bi-Mart Deschutes County Fair and Rodeo presented by Indian Head Casino is excited to announce that Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil’ Kim will be performing on Saturday, August 3, along with Bow Wow, as part of the fair’s 104th anniversary celebration concert lineup. Lil’ Kim and Bow Wow join an already
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SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — Visit Central Oregon has been reappointed by Travel Oregon to serve as Central Oregon’s official Regional Destination Management Organization (RDMO), both organizations announced last week during the Oregon Tourism Commission meeting held in Medford. The decision renews Visit Central Oregon’s role as RDMO—which the organization has performed since 2006—through fiscal 2032-33.
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The panoramic views from the top of Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint attract both locals and tourists year-round.
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Oregon Housing and Community Services announced this week the approval of more than $7 million to fund 59 homes, most of them in two Central Oregon projects, as part of the ongoing effort to narrow the racial wealth gap in homeownership.
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