Central Oregon Archives

C.O. wildfires: Frog Fire at 3,700 acres, plume visible; air quality advisory issued

August 20, 2020 11:35 am KTVZ News Partners

Firefighters working in hot, windy conditions saw major growth Wednesday on several wildfires across Central Oregon, and that growth continued…

Proposed C.O. fiber optic cable line aims to boost rural connectivity

August 20, 2020 1:37 pm KTVZ

If you’re having trouble with internet service and connectivity in some rural areas of Central Oregon, that may be resolved soon.…

Bend to form human rights, equity commission; critics still upset in wake of protest

August 20, 2020 1:18 am KTVZ, Barney Lerten

A week after Bend protesters confronted two Immigration and Customs Enforcement buses, sparking a standoff that drew national headlines, Bend city…

Bend La-Pine Schools outline fall plans at virtual town hall

August 19, 2020 11:07 pm KTVZ

Bend La-Pine Schools officials held a virtual town hall meeting Wednesday evening to discuss what school will look like this fall, as best as is…

More heat, wind bring new C.O. wildfires, while others grow larger

August 18, 2020 9:53 pm KTVZ

More heat and winds increased fire behavior around the region on Wednesday, with several small fires growing much larger and other new ones being…

Witness recounts Ohio man’s 40-foot cliff fall near the Deschutes River in Bend

August 19, 2020 10:04 am KTVZ, Barney Lerten

Sometime after midnight on Wednesday morning, Marcus Wolf found his friend, who had just fallen 40 feet from of a cliff he was scaling near the…

C.O. medical providers are still urging you to get your flu shot this fall

August 19, 2020 6:03 pm KTVZ

Many people are still battling the respiratory damages of COVID-19, and with flu season fast approaching, you may be wondering if the flu vaccine can…

More than 400 sign petition to reopen Redmond schools this fall

August 19, 2020 12:02 pm KTVZ

A Redmond woman has started a petition asking the Redmond School District to allow students and teachers to go back to their classrooms for in-person…

Neighbors say Bend’s Hawthorne transit station is becoming too crowded

August 18, 2020 8:36 pm KTVZ

A group of Bend residents called the Hawthorne Avenue Neighbors are calling for big changes, much sooner than proposed by the city and Cascades East…

One driver cited, another flown to hospital after Hwy. 126 crash near Powell Butte

August 19, 2020 8:22 am Barney Lerten

An Albany man was cited for reckless driving Wednesday morning after his car slammed into the back of another car stopped to turn left on Highway 126…

Redmond woman killed in multi-vehicle Hwy. 97 crash south of Madras

August 18, 2020 2:01 pm Barney Lerten

A Redmond woman was killed and several other people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of U.S. Highway 97…

Drought could mean fewer local sustainable products, Bend-area farmer says

August 18, 2020 8:00 pm KTVZ

With drought conditions persisting, the Arnold Irrigation District, which supplies hundreds of farms and ranches in Central Oregon, has shut off its…

Fast-spreading wildfire NE of Camp Sherman grows to 500 acres

August 16, 2020 11:09 pm Barney Lerten

One of several wildfires sparked by recent lightning grew fast to an estimated 500 acres on Tuesday afternoon amid more heat and wind, though…

First-time homebuyers struggle in Bend’s booming real estate market

August 18, 2020 6:26 pm KTVZ

Devin Lakovics says she’s ready to buy her first home But in Bend’s booming real estate market, that can be far easier said than…

Prineville man facing DUII, hit-and-run charges; ODOT construction trailer hit

August 18, 2020 3:19 pm Barney Lerten

A 25-year-old Prineville driver was arrested Monday night on DUII, hit-and-run and other charges, accused of hitting an ODOT construction trailer in…

Bend-area family’s motor home struck by falling tree

August 17, 2020 11:30 pm KTVZ

Sunday’s thunderstorms were accompanied by strong winds that caused damage across Central Oregon, but one family in particular was hit hard off…

A rescue for the birds: Team effort frees entangled osprey near Terrebonne

August 17, 2020 10:32 pm KTVZ News Partners

A team effort by several public and private entities on Monday helped free a fledgling osprey that became severely entangled in its nesting materials…