Central Oregon Archives

Central Oregon under DEQ air stagnation advisory

December 4, 2019 12:56 pm KTVZ

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Lane Regional Air Protection Agency and Southwest Clean Air Agency issued an…

Holiday season fuels more scams across C.O.

December 3, 2019 8:10 pm KTVZ

With Giving Tuesday at hand and the holiday season in full gear, scammers are looking for different ways to take your personal information. A La Pine…

Slick roads lead to 100s of slide-offs, crashes across C.O.

December 2, 2019 7:35 pm KTVZ

Slick road conditions led to several vehicle slide-offs on Cline Falls Highway and Beaver Lane Monday morning, prompting Deschutes County Sheriff’s…

State’s new bid to eliminate HIV infections — and stigmas

December 2, 2019 6:19 pm KTVZ

Dec. 1 is recognized as World AIDS Day, and to mark the event, the Oregon Health Authority said Monday it has partnered with End HIV Oregon to…

Visit Central Oregon awards $226K in non-profit matching grants

December 2, 2019 4:32 pm KTVZ

Visit Central Oregon is pleased to announce the Fiscal Year 2019-20 recipients of the Central Oregon Regional Matching Grant…

Fire heavily damages Crescent home

December 2, 2019 4:18 pm Barney Lerten

A fire Sunday evening heavily damaged a home in the northern Klamath County town of Crescent, but the couple who live there escaped unhurt, along…

Deschutes DA IDs man shot by DCSO after car theft, pursuit

November 29, 2019 7:18 pm Barney Lerten

Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel on Monday identified a 28-year-old man shot and wounded by one or more sheriff’s deputies Friday…

The Center Foundation receives $100K HS sports medicine grant

December 2, 2019 11:28 am KTVZ

The Center Foundation, a Central Oregon nonprofit dedicated to providing sports medicine services to high school students, said Monday it has been…

Long Butte water restored after holiday weekend outage

December 1, 2019 7:42 pm KTVZ

Residents of Long Butte north of Bend had water service restored late Sunday after a long holiday weekend…

Black Friday shoppers hunt for deals in Bend

November 29, 2019 3:20 pm KTVZ

Black Friday is one of the most anticipated days of the year because of the countless deals and sales offered by a variety of stores.…

Fuel tanker truck burns at Juniper Butte weigh station

November 29, 2019 10:50 am KTVZ

A fuel tanker truck burned at the weigh station on Highway 97 south of Culver Friday morning, but Jefferson County firefighters said they were able…

Thanksgiving eve rockslide cleared at Lake Billy Chinook

November 29, 2019 4:22 pm Barney Lerten

Cove Palisades State Park and Jefferson County Public Works crews quickly cleared a Thanksgiving eve rockslide that blocked Jordan Road with…

DCSO sergeant earns salute for post-crash rescue

November 28, 2019 10:46 pm KTVZ

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office offered a public salute to a sergeant who quickly came to the aid of a fallen passenger after a crash Wednesday…