Family Access Network receives $10,000 grant from Les Schwab Tire Centers
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Family Access Network has received a $10,000 grant from Les Schwab Tire Centers to support the families of Central Oregon.…
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Crazy Creek Fire keeps growing within its perimeter, now over 86,000 acres; containment increases to 63%
The over 3-week-old Crazy Creek Fire has grown to over 86,600 acres in Crook and Wheeler counties, but that’s all interior burning, as the perimeter…
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HistoriCorps wraps up historic restoration project on Crooked River National Grassland
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — In a significant effort to preserve a piece of Oregon’s natural and cultural heritage, HistoriCorps, Inc., in partnership…
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Crook County Fair underway; this year’s theme, ‘Let the Good Times Grow!’
“Let the Good Times Grow!” is the theme for this year’s Crook County Fair that runs through Saturday, with all the events, vendors, animals,…
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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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Crook County Sheriff’s Office, churches partner for upcoming ‘Faith & Blue Weekend’ community event
The Crook County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with area churches for a ‘Faith & Blue Weekend’ community event, an August 17th and 18th barbecue…
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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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Prineville woman accused of driving on wheel rim, sparking 10-acre brush fire, refuses to appear in court on 13 charges
A Prineville woman who allegedly sped east on Highway 126 Friday evening, dragging a tire and driving on a wheel rim that threw sparks and caused a…
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BLM-Prineville boosts local partner’s wildland firefighting capacity with fire engine transfer to Post-Paulina RFPA
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Bureau of Land Management’s Prineville District recently transferred a Type 6 engine to the Post-Paulina Rangeland…
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Containment on 64,000-acre Crazy Creek Fire inches upward to 6% amid burning operations, more hot, dry weather
The nearly 2-week-old Crazy Creek Fire in Crook and Wheeler counties has continued to grow dramatically in recent hot, dry weather to now cover more…
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Target shooter cited after Tannerite blast sparks 20-acre Millican Road fire, C.O.’s third recent wildfire caused by target shooting
(Update: All evacuation levels dropped around Jackpine, Wickiup fires) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A person who shot a pound of Tannerite explosive…
Continue Reading Wind-fanned brush fire held to 20 acres near George Millican Road southwest of Prineville
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…
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Ochoco National Forest closes Paulina Ranger District due to wildfire activity; Malheur Forest took similar step earlier
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to ongoing wildfire activity, the Ochoco National Forest announced Thursday it’s implementing a closure of Paulina…
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C.O. crews fight over 25 lightning-sparked fires; 3,000-acre Durgan Fire near Paulina brings evacuations, road closures
Thunderstorms moving across Central Oregon Sunday brought lightning that sparked more than 25 fire starts around the region that firefighters were…
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Oregon DEQ issues air quality advisory for much of state, including Crook County, due to smoke from wildfires
Deschutes County residents can expect ‘intermittent smoke’ PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air…
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219-acre Cat Rock Fire off McKay Creek Road north of Prineville now 30% contained, drops to Level 1 evacuation notice
The Crook County Sheriff’s Office on Monday morning reduced the evacuation notice to Level 1 BE READY for a wildfire fanned by heat and wind that…
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New Crook County School District Superintendent Dr. Melissa Skinner details plans for her first 100 days
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crook County School District is excited to welcome Dr. Melissa Skinner as the new superintendent, effective this week. Dr.…
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Merkley reacts to Governor Kotek’s moves to investigate Crook County water contamination
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley has been pushing for over a year for the state to step up efforts to test Crook County residents’ contaminated water,…
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Merkley, Wyden announce nearly $300K to kick-start partnership, boost water quality in Lower Crooked River watershed
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is awarding $299,973 to the…
Continue Reading Gov. Kotek orders water testing, independent analysis after Crook County residents claim contamination by gravel mine
Gov. Tina Kotek has ordered state agencies to develop a water testing plan and have an independent analysis performed as residents of over 40…
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