(Update: Adding video) PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Health Authority issued a recreational use health advisory Monday for Prineville Reservoir due to elevated microcystin, produced by the cyanotoxins in harmful algae blooms. Here’s the full OHA announcement: People should avoid swimming and high-speed water activities, such as water skiing or power boating, in areas
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Portland man suffered a severe arm injury in an ATV rollover crash on Sunday at Walton Lake Sno-Park, an official said. Deputies were dispatched around 11:15 a.m. Sunday to the reported ATV crash in the gravel pit at the sno-park, located on the Ochoco National Forest about 15 miles east
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(Update: Ignitions complete, smoke to remain visible) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fire managers with the Ochoco National Forest said more than 400 acres of prescribed burning took place Wednesday on the Paulina Ranger District. The HEJ 9 unit encompassed about 418 acres on the northwest side of Big Summit Prairie, east of Forest Service Road
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The Crook County Sheriff’s Office told KTVZ News on Tuesday the 20-month-old who died at an unlicensed day care facility last month fell into a small livestock trough.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (Prineville Review) — In a surprise move, Sarah Beeler, director of Crook County’s library system, has tendered her resignation, citing a fundamental misalignment between her vision for the library services and that of county leadership, according to reporting by our media partners at the Prineville Review. Beeler described her role as her “favorite
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crook County High School Principal Jake Huffman has agreed to pay a $1,000 fine to settle a state ethics investigation over free use of public facilities, including the gym, for his private for-profit wrestling business. Huffman also recently reimbursed the school district for more than $5,000 in unpaid facilities rental fees,
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Crook County Justice Center was locked down and the area around it blocked off for a a time Tuesday after a Prineville man told deputies he feared there was a bomb in his car, authorities said. No device was found, and he was arrested on DUII and other charges. Around
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Health Authority said Tuesday it has lifted a recreational use health advisory issued for Ochoco Lake in Crook County. OHA issued the advisory on Aug 27 for the lake, located seven miles east of Prineville, where Crook County Parks and Recreation operates and maintains a campground and day-use area. The
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Prineville, Ore. {KTVZ} — The Crook County Fair Board meeting is happening tonight in Prineville. Several agenda items are set to be discussed including: 2025 Crook County Fair Highlights Consideration of Static Premiums Reinstatement Letter From Kim Griffin: Open Class Livestock Superintendent Indoor Arena Bathroom Refurbishment Crooked River Roundup Proposal Tracee Tuesday will be covering
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Established in Prineville, Oregon in 1990 as a nonprofit adolescent residential substance use treatment program, Rimrock Trails has grown to become one of the longest-standing behavioral healthcare providers in the region. Now celebrating 35 years of service, Rimrock Trails is proud to offer life-changing mental health and substance use counseling to individuals of all ages
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CROOK COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Crook County Sheriff’s Office has issued an update on the case of missing person Gordon Grafton. Authorities say 29-year-old Gordon Grafton III was reported missing on August 29, after he was last seen leaving his home in the Post, Oregon area the day before. In a statement, the Sheriff’s
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Horseshoe Tavern in downtown Prineville, is facing mounting troubles. Our media partner, the Prineville Review takes a deeper dive, here.
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CROOK COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has issued a recreational use health advisory for Ochoco Lake in Crook County due to elevated microcystin levels. The agency says people should avoid swimming and high-speed water activities, such as water skiing or power boating, in areas of the reservoir where blooms are present. Drinking water directly from areas
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Monday morning just before 9:00 a.m., Crook County Sheriff’s Office and EMS from Crook County Fire and Rescue responded to a car crash in southwest Prineville on SW George Millican Road. When first responders arrived, they found the female driver had been ejected from the vehicle and was deceased. Officials
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A missing Oregon woman has been safely located and reunited with family after being reported missing in the Maury Mountains last week.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A recent large-scale cat rescue has left nearly 100 cats up for adoption in Prineville. The Humane Society of the Ochocos stepped forward to care for the cats after their owner moved out of the state. These adorable feline friends are mostly barn and outdoor cats. Volunteers originally thought there were only about 30,
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rates continued their upward movement in July, with job losses reported in all three counties, the Oregon Employment Department said Tuesday. The new regional figures echo last week’s report that Oregon’s statewide jobless rate rose to 5% in July, its highest level in four years, when
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crook County is excited to launch its first-ever County College program and is now accepting applications from community members interested in gaining an in-depth understanding of county government operations. County College is a free, multi-week educational program designed to offer participants a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of Crook County.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Prineville Police said Friday they have arrested three juveniles on burglary and theft charges, accused of stealing nearly $2,000 worth of items from several Crook County Fair vendors a week ago. Here’s the full news release: On Friday, August 8, around 3:34 a.m., the Prineville Police Department responded to a report
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Firefighters working through the night held the lines on the 50-acre Pine Fire that broke out Wednesday in southeastern Crook County, sheriff’s deputies said Thursday morning as the evacuation alert was lowered from Level 3 GO NOW to Level 2 GET SET in the area.
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