Commitment to Serve: Alfalfa Fire District Pushes Forward Amid Challenges
(UPDATE: Adding more information on the Department.) ALFALFA, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Alfalfa Rural Fire District has faced a series of challenges in…
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Local Control vs. State Intervention: The Fight Over Lower Bridge Valley Farmland
UPDATE: KTVZ News has learned from 710 Properties that the land use approvals have been completed and finalized. A spokesperson for 710 Properties…
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office balances $72.2M budget, finds $1M in savings
DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office says it has balanced a $72.2 million budget for Fiscal Year 2026–27 after…
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Redmond woman accused of killing mother appears in court as case prepares to proceed
(Update: adding information from June 24th’s hearing) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Redmond woman accused of killing her mother last summer was back before…
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‘We Just Want Justice’: Parents of Newlyweds Killed in Highway 20 Crash Oppose Deportation of Truck Driver Before Trial
Family blasts California’s program that issues CDL licenses to undocumented immigrants. BROTHERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — For Elizabeth Carter, sleep has…
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Bend’s annual Pet Parade celebrates 99th year on July 4th
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Park and Recreation District’s Pet Parade is a community tradition since 1924 and the 99th occurrence of the annual…
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UPDATE: Lordina Maxwell Ordered to Serve 10 Days in Jail, Four Years Probation Following Animal Neglect Case
UPDATE: Lordina Maxwell was sentenced in a Deschutes County Courtroom earlier this month. According to online court records, Maxwell will serve 10…
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Motorcyclist rescued after crash near Cache Mountain northwest of Sisters
DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 66-year-old man from Nampa, Idaho, was rescued after sustaining leg and shoulder injuries in a slow-speed…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC) to gather public…
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Bend to expand water infrastructure with approved land transfer from Forest Service
BEND, Ore. — The U.S. Forest Service has approved a major land transfer that will allow the City of Bend to expand its Outback water system west of…
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New Central Library in Bend draws 63,000 visitors in first month
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The new Central Library in east Bend is drawing record crowds just weeks after opening. In its first 30 days, the library…
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Nonprofits start campaign to bring proportional ranked choice voting to Deschutes County
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A new campaign is underway by several nonprofits in Deschutes County that its supporters say could reshape how local leaders…
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Deschutes County nonprofits receive $135K in Cow Creek foundation grants
(KTVZ) — Some Central Oregon nonprofits are getting a funding boost from the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation, which awarded $606,815 today to 87…
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Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries awards over $62,000 in preservation grants
OREGON (KTVZ) — The Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries (OCHC) has awarded $62,500 in grants to 14 historic cemetery projects across the state,…
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Redmond woman dies after Highway 97 crash near Terrebonne; 3 others injured
TERREBONNE, Ore. (KTVZ) — One person died and several others were injured in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 97 in Deschutes County on Friday, June…
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US-97 opens after being closed from serious 2-vehicle crash, possible fatality reported
TERREBONNE, Ore. (KTVZ) — US-97 has reopened in both directions north of Terrebonne after a serious two-vehicle crash that shut down the highway…
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75-year-old hiker rescued after medical emergency in Badlands Wilderness near Bend
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County Search and Rescue volunteers and Bend Fire & Rescue personnel rescued a 75-year-old Portland area woman who…
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Deschutes County hosts free health fair for families
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Parents and children across Deschutes County recently attended a free health fair in Bend today at the Deschutes County Health…
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FireFree events offer free debris disposal around Central Oregon just in time for wildfire season
(update: adding comments from fire officials) DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — It may feel like routine spring cleanup — raking pine needles,…
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DEQ Continues Enforcement Over 6,000-Tire Pile on Central Oregon Property
Update: Added response from local tire company, which says it immediately stopped working with the property owner after allegations surfaced. BEND,…
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