Deschutes County Archives

ODOT reopens McKenzie Pass Highway for the summer

June 24, 2021 1:21 pm KTVZ News Partners

Oregon Highway 242, the McKenzie Pass Highway, reopened for the summer earlier this week, the Oregon Department of Transportation…

Bend-Redmond hourly wages 6% below US average, but health care field fares better

June 24, 2021 11:16 am KTVZ News Partners

Workers in the Bend-Redmond metro area (defined as all of Deschutes County had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.39 in May 2020, 6 percent below…

A first: Central Oregon fire crews get assist from 2 visiting task forces amid high fire danger

June 23, 2021 11:59 am KTVZ

The Office of Oregon State Fire Marshal has sent fire crews from elsewhere in the state to Central Oregon to serve as backup due to the high wildfire…

Tempers flare, one arrest during Emerson Avenue homeless camp cleanup in NE Bend

June 23, 2021 10:04 am KTVZ

A scheduled homeless campsite cleanup and removal Wednesday on Bend’s Northeast Emerson Avenue included some times of tension between police and…

Blue River’s Kennedy Swann is first female Oregon Open Invitational champion

June 22, 2021 11:58 am KTVZ

Blue River’s Kennedy Swann can probably take your money on the golf…

Calif. man accused of kidnapping ex-girlfriend from Terrebonne home, assaulting her

June 22, 2021 4:53 pm Barney Lerten

A Vallejo, California man was arrested on numerous charges Sunday night at a Redmond motel, accused of kidnapping his former girlfriend at her…

Deschutes National Forest day-use passes can now be purchased online

June 22, 2021 1:55 pm KTVZ News Partners

Visitors to the Deschutes National Forest can now purchase day-use passes online at Recreation.gov, via a mobile device at the site or in…

C.O. fire crews scramble to catch lightning-sparked fires as state brings in 2 task forces

June 21, 2021 5:45 pm KTVZ News Partners

Thunderstorms rumbled and flashed their way through the High Desert Monday evening, sparking over a dozen new wildfires that crews rushed to catch…

Three fires destroy RVs, spread to wildland at campsites on BLM land east, south of La Pine

June 20, 2021 11:17 am Barney Lerten

Three unoccupied RVs were destroyed by separate fires at dispersed campsites on BLM lands near La Pine on Sunday, spreading to nearby wildland, and…

Volunteers clean up, remove trash along China Hat Road

June 19, 2021 11:44 pm KTVZ

The Central Oregon Landcruisers organized a volunteer cleanup Saturday of trash and items left behind along China Hat Road south of…

DCSO SAR volunteers help injured mtn. bike rider near Phil’s Trail, lost hikers SW of Sisters

June 18, 2021 9:32 pm KTVZ News Partners

Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue helped an injured mountain bike rider from Eugene make it back to the Phil’s Trailhead parking lot…

DCSO, Redmond PD seek tips to find burglar who broke into 5 Sisters, Redmond businesses

June 18, 2021 11:27 am Barney Lerten

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and Redmond Police Department requested the public’s help Friday in identifying a suspect in several…

Deschutes County road construction update: Week of June 20-26

June 18, 2021 2:23 pm KTVZ News Partners

Here is the Deschutes County road construction update for the week of June…

South Deschutes County residents urged to apply for open Planning Commission seat

June 18, 2021 1:50 pm KTVZ News Partners

South Deschutes County residents are invited to apply for an open seat on the Deschutes County Planning…

Deschutes County convening expert panel to review hemp industry

June 18, 2021 1:44 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Deschutes County Planning Commission is convening an expert panel next week to discuss Deschutes County’s hemp industry. Commissioners asked…

Ontario man killed in SUV-semi head-on crash on Highway 20E near Hampton

June 17, 2021 10:14 am Barney Lerten

An Ontario man was killed Wednesday night when his SUV crossed the center line of Highway 20E west of Hampton and collided head-on with a semi-truck,…

Bend couple arrested on drug charges; raids on home, warehouse find psilocybin, marijuana grow

June 16, 2021 8:50 pm Barney Lerten

Drug agents arrested a northeast Bend couple and conducted a pair of raids Wednesday on their home and large commercial warehouse in the Spring River…