BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Colder than average weather has arrived in Central Oregon this week, including single-digit and sub-zero temperatures in some areas, and Deschutes County Public Health is advising community members to take precautions. The human body loses heat faster than it produces it, when exposed to the cold for an extended period of
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A Tumalo domestic assault suspect who ran barefoot for three miles, sparking a large manhunt and warning to hundreds of residents to lock their doors, was arrested Saturday night and arraigned Monday afternoon on three felony charges.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — If a major obstacle to clearing defensible space in your neighborhood is the cost of renting a large bin and disposing of all that removed fire fuel, Deschutes County is offering to foot the bill. The county’s Natural Resources Department said Monday it is accepting applications for the 2025 Sweat Equity
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A single-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck closed US Highway 97 between Sunriver and La Pine for over an hour late Wednesday afternoon, ODOT reported.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities recently reached a significant milestone, with 1,000 clients enrolled in the program. IDD is an advocacy program for community members, from infants to adults, who have intellectual or developmental disabilities like Autism Spectrum Disorders, Down Syndrome, Epilepsy or other conditions. Service Coordinators connect eligible clients
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Deschutes County commissioners voted 2-1 Wednesday to terminate the county’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access Committee, with the majority saying they are following the Trump administration’s direction and that the county already works to accomplish those goals. Commissioners Tony DeBone and Patti Adair voted in favor of the move, with Commissioner
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Snowfall returned and lingered across much of the High Desert on Tuesday in the wake of Monday’s first round in weeks, leading to dozens of crashes, rollovers, slide-offs and fender-benders on area highways and reminders about proper preparation and safe winter driving. Deschutes County 911 dispatch reported that they sent first
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SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Sunriver Women’s Club announced Monday the award of $50,000 to the South County Collaborative to help improve educational outcomes, including graduation rates, in south Deschutes County. The group launched the “Power of Giving for Education” campaign on Giving Tuesday 2024 and reached the $50,000 goal in just six weeks. In 2024, La Pine
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CHEMULT, Ore. (KTVZ) – A crash closed state Highway west of the junction with Highway 97 for a time Friday afternoon and evening, prompting ODOT to advise motorists to use an alternate route if possible. ODOT’s TripCheck posted the alert at 3:20 p.m. of the crash, which occurred at milepost 83, three miles west of
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Deschutes County commissioners this week approved a $2.9 million increase in the county courthouse expansion project’s budget, pushing the total to $46.8 million – but the 3-0 vote came after Commissioner Patti Adair expressed strong consternation about the rising price tag.
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Two Redmond fugitives wanted on felony warrants tried to escape by ramming unmarked police cars in a Terrebonne grocery store parking lot but were trapped and arrested on several new charges, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said Wednesday.
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Neighbors who live near the intersection of Northeast Maple Avenue and 5th Street in Redmond are demanding the city take action, citing the dangers traffic poses for pedestrians
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Authorities are looking for the cause of a fire Monday morning that destroyed a shop building on property along U.S. Highway 20 about two miles east of Bend, causing about $75,000 in damage. Bend Fire & Rescue was dispatched around 9:20 a.m. to the reported structure fire in the 23000 block
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Donors from around Central Oregon rolled up their sleeves for the American Red Cross on Monday, taking part in the Battle of the Badges Blood Drive at the Bend Police Department.
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Attention, La Pine-area residents: Missing a black billy goat? The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office likely has it. The sheriff’s office said in a Facebook posting Thursday afternoon that the goat was picked up earlier in the day in the area of Lechner Lane. “If this Billy belongs to you,” they
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — It’s all hearts and roses as Deschutes Public Library invites you to indulge in “Know Romance” this February. Swoon to the sounds of the Dove String Quartet and learn about 19th-century music from the Romantic Era. Deepen your connection to nature with a forest bathing presentation and practice intention setting to
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A tip from police in California and a surveillance operation by two SWAT teams on a private parcel along Highway 20 east of Bend led to the arrest of an assault suspect wanted on a nationwide felony warrant, authorities said Tuesday.
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The Oregon Department of Transportation advised Monday it’s about to begin the first of two delayed projects to widen and replace guardrails on two irrigation canal bridges to make traveling on Oregon Highway 126 safer and easier for everyone. But it also advised, “This upcoming work will cause delays.”
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Tuesday marks the first day of Oregon’s 2025 legislative session, and Central Oregon lawmakers say they are ready to get to work for their constituents.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County Health Services is encouraging parents and guardians to make sure their children’s immunizations are up to date before School Exclusion Day, which is Wednesday, Feb. 19 this year. Oregon State law requires that all children attending public and private schools, preschools, Head Start programs, and certified childcare facilities either
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