Firefighters on the 4-day-old Darlene 3 Fire southeast of La Pine have the blaze fully lined and 50% contained, officials said Saturday. The reduced risk has lowered some areas, including Newberry Estates, from Level 3 GO NOW evacuation to Level 2 BE SET, and firefighters from across the state are heading home.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest is slated to host an aviation training event next week for the U.S. Forest Service Helicopter Rappel Program west of Bend adjacent to Forest Service Road 41. The event, similar to a training exercise conducted in April, is scheduled to start July 2 and run through at
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Redmond man was arraigned Friday on 20 felony counts of encouraging child sex abuse and one misdemeanor count involving an animal after tips from a national organization led to a raid on his home Thursday and arrest at Odell Butte on charges of distributing sex abuse material online. The Deschutes
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A bird met its unfortunate demise in an encounter with a Central Electric Co-Op transformer east of Bend on Tuesday morning, sparking a brush fire that was stopped at a half-acre and 10 feet from a structure by Alfalfa Fire District crews. The fire was reported around 9:45 a.m. in the
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates remained unchanged in Central Oregon over the month of May, the Oregon Employment Department reported Tuesday. All three Central Oregon counties saw total nonfarm employment increase in May, while year-over-year, total nonfarm employment increased in Deschutes and Jefferson counties. Crook County: The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate did
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County is now accepting applications for the 2024 County College program. County College is a free,10-week program that gives participants an inside look at county government. Participants meet with staff from a variety of county departments and offices, including Deschutes 911, Solid Waste, Community Development, Roads and the Clerk’s Office.
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A warm early summer Monday had firefighters scrambling to put out several new fires around the region, from a small blaze in the woods east of Sunriver to two along railroad tracks in Bend and Redmond – sparked by a train’s locked brakes – and three fires in a short period in northwest Madras.
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Everyone knows Mt. Bachelor as a prime ski and snowboard resort, but Lynsey Harris spoke with Director of Resort Services Erin Bohon about how it has more going on than ever in the summertime, from mountain biking and disc golf to the ZipTour zipline experience and much more, including child care.
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(Update: Adding video, comments from the kitchen alchemist) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A non-profit taught people how to make healthy instant camp chow, at the downtown Bend Library. The Terrebonne-based School of Ranch taught people the art of dehydration. The instructional workshop showed how to dehydrate your food, so you can take your favorite healthy meal on a trail. It was a chance to
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A fire traced to an unattended Traeger smoker barbecue on the front porch destroyed a home in the Tollgate subdivision northwest of Sisters Friday afternoon. The family inside escaped without injury, officials said, but a firefighter was injured.
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The Crook and Deschutes County district attorneys provided more details Saturday after a Bend man facing murder and manslaughter charges in the May 2023 fatal shooting of a Powell Butte man pleaded guilty to manslaughter Thursday and was sentenced to 18 years in prison.
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Located just a few miles northwest of Bend, Tumalo State Park is a great spot for hiking, camping or just dipping your feet in the Deschutes River. Join Jillian Fortner as she takes us there in this week’s Park Pick.
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A wide-ranging group of federal, state and local agencies, organizations and those directly affected by the homeless camps along China Hat Road south of Bend – the homeless and the homeowners – came together Thursday for a first of its kind roundtable to better coordinate and advance what can be done to address the issues and dangers.
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Two 14-year-old Sisters residents were killed Wednesday evening when their dirt bike crashed on a Forest Service road about nine miles northwest of Sisters, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said Thursday.
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Bend-La Pine Schools recently announced that all schools in the district will provide one free breakfast and one free lunch for all students every day, starting next school year. Parents don’t have to complete any forms or requirements for students to access the meal.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon State Fire Marshal is proud to announce the first deliveries of new water tenders to the Oregon fire service as part of the agency’s Engine Program. These initial deliveries, one in Cloverdale, mark a significant milestone in the state’s ongoing efforts to enhance firefighting capabilities and protect communities from
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In recent weeks, nearly 2,000 acres have been set on fire in Central Oregon forests, to reduce the risk of destructive wildfires. The pilot project to increase prescribed burns west of Bend – and coordinate smoke management – were the focus of a news conference Monday at the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center in Portland
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If you think the next election in Deschutes County is the Nov. 5 general election, the reality is: not exactly, as two money measures for specific locations will go before voters in mail ballots to be counted on Tuesday, August 27th.
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The trumpeter swans at the Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory are parents, again. Gus and Val welcomed five baby trumpeter swans, also known as cygnets, about five days ago. With the five new cygnets, Gus and Val have had a total of 18 cygnets. Sunriver Nature Center said the new cygnets are the largest group they’ve ever had.
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TERREBONNE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A three-month closure of Smith Rock Way near Terrebonne ends next Tuesday when a new, modern bridge opens, replacing an old wooden span with one able to handle more traffic and heavier loads. The project leads Deschutes County’s weekly road construction update: Smith Rock Way Bridge Replacement (Terrebonne Area) – Final trimming
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