Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson visited communities in Jefferson, Crook and Deschutes counties Wednesday through Friday on stops 24, 25, and 26 of the One Oregon Listening Tour. Friday evening, the governor’s office released a summary and photos of her stops and discussions.
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest is seeking public comments on six projects proposed by Mt. Bachelor, from more Snowcat parking to power line road maintenance, “magic carpet” improvements and piping changes in a planned biomass plant. The Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District said Friday it is initiating environmental analysis for
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Despite some improvement in the High Desert’s smoky skies, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued an updated air quality advisory Thursday morning for Deschutes, Jackson, Josephine, eastern Lane, eastern Douglas, Klamath, and northern Lake counties that’s in effect through 4 p.m. Sunday.
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A guest on Mt. Bachelor’s ZipTour zip line experienced a fatal medical incident Thursday afternoon, prompting a closure of the three-stage feature on Friday, out of respect for the family and resort workers, officials said.
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Deschutes County is in the process of adding armed patrols at the homeless camps at Juniper Ridge. Several homeless campsites can be found on county-owned property at the north end of the property, prompting a remediation plan that includes new security patrols.
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Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., are urging the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to prioritize the Klamath, Deschutes and Rogue River Basins in upcoming federal funding decisions for drought and climate resiliency projects.
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A string of recent break-ins, burglaries and vehicle thefts in Bend, Sunriver and La Pine led to a raid Wednesday night on a property in the Three Rivers area south of Sunriver and the arrest of three Seattle men who were staying there. All of the stolen vehicles and property were recovered, along with four guns and large amount of ammunition.
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Natural disasters have battered the West this season, from hurricanes and tropical storms to large wildfires, even earthquakes. This month alone has shown how quickly disaster can strike. But if an emergency happened near you, would you be ready?
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For a second year, Deschutes County invites communities to apply for grants that will provide funding for projects that reduce the risk of wildfire.
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An Army National Guard helicopter crew located the remains of a 66-year-old St. Helens man who was reported overdue while on an intended one-day climb of the North and Middle Sister last week and was killed in a 1,200-foot fall, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
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A Deschutes County woman has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl to Oregon for distribution.
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A 33-year-old Bend man was killed in the rollover crash of his pickup truck early Tuesday morning on the Cascade Lakes National Scenic Byway south of Bend, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
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Two Bend brothers arrested in Tennessee on nationwide felony warrants in the fatal shooting of Taylor Shane Wyss, 33, of Redmond, outside a downtown Bend bar made their first court appearance Monday on “fugitive from justice” charges and waived extradition, Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels said..
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A 26-year-old Sunriver man who fired a rifle shot across U.S. Highway 20 that hit the front of the Deschutes County Jail in early March, hours after his father was arrested and jailed, received a nearly 7-year jail sentence on Monday.
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Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of August 20-26.
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ODOT closed a 15-mile stretch of Highway 242, the McKenzie Pass Highway, west of Sisters late Friday afternoon due to fire activity and conditions related to the fast-growing Lookout Fire that is sending thick smoke into Central Oregon, although the fire itself is still about 20 miles away
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued an air quality advisory Friday for Jackson, southern Josephine, eastern Lane, northern Lake, Klamath, Deschutes and Crook counties. Ity remains in effect through noon Sunday.
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At the peak of wildfire season, it’s more important than ever to stay informed. In the event of a fire or other emergency, there’s a way to be notified via phone calls, text messages or email. I’s called Deschutes Alerts, and nearly 50,000 people use it.
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Language is one of the most important parts of any culture, and this September the Deschutes Public Library is exploring a variety of ways in which people — and animals — communicate.
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A smoky orange sun rose over much of the High Desert on Wednesday as very unhealthy to hazardous air quality levels lingered from wildfires to the west, prompting pool closures and program changes and cancellations by the Bend Park and Rec District, among others.
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