Two Bend men who went out drinking together and got into a fight early Thursday were both later arrested on DUII charges, police said – and one…
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – An attic fire extensively damaged a southwest Madras home early Thursday morning, but all of the residents and pets escaped…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fire that caused an estimated $100,000 damage to a northeast Bend home Tuesday afternoon was caused by the resident burning…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Prescribed burn season is starting up again on the High Desert. The Deschutes National Forest is planning more than ever before,…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest announced Monday that its firefighters plan to start spring prescribed burning season in…
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A fire that destroyed a barn in Tumalo Saturday evening was caused by the residents burning weeds with a propane torch earlier in the day,…
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(Update: Adding photo, burn takes place) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) -— Firefighters from the Ochoco National Forest ignited piles of woody debris at…
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An Alfalfa man called Deschutes County 911 Tuesday evening to report he’d set his own house on fire, and first responders soon found he’d also…
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 PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firefighters from the Ochoco National Forest and the Prineville Interagency Hotshot Crew are planning a prescribed burn…
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A fire began on an outside wall of a southeast Bend home and quickly spread to a home next door Sunday afternoon, causing substantial damage to both…
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Housing and Community Services will launch the intake phase of the Homeowner Assistance and Reconstruction Program…
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Several U.S. Highway 97 motorists north of Bend called to report a fire Tuesday evening that destroyed a motor home in the homeless camp area known…
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A wind-fanned, human-caused fire early Sunday morning heavily damaged a vacant, nearly 90-year-old downtown Bend building owned by Deschutes County,…
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Forestry deployed a strike team to Amarillo, Texas on Friday to assist in their wildfire suppression…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – An apartment patio fire in southwest Bend Saturday night was put out and stopped from spreading inside by a single activated…
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A fire early Thursday morning destroyed a large, unoccupied home undergoing a major remodel north of Sisters, and losses are estimated at $2.5…
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There have been 15 fires in Bend-area homeless camps since the start of the year, the most recent destroying a motor home Saturday morning north of…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A frying pan left on a stove sparked a kitchen fire at a home in Deschutes River Woods on Sunday evening, but the resident and…
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A chimney fire spread to the roof of a home northeast of Sisters Sunday morning, causing more than $20,000 damage, but the residents evacuated safely…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – An unoccupied travel trailer went up in flames Thursday morning in the Juniper Ridge area north of Bend but was quickly…
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