SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Last year, Oregon had one of the most destructive wildfire seasons in its history—1.9 million acres burned, communities…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Wednesday at around 1 p.m., the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and Deschutes County 911 will be sending a test message…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bend Park and Recreation District is opening the application process for the Kids Inc. after-school care program. BPRD’s Kids…
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(Update: Adding video) WARM SPRINGS (KTVZ) — The 30th Tribal Council of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs was sworn in Monday. Following…
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(Update: adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Attorney General Dan Rayfield as part of his series of federal oversight forums, paid a visit to Bend on…
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek announced Friday the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Oregon State Fire Marshal and the…
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, announced Friday he will hold three town halls for Central Oregonians in Jefferson, Crook and…
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LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ)– Just outside the city limits of La Pine, in the dense forest that surrounds the community, you won’t find wild animals…
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The wait is over! The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has announced it will reopen the popular Oregon Clean…
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District reported Friday it’s seeing an uptick in escaped debris burn…
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The gate on China Hat Road south of Bend swung shut early Thursday, closing a large area of homeless encampments on the Deschutes National Forest as…
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EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A federal judge who refused to grant an emergency court order to block the removal of dozens of homeless residents from the…
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest said Thursday it will install a new, permanent boat dock at Crane Prairie…
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(update: adding video) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The debate surrounding PacifiCorp’s Blueprint South Transmission Line Project, continues.  Crook…
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Firefighters with the Sisters Ranger District ignited 64 acres in a prescribed fire Wednesday on Sisters Area Fuels Reduction Unit 4 four miles south…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon users of a popular website and smartphone app to track the latest fires, crashes and other emergencies were…
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On the eve of the Deschutes National Forest’s closure of nearly 36,000 acres south of Bend for fuels reduction work – and the deadline for over 100…
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek signed two bills Wednesday that will fund summer learning programs this summer and the next two summers.…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook joined six other Oregon superintendents in a video released Wednesday…
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – A new report on the state of health of Oregon’s forests shows that drought, insect pests and tree diseases continue to be…
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