BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest announced Tuesday it is seeking public input on its Fuels Maintenance Treatments Project, covering…
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A utility maintenance crew accidentally caused a widespread Central Oregon power outage late Tuesday morning, knocking out service for about an hour…
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Record numbers of nearly 1,000 adult steelhead returned to the Pelton Round Butte hydropower project on the Deschutes River…
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(Update: Adding video) CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) — For the first time in its 48-year history, Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue placed an…
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A man who stole a knife from the Madras Bi-Mart and threatened a Domino’s Pizza worker with it ran away Tuesday afternoon…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Central Oregon has been the state’s growth engine so far this pandemic-challenged decade, accounting for nearly half of the…
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A Madras woman who threatened another woman with a gun by text message fled police and ran over a pedestrian Tuesday night, Jefferson County Sheriff…
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Pacific Power has awarded $925,000 to 11 organizations in Oregon for projects that will expand electric mobility and…
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A call to Jefferson County 911 dispatchers early Tuesday claiming a person was firing gunshots near a Madras truck stop…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – KTVZ is excited to announce the launch of KTVZ+, bringing 24/7 streaming access from Central Oregon’s News Leader. Now, viewers…
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Recent challenging driving conditions are frighteningly clear in videos shared Friday by the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office…
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Central Oregon’s two-week bout of cold, snowy weather ramped up again on Thursday morning with a few inches of new snow around the still-very cold…
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A fire heavily damaged a Madras home on Wednesday and displaced a resident, Jefferson County Fire and EMS reported. Fire crews…
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, in a collaborative effort with the Jefferson County Fire Chiefs, is offering…
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Inspired by Circuit Judge Raymond Crutchley’s announcement and Deschutes County’s Cupid Docket, Crook and Jefferson…
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Longtime Jefferson County District Attorney Steven Leriche has submitted his resignation, effective Feb. 2, Governor Tina Kotek announced Tuesday as…
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PowerSchool, the student information system used by Jefferson County School District 509J, was hit by a recent cyberattack in which personal files…
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Oregon State Police on Monday released the identity of a 21-year-old Nevada man who was struck and killed by a semi-truck last week while crossing…
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Bend man accused of dealing drugs around the region was pulled over in Jefferson County and arrested on several charges…
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fire managers on the Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland are planning to conduct prescribed burns…
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