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 Highway 97 on foot north of Madras.
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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 recently and a search of his vehicle turned up powdered fentanyl, methamphetamine and a stolen handgun. drug agents said Friday. The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team determined in an investigation
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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 in two areas of the national grassland this month. “These projects are part of the Forest Service’s commitment to reducing wildfire risk, restoring critical habitat and supporting healthy, resilient ecosystems under the Wildfire
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (KTVZ) – Republican Cliff Bentz was sworn-in Friday along with his colleagues in the 119th U.S. Congress.Representative Bentz’s district covers 20 counties across north, east, central and southern Oregon.Prior to serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Bentz served in both the Oregon House of Representatives and Oregon Senate. In 2020 Bentz
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s NewsChannel 21’s current list of school closures and delays for Friday, December 13th: -Jefferson County School District 509J: Closed “Due to snow and ice creating slick and unsafe road conditions across our district, we are canceling school today,” the school district said. “This closure includes all after-school programs, activities, and athletics.”
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A two-vehicle, serious-injury crash closed U.S. Highway 97 south of Madras for about two hours Thursday night amid continued icy roads across the region due to snowfall earlier in the day, authorities said.
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Jefferson County Fire & EMS agency is facing allegations, including misuse of agency funds, potential layoffs, a budget crisis and an issue relating to the staff’s retirement accounts. In July of 2022, Jefferson County Fire District #1, and Jefferson County Emergency Medical Service – also known as EMS, officially consolidated
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — ODOT is working to make US Highway 97 safer for all travelers, and has been studying the cause of crashes. The Highway 97 stretch north of Redmond is one of the most dangerous corridors in Oregon. The focus is improvements from the High Bridge to Madras in Jefferson County. US 97 is an
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A Madras man who was serving time in a California prison on drug crimes has been returned to Central Oregon to face murder, kidnap and other charges, the second person accused in the September 2022 fatal shooting of a Madras man who authorities had listed as missing and endangered.
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U.S. Highway 26 reopened just north of Madras Wednesday morning, but ODOT advised drivers to still expect slow traffic after an outdoor carport tossed airborne in high winds blew across a street and took out 10 Pacific Power poles Tuesday night.
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By Ben Botkin, Oregon Capital Chronicle EDITORS NOTE: The Oregon Capital Chronicle has updated their story to include Dr. Leland Beamer’s denial of the allegations. You can read their updated article here. Note: This story contains details of a sexual assault.SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — A former Oregon inmate filed a federal lawsuit against the Oregon
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A Heart of Oregon Corps youth crew helped to reduce wildfire danger in a high-risk area – a crucial step, as made clear this summer there when the 5,200 acre Elk Lane Fire moved swiftly toward Madras and threatened area homes.
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A more than century-old Madras home was heavily damaged Saturday morning by an attic fire traced to faulty wiring for a light fixture, but a bystander knocked on the door to alert the occupants, who escaped the burning home unharmed, along with their pets. Jefferson County Fire & EMS crews were
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The renewal bond measure before Redmond School District voters, including some in Jefferson County, has held onto a narrow but growing margin of success since Election Night.
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Philomath man was killed west of Madras late Saturday night when he failed to negotiate a sharp turn at about 90 mph and his pickup crashed into a rock wall, Jefferson County Sheriff Jason Pollock said Monday. Deputies were dispatched shortly after 11 p.m. Saturday to the reported single-vehicle crash
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Jefferson County one of six specified in request, backed by entire congressional delegation SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek sent a letter to President Joe Biden this week, requesting a federal major disaster declaration pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Act on behalf of the State of Oregon. The request follows one of the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Recently, the Heart of Oregon Corps got what it called a “game-changer” grant to expand one of its programs for young adults. Heart of Oregon Corps, a workforce development nonprofit – recently announced an expansion of its year-round, young adult High Desert Conservation Corps Program, with the help of new funding.
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CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue has received a new wildland interface fire engine through a state program and is inviting the community to a special ceremony marking its arrival. Thanks to Senate Bill 762 the Oregon State Fire Marshal was able to make several large investments in the
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Kerry Backsen has learned a thing or two over the years about running a combination feed mill, 1,300-acre farm, retail store and trucking company with his wife, Terry, on property they bought just over 20 years ago, just outside Culver.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Central Oregon has seen about 325 wildfires this year that have burned over 550,000 acres, the region’s fire officials said Saturday – and fire season isn’t over, as two fires, each stopped at about two acres near Tumalo and Madras, made clear. Saturday’s first blaze was a brush fire reported around
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