KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Three counties and 10 major western water and agricultural organizations have filed friend-of-the-court briefs supporting a request by the Klamath Water Users Association for a larger panel of judges to review a recent federal court ruling involving water deliveries in the Klamath Project. The filings were submitted Thursday in the
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CRESCENT, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Klamath Falls man was killed Monday night on Highway 97 after stepping into traffic while trying to retrieve a dog that had run into the roadway, according to investigators. The crash happened on June 22nd at about 10:07 p.m. near milepost 200 in Klamath County. Oregon State Police say 67-year-old
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SOUTHERN DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — A quiet drive home turned into a rare, and for some, unsettling wildlife encounter in southern Deschutes County. A wolf sighting near La Pine is once again putting a spotlight on the growing presence of apex predators in Central Oregon. The video, captured by a local college student, was
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest are planning a 44-acre prescribed burn on Friday in the Crescent Ranger District. The controlled burn is located six miles southeast of Crescent and aims to protect homes from tragic wildfires. The prescribed burn on the DRM four/25 Prescribed Burn units will be conducted if
Continue Reading KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Portland man was killed Sunday afternoon in a head-on collision with a semi truck on Highway 97 in Klamath County Sunday, Oregon State Police said Monday. Troopers responded around 3:45 p.m. to the two-vehicle crash near milepost 220. A preliminary OSP investigation found that Mark Evan Simpson, 48, of
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) — In alignment with the current drought-like conditions across the west, the Klamath Water Users Association says this year’s irrigation water supply will be “woefully short of the needs of family farms and ranches”. The Bureau of Reclamation recently measured an initial supply of 221,000 acre-feet in Upper Klamath Lake, which
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KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — In the Klamath Tribes’ treaty territory, tribal councilors are working to protect a rare blue-green algae known as Mare’s eggs, or Nostoc pruniforme. The unusual, water balloon-like organisms draw curious tourists who sometimes pick them from the water, killing them and disrupting their fragile habitat. Scientists consider Mare’s eggs nitrogen-fixing
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Today, KTVZ news learned Desiree Johnson, the truck driver charged in the crash that took the life of Elise Adair Farrens from La Pine, was arraigned in Klamath County court today. She was recently extradited from Florida where authorities found her, a year after a nationwide warrant was issued for her
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THREE RIVERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A wolf from the Upper Deschutes Pack was recently filmed running along a biking path in the Caldera Springs community near Sunriver. The sighting was captured in a residential area as the animal traveled between local homes. The Upper Deschutes Pack has been established in the area for approximately four
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ROSEBURG, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation awarded $759,930 to non-profit organizations across Southern Oregon on Thursday at Seven Feathers Casino Resort. This brings the Foundation’s total philanthropic giving to over $27 million since 1997. Read the full release from Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, including notable grantees and
Continue Reading KLAMATH CO. (KTVZ)– A two-vehicle crash on Highway 97 near milepost 228 in Klamath County resulted in one fatality Friday evening, according to Oregon State Police. OSP responded to the crash at approximately 6:20 p.m. on Friday, January 9th, 2026. Investigators determined that a Ford F-450, operated by Douglas Alan Fordyce, 61, of Caldwell, Idaho,
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One Bend man was killed and another seriously injured in the rollover crash of a pickup truck Sunday morning on state Highway 31 south of La Pine, Oregon State Police said.
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Health Authority has lifted the recreational use health advisory for Upper Klamath Lake in Klamath County. The advisory had been in place since late July due to elevated cyanotoxin levels. Water monitoring now shows toxin levels are below recreational guidelines for people, meaning it’s safe again for activities like
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CHILQQUIN, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 26-year-old Chiloquin man was killed in the head-on collision of two pickup trucks Tuesday evening on Highway 97 south of Chiloquin in Klamath County, Oregon State Police said Wednesday. The crash occurred around 6:40 p.m. near milepost 255. OSP’s preliminary investigation found that Gordon Travis Gilmer, 37, of Sacramento, was
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — The discovery of Chinook salmon swimming through irrigation canals in the Klamath Drainage District is prompting renewed concern about the lack of fish screens meant to protect both farmland and fish. Last week, Klamath Drainage District (KDD) staff spotted large dark shapes moving beneath the surface of the Ady Canal. The
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Salmon are making exciting progress in their return to the upper Klamath Basin, with fisheries biologists from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and The Klamath Tribes celebrating a series of firsts as salmon reach areas where they have been absent for over a century. A few weeks after a
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —The Oregon Health Authority issued a recreational use health advisory Thursday for Odell Lake on the Deschutes National Forest in Klamath County, due to the presence of microcystin, harmful algae blooms. OHA said people should avoid swimming and high-speed water activities, such as water skiing or power boating, in areas of the
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BONANZA, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Fire Marshal is mobilizing several structural task forces and its Red Incident Management Team to the Elk Fire burning about eight miles north of Bonanza in southern Klamath County. The fire was reported Tuesday morning, quickly grew to about 2,000 acres, and is threatening homes and critical infrastructure.
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Update: Adding video, comments from incident commander) LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A small community south of La Pine is getting some help this wildfire season. “We call it hardening the community. If we can do things before a fire that make the community more resilient to it, that’s what we’re in the name to
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A crash closed Highway 97 in Klamath County for a time Tuesday afternoon, the Oregon Department of Transportation reported.
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