Three dead in suspected murder / suicide Klamath County Police say
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– On Friday, December 20, 2024, a deputy with the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a suspicious incident in the…
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Forest Service further reduces Red Fire’s emergency closure area; FS Road 60 reopens around Crescent Lake
CRESCENT, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest on Wednesday further reduced the temporary emergency fire closure area on the Crescent Ranger…
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Jury convicts Klamath Falls man of abducting, sexually assaulting two women, holding one in cinder block cell
MEDFORD, Ore. (KTVZ) — A federal jury on Friday found a Klamath Falls man guilty of kidnapping and sexually assaulting two women,…
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Little Lava Fire holds at 11,225 acres; Bachelor Complex 50% contained; Red Fire near Crescent Lake tops 2,000 acres
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Bachelor Complex, including the Little Lava Fire, held at 50% containment this weekend, with no change in acreage reported,…
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‘Part of history lost:’ Redmond native who retired near Chiloquin loses everything to destructive Copperfield Fire
A Redmond native and Bend business owner, now retired and living “off the grid” just outside of Chiloquin, lost everything to the Copperfield Fire,…
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Crews strengthen lines on nearly 3,700-acre Copperfield Fire SE of Chiloquin that destroyed 8 homes, 19 other buildings
A wind-fanned wildfire reported Sunday afternoon southeast of Chiloquin grew to over 3,600 acres by Tuesday but was fully lined by Tuesday night…
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Evacuation notice down to Level 1 near Jackpine Fire south of La Pine
Firefighters continued Sunday to hold the 180-acre Jackpine Fire south of La Pine within its perimeter and brought the blaze to 25% containment.…
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New wildfire NE of Sprague River in Klamath County burns 1,200 acres; homes threatened, Level 3 evacuations
SPRAGUE RIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) – A new wind-driven wildfire was reported Sunday afternoon about three miles northeast of the Klamath County town of…
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More prescribed burns planned Thursday east of Sunriver and south of Crescent
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest are planning more prescribed burn operations Thursday on the Bend-Fort Rock and…
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Deschutes National Forest plans prescribed burns Tuesday east of Sunriver near Lava River Cave and south of Crescent
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest are planning prescribed burn operations Tuesday on the Bend-Fort Rock and Crescent…
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Prescribed burns planned Tuesday west of Camp Sherman, south of Crescent
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Sisters and Crescent Ranger Districts plan to implement prescribed burning west of Camp Sherman and south of Crescent on…
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Searchers from six counties look for missing mushroom hunter west of Klamath Falls; public’s help sought
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Dozens of searchers from six Oregon and Northern California counties searched an area west of Klamath Falls on…
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Lightning-sparked blaze SE of Chemult allowed to burn – and expanded, along with two nearby prescribed burns
In an unusual sequence of events, a recent lightning-sparked fire southeast of Chemult in Klamath County is not only being allowed to burn, but…
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Dallas, Oregon man killed on Highway 58 when semi-truck’s trailer slides into oncoming lane
OAKRIDGE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Dallas, Oregon man was killed Monday night in a crash on state Highway 58 near Odell Lake when a semi-truck’s trailer…
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‘Left a hole that can’t be replaced’: Sister of La Pine teaching assistant aide killed in Hwy. 97 crash wants tougher speed limits for trucks
A La Pine-area woman who worked as an educational assistant at schools in Bend and La Pine was killed and her pregnant daughter was critically…
Continue Reading‘Gave me chills:’ Hundreds attend fundraiser for Bend family after Hwy. 97 crash kills 5, leaves girl, 11, critically injured
Hundreds lined up to attend a Sunday fundraiser to benefit a Bend family who lost five members in a tragic crash on Highway 97 last week that has…
Continue Reading Crescent man arraigned on murder charge, accused of fatally shooting his younger brother several times
A 59-year-old Crescent man was arraigned Monday on a second-degree murder charge, accused of shooting his younger brother several times after finding…
Continue Reading Chiloquin man caught, arrested after active-shooter incident that prompted roadblocks, school lockdowns
Accused of shooting out vehicle window, walking through town firing at vehicles, buildings CHILOQUIN, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Chiloquin man shot out a…
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Commercial Matsutake mushroom harvesting season begins Sept. 5, extends for two months
The 2023 season for commercially harvesting Matsutake mushrooms will open for the Deschutes, Fremont-Winema, Umpqua and Willamette National Forests…
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Years of severe drought have Forest Service reevaluating Crescent Lake Boat Launch redesign
Due to several seasons of low water at Crescent Lake, the Crescent Ranger District said Wednesday it won’t move forward with construction of a…
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