Jeld-Wen has announced that its Chiloquin Doors plant is closing permanently and the 128 people who work there are losing their jobs.
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CHEMULT, Ore. (KTVZ) – An Amtrak passenger was arrested on assault and other charges Wednesday night at the Amtrak train station in Chemult, accused of stabbing one man in the face with a knife and waving a pair of scissors at other frightened passengers, one of whom pepper-sprayed him. Peter Scott Harrison, 67, of Richmond,
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A woman was cited on 69 counts of first-degree animal neglect after surrendering dozens of dogs from her property south of La Pine, Klamath County sheriff’s deputies said. Eighteen of the seized dogs were taken to the Humane Society of Central Oregon in Bend for care and eventual adoption.
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(Update: Added video) CHILOQUIN, Ore. (KTVZ) – Two people were killed and two others seriously injured Sunday evening in a crash on U.S. Highway 97 near Chiloquin, Oregon State Police said Wednesday. Troopers said a preliminary investigation indicated Wyonna Elaine Weiser, 38, of Chiloquin, was driving a Ford Expedition heading south on the highway near
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CHEMULT, Ore. (KTVZ) – A crash closed state Highway west of the junction with Highway 97 for a time Friday afternoon and evening, prompting ODOT to advise motorists to use an alternate route if possible. ODOT’s TripCheck posted the alert at 3:20 p.m. of the crash, which occurred at milepost 83, three miles west of
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KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Authorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Monday morning at Collier State Park in Klamath County. At approximately 9:45 a.m. on December 23, 2024, deputies with the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office were involved in a critical incident in which a 35-year-old male subject was shot. The man was critically
Continue Reading 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 Bonanza / Bly Mountain area regarding two brothers, and concern from family members about their welfare due to the recent erratic behavior of the older brother. The vehicle the men were
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CRESCENT, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest on Wednesday further reduced the temporary emergency fire closure area on the Crescent Ranger District for the Red Fire near Crescent Lake, which remains 3,060 acres and is 30% contained. Access to Forest Service Road 60 around Crescent Lake has reopened, including all recreation residences. A temporary
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MEDFORD, Ore. (KTVZ) — A federal jury on Friday found a Klamath Falls man guilty of kidnapping and sexually assaulting two women, holding one in a cell he constructed in his garage. Negasi Zuberi, 30, also known as Justin Joshua Hyche, was found guilty of kidnapping, transporting a victim for criminal sexual activity, and illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. According to court documents, on July 15, 2023, while in Seattle, Zuberi posed as a police officer and used a Taser and handcuffs to detain his victim in the backseat of his vehicle. Zuberi then transported the victim about 450 miles to his home in Klamath Falls, stopping along the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Bachelor Complex, including the Little Lava Fire, held at 50% containment this weekend, with no change in acreage reported, while the Red Fire near Crescent Lake has grown to over 2,000 acres but still 11% contained officials said Sunday. The complex consists of about 30 fires sparked by lightning Sept.
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A Redmond native and Bend business owner, now retired and living “off the grid” just outside of Chiloquin, lost everything to the Copperfield Fire, one of eight homes and 22 other buildings destroyed by the blaze.
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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 after prompting area evacuations, damaging several homes and other structures.
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Firefighters continued Sunday to hold the 180-acre Jackpine Fire south of La Pine within its perimeter and brought the blaze to 25% containment. Meanwhile, crews also made good progress on the Wickiup and Round Mountain fires near Wickiup Reservoir.
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SPRAGUE RIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) – A new wind-driven wildfire was reported Sunday afternoon about three miles northeast of the Klamath County town of Sprague River and had grown to an estimated 1,200 acres late in the day, threatening homes and prompting an evacuation. About 20 to 30 structures were threatened by the Knot Fire, reported
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest are planning more prescribed burn operations Thursday on the Bend-Fort Rock and Crescent ranger districts east of Sunriver and south of Crescent. On the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District, firefighters are planning prescribed burn ignitions on up to 325 acres 15 miles south of Bend and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest are planning prescribed burn operations Tuesday on the Bend-Fort Rock and Crescent ranger districts, east of Sunriver near Lava River Cave and south of Crescent. Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District are planning prescribed burn operations about 10 miles south of Bend, five miles east
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Sisters and Crescent Ranger Districts plan to implement prescribed burning west of Camp Sherman and south of Crescent on Tuesday, if conditions are favorable. The Sisters Ranger District plans to conduct 52 acres of prescribed burning in the Metolius Basin near the junction of Forest Service Roads 1419 and 1216,
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Dozens of searchers from six Oregon and Northern California counties searched an area west of Klamath Falls on Saturday for a missing mushroom hunter last seen heading into the woods alone Thursday afternoon. The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office was notified shortly before noon Friday that Gerald “Jerry” Duane Severson, a
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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 expanded along with two prescribed burns in the area to mimic historic low-intensity fires, Fremont-Winema National Forest officials said Wednesday.
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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 slid into the oncoming lane and the path of his pickup truck, Oregon State Police reported. OSP troopers responded shortly before 8 p.m. to the two-vehicle crash near milepost
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