La Pine

Alarms help residents escape La Pine-area house fire

October 20, 2019 2:41 pm KTVZ

Smoke alarms awakened residents of a La Pine-area home early Sunday, allowing them to escape a fire spreading from the front porch to the outside walls and roof, officials said. The La Pine Rural Fire Protection District responded around 5:40 a.m. to the reported fire at a home in the 16000 block of Jacinto Road,

Opioid overdose leaves La Pine mom with memories, pain

October 18, 2019 1:30 am KTVZ

An average of five Oregonians die every week from an opioid overdose. But the impact of the drug epidemic reaches far beyond those lives lost, as the waves of pain and loss extend outward. Memories are all Jeannie Uetz has left of her daughter, Melanie Jones-Troup. “She had the most beautiful dimples and green eyes,”

La Pine-area horse rescued after falling in hole

October 15, 2019 7:28 pm KTVZ

One of two La Pine-area horses who wandered away from home fell into a hole while being returned to his pasture Monday evening and needed some help getting out, prompting a successful rescue effort, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. A deputy was dispatched around 5:15 p.m. to the report of two horses at large in

Speeding driver, truck theft spur 2 S. County pursuits, arrest

October 11, 2019 3:26 am KTVZ

(Update: DCSO identifies suspect, gives details of events; adding video) A reckless driver from Southern Oregon hit speeds of over 90 mph Thursday morning on U.S. Highway 97 north of La Pine, avoided pursuing police and ditched his pickup in the woods, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. He then stole a linen truck in downtown

C.O. warming shelters get ready for winter

October 10, 2019 6:24 am KTVZ

With cold weather on the way, many warming shelters across the region are starting to get ready for winter. Warming shelter operators around the region are not yet ready to open their doors, but with cold temperatures at hand, they are beginning to think about it. Throughout Central Oregon, there are many resources for people

Gone fishin’: La Pine man finds message – and more – in bottle

October 7, 2019 2:43 am KTVZ

A La Pine man came across an unexpected find at the Wickiup Reservoir on Saturday. Not just a message in a bottle, which is unusual enough in itself. But a small vial of ashes, and a final request he could help fulfill. Gregory Dewitt and his girlfriend were picking up trash near the reservoir on