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Feds give final OK to 11-mile Lone Pine canal piping project east of Terrebonne

August 17, 2021 2:01 pm KTVZ News Partners

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service said Tuesday it has released a Final Watershed Plan-Environmental Assessment and a Finding of No…

Cloverdale Rural Fire District among 5 Oregon fire agencies receiving federal grants

August 17, 2021 9:13 am KTVZ News Partners

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Tuesday that five Oregon fire districts, including the Cloverdale Rural Fire District, have…

Redmond Cub Scouts help C.O. Veterans Ranch in ‘Summer of Service’ project

August 16, 2021 5:49 pm KTVZ

Redmond’s Pack 27 Cub Scouts took part in a national Scouting effort, the Summer of Service, Monday evening.…

Deschutes County commissioners put $1.45 million in ARPA funds toward farm water conservation efforts

August 16, 2021 12:24 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County commissioners have approved an additional American Rescue Plan Act investment of $1.45 million for an On-Farm…

Oregon State Lands selling 778-acre south Redmond industrial development tract

August 16, 2021 11:06 am KTVZ

Cushman & Wakefield announced Monday that the real estate firm has been retained as exclusive advisor by the Oregon Department of State Lands to…

St. Charles Bend to open urgent care clinic to ease strain on Emergency Department

August 15, 2021 5:54 pm KTVZ News Partners

St. Charles Health System announced on Sunday a new urgent care clinic and drive-thru COVID-19 testing at a family care facility near the Bend…

‘We want answers’: Family, friends mark one year since unsolved NE Bend double-homicide

August 14, 2021 11:52 pm KTVZ

It’s been a year without answers or justice for Ray Atkinson Jr. and his fiancé, Natasha Newby. The couple were found dead a year ago Sunday in…

Small wildfire stopped west of Terrebonne; Lower Bridge Way reopened after several hours

August 13, 2021 9:47 pm Barney Lerten

TERREBONNE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Firefighters and a water-dropping helicopter stopped a wildfire west of Terrebonne that burned nearly three acres Friday…

Year after Juniper Ridge Fire hit northern Bend, auto wrecker that lost 100s of cars still recovering

August 13, 2021 7:32 pm KTVZ

Sunday will mark a year since the Juniper Ridge Fire broke out on the north end of Bend, forcing hundreds of evacuated residents to flee and nearly…

Rep. Cliff Bentz plans first Central Oregon town halls in Prineville, Madras, Redmond

August 10, 2021 1:31 pm KTVZ News Partners

Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., who succeeded Greg Walden in January, will hold his first Central Oregon town halls on Friday in Prineville and on Saturday…

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Two suspects arrested in Culver-area theft, burglary; homeowner says man pointed gun, fled

August 12, 2021 7:52 pm KTVZ News Partners

A Warm Springs man and a Madras woman were stopped and arrested on several charges Wednesday night after a homeowner northwest of Culver found them…

C.O. high school, OSU-Cascade students making sensors for real-time data for manufacturers

August 10, 2021 11:58 am KTVZ News Partners

A team of Central Oregon high school students led by an Oregon State University–Cascades computer science junior are building sensors that Oregon…

Redmond man arraigned on charges he set off homemade bomb in SW Redmond intersection

August 12, 2021 12:41 pm Barney Lerten

Police heard a large explosion early Thursday morning and arrested a Redmond man who allegedly detonated a homemade bomb in a southwest Redmond…

Redmond’s Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant closes to prep food for hungry firefighters

August 12, 2021 11:27 am KTVZ

Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant in Redmond is receiving praise from the community after deciding to shut down to the public for a few hours to fill two…

COVID-19 cases prompt closure of Sunriver pools, some recreation facilities, restaurant

August 12, 2021 5:34 pm KTVZ News Partners

COVID-19 cases among Sunriver Owners Association staff have prompted a closure for at least a week of some recreational facilities, including the…

Deschutes County’s population grew by nearly 26% in the 2010s — but that’s slower than the 2000s

August 12, 2021 1:40 pm Barney Lerten

The U.S. Census Bureau released its first round of data from the April 1, 2020 census on Thursday, kicking off a delayed, compressed effort to redraw…