Central Oregonians talk about their allergy woes as severe season ramps up
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Allergy season is typically rough on the High Desert, but this year seems especially brutal for residents. We spoke with…
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Candle lit for warmth sparks fire, destroying SUV being used as living quarters in Bend’s Juniper Ridge area
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A fire sparked by a candle being used for warmth destroyed a vehicle Friday morning in the Juniper Ridge area north of Bend,…
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Plow crews hard at work in more than 8 feet of snow to clear Cascade Lakes Highway before Memorial Day
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — While Cascade Lakes Highway and Paulina Lake Road remain closed, snow removal efforts are well underway, Deschutes County Road…
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Problem Solvers: Homeless in the Pines, encampments growing in the woods of La Pine
LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ)– Just outside the city limits of La Pine, in the dense forest that surrounds the community, you won’t find wild animals…
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La Pine-area drug raid turns up illegal marijuana grow; resident cited on felony charges
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A drug raid late Wednesday night on a La Pine-area home turned up an illegal marijuana operation, and a resident was cited on…
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Oregon Clean Vehicle Rebate Program returns, with new grant funding
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The wait is over! The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has announced it will reopen the popular Oregon Clean…
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Escaped debris burns on the rise around Central Oregon in recent weeks, can cause costly wildfires
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District reported Friday it’s seeing an uptick in escaped debris burn…
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Forest Service closes China Hat gate as ‘scared’ homeless scramble to move on: ‘The answer is housing, not handcuffs’
The gate on China Hat Road south of Bend swung shut early Thursday, closing a large area of homeless encampments on the Deschutes National Forest as…
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Amtrak passenger arrested in Chemult, accused of stabbing fellow rider, waving scissors at others
CHEMULT, Ore. (KTVZ) – An Amtrak passenger was arrested on assault and other charges Wednesday night at the Amtrak train station in Chemult, accused…
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Federal judge sympathizes with evicted China Hat homeless but says need to curb fire danger carries greater weight
EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A federal judge who refused to grant an emergency court order to block the removal of dozens of homeless residents from the…
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‘La Pine needs this’: Groundbreaking held for 39-unit affordable apartments near Wickiup Junction
The Foundation for Affordable Housing is breaking ground Thursday in La Pine on a 39-unit apartment building serving individuals and families who…
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Emergency closure lifted in Bachelor Complex Fire area; Edison Sno-Park reopened, but caution advised
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest lifted the Bachelor Complex Emergency Fire Closure on Thursday, reopening Edison Sno-Park and the…
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Redmond woman arrested on kidnap charge involving runaway teen from Louisiana
(Update: Adding video) BURNS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Sheriff Craig Webre announced this week that a Redmond, Oregon woman has…
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New, permanent boat dock to be installed at Crane Prairie Reservoir
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest said Thursday it will install a new, permanent boat dock at Crane Prairie…
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‘Strive for excellence’: Central Oregon Community College celebrating 75 years
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — It’s a big year for Central Oregon Community College—the school is celebrating its 75th…
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WATCH: China Hat closure news conference
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the recording of the KTVZ News live stream of Thursday morning’s news conference held by several homeless advocacy…
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Crook County commissioners move forward with supporting Pacific Power proposed transmission line Route D
(update: adding video) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The debate surrounding PacifiCorp’s Blueprint South Transmission Line Project, continues.  Crook…
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50 years later, local Vietnam veterans remember the fall of Saigon, end of war
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Â Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. Half a century ago, on April 30,…
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SE Bend police standoff ends as two people surrender, one a fugitive arrested on a statewide warrant
Several armed Bend Police officers and two armored vehicles surrounded a southeast Bend apartment in a standoff for about an hour Wednesday…
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64-acre prescribed burn conducted south of Sisters
Firefighters with the Sisters Ranger District ignited 64 acres in a prescribed fire Wednesday on Sisters Area Fuels Reduction Unit 4 four miles south…
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