Lucky player in Seattle suburb wins $754.6M Powerball prize
AUBURN, Wash. (AP) — A single winning ticket for a $754.6 million Powerball jackpot was sold in a Seattle suburb. The winning numbers drawn Monday…
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Alleged manager of raided big Alfalfa marijuana grow arrested in Texas — on the job, scooping ice cream
Nearly 18 months after a major raid on a large illegal marijuana grow in Alfalfa run by a Mexican drug cartel, one of the alleged managers of the…
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Bend Police make six drunken-driving arrests in 12 hours; two of the men were arrested twice
Bend police made six drunken-driving arrests in 12 hours Sunday night and early Monday – and for two of the men, it actually was their second…
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‘We haven’t changed the rate in 10 years’: Bend Fire & Rescue trims May levy request to boost odds of success
Bend Fire and Rescue has a year and a couple of months before their current operating levy expires, but they are planning ahead and will be seeking a…
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Nearly 60 years after rancher is lost in John Day River flood, answers finally come, thanks to advanced DNA testing
Nearly 60 years after an Eastern Oregon rancher was lost in a John Day River flood, and 33 years after remains were discovered by a rafting group,…
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James Taylor and His All-Star Band to perform May 28 at Bend’s Hayden Homes Amphitheater
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — James Taylor and His All-Star Band will perform at Hayden Homes Amphitheater over Memorial Day Weekend…
Continue ReadingResidents not yet allowed to return to homes near site of fiery train derailment in Ohio
By Sara Smart, Holly Yan and Michelle Watson, CNN Residents of the Ohio village of East Palestine remain unable to return home after a controlled…
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Wyden, colleagues reintroduce bipartisan bill to combat rising catalytic converter thefts
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., last week joined Senate colleagues from both parties to reintroduce legislation that would combat the…
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Corvallis woman injured in snowmobile crash at Elk Lake; Deschutes County SAR assists in rescue effort
A Corvallis woman was injured in a snowmobile crash near Elk Lake on Saturday, bringing out Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue…
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Arrest made in stolen yacht rescue, ‘Goonies’ fish incident
By GENE JOHNSON and RIO YAMAT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A stolen yacht. A dramatic Coast Guard rescue. A dead fish. And the famed home…
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Governor, officials welcome home Oregon Army National Guard citizen-soldiers from Poland deployment
CLACKAMAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Gov. Tina Kotek and other officials welcomed home more than 120 Oregon Army National Guard citizen-soldiers on Saturday…
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Pups scramble in the snow for a cause at Sunriver Brewing’s K-9 Keg Pull
Dogs large and small, fast and frisky moved across the imported snow Saturday afternoon at Sunriver Brewing’s ninth annual K-9 Keg Pull, raising…
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Rep. Jason Kropf of Bend introduces bill to boost Oregon’s early literacy efforts
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – This week, members of the Oregon House and Senate took action to support the state’s young learners with the introduction…
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Intoxicated Bend man arrested after refusing to leave Sisters restaurant, making shooting threats
DCSO says he also threatened to return, shoot up restaurant, tried to enter cars in parking lot SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – An intoxicated Bend man who…
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Sunriver man flees deputy on Hwy. 97 at 80-100 mph, is Tasered, arrested after altercation with officers
A 50-year-old Sunriver man was arrested on several charges early Friday morning, accused of speeding 80-100 mph, sliding into a Sunriver snowbank…
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‘They inspire me’: Portland Thorns practice in Bend, meet and sign autographs for young fans
With the reigning National Women’s Soccer League champion Portland Thorns’ 2023 season opener about a month away, the team stopped in Central…
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Deschutes Market-Hamehook Road intersection about to get a roundabout, safety improvements
An increasingly busy intersection just east of Bend is getting a big upgrade to boost safety and handle the traffic, with one big, familiar addition…
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Deschutes County 911 dispatchers getting false emergency calls due to new Apple iPhone feature
A new crash detection feature on certain Apple products we’re rolled out to iOS users in November. The feature is doing what it’s designed to do in…
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Redmond man sentenced to nearly 19 years in prison in 2020 crash that killed Culver mother, injured 2
A Jefferson County judge sentenced a 31-year-old Redmond man to nearly 19 years in prison Friday for a drunken-driving crash on Highway 97 in…
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Mt. Bachelor President-General Manager John McLeod departs for ‘other opportunities’; interim GM named
John McLeod, president and general manager of Mt. Bachelor for nearly seven years, is leaving the ski and snowboard resort “to pursue other…
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