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‘Locked in a race’: Gov. Brown says all over 16 eligible for vaccines April 19

April 6, 2021 7:52 am KTVZ News Partners

Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday that all Oregonians over the age of 16 will be eligible to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, April 19.…

Luke Wirkkala acquitted of murder in retrial of 2013 Bend shooting death

April 5, 2021 3:06 pm KTVZ

After three weeks of testimony and six hours of deliberations, a Deschutes County jury on Monday acquitted Luke Wirkkala, the Bend man earlier…

Oregon House OKs streamlined path for emergency shelters

April 5, 2021 10:43 pm KTVZ News Partners

The COVID pandemic, recession and devastating wildfires have worsened Oregon’s existing housing crisis over the past year, leaving thousands of…

Deschutes National Forest outlines plans for busy spring, summer seasons

April 5, 2021 9:09 pm KTVZ News Partners

As the public makes plans for spring and summer outdoor recreation, the Deschutes National Forest offered some important information and tips Monday…

Madras woman’s endometriosis support group helps women worldwide

April 5, 2021 11:22 am KTVZ

Retired nurse Nancy Petersen is helping change the world of endometriosis and those left in pain by the illness, one Facebook post at a…

SUV smashes into Bend’s Five Guys; no injuries, driver cited

April 5, 2021 5:56 pm Barney Lerten

No one was injured, but a Bend driver was cited Monday after police say his foot slipped from the brake to the gas pedal as he parked, sending his…

Central Oregon golf courses thriving amid pandemic golf boom

April 5, 2021 12:10 pm KTVZ

The year 2020, troublesome in so many ways, turned out to be a record year for Juniper Golf Course in…

Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 related deaths, 248 new cases

April 5, 2021 5:08 pm KTVZ News Partners

There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,394, the Oregon Health Authority reported…

ODOT seeks public input on Wickiup Junction draft safety improvements plan

April 5, 2021 1:54 pm KTVZ News Partners

Highway planners with the Oregon Department of Transportation, the city of La Pine and Deschutes County want to improve conditions for drivers,…

Bend man jailed on drugged-driving charge after head-on crash east of Prineville

April 5, 2021 9:21 am KTVZ News Partners

A Bend man was arrested on drugged driving and other charges Sunday after a head-on crash east of Prineville that sent both drivers to the hospital,…

Second person charged with attempted murder in stabbing south of Bend

April 4, 2021 5:42 pm Barney Lerten

A second person has been arrested on attempted murder and other charges in a stabbing south of Bend a week ago that seriously wounded a Bend man,…

How long will coronavirus vaccines protect people?

April 4, 2021 12:15 pm CNN Newsource

Ian Haydon helped test Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine last year. Now, he’s helping test the tweaked version of that vaccine designed to…

Madras Pep & Cheer Studio hit by break-in, robbery

April 3, 2021 8:10 pm KTVZ

Funds raised by students, as well as equipment and supplies, were stolen from the Madras Pep & Cheer Studio during a break-in Friday night, the owner…

Early-morning fire destroys home in Warm Springs

April 3, 2021 1:31 pm Barney Lerten

A fire that began in a carport spread to and destroyed a home in Warm Springs early Friday morning, officials…

Piece of SpaceX rocket debris lands on E. Washington farm

April 2, 2021 11:22 pm The Associated Press

Authorities say a piece of burning rocket debris seen by many streaking across the Pacific Northwest sky last week crashed on a farm in Eastern…

Man who wouldn’t leave Bend homeless camp jailed on criminal mischief charge

April 2, 2021 10:45 pm Barney Lerten

A man who refused to leave his tent on a Central Oregon Irrigation District access road and has declined several offers of assistance since last fall…