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Area residents want railroad crossing safety addressed in Wickiup Junction plan

July 7, 2020 12:34 pm KTVZ

After the Oregon Department of Transportation opened up its proposed Wickiup Junction refinement plan to public comment, residents said the current…

Bend Chamber says it’s getting mixed feedback about mask mandate

July 7, 2020 7:33 pm KTVZ

Some Bend businesses have faced some challenges after Gov. Kate Brown ordered all Oregonians to wear face coverings in indoor public spaces,…

St. Charles begins posting daily COVID-19 hospitalization data online

July 6, 2020 5:10 pm KTVZ News Partners

In an effort to promote transparency as we continue to navigate rising cases of COVID-19 here in Deschutes County, St. Charles will now release…

Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths, 218 new cases, Morrow Co. outbreak

July 7, 2020 1:33 pm KTVZ

COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 220, along with 219 new cases and a new outbreak at a northeast…

OLCC inspectors: Most bars, restaurants complying, but downtown Bend trouble spot

July 7, 2020 4:56 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission said Tuesday it found most bars and restaurants were operating according to OLCC rules, following social…

Madras police identify 18-year-old shooting victim; suspects’ hearing delayed

July 2, 2020 10:15 am KTVZ

Madras police on Tuesday released the name of an 18-year-old Madras resident who was shot and killed last week, a crime for which two teen brothers…

Bend police: Suspect in Calif. shooting, fatal hit-and-run may be in C.O.

July 7, 2020 1:08 pm Barney Lerten

Bend police said Tuesday they received information that a suspect in a shooting and a fatal hit-and-run crash in Yuba County, California last week…

Deer Ridge prison inmate dies

July 7, 2020 12:10 pm Barney Lerten

A Sandy man serving a 90-month prison term on an abuse conviction died Tuesday morning at the Deer Ridge Correctional Institution east of Madras, the…

Salem woman dies after crash on Hwy. 20 at Santiam Junction

July 7, 2020 10:52 am KTVZ News Partners

A Salem woman died after her car and a pickup truck collided on U.S. Highway 20 at Santiam Junction, west of Santiam Pass Monday evening, Oregon…

Terrebonne man killed, Calif. pair injured in Hwy. 97 crash south of Terrebonne

July 6, 2020 7:16 pm Barney Lerten

A 21-year-old Terrebonne man was killed and two Stockton, California residents were injured Monday night in a head-on crash on Highway 97 south of…

Paulina Lake Fire reaches 30% containment

July 5, 2020 2:24 pm Barney Lerten

A new wildfire broke out and quickly put up a billowing smoke column Sunday afternoon near Paulina Lake Road in the La Pine area, burning nearly 50…

Small plane skids off RDM runway after landing gear collapses; no injuries

July 6, 2020 7:50 pm Barney Lerten

A small plane pilot and passenger escaped injury Monday after calling in a possible problem with a landing gear that collapsed during an emergency…

Bend teen on life support after Alfalfa ATV crash; family to donate organs

July 5, 2020 5:04 pm KTVZ

A 14-year-old Bend High School freshman badly injured in an ATV rollover crash on the Fourth of July was on life support at St. Charles Bend Monday…

C.O. police receive 100s of illegal fireworks complaints over the Fourth weekend

July 6, 2020 12:31 pm KTVZ

With many illegal fireworks taking flight or sending loud booms across Central Oregon neighborhoods over the past weekend, some enjoyed the show…

Deschutes County imposes public use restrictions to curb wildfire danger

July 6, 2020 1:57 pm KTVZ News Partners

Deschutes County commissioners voted Monday to impose public use restrictions on unprotected lands within the county and on all county-owned land, to…