(Update: Adding video) Project still due for completion by next January; school will seek other funds MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A recent continuing…
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A man who stole a knife from the Madras Bi-Mart and threatened a Domino’s Pizza worker with it ran away Tuesday afternoon…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – KTVZ News and Backyard Media have entered into a partnership that will bring local news and weather updates to radio listeners…
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Social media has been abuzz with flyers for a scheduled protest Wednesday afternoon in front of Madras City Hall in honor of Allan Warner Jr. who…
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Acting Jefferson County District Attorney Steven Leriche on Friday identified the man killed in Thursday evening’s officer-involved shooting along…
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A call to Jefferson County 911 dispatchers early Tuesday claiming a person was firing gunshots near a Madras truck stop…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – KTVZ is excited to announce the launch of KTVZ+, bringing 24/7 streaming access from Central Oregon’s News Leader. Now, viewers…
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A fire heavily damaged a Madras home on Wednesday and displaced a resident, Jefferson County Fire and EMS reported. Fire crews…
Continue Reading MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Community College is accepting proposals for a commissioned outdoor sculptural installation, with a…
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — With recent national attention on immigration enforcement, the Madras Police Department issued a statement Wednesday, saying…
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Madras Police Department, in partnership with Project ChildSafe, is offering free firearm safety kits to residents as…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — St. Charles Health System announced Monday the recipients of a variety of Community Benefit grants, awarding more than $155,000…
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St. Charles Health System announced Wednesday plans to open a pilot community pharmacy in Madras late this spring, helping to fill a critical health…
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BEND, Ore (KTVZ) — The Boy Scouts of Central Oregon are once again offering a convenient and eco-friendly service to help you dispose of your…
Continue Reading MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — An award of $250,000 from the Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund to Central Oregon Community College’s “Growing Together”…
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A two-vehicle, serious-injury crash closed U.S. Highway 97 south of Madras for about two hours Thursday night amid continued icy roads across the…
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Jefferson County Fire & EMS agency is facing allegations, including misuse of agency funds, potential layoffs, a…
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — ODOT is working to make US Highway 97 safer for all travelers, and has been studying the cause of crashes. The Highway 97…
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A Madras man who was serving time in a California prison on drug crimes has been returned to Central Oregon to face murder, kidnap and other charges,…
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Police Chief Timothy Plummer and the Madras Police Department are taking steps to ensure road safety during the busy…
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