Warm Springs man killed in Hwy. 26 rollover crash near Madras
A Warm Springs man was killed Friday evening in a single-vehicle rollover crash on U.S. Highway 26 north of Madras, Oregon State Police reported…
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‘Sad milestone’: Oregon reports 6 more COVID-19 deaths; toll tops 500
COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 505, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday.…
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Merkley secures funds to train more National Guard to fight Oregon wildfires
Also launches wildfire resource web page WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Friday that Oregon has received the federal…
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EDCO names Bend Venture Conference growth, impact competition semifinalists
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Economic Development for Central Oregon announces the semi-finalists advancing in the Growth Stage and Impact Competitions for…
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City of Sisters seeks applicants for advisory boards
The city of Sisters is accepting applications for volunteers for its boards, commissions and…
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City of Bend road and traffic report: Week of Sept. 14-20
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s the city of Bend’s weekly road and traffic report for the week of Sept. 14-20. Ongoing Closures: Intersection of SE…
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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of Sept. 13-19
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s weekly road construction update for the week of Sept. 13-19: Old Bend Redmond Highway/Tumalo Road…
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At least 7 dead, dozens missing as 36 wildfires burn across Oregon
At least seven people have died and dozens more are missing amid dozens of Oregon wildfires that have burned more than a million acres, put a…
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Deschutes County begins planning for Comprehensive Plan update
The Deschutes County Community Development Department anticipates initiating a Deschutes County Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan) Update in the fall of…
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ODOT: North Umpqua Highway 138E to be closed for at least a week
Oregon Highway 138E (the North Umpqua Highway) is expected to remain closed between Glide and U.S. Highway 97 for at least a week due to hazardous…
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Deschutes, other NW national forests expand area closures due to wildfires
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Sisters Ranger District of the Deschutes National Forest on Friday expanded a forest closure to large portions of the…
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Oregon Employment Dept. prepares to provide Lost Wages Assistance benefits
The Oregon Employment Department launched online self-certification Friday for the Lost Wages Assistance program, a temporary emergency measure that…
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Not all masks help with wildfire smoke
Morgan Emerson of the Deschutes County Health Department says masks used to prevent COVID-19 work differently from masks that help prevent smoke…
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Ex-Deschutes prosecutor still plans to sue county, despite report refuting most claims
On Friday, the results of a nearly four-month investigation into allegations of racism and sexism in the Deschutes County District Attorney’s office…
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C.O. businesses close due to smoke
Businesses across Central Oregon closed their doors Friday due to the heavy smoke clouding the…
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Among widespread impacts of hazardous smoke; RDM flight cancellations, delays
As expected, a shift in winds blew thick smoke from the region’s wildfires into the High Desert late Thursday and Friday morning, sending air-quality…
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Jackson County transient arrested on arson, other charges
A southern Oregon transient has been arrested on arson and other charges, accused of setting a fire during the battle to stop the Almeda Fire,…
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Key to keeping smoke inside to a minimum: Seal it up
As poor air quality continues to hit Central Oregon, there seems to be no escape from the…
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Jefferson, Jackson counties taken off state’s COVID-19 ‘Watch List’
Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday that Jefferson and Jackson counties have succeeded in reducing the spread of COVID-19 sufficiently enough to be…
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Watch Live: Gov. Kate Brown, state officials wildfire briefing
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Kate Brown will hold a wildfire press briefing today at 1 p.m. The governor will be joined by Mariana Ruiz-Temple,…
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