Oregon National Guard soldier dies in non-combat incident in Kosovo
The U.S. Department of Defense announced Monday the death of an Oregon Army National Guard soldier from Willamina, Oregon, who was supporting…
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Feds scrap plans to reintroduce grizzlies to North Cascades
The federal government is scrapping plans to reintroduce grizzly bears to the North Cascades…
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Wyden calls on AG to enforce law requiring police report in-custody, arrest deaths
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Tuesday called on Attorney General William Barr immediately to fully implement and enforce a law that requires states to…
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7 arrested, face federal charges in rioting at Portland courthouse
The U.S. Attorney in Oregon announced federal charges Tuesday against seven people accused in court papers of defacing a federal courthouse and…
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Bend police: Suspect in Calif. shooting, fatal hit-and-run may be in C.O.
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…
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Deer Ridge prison inmate dies
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…
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Redmond mayor tries on a few masks, but says they’re not enough
The city of Redmond has released a video of Redmond Mayor George Endicott trying on a few face coverings while noting that masks alone are not a…
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Salem woman dies after crash on Hwy. 20 at Santiam Junction
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…
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Terrebonne man killed, Calif. pair injured in Hwy. 97 crash south of Terrebonne
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…
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Family Swim returns Friday at Juniper Swim & Fitness Center
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The pools at Juniper Swim & Fitness Center have been quiet for too long. While lap swim and water fitness returned a couple…
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Paulina Lake Fire reaches 30% containment
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…
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Small plane skids off RDM runway after landing gear collapses; no injuries
A small plane pilot and passenger escaped injury Monday after calling in a possible problem with a landing gear that collapsed during an emergency…
Continue ReadingGov. Brown talks with KTVZ of COVID-19 issues
Gov. Kate Brown expressed concern in a talk with NewsChannel 21 on Monday about the rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations, in Bend and elsewhere, and the…
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Bend teen on life support after Alfalfa ATV crash; family to donate organs
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…
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C.O. police receive 100s of illegal fireworks complaints over the Fourth weekend
With many illegal fireworks taking flight or sending loud booms across Central Oregon neighborhoods over the past weekend, some enjoyed the show…
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Credit union, KTVZ team up for $30,000 in small-business grants for PPE needs
Northwest Community Credit Union, KTVZ have teamed up to help small C.O. businesses, with $30,000 in grants to purchase needed personal protective…
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City of Bend declares ‘Stage 1’ water curtailment alert
Following the recently approved drought declaration for Deschutes County, Bend City Manager Eric King has declared a Stage 1 water curtailment alert…
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Deschutes County imposes public use restrictions to curb wildfire danger
Deschutes County commissioners voted Monday to impose public use restrictions on unprotected lands within the county and on all county-owned land, to…
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Oregon COVID-19 update: No new deaths, fewer new cases, positive test results top 5%
The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Sunday and remains at 215, along with 168 new cases, the lowest tally in several days, the…
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US Forest Services urges self-policing of campgrounds to help catch, prevent wildfires
Just a few weeks into summer, Central Oregon has already seen a more aggressive fire season than in some past years. The U.S. Forest Service is…
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