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OSP trooper injured, 24 arrests in Portland protests

August 8, 2020 7:11 pm The Associated Press

Protesters in Portland defied police orders to disperse and threw rocks, frozen or hard-boiled eggs and commercial-grade fireworks at officers as…

Climber survives 240-foot fall at Smith Rock State Park

August 8, 2020 5:52 pm Barney Lerten

A 22-year-old climber rappelling down Monkey Face, a familiar feature of Smith Rock State Park, survived a roughly 240-foot fall Saturday afternoon,…

Deschutes County’s 10th COVID-19 death is seventh at Mt. Bachelor Memory Care

August 8, 2020 11:31 am KTVZ News Partners

COVID-19 has claimed seven more lives in Oregon, including a seventh resident of Bend’s Mt. Bachelor Memory Care, raising the state’s death toll…

Oregon cities, counties urge lawmakers to distribute promised COVID-19 funds

August 8, 2020 4:09 pm KTVZ News Partners

The League of Oregon Cities and the Association of Oregon Counties on Saturday called on state lawmakers to do as federal Treasury officials directed…

City of Bend road and traffic report: Week of August 10-16

August 8, 2020 3:17 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Bend’s weekly road and traffic report for the week of August 10-16: For the week of August 10 – 16: SE…

Seven Crater Lake visitors cited for illegal, off-trail climb into caldera

August 8, 2020 2:46 pm KTVZ News Partners

Seven people were cited Friday for an illegal entry into the caldera of Crater Lake National Park, which is not allowed due to the unstable slopes…

Prineville motorcyclist jailed after DUII crash on Juniper Canyon Road

August 8, 2020 2:14 pm Barney Lerten

A Prineville motorcyclist crashed into a fence after illegally passing a motorist on Juniper Canyon Road Friday night, lost consciousness for a time…

Remains of 7 Marines, including Bend man, and sailor recovered off S. Calif. coast

August 8, 2020 1:54 am The Associated Press

Authorities on Friday recovered the bodies of seven Marines — including a Bend resident — and a Navy sailor killed when a Marine landing craft sank…

Redmond High begins new ‘Legacy Wall’ graduating tradition

August 7, 2020 10:28 pm KTVZ

Redmond High School is starting a new tradition – a ‘Legacy Wall,’ made up of tiles personalized by each graduating…

Tips to make sure your vehicle doesn’t spark a wildfire

August 7, 2020 10:12 pm KTVZ News Partners

As many people across the region head out for late-summer road trips, the Pacific Northwest Wildfire Coordinating Group offers the reminder that…

Tumalo sanctuary’s first chimp, Topo, passes away

August 7, 2020 9:49 pm KTVZ News Partners

Topo, the first chimpanzee brought to the Freedom for Great Apes sanctuary in Tumalo (formerly Chimps Inc.) 25 years ago, has passed away at about 50…

Abuse victim advocates for others; Prineville ‘Save the Children’ rally set for Sunday

August 7, 2020 8:19 pm KTVZ

Prineville resident Brittney Mills says she suffered sexual abuse when she was a child. And she says she wants people to recognize that it happens…

Oregon DMV notifies 9,000 about defective driver licenses, ID cards

August 7, 2020 1:04 pm KTVZ

The Oregon Department of Transportation is sending letters to an estimated 9,000 DMV customers, informing them their new driver license or ID card…

Knopp expresses concerns as lawmakers return to handle big deficit, police questions

August 7, 2020 9:11 am The Associated Press

The Oregon Legislature will meet for its second special session of 2020 beginning Monday to try to fix a $1.2 billion revenue hole due to the ongoing…