New development will bring condos, retail spaces to La Pine
Along with residential condominiums, The Reserve in The Pines project in La Pine will include spaces for retail, a coffee shop, a pub and a bakery,…
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Family surprises brain surgery patient at St. Charles Bend
Jeff Rasmussen, 56, battled brain cancer nearly a decade ago, and is recovering from brain surgery at St. Charles Bend after being diagnosed again…
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High school seniors honored with banners in Madras
High school graduation banners were hung in Madras Monday to honor seniors from Madras High School and Bridges High…
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Bend’s Memorial Day ceremony adapts, still honors our fallen heroes
Memorial Day ceremonies took place across Central Oregon Monday, as many gathered to pay respects to those who dedicated and gave their lives serving…
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Bend man seriously injured in motorcycle crash, found the next morning
A 20-year-old Bend man reported missing Saturday morning after failing to go to work or return home was found laying in the brush off a Forest…
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ODFW’s advice: Let the turtles cross the road
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists advise Oregonians to be on the lookout for turtles on roadways, bike paths or trails. During the…
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Junction City driver jailed after crash kills 2, seriously injures third
A 21-year-old Junction City man was jailed on DUII and criminally negligent homicide charges after a crash early Saturday morning killed two people…
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Portland VA Hospital makes changes after COVID-19 outbreak
The Veterans Affairs Hospital in Portland is making changes after a recent outbreak of coronavirus.…
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Agencies prep for ‘aquatic invaders’ with virtual response exercise
A rapid response team of local, state and federal agencies and the Warm Springs tribes recently held a tabletop exercise in the event invasive…
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ODA reminds swine sellers of import requirements
The Oregon Department of Agriculture said it is seeing an increase of out-of-state swine coming into the state from several Midwestern locations, a…
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Oregon reports 23 new COVID-19 cases, one in Deschutes; no new deaths
The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Sunday and remains at 148, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Memorial Day is also National Missing Children’s Day
National Missing Children’s Day, May 25, is also Memorial Day this year, and approaching 10 years since the disappearance of then-7-year-old Portland…
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Every day is Memorial Day on Burma Rim
In 1973, a U.S. Navy jet on a training mission crashed on Burma Rim in Oregon’s remote high desert, near Christmas Valley within the BLM Lakeview…
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Memorial Day 2020: ODVA director reflects on importance of tradition in uncertain times
By Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs Director Kelly Fitzpatrick SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — In these unprecedented times, I have found myself…
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Injured Colorado climber rescued after small Mount Hood avalanche
A Colorado woman climbing Mount Hood was struck by a small avalanche and injured Saturday, prompting the second rescue operation on Oregon’s tallest…
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Utah girl, 13, killed by falling tree at Detroit Lake
A 13-year-old girl from Utah was killed Sunday afternoon when the top of a large tree fell at Detroit Lake, hitting two tethered pontoon boats near…
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Bend, Redmond pickleball, tennis courts reopen
Pickleball and tennis courts have reopened in Bend and Redmond. We checked in with some players about how it feels to be back on the…
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Checking in with Bend restaurant, shop after Phase 1 reopening
Wild Rose Restaurant and Goody’s Chocolates & Ice Cream are two of the many Central Oregon businesses welcoming back customers under Phase 1…
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Scappoose man killed, Bend man injured in Hwy. 22E crash
A Scappoose man was killed and a Bend man was injured early Sunday morning in a two-vehicle crash on state Highway 22E near Idanha, Oregon State…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 148th COVID-19 death; 43 new confirmed cases, 8 in Central Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed another life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 148, along with 48 new confirmed or presumptive cases, the Oregon…
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