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…
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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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Feds, hunting/wildlife groups help fund Hwy. 97 wildlife underpass near Gilchrist
A federal grant from the U.S. Department of Interior announced earlier this year will be matched with funds raised by hunting/wildlife conservation…
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Lost climber from Sunriver rescued on Mount Hood
A 31-year-old climber from Sunriver called 911 for help after getting lost on Mount Hood in whiteout conditions late Friday and was rescued in an…
Continue Reading Oregon reports no new COVID-19 deaths, 35 new cases; 6 in Central Oregon
The Oregon Health Authority reported no new deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday, keeping the death toll at 147, and 35 new confirmed or presumptive…
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Escaped burn pile sparks 1-acre blaze in Powell Butte
An escaped legal burn pile in Powell Butte burned about an acre Saturday afternoon before firefighters and others on scene stopped the wind-driven…
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Warm Springs Police advise of traffic enforcement on reservation roads, highways
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Warm Springs Tribal Police Department would like to advise the public that over the last few months, due to the…
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Masks, sanitizer to be distributed to Oregon farmworkers, ag producers
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Kate Brown has directed approximately 1 million KN95 masks and 5,000 gallons of hand sanitizer for farmworkers and…
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Owner of closed C.O. restaurants upset violators not following rules
Since Phase 1 of Gov. Kate Brown’s reopening plan began last Friday, the owner of three closed restaurants in Deschutes County said some bars and…
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20 La Pine HS students are district’s first AVID graduating class
Bend-La Pine Schools’ Class of 2020 includes a notable group: the district’s first-ever graduates from the Advancement Via Individual…
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Gov. Brown approves Clackamas County phase 1 reopening
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Friday gave the green light to Clackamas County’s Phase 1 reopening plan.…
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Spenser, Fagan win close Democratic primary races
Alex Spenser has won the Democratic primary in Oregon’s 2nd Congressional District race, while Shemia Fagan, a state senator from Portland, has won…
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Deschutes County: Recent COVID-19 case rise tied to local gatherings, not visitors
Deschutes County public health officials are asking Central Oregonians to stay close to home this weekend, to curb the spread of COVID-19, while…
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