Crooked River Roundup offers variety of family-friendly fun events
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) –The Crooked River Roundup is excited to announce some extra-fun events as it counts down the days toward this weekend’s…
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Prineville man killed in single-vehicle rollover crash on Highway 26 near Ochoco Reservoir
PRINEVILLE Ore. (KTVZ) – A Prineville man was killed early Monday morning when his pickup truck drifted across the oncoming lane of U.S. Highway 26…
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Crook County Sheriff’s Office, Prineville Police partner for DUII enforcement during Crooked River Roundup, Races
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Crook County Sheriff’s Office and the Prineville Police Department will be teaming up and conducting a…
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Senator Ron Wyden to hold town halls in Redmond and Prineville on June 27th
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday he will hold in-person town halls in Hood River, Wasco, Deschutes and Crook…
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Rock On: 78th Prineville Rockhound Pow Wow features wide array of rocks, gems and much more
A wide range of jewelry, gems, minerals, tools and, yes, an array of beautiful rocks are featured at the 78th Prineville Rockhound Pow Wow this…
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City of Prineville won’t choose any of three police chief finalists after their visit; instead, the search will continue
A week after three finalists to become the next Prineville police chief paid a visit and met with officials and the community, the city announced…
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Crooked River Roundup rodeo returns to ‘Cowboy Capitol of Oregon’ for 79th year
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — For 79 years, Crook County has welcomed rodeo fans to one of Oregon’s oldest family-friendly events — the historic…
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St. Charles Prineville to hold emergency preparedness training drill Wednesday evening
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — St. Charles Prineville will host an emergency preparedness training event in partnership with local law enforcement,…
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Prineville woman arrested in police raid on home that turned up $40,000 worth of stolen vehicles, skid steer, artificial turf
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Crook County sheriff’s deputies and Prineville Police raided a southeast Prineville home Saturday, finding about…
Continue ReadingFiling period begins: Madras and Prineville mayors, three of six council positions on November ballot
The terms for Madras Mayor Mike Lepin and three of the six positions on the Madras City Council will end December 31, and the filing period to run…
Continue Reading Crook County Sheriff’s Office, Prineville Police report results of ‘seat belt blitz’ safety enforcement effort
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — From Monday, May 20, through Sunday, June 2, the Crook County Sheriff’s Office and the Prineville Police Department…
Continue Reading City of Prineville names three West Coast law enforcement professionals as finalists for next police chief
The city of Prineville announced Tuesday the names of three veteran law enforcement officers from Washington and California who have been chosen as…
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City of Prineville set to announce next week their three finalists for next police chief, hold public ‘meet and greet’
(PRINEVILLE, Ore)— The City of Prineville on Thursday invited community members to meet three candidates vying to become the city’s next chief of…
Continue Reading Wanted Prineville man flees police, barricades in home, leading to SWAT team call-out, six-hour standoff and arrest
A Prineville man wanted on a Deschutes County warrant eluded police who tried to pull him over, ran into a home and refused to come out Thursday…
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‘It’s unusual:’ Why does Prineville have a 5 1/2 Street? ‘Practicality’ by Ochoco Creek, but a confusing hassle for some
Home to a warm and neighborly sense of culture, Prineville is also home to plenty of history, and a peculiar kind of street name uncommon to Central…
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COCC uses $112K grant to add electric vehicle charging infrastructure at its Bend, Prineville campuses
Other charging ports already in place in Redmond, Madras BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A nearly $112,000 grant from the Oregon Clean Fuels Program and…
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Fire destroys several sheds, outbuildings on NE Prineville street; Crook County Fire crews protect nearby triplex
A fire destroyed several sheds and outbuildings in Prineville Wednesday afternoon, but Crook County Fire and Rescue crews were able to control the…
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‘I did what needed to be done’: Crook County man talks about finding, helping driver badly injured in rollover crash
A Crook County resident who heard the sounds of a very bad late-night crash last weekend stepped out of his parents’ house and stepped up to find the…
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Body cam video shows Clark County deputies shoot armed carjacking suspect from Prineville in crowded hall
SALMON CREEK, Wash. (KGW/KTVZ) — Newly released body cam footage shows the moment when Clark County deputies shot and killed an armed carjacking…
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Prineville man identified by SW Washington medical examiner as carjacking suspect shot, killed by deputies
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KTVZ) – A Prineville man was identified Wednesday as a suspect shot and killed by southwest Washington sheriff’s deputies after…
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