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Containment figure climbs to 32% on 2-month-old Cedar Creek Fire

October 3, 2022 11:03 am KTVZ News Partners

This week’s early-fall warmup may prompt more activity on the 2-month-old Cedar Creek Fire, but officials said Monday they have reached nearly…

Union Pacific Fire Train helps crews fight 120K-acre Cedar Creek Fire

October 2, 2022 8:46 pm KTVZ News Partners

High-tech is a big part of firefighting in the 21st Century, from drones to automated detection cameras. But a less advanced piece of equipment — a…

McKenzie Bridge resident killed when semi rear-ends car, closing Hwy. 126 for 6 hours

October 2, 2022 6:15 pm KTVZ News Partners

A McKenzie Bridge resident was killed and two others were seriously injured Friday evening when a driver stopped to turn into a driveway on Highway…

Two Bend men shot during late-night dispute at NE Bend residence; both reported in stable condition

October 2, 2022 12:13 pm KTVZ News Partners

Two Bend men were shot during a dispute at a northeast Bend residence late Saturday night and were in stable condition Sunday at St. Charles Bend,…

Play ball, in the fall: Bend Elks host OSU-Gonzaga exhibition double-header at Vince Genna Stadium

October 1, 2022 11:13 am KTVZ

(Update: Adding video, comments from Beavers fans) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — It’s October, but still time to play baseball in Bend. The Bend Elks on…

Two-month-old Cedar Creek Fire tops 120K acres as east wind returns; now 27% contained

October 1, 2022 4:07 pm KTVZ News Partners

Two months after being ignited by lightning, the Cedar Creek Fire has burned more than 120,000 acres and has reached 27% containment by a decreasing…

Climber loses South Sister trail on descent, prompting air and ground rescue effort

October 1, 2022 2:36 pm Barney Lerten

A Springfield woman who formerly lived in Bend and had summitted South Sister a dozen times lost the climbers trail on her descent Friday afternoon…

Report: Kotek didn’t violate workplace rules as Speaker

September 30, 2022 10:49 am Associated Press

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A draft report of an investigation into the work environment created by the Democratic candidate for Oregon governor when she…

‘The wheels have come off’: Oregon hospitals worry about access as record financial losses mount

September 30, 2022 9:45 pm KTVZ News Partners

Nearly two-thirds of Oregon’s hospitals lost money in the second quarter of 2022, with margins plunging to depths below the lockdown phase of 2020,…

Fake ‘DCSO flier’ distributed to La Pine residents falsely warns of ‘convicted pedophile’ living in area

September 30, 2022 11:57 am KTVZ

Last week, La Pine residents in the Day Road area say they received a flier that claimed to be from the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office in their…

Deschutes County commissioners hold hearing next week on petition to create Terrebonne sewer district

September 30, 2022 11:56 am KTVZ

Deschutes County commissioners hold a hearing next Wednesday to consider a petition to form a Terrebonne sewer district that supporters say is needed…

Oregon DEQ fines coast electric charging firm record $2.7 million for selling fraudulent clean fuel credits

September 30, 2022 2:40 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Friday issued its largest penalty ever — more than $2.7 million — against Thompson Technical…

‘What we need’: Redmond church tries again to expand safe parking program with new downtown location

September 29, 2022 11:51 am KTVZ

For nearly a year, Mountain View Fellowship Church and its community development group in Redmond have successfully operated the Redmond Safe Parking…

Klamath County ambulance hits car in NE Bend intersection; no serious injuries

September 29, 2022 3:14 pm KTVZ News Partners

A Klamath County ambulance taking a critical patient to St. Charles Bend struck a car in a busy northeast Bend intersection Thursday morning, causing…