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Heavy, wet snow makes for slick roads, crashes around C.O.; schools close early

January 3, 2022 10:49 am KTVZ, Barney Lerten

The wet and heavy predicted snow was falling Monday across much of the High Desert as Central Oregonians returned to work and school from the holiday…

Redmond man killed in Highway 126 head-on crash east of Powell Butte

January 3, 2022 3:53 pm KTVZ News Partners

A Redmond man was killed Monday morning when his pickup truck went into the oncoming lane and collided head-on with a semi-truck on state Highway 126…

Hummel vows to fight Cranston lawyer’s bid for murder defendant’s release on bail

December 31, 2021 3:32 pm Barney Lerten

Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel said Monday his office will “vigorously oppose” a motion filed by the attorney for Ian Cranston that…

Family of 5 escapes as fire destroys home south of La Pine; cause traced to space heater

January 3, 2022 1:44 pm KTVZ News Partners

A family of five and their two dogs were awakened by heavy smoke early Monday morning and escaped a fire that destroyed their manufactured home south…

DCSO speaks with SUV driver who damaged gate while leaving Pine Nursery Park

January 2, 2022 9:47 pm KTVZ News Partners

Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said early Monday they have found and are no longer seeking information from the public to find the driver of…

120 Oregon Army National Guard soldiers mobilized to support NATO partners in Poland

January 2, 2022 10:05 pm KTVZ News Partners

Oregon Army National Guard soldiers assigned to Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry Regiment were formally mobilized for deployment to a…

Dog shot 4 times, killed on walk near Cline Butte; owner devastated, DCSO seeks tips

December 31, 2021 6:49 pm Barney Lerten

Savanna Richardson has gone for walks with her two dogs, Mateo and Maverick, off-leash dozens of times in the area near Cline Butte, without any real…

St. Charles welcomes Central Oregon’s first baby of 2022

January 2, 2022 12:17 am KTVZ News Partners

Central Oregon’s first baby of the new year is 6-pound, 9-ounce Natasha Roshau, St. Charles Health System…

Coast Guard helicopter crew rescues 2 missing Lane County hikers who wrote ‘SOS’ in snow

January 1, 2022 10:38 pm KTVZ - News Team

A Coast Guard Sector North Bend MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter crew helped the Lane County Sheriff’s Office in locating two 19-year-old…

Deschutes County Sheriff’s SAR assists injured skier off Tumalo Mountain

January 1, 2022 10:08 pm KTVZ News Partners

Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue assisted an injured skier who sought help Saturday in getting down the east slope of Tumalo…

Fire burns travel trailer at SE Bend RV park when owners try to thaw frozen hose

January 1, 2022 9:03 pm KTVZ News Partners

A 31-foot travel trailer caught fire Saturday afternoon at the Crown Villa RV Resort in southeast Bend, a blaze that investigators traced to the use…

New Year’s Day fire destroys 2 Madras mobile homes; traced to heater extension cord

January 1, 2022 8:17 pm KTVZ News Partners

Two Madras families lost their homes to fire on New Year’s Day when an extension cord connected to a portable heater apparently sparked a blaze at…

SE Bend man threatens neighbors with gun, surrenders after CERT call-out

January 1, 2022 7:56 pm Barney Lerten

A southeast Bend man allegedly broke out car windows, entered a neighbor’s vehicle and threatened people with what turned out later to be a replica…

Mt. Bachelor skier dies after falling into tree well; was Cypriot mountaineer on ‘7 Summits’ mission

December 31, 2021 4:27 pm Barney Lerten

A skier who died after falling into a tree well at Mt. Bachelor Friday afternoon was a noted mountaineer and outdoorsman living in Seattle who hailed…