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Fathers of 2 Mt. Bachelor tree well victims sue resort for $30 million

February 29, 2020 12:23 am Barney Lerten

The fathers of a skier and snowboarder who died on the same day nearly two years ago after falling into tree wells and suffocating on the slopes of…

Bag ban fallout? Shopping baskets disappear from Redmond Safeway

February 28, 2020 8:07 pm KTVZ

A Redmond Safeway customer told NewsChannel 21 shopping baskets have been disappearing from the store since the plastic bag ban took…

Washington County resident is Oregon’s first presumed novel coronavirus case

February 28, 2020 4:14 pm The Associated Press

The Oregon Health Authority late Friday confirmed its first, presumptive case of novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in a Washington County resident who…

Crook County School Board picks 5 name finalists for ‘adventure theme’ school

February 28, 2020 1:03 pm KTVZ News Partners

Crook County School Board members selected the top five name choices for the new adventure theme school during a special board meeting last Monday…

Bend-Redmond once again named ‘Best Performing Small City’

February 28, 2020 12:35 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Milken Institute has released its yearly findings for the Best Performing Small Cities study, again naming the Bend-Redmond metro area the Best…

Ex-JCSO records clerk reaches plea deal in dues theft case

February 28, 2020 12:13 pm KTVZ News Partners

A former Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office records clerk accused of stealing more than $15,000 in dues from department employees has reached a plea…

Time running out for Redmond man in need of kidney

February 27, 2020 6:11 pm KTVZ

Alvin Law is suffering from kidney failure. For the last two years, the 70-year-old Redmond man has been hooking himself to needles and machines…

Gov. Brown convenes Coronavirus Response Team

February 28, 2020 11:19 am KTVZ News Partners

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown convened Friday a Coronavirus Response Team tasked with coordinating state and local agencies and health authorities in…

Feds reject removal of 4 Snake River dams in key report

February 28, 2020 10:15 am The Associated Press

A long-awaited federal report released Friday rejected the idea of removing four hydroelectric dams on a major Pacific Northwest river in a…

Bend dental practice feeling coronavirus impact: mask shortage

February 27, 2020 6:40 pm KTVZ

Despite no confirmed cases in Oregon as of yet, the global novel coronavirus outbreak is leading to issues locally that some may not have expected,…

Oregon House Democrats subpoena GOP walkout participants

February 27, 2020 5:34 pm KTVZ News Partners

The House Committee on Rules voted Thursday afternoon to issue civil subpoenas to absent and unexcused members of the House Republican Caucus,…

Bend Police ID woman struck, critically injured by pizza delivery driver

February 27, 2020 8:10 am Barney Lerten

A 20-year-old Bend woman was critically injured and a second pedestrian also was hurt Wednesday night when they were struck by a Pizza Hut driver…

Remains found south of DRW identified as missing Bend man

February 27, 2020 4:44 pm Barney Lerten

Remains found by a hiker south of Deschutes River Woods 10 days ago have been positively identified as those of a Bend man whose disappearance nearly…

‘Peace, love and happiness’ – but no tow truck payment – sparks Crook County chase, arrest

February 27, 2020 3:59 pm Barney Lerten

A Colorado woman got stuck on a road shoulder south of Prineville early Wednesday morning, then refused to pay the tow truck driver who freed and…

Knopp bill to freeze some seniors’ property taxes advances, despite walkout

February 27, 2020 12:30 pm KTVZ News Partners

State Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, said Thursday his bill for the 2020 short legislative session, to freeze property taxes for low-income seniors, has…

Sisters City Council talks short-term rentals, new DCSO contract

February 26, 2020 11:15 am KTVZ

The Sisters City Council held a workshop Wednesday evening to discuss the year-old short-term rental regulations, and also discussed its new contract…