Fire that destroyed Warm Springs home before Christmas had accidental cause, investigators say
A fire that destroyed a Warm Springs home three days before Christmas had an accidental cause, investigators said.
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Two federal agencies agree to fund $23 million new Warm Springs water treatment plant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Indian Health Service announced Tuesday completion of a formal agreement that provides more than $23 million to build a new water treatment plant on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation.
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Warm Springs Tribal Police seek public’s help in finding missing 18-year-old
The Warm Springs Tribal Police Department said Tuesday it is seeking information from the public about the disappearance of LeBron Boise, 18, who vanished from the Warm Springs Indian Reservation last Wednesday, Dec. 14.
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Warm Springs Tribes receive nearly $7 million federal grant to expand high-speed internet
The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced Wednesday it has awarded nine grants as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, including nearly $7 million to the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs in Oregon.
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FBI, Warm Springs Tribal Police investigating man’s suspicious death on reservation
The FBI is partnering with Warm Springs Tribal Police to investigate a man’s suspicious death on the Warm Springs Reservation, officials said Tuesday.
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The Museum at Warm Springs hosts 29th annual Tribal Member, Youth Exhibit
The 29th Annual Warm Springs Tribal Member and Youth Exhibit opens Tuesday, Nov. 15 at The Museum at Warm Springs. The exhibit will be on view through Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023.
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Museum at Warm Springs leader offers thoughts as National Native American Heritage Month begins
In 1990, United States President George H.W. Bush signed Joint Resolution 577, designating November as the first National American Indian Heritage Month.
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Redmond woman, Texas man killed in Highway 26 head-on crash on Warm Springs Reservation
Two drivers were killed, a Texas man and a Redmond woman, in a head-on crash Saturday afternoon on U.S. Highway 26 on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Oregon State Police said Monday.
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The Museum at Warm Springs kicks off year-end fundraising campaign
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Museum at Warm Springs has kicked off its 2022 year-end fundraising campaign. Designed and built to Smithsonian Institution standards in 1993, The Museum at Warm Springs is a very special place of cultural and historical importance to the Warm Springs people.
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Warm Springs 15-year-old arrested in Madras business burglaries, fight at Jefferson County Fair
A 15-year-old Warm Springs resident has been arrested on burglary charges involving recent break-ins at a Madras gas station and cannabis dispensary and weapons charges stemming from a fight last July at the Jefferson County Fair, authorities said Tuesday.
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Indigenous People’s Day observed
The Museum at Warm Springs Executive Director Elizabeth Woody says everyone should think about the contributions made by Indigenous people every day. Here is her statement on the special day.
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Museum at Warm Springs leader offers Indigenous Peoples’ Day statement
By Elizabeth A. Woody (Warm Springs, Yakama and Diné), Executive Director, The Museum at Warm Springs, Warm Springs, Oregon On the day that many of us grew up knowing as “Columbus Day,” I am reflecting on how things have changed for Native peoples in the United States. The Native peoples of the Western Hemisphere have come
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Senate panel holds hearing on legislation to help protect Warm Springs Reservation from wildfires
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing Thursday on Sen. Ron Wyden’s legislation that would protect the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs reservation from wildfire and empower the Tribe to restore cultural and forest resources on Mt. Hood. The legislation is also co-sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley. “This legislation is about
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Drug agents arrest two C.O. men, seize drugs after traffic stop on Warm Springs Reservation
Central Oregon drug agents arrested two men, from Bend and La Pine, and seized a variety of drugs on Tuesday after a traffic stop by Warm Springs Tribal Police on Highway 26, officials said.
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Returning Honor Flight of Central Oregon veterans greeted by crowd on ‘Welcome Home Day’
The latest Honor Flight of Central Oregon has officially touched down in Redmond after a four-day visit to Washington, D.C. Hundreds of people came to the Deschutes County Fairgrounds on Saturday to greet the veterans and welcome them home. VFW Post 4108 and American Legion Post 44 honor guard, Band of Brother flag lines, and Redmond High School
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Museum at Warm Springs kicks off annual membership drive
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Museum at Warm Springs is kicking off its 2022 Membership Drive Monday. Current Museum members are encouraged to renew their memberships at the same or at a higher level. Past members are invited to rejoin. There are several levels of annual Museum Membership, which begin at $25 for elders
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New ‘area of known wolf activity’ designated on Warm Springs Indian Reservation
A new AKWA (Area of Known Wolf Activity) has been designated on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in the northern Oregon Cascades, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Monday.
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Fences for Fido conducting dog house drive for Warm Springs Reservation
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As bitterly cold autumn and winter weather approaches, Fences For Fido turns its attention to ensuring that dogs living outside have quality, life-saving shelter from the harsh elements. Shelter means so much especially to the dogs in Warm Springs who live outdoors, all hours of the day and night, during the coldest
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Street Dog Hero hosts wellness and vaccine clinic for 86 animals in Warm Springs
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Street Dog Hero, a Bend-based animal welfare nonprofit, teamed up with Central Oregon veterinarians Dr. Cierra Buer and Dr. Tabitha Johnson, as well as Fences For Fido, Warm Springs Fire and Safety, and volunteers from all over Oregon to host a wellness and vaccine clinic in Warm Springs on Saturday, August
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Pilot killed in crash on Warm Springs Reservation was incapacitated, federal investigators say — but why is unknown
A 72-year-old Portland businessman killed in the January 2001 crash of his business jet on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation had apparently become incapacitated, federal investigators said, but they could not determine from the available evidence why that happened.
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