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Power restoration from Portland-area ice storm could take a week more

February 21, 2021 12:16 pm The Associated Press

More than 38,000 customers remained without power on Sunday in the wake of an ice storm that wreaked havoc on the electrical grid in the Portland…

1 dead, 3 rescued after fishing boat capsizes near mouth of Tillamook Bay

February 21, 2021 3:33 pm The Associated Press

A person has died and three others were rescued after a commercial fishing boat capsized near the mouth of Tillamook Bay along the Oregon coast.…

Warm Springs Police say Hwy. 26 drunk driver had .77 blood alcohol level

February 21, 2021 12:28 am KTVZ News Partners

A driver and hit-and-run suspect crashed on Highway 26 Friday afternoon and was found to have a blood alcohol level of .77%, more than nine times the…

DCSO honors truck-driver heroes for life-saving actions after fiery crash

February 20, 2021 7:49 pm KTVZ

Emotions ran high Saturday morning at the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, as a pair of heroes were honored for their life-saving actions after a…

Snowmobiler killed in Idaho avalanche

February 20, 2021 1:17 pm CNN Newsource

A man snowmobiling in the Sawtooth National Forest in central Idaho died Friday after triggering a large avalanche. The snowmobiler was riding up a…

Crooked River Ranch man comes home to find $16,000 camp trailer gone

February 19, 2021 6:47 pm KTVZ

Mike Bedford left work early back on Feb. 9 to make sure he was home in time for the delivery of his brand-new telescope. He was worried it might…

Oregon National Guard deploys as power outages persist

February 19, 2021 10:27 pm The Associated Press

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has called on the National Guard to go door-to-door in areas hardest hit by last weekend’s ice storm to make sure residents…

C.O. shipment centers cite winter storms in Oregon, U.S. for recent delays

February 19, 2021 6:32 pm KTVZ

Shipment centers around Bend are noticing large backups in deliveries of packages and letters, citing stormy weather in Oregon and elsewhere in the…

Bend VA Clinic makes history with air delivery of COVID-19 vaccine doses

February 19, 2021 5:47 pm KTVZ

For the first time in the U.S., a Department of Veterans Affairs clinic has delivered COVID-19 vaccines by air. Destination: Bend.…

Despite COVID’s hard hit, Redmond Airport still eyes terminal expansion

February 19, 2021 4:54 pm KTVZ

Over the past several years the Redmond airport has been looking at a terminal area concept plan for expansion, but they couldn’t have predicted the…

Weather-related vaccine delays postpone Deschutes County appointments

February 19, 2021 2:50 pm KTVZ News Partners

Inclement weather has delayed shipments of COVID-19 vaccines across the nation – including doses Deschutes County expected for appointments scheduled…

Oregon reports no new COVID-19 related deaths, 492 cases; vaccinations to expand

February 19, 2021 2:10 pm KTVZ News Partners

There are no new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, keeping the state’s death toll at 2,149, the Oregon Health Authority reported…

Oregon lawmakers take aim at loophole in state gun law

February 19, 2021 1:57 pm The Associated Press

So many people are buying guns in Oregon these days that the state police are often unable to complete background checks in time, allowing the sales…

First Oregon USDOJ report lists 11 missing, 8 murdered Indigenous persons

February 19, 2021 1:20 pm KTVZ News Partners

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon released its first annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons program report on Friday,…

CERT Team assists in Madras drug raid; apartment tenant arrested

February 19, 2021 11:39 am KTVZ News Partners

A drug raid on a Madras apartment on Thursday morning brought the assistance of the Central Oregon Emergency Response Team and led to the arrest of a…

Redmond man dives for answers — and families’ closure

February 19, 2021 12:19 am KTVZ

The body and vehicle of a missing Portland man were found in the Columbia River under the I-205 bridge Wednesday evening. Redmond YouTube diver Jared…