Top Stories Archives

OSP releases sketch, seeks public’s help to ID remains of girl found in coast woods

December 29, 2020 1:39 pm The Associated Press

Oregon State Police released an approximate sketch Monday of a young girl whose remains were discovered last month along the H.B. Van Duzer Forest…

Divers find WWI dog tag at bottom of Deschutes River, search for veteran’s family

January 3, 2021 7:52 pm KTVZ

Miranda and Kea Eubank were out diving, looking for underwater treasures in the Deschutes River near Drake Park about two months ago when they found…

Fire destroys SE Prineville home; residents escape unharmed, but lose dog

January 2, 2021 8:32 pm KTVZ, Barney Lerten

A southeast Prineville home and several outbuildings were destroyed by a fire Saturday morning, but two occupants escaped unhurt. Firefighters were…

Wash. state man killed in 3-vehicle crash on Highway 26

January 3, 2021 2:59 pm Barney Lerten

A Washington state man was killed in a three-vehicle crash Sunday that closed a nearly 30-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 26 on the Warm Springs Indian…

Oregon Health Authority reports 1,500th COVID-19 death, 1,421 new cases

January 3, 2021 12:50 pm KTVZ News Partners

COVID-19 has claimed eight more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,500, the Oregon Health Authority reported…

Lake County armed robbery suspect shot, killed by officers in highway standoff

January 2, 2021 10:00 pm Barney Lerten

A suspect in a New Year’s Day holdup of a Silver Lake gas station and convenience store was shot and killed by officers after his car was stopped and…

DCSO seeks tips, security video after La Pine-area string of thefts from vehicles

January 2, 2021 1:13 pm Barney Lerten

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information and surveillance video after several overnight thefts from vehicles a few days ago in…

Arrests made during dueling protests in Salem

January 1, 2021 9:37 pm The Associated Press

Police in Salem used flash-bang grenades to separate opposing groups of protesters Friday afternoon.…

Bend ends 2020 with a warm and dry December, much like the rest of the year

January 1, 2021 12:53 pm KTVZ News Partners

Bend residents experienced a warmer and drier December than normal, befitting a year that was much the same, the National Weather Service office in…

Violent Portland New Year’s Eve crowd leads to riot declaration, arrests

January 1, 2021 11:44 am The Associated Press

Portland police made arrests after a New Year’s Eve crowd became violent, causing damage while throwing fireworks, bricks and frozen water bottles…

Wallowa County hospital employee has severe allergic reaction to COVID-19 vaccine

December 31, 2020 9:27 pm KTVZ News Partners

As the public health authority for Wallowa County, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday that a health care worker there has had a severe…

Regional police training facility proposed at former Redmond Rod & Gun Club site

December 31, 2020 1:34 pm KTVZ

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies are working to create a long-discussed regional training facility a reality.…

‘Slap in the face’: FDA scraps $14,000 fee to distilleries that make hand sanitizer

December 31, 2020 5:25 pm KTVZ

After major backlash from the small-batch distilling community, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has decided to waive a $14,000 fee it planned…

Two Central Oregonians on state’s new Vaccine Advisory Committee

December 31, 2020 4:08 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Oregon Health Authority on Thursday named the 27 members of its Vaccine Advisory Committee that will determine the sequence in which new COVID-19…

Deschutes County public health nurses, urgent care workers get vaccines

December 31, 2020 3:41 pm KTVZ News Partners

A total of 170 Deschutes County public health nurses and health care workers from urgent care clinics received their initial COVID-19 vaccinations on…