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Limited state park camping set to resume June 9

May 21, 2020 12:44 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department announced Thursday it will offer limited camping at many state park campgrounds, starting Tuesday, June 9.…

Two of Drake Park’s iconic trees may be taken down

May 20, 2020 9:49 pm KTVZ

Two of Drake Park’s most popular trees could be in danger of being uprooted: a weeping willow and a Ponderosa pine, in particular, for a…

DCSO seeking whoever abandoned malnourished horse west of Bend

May 20, 2020 3:30 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office sought the public’s help Wednesday in finding whoever abandoned a malnourished horse between Bend and Sisters…

City of Bend extends emergency order discouraging tourist visits

May 21, 2020 1:18 am KTVZ News Partners

The city of Bend has extended its COVID-19 local state of emergency and administrative order discouraging travel to…

La Pine driver injured, cited in DUII crash into power pole support

May 21, 2020 12:24 am KTVZ News Partners

A La Pine man was injured and cited for DUII and reckless driving Tuesday night after his car left La Pine State Recreation Road and struck a power…

Sisters traffic stop leads to Bend man’s arrest on drug charges

May 20, 2020 11:48 pm KTVZ News Partners

A Bend man under investigation for alleged drug sales was stopped on U.S. Highway 20 in Sisters on Wednesday and arrested after a Deschutes County…

Taylor NW says thousands worth of tools stolen from NW Bend job site

May 20, 2020 8:05 pm KTVZ

A Central Oregon construction contractor claims thousands of dollars worth of equipment were stolen from its job site in northwest Bend. Now, the…

Sisters burglary suspect caught in bed, runs, but caught fast

May 20, 2020 10:31 pm KTVZ News Partners

It didn’t take long Wednesday for Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies to catch a suspect in a home burglary after a resident came home to find a…

Deschutes Brewery’s pub reopening soon, at 50% of normal operations

May 20, 2020 9:59 pm KTVZ

For the last two months, the Deschutes Brewery brewpub in downtown Bend has been completely closed. The pub has not offered delivery or takeout…

Shemia Fagan edges ahead of Mark Hass in Democrat race for secretary of state

May 20, 2020 9:32 pm The Associated Press

It appeared on Tuesday night that state Senator Mark Hass had edged fellow state Senator Shemia Fagan for the Democratic nomination for secretary of…

Oregon reports four more COVID-19 deaths; Deschutes has 9 new cases

May 20, 2020 3:44 pm KTVZ News Partners

Four more people have died of COVID-19 in Oregon, raising the statewide death toll to 144, the Oregon Health Authority reported…

Voters reject La Pine parks levy

May 20, 2020 9:09 pm KTVZ

On Tuesday, voters said ‘no’ to a local option levy that would help fund the La Pine Park and Recreation District. 42% voted in favor, but 58% of…

A South Jersey pickleball family at James Atkinson Memorial Park is helping a member fighting cancer.

Bend Park & Rec, city of Redmond delay planned reopening of sport courts

May 20, 2020 11:58 am KTVZ News Partners

The Bend Park and Recreation District and city of Redmond changed course late Wednesday and shelved plans to reopen sport courts Thursday pending…

La Pine man charged with graffiti spree, spitting at sheriff’s deputies

May 20, 2020 7:43 pm Barney Lerten

A La Pine man cited for a graffiti spree targeting businesses around downtown La Pine instead was arrested and jailed after he allegedly challenged…

Bend Park and Rec cancels river floating rentals, sees surge in river trail users

May 20, 2020 6:52 pm KTVZ

Big changes this summer if you plan to float the river in Bend because of the COVID 19…

Portland homeless tax wins handily amid virus woes

May 20, 2020 1:25 pm The Associated Press

A measure to tax the wealthiest residents and the biggest businesses in the Portland area to raise $2.5 billion over a decade to address homelessness…