PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — September is National Child Passenger Safety Month, and Crook County Fire & Rescue is helping local families make sure children are riding safely. CCFR will host a free Car Seat Clinic on September 23 from 4 to 6 p.m. at its main station, located at 500 NE Belknap Street in Prineville.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bureau of Land Management is organizing volunteer events across Oregon and Washington in honor of National Public Lands Day on Sept. 26. National Public Lands Day is America’s largest single-day volunteer event for public lands, in which volunteers are able to get outside and give back to their communities. Volunteers
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Justice has launched an online resource called “Open Door to Government” to help residents navigate state government operations, in hopes of making government more transparent and accessible for all Oregonians. The new portal offers guidance on public records requests, public meeting laws, official legal opinions, board appointments
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(KTVZ) — Abbott Laboratories will pay more than $384 million in a settlement after allegations that the company manufactured powder infant formula and nutritional therapy products under unsafe conditions and sold them to taxpayer-funded programs. Oregon will receive $977,558 from the settlement. Investigators found that Abbott produced formula products at its facilities in Sturgis, Mich.
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Bend, Ore (KTVZ) – Cloudy skies and scattered rain showers will define the day. An area of low pressure is moving south along the coast and will provide the clouds and the rain. Tonight the rain will be off and on as the low continues to migrate south. The rain will be light and linger
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley have introduced legislation aimed at improving water access and infrastructure resilience for agricultural and urban communities across Oregon and the West. The proposed Western Water Reinvestment Act addresses water scarcity concerns brought on by persistent drought conditions across the region. The legislative effort comes
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read is encouraging Oregonians to register to vote or update their voter registration on Sept. 15, in recognition of National Voter Registration Day. Read announced that state residents can check the status of or complete their registration online. Online voter services are accessible through OregonVotes.gov/Register for
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Here are KTVZ’s Sunrise Birthdays for Monday, September 15th: Happy Birthday! You can see more recent entries and submit an upcoming birthday to air at: https://ktvz.com/share/sunrise-birthdays/.
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Bend, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Business & Industry has named 16 finalists for its fourth annual Coolest Thing Made in Oregon contest. The statewide competition aims to recognize the breadth and ingenuity of Oregon’s manufacturing sector. A panel selected this year’s finalists from scores of products nominated by residents over the spring and summer. The
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Bend, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Green House Theatre in Bend is scheduled to conclude its season with the classic musical “Cabaret,” which will run from Oct. 16 through Nov. 14. Tickets are available online now for this can’t-miss show, bringing this all-time classic to the stage here in here in Central Oregon.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Temperatures will remain below normal across Central Oregon today. Highs will reach the upper 60s to low 70s. Clouds will increase as we head into the afternoon before showers return. Most of the rain will stay near the mountains, but it could linger overnight into tomorrow. Lows will dip into the
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Hub, a new 56,000-square-foot recreational facility located at Southwest 35th Street and Lava Avenue is set to open to the public by the end of the week. The $49 million project was funded through a bond measure approved by local voters in 2022. The Hub contains a weight room, a
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is seeking volunteers for its Central Oregon Partnerships for Youth program, also known as “COPY”. Copy mentors children who have an incarcerated parent or guardian. The initiative has operated for more than 20 years. With a model similar to Big Brothers Big Sisters, the program pairs
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Editor’s Note: The Prineville Review is a content partner with KTVZ News through the Oregon Journalism Project By: Justin Alderman ALFALFA, Ore. (PRINEVILLE REVIEW) — Alfalfa Fire District officials acknowledged Wednesday night they still do not have access to critical banking records needed to determine what happened to potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars in state
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A segment of Franklin Avenue between Hill and First streets in downtown Bend is closed as crews begin work on a major utility project. Both lanes of the Franklin underpass are shut down while workers excavate the roadway to install a new water pipe and utility channel. The closure is scheduled
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Lonza broke ground Monday on a commercial spray-drying pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Bend. The development is expected to create more than 80 new jobs in Central Oregon. State and local officials attended the groundbreaking ceremony Monday, including Gov. Tina Kotek, Swiss Consul-General Jonas Brunschwig and Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler. The project
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Friends and families are invited to Wild Ride Brewing in Prineville for a night of bingo, fun and fundraising to support Crook County’s ‘Shop with a Cop’ program. The community event will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. on three dates: Sept. 22 Oct. 14 Nov. 18 Organizers are encouraging
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MALHEUR COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State Police are asking for the public’s help identifying whoever illegally shot and wasted a mule deer buck near Nyssa. OSP Fish and Wildlife Division troopers responded Thursday, September 10, to a report of a dead mule deer buck near the Owyhee Avenue and Twilight Drive area. Troopers found
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest today rescinded the temporary emergency closure of Forest Service Road 2017 and Pine Mountain Campground in Bend. Forest officials recommend that only high-clearance vehicles travel on the road due to extremely rough conditions. The road and campground had been closed to the public since July 14 following
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A building kick-off event for Rooted at Northpoint is scheduled for Sept. 22 in Redmond, marking the next phase of development for the Northpoint Vista neighborhood. The 40-acre mixed-income project in northeast Redmond will bring 445 new homes to the area, blending market-rate, workforce and affordable housing units. Redmond was selected
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