Warm Springs Housing Authority celebrates new Permanent Supportive Housing community
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs’ Warm Springs Housing Authority last week officially opened a new Permanent…
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DA drops murder charge against Bend man in May stabbing death, says OSP Crime Lab tests failed to prove case
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Murder and another criminal charge were dismissed Friday against a homeless Bend man arrested in the late-May stabbing death of…
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Bend, Deschutes Co. leaders vote to close most of Juniper Ridge to homeless by next May, create ‘temporary safe stay’ area
Deschutes County commissioners and Bend city councilors voted unanimously at a joint meeting Thursday afternoon to close much of the the city- and…
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Judge rejects defense motion to move Bend trial of Samson Garner, accused of plotting Smith Rock mass shooting
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Deschutes County judge on Friday rejected a defense attorney’s motion to move the upcoming trial of a Portland man accused…
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Fire destroys Terrebonne manufactured home and outbuilding; cause under investigation
A fire Thursday evening destroyed a Terrebonne manufactured home, also burning an outbuilding and vehicle, while firefighters contended with an…
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Governor invokes 15th, 16th Conflagration Acts for 107,000-acre Rail Ridge Fire, 24,000-acre Shoe Fly Fire
The Oregon State Fire Marshal is mobilizing its Blue Incident Management Team and several task forces to the Rail Ridge Fire in Grant and Crook…
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Oregon DEQ extends air quality advisory for much of state; C.O. smoke expected to worsen Sunday, into next week
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality extended an air quality advisory Friday due to smoke from fires in Oregon and…
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‘We can get to them faster:’ Air tankers from busy Redmond base provide key element to stopping wildfires
(Update: adding video, comment Neptune Aviation Services, US Forest Service) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With numerous major wildfires burning across the…
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Gunman accused of shooting at man on busy NE Bend street indicted, arraigned; prosecutors plan to file federal charges
A Bend man was indicted and arraigned Thursday on several charges after police said he drew a gun and fired at least one shot at a man on a busy…
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Return of east winds amid heat wave expected to boost fire danger across Northwest as crews battle numerous wildfires
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A weather pattern bringing an easterly flow of winds is forecast over much of the fire-stricken Pacific Northwest this…
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Prineville Airport to receive over $4 million from FAA to rebuild runway and lighting, add taxiway connectors
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Thursday the Rogue Valley International Airport and the Prineville Airport have…
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Bend city councilors accept $5 million federal affordable housing grant; half of what was sought, but a big impact
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – During Wednesday night’s Bend City Council meeting, councilors voted to approve the city manager’s acceptance of a $5 million…
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Deschutes County to seek limited state grant for disputed RV campground; board makes case for 710-acre housing rezone
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County commissioners returned to two recent controversies on Wednesday, first agreeing to apply for a limited state…
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More heat to test lines, tactics on containing several large lightning-sparked fires amid progress, new blazes
Hundreds of firefighters working to build lines, protect structures and stop or slow the spread of several lightning-sparked wildfires across the…
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‘I think it’s awesome!’: Bend-La Pine Schools provide free breakfast and lunch to students
This school year, thousands of Central Oregon students can get a free lunch and breakfast at school, easing their families’ budget crunch.…
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Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer campaigns in Bend as new poll shows close race with challenger Janelle Bynum
Rep. Lori Chavez DeRemer made two campaign stops in Bend on Wednesday, on the heels of a weekend visit by Democratic opponent Janelle Bynum, as a new…
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Two south Deschutes County raids turn up illegal marijuana grows, guns, cash and mushrooms; 2 arrested, 2 cited
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Two people were arrested and two others cited as Deschutes County sheriff’s detectives conducted two simultaneous…
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Fire destroys manufactured home in SW Bend’s Romaine Village; investigators seek cause
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Investigators are looking for the cause of a fire Tuesday night that destroyed a manufactured home on Chuckanut Drive in the…
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Oregon DEQ issues air quality advisory for Crook, Deschutes counties as wildfire smoke returns to much of High Desert
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After a break of clear skies for several days, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory…
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Fire officials see more danger amid heat, wind; Wiley Flat Fire tops 14,000 acres, Rail Ridge 61,000, Shoe Fly 20,000
Several new lightning-sparked wildfires the blew up in hot, windy and stormy weather around the region on Labor Day, two jumping the Lower Deschutes…
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