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More deaths reported in intense Northwest heat wave

June 30, 2021 12:27 am The Associated Press

About a dozen deaths in Washington and Oregon may be tied to an intense heat wave that brought scorching temperatures to the Northwest and caused…

Several food carts in Bend close down due to heat wave

June 29, 2021 11:59 am KTVZ

While some restaurants in Central Oregon are finding ways to beat the heat, with misters and air conditioning, others don’t have that same luxury -…

How to know when it’s time to get out of the heat

June 29, 2021 11:53 am KTVZ

For many Central Oregonians, staying inside is tough.…

The excessive heat warning sticks around through Sunday night

June 29, 2021 3:50 pm KTVZ

Our skies will stay clear Tuesday night and we will be modestly cooler, with lows in the mid…

More dangerous, record heat

June 29, 2021 7:51 am KTVZ

Today we will see nothing but sunshine and not just record highs, but dangerous daytime highs. Thermometers will approach 110 degrees…120 for some.…

Northwest temperatures rise, records fall — again – on hottest day of intense heat wave

June 28, 2021 9:17 pm The Associated Press

The hottest day of an unprecedented and dangerous heat wave scorched the Pacific Northwest on Monday, with temperatures obliterating records that had…

C.O. power providers not seeing major strain on grid, despite record heat

June 28, 2021 10:22 am KTVZ

To escape the heat wave, just about everyone is cranking up the air conditioning, if they have…

Bend homeless advocates seek solutions after 2 people die at Hunnell Road camp

June 28, 2021 12:00 pm KTVZ, Barney Lerten

Service organizations and volunteers at the homeless camp along Hunnell Road in northern Bend are doing their best to keep people safe from the…

No relief from the heat just yet

June 28, 2021 6:36 pm KTVZ

Skies will stay clear Monday night with lows in the mid 60s to mid…

More record heat

June 28, 2021 8:33 am KTVZ

GOOD MONDAY MORNING EVERYONE… Scorching sunshine and record high temperatures are expected once again today. Highs will be between 100 and 110 for…

Hundreds of Bend-area residents deal with water, power outages amid heat wave

June 27, 2021 8:41 pm Barney Lerten

As if record or near-record heat wasn’t enough of a challenge, hundreds of Bend-area residents were dealing with power and water outages on…

Unprecedented: Northwest heat wave builds, records fall

June 27, 2021 5:54 pm The Associated Press

Intense. Prolonged. Record-breaking. Unprecedented. Abnormal. Dangerous. That’s how the National Weather Service described the historic heat wave…

Record-tying day for Redmond

June 27, 2021 5:07 pm KTVZ

Happy Sunday Central Oregon. With just about every city in triple digits today, there’s no way around it: It’s hot out. We hit 108 degrees at Redmond…

Portland records hottest day ever amid Northwest scorcher

June 26, 2021 7:04 pm The Associated Press

Utility workers and wildlife managers across the Pacific Northwest were trying to keep people and animals safe Saturday as a historic heat wave…

Record-breaking heat hits region

June 26, 2021 6:10 pm KTVZ

Happy Sunday Central Oregon! The record breaking heat wave has arrived. We hit 100 Saturday in Redmond and we’re only going to go up from here. Highs…

Our warmup is just getting started

June 25, 2021 5:07 pm KTVZ

Temperatures across most of Central Oregon stayed in the low 90s Friday, about 10 degrees above average. Today’s temperatures will slowly creep into…

Get ready for 100+ degree weekend

June 25, 2021 7:06 am KTVZ

Happy Friday, Central Oregon! Today we begin our warming trend into the 100+ degree temperature range. We’re waking up to sunny skies and thin clouds…