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Snake River inmate is 9th in Oregon to die after testing positive for COVID-19

September 27, 2020 11:26 am KTVZ News Partners

An inmate at the Snake River Correctional Institution has become the ninth state prison inmate to die after testing positive for COVID-19, the Oregon…

Portland police detain people at downtown rally

September 26, 2020 12:36 pm The Associated Press

Portland police Saturday night detained anti-police brutality protesters who had gathered…

Wyden, Merkley critical, Walden supports Trump’s Supreme Court nominee

September 26, 2020 2:52 pm KTVZ News Partners

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., issued critical statements Saturday shortly after President Trump announced his nomination of Amy Coney…

Redmond police seek person of interest in homeless camp shooting

September 26, 2020 8:15 pm Barney Lerten

Redmond police asked the public for help Saturday evening in finding a man termed “armed and dangerous,” a person of interest in a shooting that…

Team effort rescues S. Oregon elk, tangled in downed wires

September 26, 2020 10:35 am KTVZ News Partners

A team effort in southwest Oregon rescued a large elk that got its antlers tangled up in downed telephone and cable wires, officials…

Oregon reports 4 more COVID-19 deaths, 277 new cases

September 26, 2020 12:19 pm KTVZ News Partners

COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 546, along with 277 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…

Fire restrictions eased on ODF-protected lands in Central Oregon

September 26, 2020 11:53 am KTVZ News Partners

Recent cooler temperatures, increased humidity and precipitation within the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District has reduced…

Pilot killed in Idaho air tanker crash helped nurse litter of orphaned kittens

September 25, 2020 10:16 pm KTVZ News Partners

Pilot Ricky Fulton died doing what he loved –…

Bank helps RPA’s Redmond Cares provide food, supplies to Central Oregonians

September 25, 2020 9:39 pm KTVZ News Partners

Redmond Proficiency Academy’s Redmond Cares program was recently awarded a $1,500 grant from First Interstate Bank in Redmond as part of the…

Oregon Health Authority announces $45 million in health equity grant awards

September 25, 2020 9:24 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Oregon Health Authority announced Friday it has selected nonprofit organizations and tribal governments from throughout the state for health…

Weekend Portland protest to bring ‘massive influx’ of OSP troopers, law enforcement

September 25, 2020 10:44 am Barney Lerten

A “massive influx” of Oregon State Police will be part of a joint law enforcement effort over the weekend to keep the peace amid major protest…

Judge removes Trump BLM boss for serving unlawfully

September 25, 2020 8:41 pm KTVZ News Partners

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration’s leading steward of public lands has been serving unlawfully and blocked him from…

Another cold front brings more favorable conditions for Oregon firefighters

September 25, 2020 4:36 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Oregon Department of Forestry said Friday it is still closely monitoring seven major fires in Oregon, down from 17 originally, as more favorable…

California man killed in Hwy. 26 crash on Warm Springs Reservation

September 25, 2020 7:37 pm KTVZ News Partners

A California man was killed early Friday morning in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 26 on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, Oregon State…

Nearly 900 take Bend community policing survey

September 25, 2020 6:09 pm KTVZ

The city of Bend has conducted its first community survey about the Bend Police Department. Nearly 900 people took the survey. Survey results will be…