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Coordinated Houseless Response Office Advisory Board seeks two Deschutes county residents to fill vacancies

January 17, 2024 1:51 pm Matthew Draxton

Deschutes County’s Coordinated Houseless Response Office is accepting applications for two at-large seats on its CHRO Advisory Committee. County…

Chavez-DeRemer urges Biden administration to review former Chinese Communist’s Oregon timberland, Skyline Forest purchase

January 16, 2024 9:43 pm KTVZ, Barney Lerten

After new reporting uncovered that a Chinese billionaire previously associated with the Chinese Communist Party owns 198,000 acres of Oregon…

‘A new era in substance use:’ Deschutes County officials see troubling surge: four fatal fentanyl overdoses in six days

January 12, 2024 11:46 pm Jillian Fortner

The entire state of Oregon has seen a significant increase in overdose deaths in the last year, many related to fentanyl, and Central Oregon sadly is…

‘Heartbroken’: Sisters Library flooded by likely burst pipe after bitter cold, closed for cleanup and repairs

January 18, 2024 3:53 pm KTVZ News Partners

The recently remodeled Sisters Library had to close on Wednesday after a “significant water leak” flooded parts of the building, likely due to a…

City of Bend holding online open house for ‘key route’ improvements, new roundabout at Butler Market and Wells Acres roads

January 18, 2024 2:11 pm KTVZ News Partners

The City of Bend will host an informational online open house starting next Monday to share the preferred design improvements being developed for…

‘Big thaw’ brings high volume of service calls to C.O. plumbers, roofers; Bend Fire sees dozens of sprinkler issues

January 17, 2024 11:58 am KTVZ

After an arctic blast made its way through much of Oregon last weekend, and now with a major warmup, several roofing and plumbing businesses on the…

More Deschutes National Forest seasonal positions to open soon for applications

January 17, 2024 3:58 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Another phase of hiring for seasonal positions for the 2024 field and fire season on the Deschutes National Forest opens for…

DCSO Search and Rescue uses its new PistenBully tracked rescue vehicle to reach two stranded snowmobilers

January 17, 2024 2:25 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue, geared up for winter rescue efforts, has begun making use of its new…

Sisters Ranger District crews resume pile burning a mile southwest of Sisters along Edgington Road

January 17, 2024 2:10 pm KTVZ News Partners

SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sisters Ranger District firefighters resumed ignition of landing piles Wednesday a mile southwest of Sisters along Edgington…

Old Mill District’s volunteer Santas raise over $2,000 for area nonprofits

January 17, 2024 1:24 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The community Santas who manned SantaLand in the Old Mill District this holiday season did more than spread goodwill, hope and…

Central Oregon Gives campaign again surpasses $1 million in donations in 2023, for second straight year

January 13, 2024 5:16 pm KTVZ News Partners

Last Thursday night at the Riverhouse Convention Center, during a reception for participating nonprofits of the 2023 Central Oregon Gives campaign,…

Community members turn out in Sunriver to express their concerns over hunting on federal land

January 16, 2024 10:55 pm Tracee Tuesday

Deschutes County Commissioner Tony DeBone led a community gathering at The Door in Sunriver Tuesday evening, to hear resident concerns about hunting…

Bend Police warn of ‘extremely treacherous’ roads during evening commute as freezing rain hits Redmond

January 16, 2024 9:08 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Just in time for the Tuesday evening commute, Bend-area roads turned “extremely treacherous,” according to police, who…

Attempted armed robbery suspect who fled police, eluded manhunt found, captured with CERT assist at NE Bend hotel

January 12, 2024 7:53 pm Barney Lerten

A Bend man who allegedly pulled a gun during a violent robbery attempt last week and fled pursuing officers two days later, hitting two vehicles,…

Fatal two-vehicle crash closes Oregon Highway 58 near Odell Lake for hours

January 16, 2024 12:17 am Barney Lerten

A two-vehicle crash Monday night on Oregon Highway 58 near Odell Lake claimed a life and closed the highway for hours, authorities…

Rep. Cliff Bentz nominates 14 Oregon students for acceptance to U.S. service academies

January 16, 2024 2:32 pm KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, announced Tuesday that he has nominated 14 Oregon students for acceptance to the prestigious United…

‘All hands on deck’: Week of heavy snow brings plenty of work for Bend Park and Rec crews to clear paths and trails

January 16, 2024 12:00 pm Matthew Draxton

(Update: Adding video and comment from Park and Rec official, visitors) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The recent heavy snowfall that brought close to a foot…

Two Bend schools deal with warm-up water woes: frozen pipe at Highland Magnet, burst pipe at Realms HS/MS

January 14, 2024 8:36 pm Barney Lerten

Two Bend schools dealt with the weather-related issues Tuesday that many others are grappling with as days of frigid temperatures led to an…

First-ever, 29 million-year-old fossil grasshopper eggs, nest discovered in John Day Fossil Beds

January 15, 2024 9:38 pm KTVZ News Partners

The first-ever described fossil grasshopper eggs and egg pod on Earth has been found in the Sheep Rock Unit of John Day Fossil Beds National…

Oregon’s new 988 Coordinated Crisis Services Tax began this month: Here’s what it helps fund

January 2, 2024 12:34 pm KTVZ

A 988 Coordinated Crisis Services Tax was added Jan. 1 to the existing Oregon Emergency Communications (911) Tax, to support the state’s 988 Suicide…

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