Bend Fire & Rescue asks residents to report illegal fireworks, notes $750 fine
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Fire & Rescue is urging residents to celebrate the Fourth of July safely, with legal fireworks — and to report the use…
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Redmond’s Jericho Road receives $5,000 grant to distribute food, supplies
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation has awarded Jericho Road $5,000 to help with the provision of food and emergency…
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Couple dead, 1 rescued after crabbing boat capsizes near Florence
FLORENCE, Ore. (AP) — A well-known couple who ran a crabbing business in Florence died and one person was rescued after a fishing boat sank early…
Continue ReadingArizona closes bars, gyms and other businesses after ‘brutal’ COVID-19 increase
In one of the most drastic rollbacks of reopenings yet, Arizona is closing bars, gyms, movie theaters and other businesses for 30 days amid a…
Continue ReadingState ‘stands ready’ to enforce mask order, Gov. Brown tells NewsChannel 21
Gov. Kate Brown spoke with NewsChannel 21 on Monday afternoon about her announcement earlier in the day expanding a face covering mandate statewide,…
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Sen. Ron Wyden tells C.O. virtual town hall he’s ‘proud of peaceful protests’
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., answered questions online from Central Oregonians Monday in a “virtual town hall” that focused largely on current issues such…
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Pappy’s Pizzeria’s Bend location to close, make way for car wash
A Bend pizzeria is closing its doors to make way for a car wash. Pappy’s Pizzeria in Bend will permanently close its doors at 9 p.m.…
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Welches woman killed, 2 people injured in Hwy. 26 crash west of Warm Springs
A Welches woman was killed and two Washington state residents were injured late Monday morning in a head-on crash that closed U.S. Highway 26 west of…
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NW Grocery Association urges public to wear mask inside stores
Before the governor’s face mask mandate announcement, the Northwest Grocery Association issued an urgent call for the public to wear masks in stores…
Continue ReadingGov. Brown hails Supreme Court ruling in La. abortion case
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Kate Brown issued the following statement Monday on the U.S. Supreme Court decision in June Medical Services v. Russo:…
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Oregon’s emergency managers urge safe Fourth, offer ways to manage risk
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Celebrating Independence Day may look a little different this year. Although annual festivals and summer activities have been…
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Wyden, Merkley back bill to extend federal eviction moratorium to March
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., co-sponsored legislation Monday that would extend the federal eviction moratorium by…
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Gov. Brown extends face coverings requirement statewide
Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday that Oregonians statewide will be required to wear face coverings in indoor public spaces, beginning this Wednesday.…
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Autopsy performed on baby who died at Walton Lake campsite
An autopsy was performed over the weekend on a 2-month-old infant who died late last week at a campsite near Walton Lake, and the Crook County…
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Wyden intros bill to provide $50-a-month broadband benefit for laid-off workers
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., introduced a bill…
Continue ReadingAnother shooting in Seattle’s protest zone leaves 1 dead
SEATTLE (AP) — One man was killed and and a teenager was wounded early Monday in Seattle’s “occupied” protest zone — the second deadly…
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Fences for Fido builds 10 fences, 20 dog houses on Warm Springs Reservation
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As a result of COVID-19, Indian reservations across the country have been disproportionately impacted, both financially and…
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Sisters community grant program seeking applicants
– The city of Sisters is seeking to award grants to non-profit community groups and other entities that meet the grant criteria for the 2020/21…
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Masked woman with gun holds up NE Bend taco shop
An armed woman wearing a mask held up a northeast Bend taco shop late Sunday night and eluded police who responded to the scene, officers…
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Gusty winds buffet C.O.; downed tree cuts power to 1,000 south of Prineville
Winds gusting to nearly 40 mph toppled a tree into a power line south of Prineville on Sunday afternoon, knocking out power to about 1,000 Central…
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