Central Oregon Archives

DEQ places most of Oregon under air quality advisory due to wildfire smoke, smog

August 13, 2021 12:34 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Southwest Clean Air Agency and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued and extended air quality…

Rep. Cliff Bentz plans first Central Oregon town halls in Prineville, Madras, Redmond

August 10, 2021 1:31 pm KTVZ News Partners

Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., who succeeded Greg Walden in January, will hold his first Central Oregon town halls on Friday in Prineville and on Saturday…

C.O. high school, OSU-Cascade students making sensors for real-time data for manufacturers

August 10, 2021 11:58 am KTVZ News Partners

A team of Central Oregon high school students led by an Oregon State University–Cascades computer science junior are building sensors that Oregon…

Redmond man arraigned on charges he set off homemade bomb in SW Redmond intersection

August 12, 2021 12:41 pm Barney Lerten

Police heard a large explosion early Thursday morning and arrested a Redmond man who allegedly detonated a homemade bomb in a southwest Redmond…

Redmond’s Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant closes to prep food for hungry firefighters

August 12, 2021 11:27 am KTVZ

Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant in Redmond is receiving praise from the community after deciding to shut down to the public for a few hours to fill two…

COVID-19 cases prompt closure of Sunriver pools, some recreation facilities, restaurant

August 12, 2021 5:34 pm KTVZ News Partners

COVID-19 cases among Sunriver Owners Association staff have prompted a closure for at least a week of some recreational facilities, including the…

Drug raid at NE Bend home turns up over 2 pounds of meth; California man arrested

August 12, 2021 2:35 pm KTVZ News Partners

A six-month drug investigation has led to the arrest of a San Bernardino, California man and a raid on a northeast Bend home where he was staying…

Deschutes County’s population grew by nearly 26% in the 2010s — but that’s slower than the 2000s

August 12, 2021 1:40 pm Barney Lerten

The U.S. Census Bureau released its first round of data from the April 1, 2020 census on Thursday, kicking off a delayed, compressed effort to redraw…

Prestigious UW grant helps COCC reimagine ‘History of Islamic Civilizations’ course

August 12, 2021 2:16 pm KTVZ News Partners

A $9,000 grant from the University of Washington Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, Middle East Center, was awarded to Central Oregon…

Hundreds attend Redmond School Board meeting; most ask for masks to be optional

August 11, 2021 7:32 pm KTVZ

It was a full house in the Redmond High School auditorium Wednesday evening as hundreds of vocal community members attended a Redmond School Board…

C.O. rehab centers face staffing pressures as struggles with drug, alcohol issues on the rise

August 11, 2021 8:41 pm KTVZ

BestCare Treatment Services offers drug and alcohol rehabilitation at facilities in Prineville, Madras, Redmond, Bend and Klamath Falls — and like…

Bend cyclist in deadly crash mourned; many riders shifting from streets to trails

August 11, 2021 6:52 pm KTVZ

A warm person — that’s how Susan Conner, owner of Sunnyside Sports bike shop in Bend describes Richard Wolf, who was cycling on Century Drive…

Fake Redmond Airport ‘job posting’ lures applicants; personal info may be compromised

August 11, 2021 11:49 am KTVZ

The Redmond Airport has a warning about fake job postings online that appear to be a way to steal confidential…

Monty, Bean Creek fires near Lake Billy Chinook now 95% contained

August 11, 2021 6:21 pm KTVZ News Partners

Despite Wednesday’s hot temperatures, crews on the Monty and Bean Creek fires have increased containment to 95%, officials…

‘Dream barn’ goes sour: Tumalo ranch owner frustrated by dispute with unlicensed contractor

August 11, 2021 11:58 am KTVZ

Mindy Wolfe had a vision for a dream barn on her 10-acre property in Tumalo. In August 2019, she hired a California-based contractor to make her…

Deschutes County official dismayed by state’s indoor mask mandate; others voice support

August 11, 2021 5:52 pm KTVZ

Governor Kate Brown ordered another statewide mask mandate in Oregon starting Friday, saying the Delta variant “changed…

Homeless Leadership Coalition organizes Central Oregon cooling centers as heat wave arrives

August 10, 2021 9:56 pm KTVZ News Partners

With the National Weather Service issuing an excessive heat watch for parts of Central Oregon, members of the Homeless Leadership Coalition are again…