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New 300-acre Coast Range wildfire prompts evacuations near Mapleton

August 30, 2020 5:51 pm Barney Lerten

Three wildfires broke out near Mapleton in the Coast Range on Sunday, soon merging and prompting evacuations of nearby residents, while other crews…

Tillamook bow hunter charged, killed by elk he had shot, wounded

August 30, 2020 8:46 pm KTVZ News Partners

TILLAMOOK, Ore. (KTVZ) — A bow hunter who shot and wounded a bull elk in Tillamook on Saturday couldn’t find it before night fell, so he went…

SW Bend HOA to residents: No ‘solidarity’ or political signs, except at election time

August 30, 2020 8:09 pm KTVZ

Some residents in southwest Bend’s River Rim neighborhood are reacting with concern to a board letter telling them that what are defined as…

Gov. Brown issues ‘unified law enforcement plan’ to end Portland violence

August 30, 2020 12:54 pm KTVZ News Partners

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown late Sunday released the details of a unified law enforcement plan that she said is intended “to protect free speech and bring…

Green Ridge Fire 60% contained; winds push Lionshead Fire over line

August 30, 2020 2:41 pm KTVZ News Partners

Two weeks after lightning sparked a flurry of wildfires around the High Desert, hundreds of firefighters reported more significant progress Sunday on…

Oregon reports 4 more COVID-19 deaths, 269 new cases

August 30, 2020 12:38 pm KTVZ News Partners

COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 458, the Oregon Health Authority reported…

Patriot Prayer founder: Man shot, killed in Portland was a supporter

August 30, 2020 11:04 am The Associated Press

A man who was fatally shot after supporters of President Donald Trump clashed with left-wing protesters on the streets of Portland was a supporter of…

Winds, heat test lines on the Lionshead Fire

August 29, 2020 10:50 pm KTVZ

Heat and winds continue to challenge crews battling the Lionshead Fire, which has burned more than 5,800 acres on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation…

1 shot, killed as Trump supporters, protesters clash in Portland

August 29, 2020 10:22 pm The Associated Press

One person was shot and killed late Saturday in Portland as a large caravan of President Donald Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters…

Prineville Airport plane crash kills Redmond pilot

August 29, 2020 4:50 pm KTVZ, Barney Lerten

A Redmond man was killed Saturday afternoon in the crash of his single-engine plane, which apparently had a mechanical failure shortly after takeoff…

White River Fire tops 11,000 acres; 4 more structural protection task forces called

August 29, 2020 2:54 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office has mobilized four more structural-protection task forces to support the three task forces sent Friday to the…

Clatsop County voters to decide on 2nd Amendment sanctuary status

August 29, 2020 1:32 pm The Associated Press

A measure on the November ballot in Clatsop County will ask voters whether it should be a Second Amendment…

Oregon reports 7 more COVID-19 deaths; toll tops 450

August 29, 2020 12:55 pm KTVZ News Partners

COVID-19 has claimed seven more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 454, the Oregon Health Authority reported…

Portland police declare riot after fires set at police union building

August 29, 2020 12:13 pm The Associated Press

Fires set outside a police union building that’s a frequent site for protests in Portland prompted police to declare a riot early Saturday and…

More progress on the lines: Green Ridge fire now 50% contained, Frog Fire at 90%

August 29, 2020 11:52 am KTVZ News Partners

More progress was reported Saturday by crews fighting several large Central Oregon wildfires sparked by lightning nearly two weeks ago, as a red flag…