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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Fire near Columbia Gorge burns 15 acres, prompts Level 1 evacuation notice
A wildfire that broke out Sunday afternoon near the Columbia River Gorge town of Rowena prompted a Level 1 pre-evacuation notice and closed a highway…
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Hermiston man jailed on charges of firing gun into a pickup on Interstate 82
A Hermiston man was arrested on attempted murder, drunken driving and other charges, accused of pulling up beside a pickup truck on Interstate 82 and…
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Portland police arrest 8, fire crowd-control munitions
Portland police arrested eight people and fired crowd-control munitions to disperse protesters who threw rocks and bottles during demonstrations in…
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Bend man arrested in Hwy. 97 DUII-drugs hit-and-run crash south of Terrebonne
A Bend man who fled an injury crash on U.S. Highway 97 south of Terrebonne Sunday afternoon was stopped by an Oregon State Police trooper five miles…
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Hwy. 97 driver swerves to avoid deer, crashes, sparks brush fire, power outage
A driver who swerved to avoid a deer crossing U.S. Highway 97 in southern Bend crashed and sparked a brushfire Sunday morning that closed the highway…
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Oregon reports 247 new COVID-19 cases; 8 in Deschutes, 3 in Jefferson
The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Saturday and remains at 202, but another 247 cases were reported, including 11 in Central…
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NW grocers issue ‘urgent plea’ for public to always wear masks in businesses
The Northwest Grocery Association issued an urgent call Saturday to the public to wear masks at all times when in a place of business, especially at…
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