Wind-fanned brush fire held to 20 acres near George Millican Road southwest of Prineville
Ground and air crews were called out Saturday afternoon to tackle a new brush fire reported east of George Millican Road and about six miles…
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‘Most outstanding trip’: Over the Edge Taphouse at Crooked River Ranch holds car show to raise funds for Honor Flights
A taphouse in Crooked River Ranch honored military veterans with a fundraiser on Saturday. At Over the Edge Taphouse, the parking lot was flooded…
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Remember the Newberry geothermal project? It’s back with new tech in bid to achieve ‘economic extraction’ of earth’s heat
SEATTLE (KTVZ) — Mazama Energy Inc., a company founded by Alta Rock Energy and Blade Energy Partners, has announced the start of work on a new…
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‘It’s awesome!’: CET holds Transit to Trails Free Ride Day, Bike & Brunch to acquaint mountain bikers with popular route
Cascades East Transit partnered with Bend Bikes and Discover Your Forest on Friday for a Transit to Trails Free Ride Day, promoting an increasingly…
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NewsChannel 21 to host Janelle Bynum-Lori Chavez-DeRemer debate, in one of the hottest House races in the US
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – After weeks of negotiations with the campaigns on a date and format, the two candidates in Oregon’s Fifth Congressional…
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Rash of thefts from unlocked vehicles in Prineville prompts police plea for tips, security camera footage
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A string of thefts from “many unlocked vehicles” in several Prineville neighborhoods this week prompted police to ask…
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Shot fired in Sunriver home; no injuries reported, woman later taken into custody without incident
SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) – A report of a shot fired in a Sunriver home Thursday night brought out law enforcement who determined the woman may be…
Continue ReadingCentral Oregon wildfire update: Progress on several fronts, no significant fire starts Thursday
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch reported no new significant fire starts Thursday, a welcome piece of good news among over…
Continue ReadingOur Jillian Fortner gets to fly high at Balloons Over Bend
Our Jillian Fortner got to check out Balloons Over Bend go up in the CAVU balloon with experienced balloonist Darren Kling and learned a lot about…
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Bend repeat offender gets 20-year federal prison term for seeking explicit image online from ‘teen’ who was detective
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —A Deschutes County sex offender with a prior felony conviction for encouraging child sex abuse was sentenced to a 20-year…
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‘Our resources are completely spread thin’: Oregon Dept. of Forestry, C.O. agencies say mega-fires are straining state
One of Oregon’s largest wildfires of recent weeks, the nearly 2-week-old Lone Rock Fire, recently reached “mega-fire” status, meaning it’s burned…
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Ochoco National Forest closes Paulina Ranger District due to wildfire activity; Malheur Forest took similar step earlier
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to ongoing wildfire activity, the Ochoco National Forest announced Thursday it’s implementing a closure of Paulina…
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Bend man and woman face arson, other charges; police say they set ex-roommate’s car ablaze as she slept inside
Two Bend residents face first-degree arson and other charges, one accused of smashing an ex-roommate’s car window with a baseball bat while she was…
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City of Prineville invited community out to meet three candidates vying to be next police chief
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The City of Prineville is looking for a new police chief. At Ron’s Comfort Food Café, community members were invited…
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‘Sunshine for your soul’: Bend artist’s latest work isn’t on a wall – it’s on a stairway in the Old Mill District
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A new street mural by Bend artist Evan Namkung now greets visitors to the Old Mill District from a unique perspective. Located…
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Small brush fire stopped by Deschutes River in Bend; specific human cause unknown, but campers were told to move
Firefighters quickly put out a small brush fire along the Deschutes River Trail downstream from Bend’s First Street Rapids Wednesday afternoon.…
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‘My world could potentially collapse:’ C.O. resident frustrated by Paid Leave Oregon’s wait times for benefits
Central Oregon resident Liz Grotzsky reached out to NewsChannel 21 about her frustrations with Paid Leave Oregon for still not receiving benefits…
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‘We need every type of housing’: City of Bend offers look at housing units created over the past 20 years, recent trends
The city of Bend recently shared numbers on the city’s trends in housing production, a presentation on the number of new housing units created and of…
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Kotek declares Conflagration Act for Durkee, Battle Mtn. fires, deploys Oregon National Guard to help with blazes
CONDON, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s Wednesday’s official updates on several of the large fires burning across Oregon: Governor Kotek Invokes the Emergency…
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Pacific Power advises nearly 7,000 SW Bend customers of planned 15-minute ’emergency service interruption’
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Pacific Power notified nearly 7,000 southwest Bend customers Wednesday of an emergency service interruption planned for about…
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