Staffing issues close Oregon DMV office in Prineville for the day
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to staffing issues, the Oregon DMV office in Prineville is closed Tuesday, officials said. Many services offered by…
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Merkley, Wyden announce nearly $300K to kick-start partnership, boost water quality in Lower Crooked River watershed
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is awarding $299,973 to the…
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It’s an enlightening – not draining – experience: City of Bend offers Stormwater Walking Tour along Newport Avenue
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend is offering a new way to explore Newport Avenue with the Stormwater Walking Tour. An outdoor exhibit of…
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‘It’s a grave disappointment:’ Users weigh in on East Bend Library’s planned closure; plans afoot for kiosks, more books
(Update: East Bend Library users, library director speak on decision to close location next year) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Nearly 15 years after it…
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‘This is a life or death issue’: Shepherd’s House issues urgent plea for bottled water donations
With temperatures soaring above 100 degrees in the coming days and expected to stay in the mid-90s through the weekend in Central Oregon, many men,…
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Madras woman, facing murder charge, pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2022 fatal shooting of her ex-husband
A 27-year-old Madras woman entered a negotiated guilty plea Monday afternoon to a reduced charge of first-degree manslaughter in the December 2022…
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OSU-Cascades to launch bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering this fall
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University–Cascades will offer a new bachelor’s degree this fall to address the growing need for mechanical…
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After months of delays, Dahnte Cegers pleads not guilty to charge of helping brother flee after downtown Bend killing
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – After a half-dozen postponements over several months, Dahnte Cegers pleaded not guilty Monday to hindering younger brother…
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Madras man, 88, killed in two-vehicle crash at Highway 26 intersection, OSP reports
An 88-year-old Madras man was killed Saturday morning in a crash on U.S. Highway 26 north of Madras when he turned his SUV into the path of a pickup…
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Storm King plus 30: The still-evolving lessons of Colorado firestorm tragedy that claimed 9 Prineville Hotshots
It’s somehow somewhat fitting that the close-knit community of Prineville, like much of the High Desert, was under a Red Flag Warning on Saturday,…
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Gunshots during dispute at La Pine home bring out DCSO deputies, SWAT Team; suspect arrested with K-9’s bite
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A reported dispute involving gunfire brought Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies to a La Pine home late Saturday night -…
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COID canal breach in SW Bend causes flooding, closes sections of trail near Deschutes River Trail
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – An irrigation canal breach on Central Oregon Irrigation District property along the Deschutes River led to some flooding…
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The Sunriver Saturday Market aims to support local businesses
The heat in Central Oregon was sizzling, but that didn’t stop people from heading to the second annual Sunriver Saturday Market. Dozens of people…
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Caught on camera: Dramatic video of small plane crashing during windy landing at Sunriver Airport; pilot unhurt
The pilot of a nearly 70-year-old small plane was uninjured when the plane tipped over and crashed on its nose during a wind-challenged landing at…
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‘It is having an effect on us’: Businesses on Bend’s north end say some customers can’t reach them due to Hwy. 97 project
Some small businesses on the north end of Bend say they are feeling the negative effects of the construction of the new Highway 97 route.…
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Early-morning fire damages two NW Redmond homes, traced to disposal of used legal fireworks near combustibles
Disposal of used, legal fireworks in an area with combustibles sparked a fire early Friday morning that caused “significant” damage to two homes in…
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Redmond police seek motorist who fired illegal firework mortar, sparking one-acre grass fire in area of BPA power lines
Redmond firefighters’ busy Fourth of July continued early Thursday evening, when a Ring doorbell camera caught a motorist pulling over and firing…
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More than 12,000 Deschutes County households invited to help launch Civic Assembly on Youth Homelessness
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Civic Action Project and Central Oregon Youth Action Board have mailed 12,500 letters to randomly selected…
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Bend Heroes Foundation, volunteers install 275 flags at the Independence Day Bend Parade of Flags
The Bend Heroes Foundation and a group of volunteers installed 275 flags at Bend Heroes Memorial (Brooks Park), along Veterans Memorial Bridge…
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Think Wild: Get cozy in the Beaver Den to discuss all things beavers
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Each month, Think Wild, a Bend nonprofit whose mission is to rescue and rehabilitate injured, orphaned wildlife, hosts a…
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