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Remains, cockpit voice recorder recovered at Warm Springs jet crash site

January 9, 2021 7:02 pm Barney Lerten

The remains of at least two people and the cockpit voice recorder have been recovered from the scene of a twin-engine business jet crash Saturday…

Oregon reports 10 more COVID-19 deaths, including Jefferson County’s 21st

January 11, 2021 3:17 pm KTVZ News Partners

COVID-19 has claimed 10 more lives in Oregon, including Jefferson County’s 21st death, raising the state’s death toll to 1,613, the Oregon Health…

Black Lives Matter sign vandalized; Bend neighbors laud homeowner’s response

January 10, 2021 8:20 pm KTVZ

Summer Sears, along with her son Kellen, were driving through their northeast Bend neighborhood when they noticed that a Black Lives Matter sign had…

Redmond man arrested after police chase that hit 100 mph on Hwy. 97

January 10, 2021 2:19 pm Barney Lerten

An attempted traffic stop in Redmond Saturday morning turned into a chase of a Redmond man who hit 100 mph on Highway 97 before losing a tire to…

Oregon Health Authority reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,225 new cases

January 10, 2021 1:50 pm KTVZ News Partners

COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,605, along with 1,225 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…

Bend man running across Bend Parkway struck, killed by semi-truck

January 9, 2021 8:16 pm Barney Lerten

A 42-year-old Bend man trying to run across the Bend Parkway was struck and fatally injured Saturday night by a semi-truck whose driver hit the…

Bend man seriously injured in crash into irrigation ditch east of Terrebonne

January 10, 2021 12:24 am KTVZ News Partners

A 29-year-old Bend man was seriously injured Friday night when he lost control of his car on an icy road east of Terrebonne and it rolled several…

Vandal damages Portland tiny home village designed for homeless

January 9, 2021 10:36 pm The Associated Press

Multnomah County officials and police say the opening of a tiny home village for homeless people in North Portland has been delayed after a vandal…

DCSO SAR, others help injured motorcycle rider near Sisters

January 9, 2021 10:04 pm KTVZ News Partners

A Salem man injured in a motorcycle crash Saturday in an off-road area between Sisters and Redmond got help from Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office…

Bend-area real estate inventory was at record low as 2020 ended

January 9, 2021 6:34 pm Barney Lerten

The Bend area’s red hot real estate market had some mixed signals as 2020 ended – a second straight decline from the fall’s record median sales…

Oregon reports 28 more COVID-19 deaths, including 3 in Deschutes County

January 9, 2021 3:26 pm KTVZ News Partners

COVID-19 has claimed 28 more lives in Oregon, including three Deschutes County residents, raising the state’s death toll to 1,603 and the county’s…

Federal judge orders pretrial release of NW eco-terror defendant

January 9, 2021 11:29 am KTVZ News Partners

A federal judge on Friday ordered the pretrial release of a man accused of eco-terrorism, as soon as he tests negative for COVID-19.…

St. Charles provides 175 vaccine doses for High Lakes Health Care staff

January 8, 2021 5:09 pm KTVZ News Partners

St. Charles Health System has provided 175 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to High Lakes Health Care, and the Bend clinic has already vaccinated more than…

Redmond School District announces details of Feb. 2 reopening plans

January 8, 2021 4:02 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Redmond School District notified parents Friday of the details of plans to reopen schools and resume in-person classes for all grades the week of…

Ore. Legislative Emergency Board approves COVID-19, wildfire relief funding

January 8, 2021 9:23 pm KTVZ News Partners

Oregon’s Legislative Emergency Board approved millions of dollars in emergency funding Friday to support Oregonians impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic…