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Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek announces bid for governor

September 1, 2021 11:09 am The Associated Press

Tina Kotek, the speaker of the Oregon House, announced Wednesday she is running for…

St. Charles Bend reports record 89 COVID-19 hospitalizations, details vaccination status

August 31, 2021 11:43 am KTVZ

St. Charles Bend reported a record 89 COVID-19 patients as of early Wednesday, a dozen of whom were in the ICU, 10 on…

Redmond councilors embrace plans for ‘safe parking’ program for homeless

September 1, 2021 12:41 am Barney Lerten

Aware that its only a fairly small piece of solving the issues of homelessness, Redmond city councilors got a briefing, then voiced unanimous support…

Crews stop wildfire that prompted evacuations in The Dalles

August 31, 2021 10:40 pm KTVZ News Partners

A fire that broke out late Tuesday afternoon on the west end of The Dalles prompted evacuation of some homes in the…

The Big Playback is back: Five C.O. football teams to host games Friday night

August 31, 2021 11:30 am KTVZ

This Friday will mark he first time in two years Central Oregon high schools have played football in September, though only five months since they…

‘We are one community’: Bend restaurant reserves honorary table ‘for the fallen’ 13 in Afghanistan

August 31, 2021 6:50 pm KTVZ

There’s an open table with 13 reserved seats and 13 beers on it at Bend Burger Company on Northeast Third Street.…

La Pine firefighters union, others in community come to aid of ill 2-year-old, family

August 31, 2021 6:24 pm KTVZ News Partners

The La Pine Professional Firefighter’s Union Local 3387 is reaching out to the Central Oregon community in support of a local family and a…

BLM rounds up, removes hundreds of wild horses in Eastern Oregon, to be put up for adoption

August 31, 2021 6:07 pm KTVZ

Hundreds of wild horses roaming the rangelands of Eastern Oregon are being gathered and removed because of extreme drought and…

Bend fire official offers safety tips on how to avoid lithium-ion battery fires

August 31, 2021 5:46 pm KTVZ

Lithium-ion batteries have been known, in some cases, to spark fires. They have been the cause of at least two garage fires this…

Bend’s Sparrow Bakery closing original Scott Street location

August 30, 2021 10:50 pm KTVZ News Partners

Bend’s Sparrow Bakery announced it is closing its original SE Scott Street location, due to severe hiring and staffing challenges, but will keep its…

Traffic alert: U.S. Highway 20 to close east of Sweet Home for 3 days for slide repair project

August 31, 2021 4:16 pm KTVZ News Partners

U.S. Highway 20 east of Sweet Home (mileposts 54-57) will be closed to thru traffic for three full days next week, Wednesday-Friday Sept. 8-10 so…

Cascades East Transit to resume weekday bus schedule as more bus drivers come aboard

August 30, 2021 8:00 pm KTVZ

Like many businesses, Cascades East Transit had to change its schedule to allow more flexibility for their workers and ensure they could meet the…

Deschutes County gives $2.4 million boost toward new NeighborImpact Food Bank warehouse

August 30, 2021 10:40 am KTVZ News Partners

Deschutes County commissioners recently awarded NeighborImpact $2.4 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to apply toward the construction…

NE Bend doctor’s office hit by three incidents of flag, sign vandalism

August 30, 2021 10:22 am KTVZ

Bend pediatrician Dr. Erika Beard-Irvine is looking for answers after her office was vandalized three times last…

Struggling St. Charles receives 65 state-contracted traveling nurses, paramedics, others

August 30, 2021 4:00 pm KTVZ News Partners

St. Charles provided orientation on Sunday to 65 traveling nurses, certified nursing assistants, paramedics and respiratory therapists provided under…