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With Oregon eviction moratorium set to end, C.O. lawyers see high demand for help

June 17, 2021 11:20 am KTVZ

The rental eviction moratorium is scheduled to end June 30 in Oregon, unless lawmakers intervene, and Central Oregon lawyers say they are receiving a…

Plan to raze 4 dams on California-Oregon line clears hurdle

June 18, 2021 12:43 am The Associated Press

A proposal to bring down four hydroelectric dams near the California-Oregon border cleared a major regulatory hurdle Thursday, setting the stage for…

‘He would’ve died on the spot’: Bystanders lift car, rescue man pinned in Redmond parking lot

June 17, 2021 5:44 pm KTVZ

Coleen Mitchell and Cindy Leroue work at two businesses in a strip mall off Southwest Sixth street in Redmond. On Thursday morning, Mitchell was the…

SW Madras fire causes $150K damage to golf cart rental-repair business

June 17, 2021 8:37 am Barney Lerten

A fire early Thursday morning caused an estimated $150,000 damage to a golf cart rental and repair business in southwest Madras, a fire official…

City of Bend gives notice to Emerson Avenue homeless campers: Move out by June 23

June 17, 2021 12:20 pm KTVZ News Partners

The city of Bend, as expected, gave formal notice Thursday to dozens of campers on Northeast Emerson Street that the city right-of-way will be…

Officers resign from Portland protest response unit

June 17, 2021 2:57 pm The Associated Press

Officers who serve on a specialized crowd-control unit in Portland who have responded to the city’s ongoing, often violent protests have resigned…

Colorado man pleads guilty to federal hate crime in stabbing of Black man at Ontario restaurant

June 17, 2021 2:42 pm The Associated Press

A Colorado man accused of stabbing another man in a racist attack at an Ontario, Oregon truck stop has pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime.…

OSU models predict drop in C.O. lightning-sparked wildfires — but bigger blazes

June 17, 2021 2:32 pm KTVZ News Partners

Human-caused wildfire ignitions in Central Oregon are expected to remain steady over the next four decades and lightning-caused ignitions are…

As wildfire season arrives, ‘our system is at a breaking point,’ Forest Service chief says

June 17, 2021 2:09 pm KTVZ News Partners

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., sounded the alarm during Thursday’s Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on the U.S. Forest Service…

Biden signs bill into law making Juneteenth a national holiday

June 17, 2021 1:50 pm CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden said that signing legislation into law on Thursday establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day — a US…

Lebanon man pleads guilty to pocketing millions in fraudulently obtained COVID-19 relief funds

June 17, 2021 11:56 am KTVZ News Partners

A Lebanon man pleaded guilty to federal charges Thursday after prosecutors said he fraudulently converted to personal use millions of dollars in…

Cascade Middle School power failure, electrical issues and smoke cancel last day of classes

June 17, 2021 10:54 am Barney Lerten

Thursday was the last day of school for most Bend-La Pine Schools students – except at Cascade Middle School, where a power failure caused…

Ontario man killed in SUV-semi head-on crash on Highway 20E near Hampton

June 17, 2021 10:14 am Barney Lerten

An Ontario man was killed Wednesday night when his SUV crossed the center line of Highway 20E west of Hampton and collided head-on with a semi-truck,…

Downtown Bend Business Assn. pitches Minnesota Avenue pedestrian promenade to councilors

June 16, 2021 1:57 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Downtown Bend Business Association presented to city councilors Wednesday night early, conceptual plan for a pedestrian promenade that would…

Bend councilors OK budget, water and sewer fee hikes, purchase of 2 shelter sites

June 16, 2021 9:28 pm KTVZ News Partners

Bend city councilors Wednesday night approved new fees for the coming year as part of the biennial budget adoption and also approved two planned…

Bend couple arrested on drug charges; raids on home, warehouse find psilocybin, marijuana grow

June 16, 2021 8:50 pm Barney Lerten

Drug agents arrested a northeast Bend couple and conducted a pair of raids Wednesday on their home and large commercial warehouse in the Spring River…