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Legislature dedicates $50 million to irrigation modernization projects across Oregon

August 7, 2023 5:39 pm KTVZ

Oregon lawmakers have approved $50 million for irrigation district modernization, a vital part of the state’s…

COCC plans to break ground on Madras campus expansion this winter, thanks to $4 million in lottery-backed bonds

August 7, 2023 1:09 pm Tracee Tuesday

Central Oregon Community College and Jefferson County are a major step closer to realizing a long-planned expansion project for the college’s…

DCSO deputy disciplined for Bend bar incident placed on leave amid new criminal, internal investigations

July 11, 2023 1:44 pm Barney Lerten

A Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy who was suspended for a day without pay and lost his detective assignment due to an incident at a Bend bar…

Megabus, Pacific Crest Bus Lines to expand NW, Central Oregon daily bus service

August 7, 2023 10:28 am KTVZ News Partners

(Update: Adding video) ELIZABETH, NJ (KTVZ) — Megabus, one of the largest bus companies in North America, announced Monday a new partnership with…

Smith Rock about to get new, wider footbridge; construction closure to limit access for up to 6 weeks

August 7, 2023 10:05 am KTVZ News Partners

Smith Rock State Park is slated to get a new, wider pedestrian bridge this summer and fall, which means there will be no bridge access for up to six…

Here’s another chance to ask Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler a question on this week’s ‘Ask the Mayor’ segment

July 9, 2023 8:18 pm KTVZ

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Got a question for Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler? This week brings another installment of Ask the Mayor on NewsChannel 21 at Sunrise…

New wildfire, the Salmon Fire, burns about 40 acres in steep terrain 5 miles east of Oakridge

August 6, 2023 9:48 pm KTVZ News Partners

Initial attack fire crews were called out Sunday afternoon to tackle a new wildfire burning in very steep terrain about five miles east of Oakridge…

Lines hold, more progress seen on 310-acre Priceboro Fire NE of Eugene, now 45% contained

August 4, 2023 9:37 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Priceboro fire that broke out Friday afternoon near Harrisburg, about eight miles northeast of Eugene, has been more precisely mapped at about…

Three people, pet killed in Scappoose house fire

August 6, 2023 8:53 pm KTVZ News Partners

SCAPPOOSE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Three people and a pet were killed in a house fire in Scappoose early Sunday morning, fire officials said. The Scappoose…

Klamath County’s 2,100-acre Golden Fire, which destroyed dozens of homes, reaches full containment

August 6, 2023 6:47 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Golden Fire that broke out on July 22 about 9 miles north of Bonanza in Klamath County and destroyed nearly 50 homes reached full containment…

3-week-old Flat Fire in SW Oregon tops 33,0000 acres, now 30% contained

August 5, 2023 2:38 pm KTVZ News Partners

AGNESS, Ore. (KTVZ) — More than 840 firefighters have brought the 3-week-old, 33,246-acre Flat Fire in southwest Oregon to 30% containment, making…

Despite weekend rainfall, Bedrock Fire grows to nearly 13,000 acres, still 5% contained

July 22, 2023 11:28 pm KTVZ News Partners

Despite a quarter-inch of rain in places, the Bedrock Fire on the Willamette National Forest continues actively burning in dry fuels, and the…

Woman found dead on Phoenix-area hike, authorities say it may be heat related

August 6, 2023 10:09 am Associated Press

PHOENIX (AP) — An Oregon woman who went missing on a hike in north Phoenix has been found dead and it appears to be heat-related, according to…

Forest Service firefighter, 21, killed in on-duty crash in SW Oregon

August 5, 2023 8:35 pm KTVZ News Partners

A 21-year-old U.S. Forest Service firefighter was killed in a crash on Friday while on duty near the Coos County community of Powers, agency…

C.O. firefighters tackle seven small lightning-sparked wildfires, all kept under an acre

August 4, 2023 3:48 pm KTVZ News Partners

Central Oregon firefighters tackled seven small new lightning-sparked wildfires Friday evening and are keeping watch for any new starts in the…

Choice at the pump: Gov. Kotek signs self-serve gas bill, ending law banning it for past 72 years

August 4, 2023 11:55 am KTVZ, The Associated Press

For the first time in 72 years, Oregon motorists can grab a fuel nozzle and pump gas into their cars without an attendant, since a decades-old ban on…

‘They don’t realize how it’s affecting the area’: Ballistics testing near Juniper Canyon rocking nearby homes

August 4, 2023 5:31 pm KTVZ

Residents in the area of Crook County’s Juniper Canyon have been dealing with the sounds and impacts of loud, nerve-shattering explosions for months.…