Central Oregon Archives

Struggling Bend wedding business must find new location — fast, after eviction

January 6, 2021 1:23 pm KTVZ

With many weddings and formal events on hold due to the pandemic, the events business is…

Deschutes National Forest plans pile burning west of Sunriver, La Pine

January 5, 2021 10:04 pm KTVZ News Partners

Beginning Wednesday and continuing over the next several weeks, firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest plan to ignite several burn piles west…

Oregon reports 44 more COVID-19 deaths, four in Central Oregon

January 5, 2021 7:32 pm KTVZ News Partners

COVID-19 has claimed 44 more lives in Oregon, including four men in Central Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,550, the Oregon Health…

Deschutes, Crook counties have used all of the vaccine doses received so far

January 5, 2021 6:47 pm KTVZ

According to Oregon Health Authority data, 1.3% of residents in Deschutes County, 1.2% in Jefferson County and less than 1% in Crook County have been…

$40K fire at SW Bend home apparently sparked by failed lithium battery

January 5, 2021 3:24 pm Barney Lerten

The failure of a rechargeable lithium battery apparently sparked a garage fire early Tuesday that caused $40,000 in damage to a southwest Bend home…

CET set to launch free weekly Sisters to Bend, curb-to-curb ‘Shopper Shuttle’

January 5, 2021 11:38 am KTVZ News Partners

Starting this week, Cascades East Transit will offer a free, ADA-accessible weekly Shopper Shuttle, operating on Thursdays, to connect residents…

Bend neighborhood leader proposes stricter city tree preservation rules

January 4, 2021 6:48 pm KTVZ

As more and more people move to Bend, the community also is losing more and more…

Divers find WWI dog tag at bottom of Deschutes River, search for veteran’s family

January 3, 2021 7:52 pm KTVZ

Miranda and Kea Eubank were out diving, looking for underwater treasures in the Deschutes River near Drake Park about two months ago when they found…

Fire destroys SE Prineville home; residents escape unharmed, but lose dog

January 2, 2021 8:32 pm KTVZ, Barney Lerten

A southeast Prineville home and several outbuildings were destroyed by a fire Saturday morning, but two occupants escaped unhurt. Firefighters were…

Wash. state man killed in 3-vehicle crash on Highway 26

January 3, 2021 2:59 pm Barney Lerten

A Washington state man was killed in a three-vehicle crash Sunday that closed a nearly 30-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 26 on the Warm Springs Indian…

Bend ends 2020 with a warm and dry December, much like the rest of the year

January 1, 2021 12:53 pm KTVZ News Partners

Bend residents experienced a warmer and drier December than normal, befitting a year that was much the same, the National Weather Service office in…

Regional police training facility proposed at former Redmond Rod & Gun Club site

December 31, 2020 1:34 pm KTVZ

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies are working to create a long-discussed regional training facility a reality.…

‘Slap in the face’: FDA scraps $14,000 fee to distilleries that make hand sanitizer

December 31, 2020 5:25 pm KTVZ

After major backlash from the small-batch distilling community, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has decided to waive a $14,000 fee it planned…

Two Central Oregonians on state’s new Vaccine Advisory Committee

December 31, 2020 4:08 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Oregon Health Authority on Thursday named the 27 members of its Vaccine Advisory Committee that will determine the sequence in which new COVID-19…