City of Prineville announces new round of three finalists to be next police chief
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The city of Prineville announced Tuesday a new list of three finalists to become Prineville’s next police chief, after…
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Bend cancer patient, pancake mix-maker raising awareness, funds for Sarcoma and Bone Cancer Awareness Month
July is national Sarcoma and Bone Cancer Awareness Month, and a Bend woman who’s a sarcoma patient talked with us about her experience and raising…
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‘There is no justice for Devyne’: Madras woman sentenced to nearly 18 years in fatal shooting of her ex-husband
Sentencing hearings after a violent killing are as intensely emotional as one would expect. But when nine fatal shots are fired at close range amid…
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Wind-fanned Warm Springs brush fire burns about 200 acres by old mill before crews contain it
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A brush fire Monday afternoon behind the old Warm Springs Mill and Warm Springs Composites was fanned by high winds and…
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Jefferson County commissioners hold open house for community to view the now-abandoned county dog kennel
MADRAS, Ore (KTVZ) — Here at the County Dog Kennel, the Jefferson County commissioners opened up the facility to the community on Monday evening so…
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Oregon DEQ issues air quality advisory for much of state, including Crook County, due to smoke from wildfires
Deschutes County residents can expect ‘intermittent smoke’ PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air…
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Bend firefighters stop two smoldering fires at small sizes in field on Skyline Ranch Road, lot near Caldera High School
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – While wildland firefighters work to stop new and older blazes in rural areas that have grown to hundreds or thousands of acres,…
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‘We are confident in Donald Trump and JD Vance’: C.O. GOP official, others react to Biden’s withdrawal
We’re less than 100 days away from the Nov. 5 election and less than a month from the Democratic National Convention. With this weekend’s historic…
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Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond wraps up FairWell Festival, prepares for 104th county Fair & Rodeo
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Fairgrounds just wrapped up the FairWell Festival and is busily preparing for another…
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219-acre Cat Rock Fire off McKay Creek Road north of Prineville now 30% contained, drops to Level 1 evacuation notice
The Crook County Sheriff’s Office on Monday morning reduced the evacuation notice to Level 1 BE READY for a wildfire fanned by heat and wind that…
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A look at how the weekend’s FairWell Festival went amid parking and traffic changes, high heat – and a stormy pause
The weekend’s second annual FairWell Festival at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds came to a dramatic close Sunday night, delayed a bit by stormy…
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Bend Senior High School auditorium found to be ‘unsafe to occupy,’ emergency demolition planned
The Bend Senior High School auditorium will be demolished as soon as possible, Bend-La Pine Schools announced Monday. Officials said the decision…
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C.O. residents and visitors, Oregon politicians, political analyst weigh in on President Biden’s withdrawal from race
Central Oregonians joined Oregon politicians, a political analyst and many others in sharing their reactions Sunday to President Biden’s decision to…
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After hearing from veterans in Bend, Chavez-DeRemer presses VA secretary on timely, convenient health care
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After hearing in Bend from veterans concerned about long wait times to access health care at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs…
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Crews make more progress on Wickiup Fire, now 20% contained, Round Mountain Fire 5% contained
A pair of 3-day-old wildfires north of Wickiup Reservoir and on Round Mountain were still held to about 250 acres total Saturday as crews made more…
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Suspected Madras drug dealer arrested at work; raid on car, home turn up meth, fake Oxycodone pills with fentanyl
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A long-term drug trafficking investigation led to the arrest of a Madras man working at a retail store late Friday afternoon…
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‘Got busy really quick:’ A visit to revived Kah-Nee-Ta Hot Springs Resort after $13.1 million renovation project
After many months of critical infrastructure updates and expansive renovations, Kah-Nee-Ta Hot Springs Resort reopened to the public on Thursday, to…
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‘A very serious public safety threat’: Deschutes DA says homeless camps on federal land need to be addressed, to avert disaster
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Satellite images east of Redmond show hundreds of acres of garbage left by those living on federal land, a growing problem that…
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All open fires banned on C.O. federal lands starting Monday amid long heat wave, extremely dry vegetation
Due to continued hot weather and extremely dry vegetation, the Deschutes National Forest, Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National…
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La Pine man jailed on drug charge also accused of distributing child sex abuse material on social media
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 61-year-old La Pine man arrested last week on drug charges also now faces 20 counts of encouraging child sex abuse by…
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