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OSP IDs Redmond man killed, two family members injured in five-vehicle crash on icy Hwy. 97 in Jefferson County

February 19, 2024 9:11 am Barney Lerten

A Redmond man was killed and two family members injured in a five-vehicle crash on icy Highway 97 in Jefferson County early Monday morning, Oregon…

Second Bend-area raid turns up more drugs, cash allegedly tied to arrested, jailed fentanyl trafficking suspect

February 15, 2024 5:10 pm Barney Lerten

An alleged fentanyl trafficker arrested last week in a traffic stop and a raid on his trailer near the Bend Airport faces additional charges after a…

Redmond assault suspect barricades herself in car; spike strips, CERT armored car, pepper spray used to arrest her

February 20, 2024 1:06 pm Barney Lerten

A Redmond woman who allegedly tried to run into and threatened to assault others at the Shepherd’s House Redmond Center early Tuesday barricaded…

205-unit Outlook at Pilot Butte apartments in NE Bend sold by Seattle owner to San Diego LLC for $57.5 million

February 20, 2024 11:24 am KTVZ news sources

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — CBRE announced Tuesday the sale of Outlook at Pilot Butte, a 205-unit multifamily community in Bend, to a new owner for…

Waiting for Help: A family’s plea to Deschutes County’s Crisis Team after what they believe was too slow a response

February 16, 2024 3:50 pm Isabella Warren

A local family says it recently took Deschutes County’s Community Crisis Response Team nearly two hours to help their son in mental health crisis,…

Presidents Day weekend brings loved ones together, many to spend the day enjoying downtown Bend

February 19, 2024 11:57 am Kelsey McGee

It’s Presidents Day weekend, and many people had the day off. The holiday weekend brought out many people from around the West Coast to Bend. I…

Update: Deschutes County deputies say man missing from La Pine area has been found safe, in good health

February 18, 2024 8:12 pm Barney Lerten

Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies who had sought the public’s assistance in finding a 41-year-old man last seen on Thursday morning, when he…

Bend man, 70, killed in collision of two snowmobiles on Alaska’s Denali Highway

February 19, 2024 1:03 am Barney Lerten

A collision of two snowmobiles among a group riding on Alaska’s Denali Highway has killed a Bend man, Alaska State Troopers…

Bend man arrested, jailed on manslaughter, DUII charges in rollover crash last fall that killed La Pine man

February 18, 2024 9:10 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 24-year-old Bend man was arrested and jailed Saturday evening on first-degree manslaughter, DUII and assault charges in a…

Fire sprinkler stops SW Bend apartment blaze with minimal damage; cause traced to improper cigarette disposal

February 18, 2024 2:17 pm Barney Lerten, Kelsey McGee

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – An apartment patio fire in southwest Bend Saturday night was put out and stopped from spreading inside by a single activated…

Hwy. 26 near Warm Springs reopens after serious-injury crash; DCSO responds to 10 crash reports around county

February 17, 2024 4:37 pm Barney Lerten

A serious-injury crash closed U.S. Highway 26 in both directions near Warm Springs for a time late Saturday afternoon, officials said, on a day when…

Bend Cub Scout Troop 18, friends and families watch their cars fly down the track at the annual Pinewood Derby

February 17, 2024 6:23 pm Kelsey McGee

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Nerves and adrenaline were high on Saturday for Bend Cub Scout Pack 18’s third Annual Pinewood Derby. Cars were…

Pacific Power makes 22 electric mobility grants, 6 in C. Oregon, to help more Oregonians plug into EVs’ benefits

February 13, 2024 3:32 pm KTVZ news sources

Pacific Power has awarded more than $2 million to 22 organizations in Oregon, six on the High Desert, for projects that will expand electric mobility…

New Bend drug treatment center sees strong demand in the face of the rising opioid crisis

February 9, 2024 11:53 am Bola Gbadebo

“My story in addiction and recovery started at a young age,” Zack Ament says. “I had my first drink at 13, after my bar mitzvah, and it…

Bend transient arrested in Legos theft jailed for 2nd time in 3 days, accused of trying to sell sets online to detective

February 16, 2024 8:06 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – One of two transients arrested in a parking-lot drug bust earlier this week was arrested again Friday, accused of trying to…

Fired Prineville Police manager sues city, former chief Larry Seymour for $1.5 million, alleges illegal conduct

February 16, 2024 12:01 pm KTVZ news sources

(Update: Adding city statement on lawsuit) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A recently fired administrative services manager for the Prineville Police…

More snow and ice on roads prompt Central Oregon school, other closures and delays

February 16, 2024 6:22 am Barney Lerten

(Update: Week’s delay in COCC film screening for Black History Month) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Another round of snow and ice led to more school closures…

CET’s Mt. Bachelor shuttle bus offers safe, less-stress option to hit the slopes during storms, on busy weekends

February 16, 2024 11:51 am Matthew Draxton

(Update: Matthew Draxton adding video and comment from Cascade East Transit) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With Presidents Weekend beginning with fresh…

Century-old Mount Emily Shay logging locomotive leaves former Prineville home, arrives at Portland rail museum

February 15, 2024 11:47 am KTVZ news sources

The historic steam logging locomotive Mount Emily Shay #1 traveled by BNSF Railway on a flatcar from its former home on the City of Prineville…

Remembering ‘Snowmageddon,’ Central Oregon’s snowy winter of 2017

February 15, 2024 12:00 pm Jillian Fortner

(Update: adding comments from meteorologist Bob Shaw) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Snowfall returned to Central Oregon Wednesday, leading to several crashes…