Central Oregon Archives

Bend La-Pine high schooler voices frustration with return-to-class options

January 27, 2021 9:06 pm KTVZ

With Bend-La Pine kindergarten through third-graders back in class this week and high school students set to return in February, a Summit High School…

2 people escape NW Redmond house fire, but 5 pets perish

January 27, 2021 7:47 pm Barney Lerten

Two people escaped a fierce fire that destroyed a northwest Redmond home Wednesday afternoon, though one was evaluated for smoke inhalation, and five…

Deschutes County develops tool for public to help report illegal marijuana grow sites

January 27, 2021 7:20 pm KTVZ

Illegal marijuana grows in Deschutes County have authorities’ attention, and they are looking to the public for help in efforts to find and remove…

Trails, area west of Bend to close weekdays for timber harvesting, forest projects

January 27, 2021 12:28 pm KTVZ

Beginning Thursday, more than 1,000 acres encompassing several trails on the Deschutes National Forest west of Bend will be closed on weekdays for…

Bend-based foundation helping reuse Dutch medical instruments in Ethiopia

January 27, 2021 3:41 pm KTVZ News Partners

Bend-based ReachAnother Foundation is working with hospitals in the Netherlands to give thousands of medical instruments a fresh lease on life after…

Paulina Creek restoration project getting underway

January 27, 2021 11:36 am KTVZ News Partners

The Deschutes National Forest plans to start work this week on a restoration project along Paulina Creek near Ogden Group Camp, to improve the…

Split Redmond council will talk more about whether to allow marijuana stores

January 26, 2021 9:20 pm Barney Lerten

Redmond city councilors had their first but apparently not last discussion Tuesday night about whether to allow recreational marijuana dispensaries…

Research group backs ‘right to repair’ legislation

January 26, 2021 8:54 pm KTVZ

the Oregon State Public Interest Research Group is backing house bill 2698, also known as the ‘right to repair’…

Central Oregon gun stores struggle to meet demand amid shortages

January 26, 2021 7:38 pm KTVZ

Demand for guns as been exceptionally high since the pandemic began, but it’s so strong that it’s hurting some gun stores around Central…

C.O. ahead of schedule for administering COVID-19 vaccinations to seniors

January 26, 2021 2:11 pm KTVZ

Central Oregon is one of the only areas in the state to gain approval to start vaccinating all residents age 75 and older. That puts the region well…

Central Oregon sees job losses in December; first downturn since April

January 26, 2021 10:36 am KTVZ News Partners

Central Oregon counties posted monthly job losses in December for the first time since April, after a surge in COVID-19 cases this fall and increased…

Jefferson County fire crews rescue, revive cat from Metolius RV blaze

January 25, 2021 11:32 pm KTVZ News Partners

Jefferson County firefighters rescued and revived a cat from a smoky RV fire in Metolius on Monday afternoon that was traced to a burning candle, an…

Redmond councilors to consider allowing recreational marijuana sales

January 25, 2021 10:59 pm KTVZ

Recreational marijuana is legal across Oregon, but the city of Redmond has never authorized dispensaries within city limits.…

‘Fantastic!’ Bend- La Pine K-3rd graders return to in-person classes

January 25, 2021 8:46 pm KTVZ

It was the welcome return of a scene out of the past, as parents lined up to pick their children up from Bend’s North Star Elementary School Monday…

Deschutes commissioners hold off on proposal to make positions non-partisan

January 25, 2021 12:13 pm KTVZ

The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners was meeting Monday to discuss a possible ballot measure for next November’s election that would make…

DCSO seeks tips to find who fired shots into SUV at homeless camp near Sisters

January 25, 2021 3:10 pm KTVZ News Partners

Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies asked the public for help Monday in their search for whoever fired several gunshots into an SUV parked near a…

OSU’s TRACE COVID-19 community sampling coming to Redmond this week

January 25, 2021 2:28 pm KTVZ News Partners

Oregon State University says its groundbreaking project to determine community prevalence of the novel coronavirus is expanding to include three days…