Central Oregon Archives

Remains of 7 Marines, including Bend man, and sailor recovered off S. Calif. coast

August 8, 2020 1:54 am The Associated Press

Authorities on Friday recovered the bodies of seven Marines — including a Bend resident — and a Navy sailor killed when a Marine landing craft sank…

Tumalo sanctuary’s first chimp, Topo, passes away

August 7, 2020 9:49 pm KTVZ News Partners

Topo, the first chimpanzee brought to the Freedom for Great Apes sanctuary in Tumalo (formerly Chimps Inc.) 25 years ago, has passed away at about 50…

Abuse victim advocates for others; Prineville ‘Save the Children’ rally set for Sunday

August 7, 2020 8:19 pm KTVZ

Prineville resident Brittney Mills says she suffered sexual abuse when she was a child. And she says she wants people to recognize that it happens…

Oregon DMV notifies 9,000 about defective driver licenses, ID cards

August 7, 2020 1:04 pm KTVZ

The Oregon Department of Transportation is sending letters to an estimated 9,000 DMV customers, informing them their new driver license or ID card…

Xeriscaping becoming popular High Desert alternative to lawns

August 7, 2020 5:55 pm KTVZ

No lawn mowing, weed whacking and little irrigation maintenance. Xeriscaping can be a more cost efficient and eco-friendly alternative to grass…

Timber! Bend church group making firewood out of hazard trees

August 7, 2020 12:42 pm KTVZ

Richard Berg and Kevin Brady have been watching trees fly for a combined 22…

Three Central Oregon hospitals to get $8.38 million in pandemic relief funds

August 7, 2020 5:18 pm KTVZ News Partners

St. Charles Redmond, Prineville and Madras among 20 statewide SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Small rural Oregon hospitals have help on the way, with $50…

Bend man sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison for luring, sex abuse

August 7, 2020 4:51 pm Barney Lerten

A Bend businessman accused of luring and having sex with a minor was sentenced Friday to nearly four years in prison after reaching a plea deal with…

La Pine pump house fire triggers explosion; no injuries

August 7, 2020 2:51 pm Barney Lerten

A fire in a pump house on a La Pine property Thursday night caused an above-ground pressure tank to fail, triggering an explosion heard throughout…

Oregon reports 9 COVID-19 deaths, 2 in C. Oregon; 423 new cases, but slower spread

August 7, 2020 2:32 pm KTVZ News Partners

COVID-19 has claimed nine more lives in Oregon, including two in Central Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 348, along with 423 new cases,…

Deschutes Land Trust buys ranch on Whychus Creek for permanent protection

August 7, 2020 12:03 am KTVZ News Partners

The Deschutes Land Trust announced Thursday it has purchased and protected 1,123 acres of land along Whychus Creek northeast of Sisters: Rimrock…

DCSO seeks man, woman suspected of debit, credit card scams around area

August 7, 2020 11:52 am KTVZ News Partners

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help in identifying a man and woman suspected in credit and debit card scams around…

Petition seeks to name Pilot Butte Trail after fallen Bend Marine

August 6, 2020 8:34 pm KTVZ

Thursday marked one week since the tragic death of 20-year-old Pfc. Jack Ryan Ostrovsky, a Bend Marine among nine people — eight Marines and a…

Wheeler County fire grows to 310 acres; lightning map technology assists C.O. fight

August 6, 2020 9:08 pm KTVZ, Barney Lerten

Wednesday night’s lightning storm sparked dozens of fires across Central Oregon that have been caught small — and one to the east, in Wheeler…

‘Lucky 13’ golfers have made holes-in-one at Bend’s Awbrey Glen since May

August 6, 2020 11:32 am KTVZ

A lucky 13 golfers at Bend’s Awbrey Glen Golf Club are feeling even more fortunate lately.

Each golfer has made a hole-in-one at the course on…

La Pine resident says trash, pollution a growing issue on BLM lands

August 6, 2020 7:01 pm KTVZ

Many Central Oregonians enjoy walking, hiking and horseback riding on BLM-managed lands, but they have to endure what some say are growing amounts of…