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DCSO speaks with SUV driver who damaged gate while leaving Pine Nursery Park

January 2, 2022 9:47 pm KTVZ News Partners

Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said early Monday they have found and are no longer seeking information from the public to find the driver of…

120 Oregon Army National Guard soldiers mobilized to support NATO partners in Poland

January 2, 2022 10:05 pm KTVZ News Partners

Oregon Army National Guard soldiers assigned to Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry Regiment were formally mobilized for deployment to a…

Dog shot 4 times, killed on walk near Cline Butte; owner devastated, DCSO seeks tips

December 31, 2021 6:49 pm Barney Lerten

Savanna Richardson has gone for walks with her two dogs, Mateo and Maverick, off-leash dozens of times in the area near Cline Butte, without any real…

St. Charles welcomes Central Oregon’s first baby of 2022

January 2, 2022 12:17 am KTVZ News Partners

Central Oregon’s first baby of the new year is 6-pound, 9-ounce Natasha Roshau, St. Charles Health System…

Coast Guard helicopter crew rescues 2 missing Lane County hikers who wrote ‘SOS’ in snow

January 1, 2022 10:38 pm KTVZ - News Team

A Coast Guard Sector North Bend MH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter crew helped the Lane County Sheriff’s Office in locating two 19-year-old…

Deschutes County Sheriff’s SAR assists injured skier off Tumalo Mountain

January 1, 2022 10:08 pm KTVZ News Partners

Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue assisted an injured skier who sought help Saturday in getting down the east slope of Tumalo…

Fire burns travel trailer at SE Bend RV park when owners try to thaw frozen hose

January 1, 2022 9:03 pm KTVZ News Partners

A 31-foot travel trailer caught fire Saturday afternoon at the Crown Villa RV Resort in southeast Bend, a blaze that investigators traced to the use…

New Year’s Day fire destroys 2 Madras mobile homes; traced to heater extension cord

January 1, 2022 8:17 pm KTVZ News Partners

Two Madras families lost their homes to fire on New Year’s Day when an extension cord connected to a portable heater apparently sparked a blaze at…

SE Bend man threatens neighbors with gun, surrenders after CERT call-out

January 1, 2022 7:56 pm Barney Lerten

A southeast Bend man allegedly broke out car windows, entered a neighbor’s vehicle and threatened people with what turned out later to be a replica…

Mt. Bachelor skier dies after falling into tree well; was Cypriot mountaineer on ‘7 Summits’ mission

December 31, 2021 4:27 pm Barney Lerten

A skier who died after falling into a tree well at Mt. Bachelor Friday afternoon was a noted mountaineer and outdoorsman living in Seattle who hailed…

2021 ended very cold — but December overall was warmer than average in Bend, Prineville

January 1, 2022 3:08 pm KTVZ News Partners

Bend and much of the High Desert ended 2021 with a bone-chilling cold night, but the last month of the year overall was warmer than normal, the…

2 killed in Portland shooting

January 1, 2022 9:03 am The Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say two men were killed and another injured in a shooting in Portland’s Argay Terrace neighborhood. KOIN…

Early-morning fire destroys large shop in Camp Sherman; crews protect nearby barn

December 31, 2021 12:42 pm KTVZ News Partners

A fire engulfed a large shop building in Camp Sherman early Friday morning, but Sisters-Camp Sherman fire crews prevented major damage to a nearby…

New snow closes freeways in Oregon, Washington for hours; Hwy. 97 reopens S. of border

December 30, 2021 4:28 pm The Associated Press

Another blast of snow halted travel on a large portion of the main east-west highway across Washington state and also closed Interstate 84 in…

Madras home, apparently vacant, burns in ‘suspicious’ fire; cause under investigation

December 31, 2021 11:05 am KTVZ News Partners

An Oregon State Police arson investigator and the State Fire Marshal’s Office were called early Friday to a suspicious fire that destroyed an…

Madras HS teacher chosen for new ‘Band Directors’ Marching Band’ at Tournament of Roses Parade

December 30, 2021 2:01 pm KTVZ News Partners

PASADENA, Calif. (KTVZ) – Madras High School music teacher Jared McFarlin will join counterparts from across the country on New Year’s Day in an…

SW Redmond crash into power pole sparks multi-agency investigation; Canal Blvd. reopens

December 30, 2021 11:22 am Barney Lerten

A car crashed into a power pole in southwest Redmond early Thursday morning, seriously injuring the driver and prompting a multi-agency investigation…