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Snowmobilers get lost, crash, prompting DCSO rescue

December 20, 2019 11:13 am KTVZ news sources

A Washington state couple out for a snowmobile trip to Elk Lake got separated from others Thursday, crashed and got stuck, prompting a call-out of…

UPDATE: Missing Redmond woman found safe

December 19, 2019 3:50 pm Barney Lerten

A Redmond woman who was reported missing Thursday afternoon has been found safe, police…

New emergency warming shelter opens in Bend

December 17, 2019 6:35 pm Rhea Panela

Part of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office work-release center opened up to about 48 people on Tuesday as an emergency warming shelter during the…

Lawsuit: Immigration courts now ‘deportation machine’

December 18, 2019 11:40 am The Associated Press

Law groups representing immigrants say the immigration court system under the Trump administration has become a “deportation machine.”…

Judge considers Hammond Ranches grazing permit

December 19, 2019 2:32 pm The Associated Press

A federal judge in Portland is considering whether federal authorities should revoke grazing permits it granted to two Eastern Oregon cattle ranchers…

Oregon agency issues report on prescription drug prices

December 17, 2019 10:41 pm KTVZ news sources

The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services has released its first report to the Legislature on prescription drug prices in Oregon. The…

Taylor NW chosen for COID’s Pilot Butte Canal piping project

December 19, 2019 10:06 am KTVZ News Team

Central Oregon Irrigation District said Thursday it has selected Taylor Northwest, LLC of Bend as the construction manager/general contractor for the…

Wyden-Merkley bill would fund Warm Springs, other tribes’ water system upgrades

December 12, 2019 2:45 pm KTVZ news sources

Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced legislation Thursday to improve water quality and services for tribal communities in…

Bend man gets year and a day in prison for BHO lab explosion

December 10, 2019 3:33 pm KTVZ news sources

A Bend man was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a day in federal prison and two years’ supervised release for illegally manufacturing and possessing…

Two crashes on Hwy. 97 south of Bend

December 8, 2019 7:32 pm Rhea Panela

One driver, a 60-year-old La Pine woman, was injured and cited for careless driving in one of a pair of crashes on Highway 97 south of Lava Butte and…

Redmond couple’s case leads to DHS agreement to protect parents with disabilities

December 4, 2019 3:45 pm KTVZ News Team

The case of a Redmond couple who successfully fought in court to regain custody of their two young children after the state decided they weren’t…

Bend-La Pine parents weigh in on school attendance area options

December 3, 2019 10:01 am Arielle Brumfield, Jacob Larsen

As Bend-La Pine Schools prepare to open a new high school on the southeast side of Bend, the district is looking at new school attendance…

Oregon gas tax rises 2 cents on New Year’s

December 3, 2019 9:02 am KTVZ News Team

Oregonians will be paying a bit more at the pump, starting on New Year’s, the second of four phased-in gas tax increases that were part of the…

Bend’s November warmer, drier than normal, NWS says

December 2, 2019 10:15 pm KTVZ News Team

Despite a decidedly snowy and cold end to November in Bend, the month overall was actually warmer and drier than normal, according to statistics…

Slick roads lead to 100s of slide-offs, crashes across C.O.

December 2, 2019 7:35 pm Rhea Panela

Slick road conditions led to several vehicle slide-offs on Cline Falls Highway and Beaver Lane Monday morning, prompting Deschutes County Sheriff’s…

Fire heavily damages Crescent home

December 2, 2019 4:18 pm Barney Lerten

A fire Sunday evening heavily damaged a home in the northern Klamath County town of Crescent, but the couple who live there escaped unhurt, along…

Deschutes River Woods man arrested in domestic violence case

November 30, 2019 9:08 pm Barney Lerten

A Deschutes River Woods resident was arrested early Monday on kidnapping, assault and other charges after leaving his home, where a domestic violence…