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Gov. Brown declares state of emergency due to ‘imminent threat of wildfire across Oregon’

June 30, 2021 8:46 am KTVZ News Partners

Governor Kate Brown on Tuesday declared a state of emergency due to the imminent threat of wildfire across…

More deaths reported in intense Northwest heat wave

June 30, 2021 12:27 am The Associated Press

About a dozen deaths in Washington and Oregon may be tied to an intense heat wave that brought scorching temperatures to the Northwest and caused…

Rescue workers at Surfside building collapse find bodies of two children

June 30, 2021 3:53 pm CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe and Holly Yan, CNN [Breaking news update, published at 6:52 p.m. ET] Rescue and search crews found the bodies of a 10-year-old…

SE Redmond wildfire update: Evacuation area, levels reduced, Redmond Airport, Hwy. 126 reopen

June 29, 2021 12:55 pm Barney Lerten

A fast-spreading brushfire broke out early Tuesday afternoon in southeast Redmond and may have sparked a second, larger fire, both putting up thick…

‘No one should die on the streets of Bend’: Mayor, 2 councilors issue statement

June 29, 2021 9:52 pm KTVZ News Partners

Here, in full, is a statement issued Tuesday by Bend Mayor Sally Russell and councilors Melanie Kebler and Megan Perkins regarding two deaths at a…

Several food carts in Bend close down due to heat wave

June 29, 2021 11:59 am KTVZ

While some restaurants in Central Oregon are finding ways to beat the heat, with misters and air conditioning, others don’t have that same luxury -…

Oregon OSHA plans clearer, safer guidelines for outdoor workers in heat, smoke

June 29, 2021 7:24 pm KTVZ

Oregon OSHA is planning to propose safer guidelines for employees who work in extreme heat…

How to know when it’s time to get out of the heat

June 29, 2021 11:53 am KTVZ

For many Central Oregonians, staying inside is tough.…

Bend teen, 17, arrested in fatal Wickiup Reservoir plunge that killed passenger, 16, injured 3 others

June 29, 2021 11:45 am Barney Lerten

A 17-year-old Bend resident was arrested on criminally negligent homicide, DUII and other charges after a pickup he was driving on the dry bed of…

Deschutes County’s ’21-22 $653 million budget includes 38 new positions, 17 in Health Services

June 29, 2021 10:12 am KTVZ News Partners

The Board of County Commissioners has approved Deschutes County’s fiscal year 2021-22 budget following a series of public meetings and hearings by…

Northwest temperatures rise, records fall — again – on hottest day of intense heat wave

June 28, 2021 9:17 pm The Associated Press

The hottest day of an unprecedented and dangerous heat wave scorched the Pacific Northwest on Monday, with temperatures obliterating records that had…

Bend hotel occupancy is on the rise, with tourism on the rebound

June 28, 2021 7:09 pm KTVZ

With the summer season here, many tourists have begun to return to…

C.O. power providers not seeing major strain on grid, despite record heat

June 28, 2021 10:22 am KTVZ

To escape the heat wave, just about everyone is cranking up the air conditioning, if they have…

Bend homeless advocates seek solutions after 2 people die at Hunnell Road camp

June 28, 2021 12:00 pm KTVZ, Barney Lerten

Service organizations and volunteers at the homeless camp along Hunnell Road in northern Bend are doing their best to keep people safe from the…

Police seek witnesses to juvenile altercation, assault in NW Bend

June 28, 2021 5:45 pm KTVZ News Partners

Contact between two groups of Deschutes River floaters led to a confrontation and fight Sunday evening among juveniles on a street in northwest Bend,…

Deschutes County imposes public use restrictions to curb wildfire threat

June 28, 2021 5:08 pm KTVZ News Partners

Deschutes County commissioners voted Monday to impose public use restrictions on unprotected lands within the county and on all county-owned land, to…