Terrebonne man struck by minivan, seriously injured while crossing Highway 97
TERREBONNE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Terrebonne man crossing an unlit stretch of Highway 97 away from a crosswalk Thursday night was struck by a minivan and…
Continue ReadingCentral Oregon
Candle lit for warmth sparks fire, destroying SUV being used as living quarters in Bend’s Juniper Ridge area
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A fire sparked by a candle being used for warmth destroyed a vehicle Friday morning in the Juniper Ridge area north of Bend,…
Continue Reading
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley reschedules three Central Oregon town halls, postponed a month ago
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, announced Friday he will hold three town halls for Central Oregonians in Jefferson, Crook and…
Continue Reading
Problem Solvers: Homeless in the Pines, encampments growing in the woods of La Pine
LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ)– Just outside the city limits of La Pine, in the dense forest that surrounds the community, you won’t find wild animals…
Continue Reading
La Pine-area drug raid turns up illegal marijuana grow; resident cited on felony charges
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A drug raid late Wednesday night on a La Pine-area home turned up an illegal marijuana operation, and a resident was cited on…
Continue Reading
Escaped debris burns on the rise around Central Oregon in recent weeks, can cause costly wildfires
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District reported Friday it’s seeing an uptick in escaped debris burn…
Continue Reading
Forest Service closes China Hat gate as ‘scared’ homeless scramble to move on: ‘The answer is housing, not handcuffs’
The gate on China Hat Road south of Bend swung shut early Thursday, closing a large area of homeless encampments on the Deschutes National Forest as…
Continue Reading
Federal judge sympathizes with evicted China Hat homeless but says need to curb fire danger carries greater weight
EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A federal judge who refused to grant an emergency court order to block the removal of dozens of homeless residents from the…
Continue Reading
‘La Pine needs this’: Groundbreaking held for 39-unit affordable apartments near Wickiup Junction
The Foundation for Affordable Housing is breaking ground Thursday in La Pine on a 39-unit apartment building serving individuals and families who…
Continue Reading
Emergency closure lifted in Bachelor Complex Fire area; Edison Sno-Park reopened, but caution advised
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest lifted the Bachelor Complex Emergency Fire Closure on Thursday, reopening Edison Sno-Park and the…
Continue Reading
Redmond woman arrested on kidnap charge involving runaway teen from Louisiana
(Update: Adding video) BURNS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Lafourche Parish, Louisiana Sheriff Craig Webre announced this week that a Redmond, Oregon woman has…
Continue Reading
New, permanent boat dock to be installed at Crane Prairie Reservoir
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest said Thursday it will install a new, permanent boat dock at Crane Prairie…
Continue Reading
‘Strive for excellence’: Central Oregon Community College celebrating 75 years
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — It’s a big year for Central Oregon Community College—the school is celebrating its 75th…
Continue Reading
50 years later, local Vietnam veterans remember the fall of Saigon, end of war
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Â Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. Half a century ago, on April 30,…
Continue Reading
SE Bend police standoff ends as two people surrender, one a fugitive arrested on a statewide warrant
Several armed Bend Police officers and two armored vehicles surrounded a southeast Bend apartment in a standoff for about an hour Wednesday…
Continue Reading
64-acre prescribed burn conducted south of Sisters
Firefighters with the Sisters Ranger District ignited 64 acres in a prescribed fire Wednesday on Sisters Area Fuels Reduction Unit 4 four miles south…
Continue Reading
False alarms: 9-1-1 tech ‘glitches’ led to a pair of untrue warnings of a fire at Bend’s new Costco
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon users of a popular website and smartphone app to track the latest fires, crashes and other emergencies were…
Continue Reading
Advocates worry of dangerous enforcement during Forest Service sweep of China Hat Road encampments
On the eve of the Deschutes National Forest’s closure of nearly 36,000 acres south of Bend for fuels reduction work – and the deadline for over 100…
Continue Reading
Bend-La Pine Schools superintendent, others join in video deploring ‘real harm’ caused by federal cutbacks
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook joined six other Oregon superintendents in a video released Wednesday…
Continue Reading
Mid Oregon Credit Union celebrates brand new headquarters in Bend’s Old Mill
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Â A ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday introduced Bend to Mid Oregon Credit Union’s latest branch. The new three-story building is…
Continue Reading