CENTRAL OREGON — A cool and wet Sunday is ahead for Central Oregon before conditions improve in time for Labor Day.Showers and thunderstorms remain possible Saturday evening, followed by a chance of rain showers overnight. Bend, Redmond, Madras and Prineville have a 50% chance of precipitation, with overnight lows falling into the 40s. Around a The post Rain, thunderstorms Sunday before a drier Labor Day in Central Oregon appeared first on KTVZ.

Editor's Note: The Prineville Review is a content partner with KTVZ News through the Oregon Journalism Project By: Justin Alderman Alfalfa, Ore. (Prineville Review) — A company that supplied the Alfalfa Fire District with approximately $165,000 in new breathing equipment to protect firefighters says it has not been paid anything for the purchase more than half The post Company stiffed $165K for equipment ordered by former Alfalfa Fire Chief Chad LaVallee, despite receiving a FEMA grant t

Bend, Ore. (KTVZ) --- Fire officials in Central Oregon will reduce public use fire restrictions to Stage 1 starting at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. The decision follows recent moisture and cooler temperatures across the region. The reduction applies to the Deschutes National Forest, Ochoco National Forest, Crooked River National Grassland and Prineville The post Central Oregon to reduce fire restrictions to Stage 1 starting Saturday appeared first on KTVZ.

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Crook County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding the owners of three horses, which are currently corralled. The horses, are currently located at 2820 NE Canal Road off NE Rawhide.If you know who the horses belong to, you are asked to contact the Crook County Sheriff's The post Horsing Around: Three Horses Corralled in Crook County, Searching for Owner appeared first on KTVZ.

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Two individuals attempted to steal alcoholic beverages from the Ranchhouse at Brasada Ranch early Wednesday morning before running away when confronted by an employee. Deputies from the Crook County Sheriff's Office and officers from the Prineville Police Department responded to the reported burglary in progress around 12:44 a.m. A Bend Police The post Police respond to attempted burglary at Brasada Ranch appeared first on KTVZ.

The Rural Oregon Community Foundation (ROCF) is proud to announce the upcoming Fall Cowboy Gathering, a premier celebration of Western music and cowboy poetry in collaboration with The Bowman Museum and the International Western Music Association (IWMA) Columbia Chapter,  taking place on September 26-27 in Prineville, Oregon. Known as the Cowboy Capital of Oregon,  Prineville will serve as […] The post Experience a Weekend of All Things Western at the Fall Cowboy

CROOK COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Crook County Health and Human Services and Rimrock Trails are hosting a series of free community events throughout September in observance of National Recovery Month and National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. The activities will lead up to a community resource fair in Prineville later this month. The resource fair, titled The post Crook County hosts free September events for recovery and suicide prevention months appeared first on KTVZ.

Family Access Network (FAN) recently received a $15,000 grant from Les Schwab in support of breaking down barriers to crucial resources for low-income children and their families. Half of this funding will go directly to FAN services in Crook County, while the other half will support FAN operations throughout Central Oregon. Many FAN families are low-income, living in poverty, or experiencing...

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A routine shift took a wild turn for local police when officers were called to assist with a feisty turkey on the loose. According to the department, the bird proved to be a difficult suspect, refusing to follow orders, ignoring police authority, and testing the limits of training that surprisingly never The post ‘Poultry Patrol’: Uncooperative turkey gives Prineville officers the runaround appeared first on KTVZ.

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Bureau of Land Management will temporarily close the Reynolds Pond Trailhead from September 11th - 13th to protect public safety during permitted gundog testing. The restriction will block access to Reynolds Pond and limit entry into the Oregon Badlands Wilderness from that location between noon and 6:00p.m. daily. During the The post Areas around Reynolds Pond will temporarily close for safety during training appeared first on KTVZ.