Black Butte Ranch, OR

BLACK BUTTE RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Black Butte Ranch Police are remind the public of wildlife dangers due to their location within Central Oregon.In a social media post, the department is reminding residents to be cautious of wildlife, this after a mountain lion was spotted on a local golf course.You can read the social media The post Mountain Lion Spotted in Black Butte Ranch, Police Remind Public of Wildlife Dangers appeared first on KTVZ.

CENTRAL OREGON (KTVZ) -- If you’re planning to celebrate Labor Day with alcohol, police have a message: Plan your ride home before you drink. A nationwide impaired-driving crackdown is underway, including here in Oregon. The Black Butte Ranch Police Department is joining agencies nationwide for the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. The heightened enforcement The post Black Butte Ranch Police Department joins nationwide crackdown on impaired driving appeared first on KTVZ.

Drive toward Black Butte Ranch or Sunriver, and at some point, the highway slips beneath a canopy of ponderosa pine that belongs, at least on paper, to the federal government. Then, almost without warning, the trees give way to golf fairways, vacation homes, or a private lodge. For newcomers, it can look like someone carved a resort out of the Deschutes National Forest itself. In reality, the...