Issues of environmental concern.
It's time. November's here and we're watching the slopes, wondering if Mt. Bachelor will have the snow they need for a traditional day-after-Thanksgiving opening. While it's true we're at the…
It's been a bit of a bummer of a week for a good chunk of the rockies and the west, with Colorado's snowpack sitting well below average for this time…
Officials urge giving cities priority allocation, to meet local needs and state housing goals BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- For many rural residents in Deschutes County, low well levels and even…
The Deschutes River upriver from Bend before irrigators have removed water. Photo George Wuerthner The Bend Bulletin published a piece "Fish by the hundreds rescued in isolated Deschutes River channel."…
In a recent visit to Bend, Oregon I was pleasantly surprised to see the efforts of habitat and river edge restoration efforts on the Deschutes River Trail in town. On…
Level 3 evacuation still in wilderness area; fire size unchanged; Pacific Crest Trail reroute established BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) - Predicted rain didn't fall Friday on the week-old, lightning-sparked Petes Lake…
McKenzie Pass Highway 242 is closed and a massive public lands closure was issued Monday for the McKenzie Corridor, McKenzie Pass, South Santiam area and Three Sisters Wilderness due to…
video by @NewsChannel21Central Oregon kicked off the week blanketed by heavy smoke, coupled with warm temperatures and an important air quality alert. This alert, sparked by dangerous smoke levels, looks…
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) - Bluer, less smoky skies for much of the High Desert for much of the weekend could have left some folks wondering why the state Department of…
Crook, Jefferson also can expect 'intermittent smoke' The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Tuesday "until further notice" for Deschutes, Jackson and Josephine counties, as well…
