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Despite warmer temperatures today, firefighters on the Monty and Bean Creek fires were able to significantly increase containment. Temperatures are expected to continue to rise for the next several days. A local Central Oregon Fire Management Service (COFMS) Type 3 team continues to manage these fires which were initially reported late in the afternoon on August 5th. The fires are located on the Deschutes National Forest east of the Monty Campground near Lake Billy Chinook. The Bean Creek Fire i...

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PORTLAND — A Pendleton man is the latest offender to receive a federal court sentence for poaching bull trout. Tyler Glenn Chance Warren, 31, is serving three years of federal probation and a three-year fishing ban after illegally taking bull trout from the Metolius River in the Deschutes National Forest. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon on Wednesday, July 14, announced Warren’s sentencing in a press release, which also includes a $1,000 fine and 40 hours of ...

Annual campfire restrictions set to begin on BLM rivers in Central Oregon Oregon Dept. of Forestry/file Safe campfires are a special part of enjoying the great outdoors, but there can be limits, even bans in some locations. PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Annual campfire restrictions will go into effect June 1 on portions of the Deschutes, John Day, White and Crooked rivers, as well as on BLM-administered lands along Lake Billy Chinook. Reducing the risk of wildfire helps BLM be a good neighbor in t...

Annual campfire restrictions to start on BLM rivers in Central Oregon Central Oregon — Annual campfire restrictions will go into effect June 1, 2021 on portions of the Deschutes, John Day, White and Crooked Rivers, as well as on BLM-administered lands along Lake Billy Chinook. Reducing the risk of wildfire helps BLM be a good neighbor in the river canyons, while facilitating commercial recreation and multiple-use opportunities. The number one goal of the BLM is promoting employee and public s...

Jared Leisek has now found seven bodies in the last 13 months BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The body and vehicle of a missing Portland man were found in the Columbia River under the I-205 bridge Wednesday evening. Redmond YouTube diver Jared Leisek played a key role in the discovery. Leisek started his Adventures with Purpose YouTube channel back in 2018 with a simple goal in mind – clean up the underwater environment. He used to focus on finding missing items like phones and sunglasses. Then he gradu...

(Update: Adding video, comments from DSL, Bend Fly Shop) Pole Creek, Lake Billy Chinook among additions; first map update since 2015 BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Department of State Lands announced Tuesday it has updated the state’s essential salmonid habitat map and now is seeking the public’s comments on those updates, which include areas of Central Oregon. Ali Ryan Hansen, a communications manger at DSL, said one of the things they are trying to to do is raise awareness to landowners ...