May 2020

Oregon National Guard flyovers continue; Madras, Warm Springs on Friday

May 21, 2020 1:48 pm KTVZ news sources

The Oregon Air National Guard resumes its F-15 Eagle flyovers on Friday, including St. Charles Madras and the Warm Springs Health and Wellness…

Gov. Brown, Bend, Redmond mayors urge: ‘Keep it local’ over Memorial Day weekend

May 21, 2020 1:16 pm KTVZ news sources

Gov. Kate Brown was joined Thursday by a bipartisan group of 26 mayors from across the state in urging all Oregonians, especially Portland metro…

Limited state park camping set to resume June 9

May 21, 2020 12:44 pm KTVZ news sources

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department announced Thursday it will offer limited camping at many state park campgrounds, starting Tuesday, June 9.…

Amid reopening, city of Bend still discouraging tourism, non-essential travel

May 21, 2020 11:58 am Rhea Panela

Gov. Brown’s plan still discourages non-essential travel, and the lack of tourists this year could leave a heavy financial burden on the city of…

Chilly, Windy & Rainy

May 21, 2020 7:46 am Bob Shaw

The system that has thickened our clouds this will get reinforced with more moisture today.…

City of Bend extends emergency order discouraging tourist visits

May 21, 2020 1:18 am KTVZ news sources

The city of Bend has extended its COVID-19 local state of emergency and administrative order discouraging travel to…

Bend tops 100,000 residents, U.S. Census Bureau says

May 21, 2020 12:55 am Barney Lerten

The city of Bend quietly reached a growth milestone last summer, when its estimated population topped the 100,000 mark, the U.S. Census Bureau…

La Pine driver injured, cited in DUII crash into power pole support

May 21, 2020 12:24 am KTVZ news sources

A La Pine man was injured and cited for DUII and reckless driving Tuesday night after his car left La Pine State Recreation Road and struck a power…

Sisters traffic stop leads to Bend man’s arrest on drug charges

May 20, 2020 11:48 pm KTVZ news sources

A Bend man under investigation for alleged drug sales was stopped on U.S. Highway 20 in Sisters on Wednesday and arrested after a Deschutes County…

Marion, Polk counties can begin Phase 1 reopening Friday

May 20, 2020 10:36 pm KTVZ news sources

Governor Kate Brown announced Wednesday that Marion and Polk counties can begin entering Phase I of reopening on Friday under her framework for…

Sisters burglary suspect caught in bed, runs, but caught fast

May 20, 2020 10:31 pm KTVZ news sources

It didn’t take long Wednesday for Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies to catch a suspect in a home burglary after a resident came home to find a…

Deschutes Brewery’s pub reopening soon, at 50% of normal operations

May 20, 2020 9:59 pm Jordan Williams

For the last two months, the Deschutes Brewery brewpub in downtown Bend has been completely closed. The pub has not offered delivery or takeout…

Two of Drake Park’s iconic trees may be taken down

May 20, 2020 9:49 pm Jordan Williams

Two of Drake Park’s most popular trees could be in danger of being uprooted: a weeping willow and a Ponderosa pine, in particular, for a…

Shemia Fagan edges ahead of Mark Hass in Democrat race for secretary of state

May 20, 2020 9:32 pm The Associated Press

It appeared on Tuesday night that state Senator Mark Hass had edged fellow state Senator Shemia Fagan for the Democratic nomination for secretary of…

Voters reject La Pine parks levy

May 20, 2020 9:09 pm Rhea Panela

On Tuesday, voters said ‘no’ to a local option levy that would help fund the La Pine Park and Recreation District. 42% voted in favor, but 58% of…

Taylor NW says thousands worth of tools stolen from NW Bend job site

May 20, 2020 8:05 pm Max Goldwasser

A Central Oregon construction contractor claims thousands of dollars worth of equipment were stolen from its job site in northwest Bend. Now, the…

Huge book donation by “SOLID”!

May 20, 2020 8:03 pm Lee Anderson

The volunteer organization, “Supporters of Literacy in Deschutes County” donated 800 books and $2,000 to the Bend La Pine…

Des. Co. clerk says primary election came with unprecedented challenges

May 20, 2020 7:50 pm Rhea Panela

Nancy Blankenship, the Deschutes County clerk, said Wednesday 2020’s primary election was unlike any other. Tuesday night’s election results trickled…