The Bend Park and Recreation District announced Tuesday its 40-plus park playgrounds were reopening immediately, after Gov. Kate Brown’s office provided revised Phase 2 approval of their use.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As the country reopens one county at a time, individuals and businesses continue to face complex financial challenges—many for the first time. OnPoint Community Credit Union is working to ensure the communities it serves across Oregon and Southwest Washington are equipped with the latest information to navigate the financial road ahead.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As students prepare to end a school year like no other, teachers at Cascades Academy have come up with a fun way for students and families to say goodbye to their teachers this Wednesday. All of the families with students in grades pre-K through 5 have been invited to a Wave
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We will stay south of the main body of moisture pushing into the Pacific NW
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This year, 100% of the high school seniors in Central Oregon with a Big Brother or Big Sister are graduating from high school on time! We are exceeding the national average by nearly 40%. The youth involved in Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon face barriers to graduation even in the best of circumstances, several being the first
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill., led a bicameral group of 80 other colleagues Monday in urging President Donald Trump not to resume explosive nuclear testing after a 28-year hiatus. They said the letter comes in response to reports indicating the administration is considering taking this step. In a
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Bend and Redmond home prices fell noticeably in May amid the varied impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and home sales were also off sharply from May of last year, an appraiser’s report said Monday.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity reopened its Bend ReStore on Monday, with hours from 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. at 224 NE Thurston Ave., Bend. Until further notice, the limited hours, Monday – Saturday are to ensure the safety and health of both customers and staff. The store has established shopping guidelines
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Tuesday at noon, KPOV 88.9 FM, High Desert Radio, joins radio stations nationwide to play Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come,” in commemoration of the life of George Floyd. Floyd’s gruesome killing May 25 has been the focus of international protests. Many communities are struggling with the issues raised
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The need for new supplies and equipment when cleaning rental homes and apartments between tenants amid the COVID-19 pandemic means higher costs for property management companies. And in turn, that means some renters have to pay more in cleaning charges.
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Bend ultra-runner Mario Mendoza set a new 100K (62-mile) treadmill world record over the weekend, raising money for the Central Oregon Youth Running Camp he co-founded in Madras.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The High Desert Food and Farm Alliance is releasing its widely anticipated 2020 Food and Farm Directory this Friday. HDFFA’s 9th Annual Food & Farm Directory provides an easy-to-use guide connecting Central Oregonians with the area’s most comprehensive list of food that is grown, raised and produced in our region. HDFFA’s
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Monday co-sponsored legislation he said would hold police accountable, change the culture of law enforcement and build trust between law enforcement and our communities in Oregon and nationwide. Wyden said he supports the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 introduced by U.S. Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-CA), Congressional Black Caucus
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Tourism Commission, doing business as Travel Oregon, has awarded $800,225 to local Oregon businesses to support job retention and stabilization through a newly created COVID-19 Emergency Response Grant Program. The agency redirected its standard scheduled competitive medium grant cycle and reallocated this funding to help support operational costs for
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VeggieRx, a program that forged partnerships with Central Oregon health care providers to offer fresh locally grown vegetables and fruits to their patients experiencing hunger or food insecurity, starts again on June 10th in Bend, June 25th in Prineville, and July 7th in Redmond.
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Central Oregon Community College has received a $210,570, two-year “First-Generation Student Success Grant” from Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission that will be directed at Latinx, Native American and Afrocentric scholarships, help support the staffing and structure of existing first-generation programs, and create an Afrocentric student program coordinator position.
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Thicker clouds will give us a slight chance for scatter showers Monday night.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Partners In Care, Central Oregon’s leading provider of end-of-life care, has begun construction on a much-needed, new specialty hospital for hospice patients in the Central Oregon region. After nearly 20 years providing hospice care in a six-bed facility, Partners In Care is constructing a new 12-bed Hospice House on its campus
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Deschutes County residents who have an interest in cycling and pedestrian issues are encouraged to apply to serve on Deschutes County’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee.
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The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Sunday and remains at 164, but there were 114 new cases added Monday by the Oregon Health Authority, largely an increases in cases from an outbreak at a coastal seafood processor.
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