Bend city councilors voted 6-1 Wednesday night to test a parking permit program in part of the Old Town neighborhood south of downtown, with permits residents can buy to secure parking by their homes.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Labor Day weekend is always popular outdoors, and to keep things fun and safe, the Oregon State Marine Board suggests taking the time to plan your water getaway and stay safe with the following tips: Wear your life jacket. Each boat (including canoes and kayaks, inflatable boats, stand up paddleboards) must have
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Central Oregon’s SWAT team was called to a southeast Bend mobile home park on Tuesday afternoon when a vehicle theft suspect wanted on arrest warrants refused to come out of a home, police said. He eventually surrendered, as did a woman also in the home, and a stolen car and motorcycle were recovered.
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Veterans and their families — including Pearl Harbor survivor Richard Higgins — law enforcement and others gathered Wednesday morning at the Bend Heroes Memorial for a special ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of “V-J Day,” the end of World War II.
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Oregon State Police are seeking tips and investigating an elk that was shot and wounded with an arrow on Tuesday on private property near Huntington Road and South Century Drive, near Sunriver.
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Bend’s Kent Couch has done something very similar several times.
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GOP says it needed more time to gather signatures due to pandemic restrictions.
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They want the sidewalks repaired from 3rd to 12th in Bend.
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Cash is found at the Knott Landfill in Bend.
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The city of Bend has extended its emergency order discouraging visitor travel to the city and short-term rental reservations through late October, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A non-jury trial got underway Wednesday for a former Sunriver police officer charged with official misconduct over his actions the night his girlfriend was assaulted.
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After a summer that brought big crowds and a sharp rise in human-caused wildfires, Deschutes and Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland officials urged visitors Wednesday to take all necessary precautions to prevent new ignitions this Labor Day weekend.
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Strong high pressure will remain over the Pacific Northwest, peaking over the region on Friday.
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Bend police on Thursday identified a 60-year-old Bend woman staying at a northeast Bend motel who drowned Wednesday afternoon while swimming alone in its pool.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Small Business Development Center at Central Oregon Community College is inviting members of the local business community to consider joining a small advisory council (8-10 members). The Advisory Board serves as an external advisory body (non-governing) to Central Oregon Community College’s SBDC, its staff and Director. The COCC SBDC Advisory
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Oregon on Wednesday launched Healthier Together Oregon, the new State Health Improvement Plan aimed at improving the social influences on health, saying it will ultimately help the state’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic with its foundation in equity.
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Two Bend Park and Recreation District youth sports leagues are hiring officials for upcoming games beginning in September.
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The start of September normally means two things: the Labor Day weekend and back to school for the kids. This year, those milestones – like nearly everything else – will look vastly different due to COVID-19.
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ODOT’s roadway project delivery process emphasizes work zone safety, but auditors identified several ways work zone safety can be further enhanced, according to an audit released Wednesday by Secretary of State Bev Clarno.
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COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 468, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday.
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