(Update: adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — For many American ranchers, higher beef prices at the grocery store haven’t necessarily translated to bigger profits. Central Oregon farmer Chris Casad, owner of Casad Family Farms, says what producers earn for their cattle has only recently started catching up with decades of low prices and the rising
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Bend, ORE. (KTVZ) — High Desert Chamber Music is relocating both its Concert Series and Annual Gala to new venues in Bend, Ore., for the 2026–27 season. The Concert Series will move to First Presbyterian Church of Bend, while the Annual Gala will be held at the Riverhouse Convention Center. The venue changes mark the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — GasBuddy surveyed over thirteen hundred stations in Oregon and prices have risen 5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.71 per gallon. Compared to a month ago in Oregon, prices are 12.9 cents per gallon higher. Compared to a year ago, prices stand 80.1 cents per gallon higher. Whereas
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A building ridge of high pressure is bringing above normal temperatures into the middle of the week. Highs will top out in the upper 80s to low 90s today. Expect a mix of sunshine and haze. There is a very low chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms in Eastern Oregon today.
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Bend, ORE. (KTVZ) — Bend La-Pine Schools is seeking to hire nutrition servers and substitute servers for its nutrition team. Servers will earn between $22.99 and $26.69 per hour, while substitutes will earn $20 per hour.
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Bend, Ore. (KTVZ) — The city of Bend has an update on Greenwood Avenue. Starting this week, the city is removing a portion of the turn lane median curb on Greenwood Avenue between NE first and NE second streets. Construction will take place overnight from 7 P.M. to 5 A.M. to remove the median and get
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Central Oregon will start the new week warmer, with sunshine and patchy smoke sticking around.Tonight will be mostly clear with patchy smoke. Lows will fall into the mid-40s to lower 50s around Bend, Redmond, Madras and Prineville. North winds of 5 to 10 mph could gust around 20 mph this evening before becoming light overnight.Monday
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — According to Bend Police, a Bend man was arrested Saturday night after accidentally shooting a 24-year-old woman through the floor of a home in the 63000 block of Layton Avenue. Brandon Paul Ferris, 53, faces assault charges after a firearm discharged inside the residence. Bend Police responded to the home at
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UPDATE: The Wheeler County Sheriff’s Office has released new information on the standoff situation that unfolded Friday evening along Highway 26 near Mitchell.On August 21, 2026, at approximately 1415 hours, deputies from the Wheeler County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a disabled vehicle on Highway 26 near milepost 51.Upon clearing the initial contact
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A proposed amendment to the Oregon Constitution that would protect hunting, fishing, farming, ranching and trapping has advanced to its next legal phase after gathering the required signatures. The Oregon Secretary of State’s office sent Initiative Petition 25 to the state Attorney General to draft the official ballot title and summary
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CENTRAL OREGON — A breezy Saturday evening will give way to a sunny and slightly cooler Sunday across Central Oregon.A Red Flag Warning remains in effect for portions of Central Oregon until 10 p.m. Saturday due to gusty winds and low relative humidity.Around Bend, Redmond, Madras and Prineville, southwest winds of 10 to 20 mph
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Red Flag Warning issued for Saturday from noon until 10 pm. Once again, we are in the low end of the spectrum for the warning as winds will be in the 10 – 15 mph range and gust to around 20 mph. There is still plenty of dry fuel around that can go up quickly
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Humane Society of Central Oregon is back for our weekly “Pet Pals” segment. Lynne brought in a 2-month-old kitten, who she let KTVZ’s Kelsey Merison name live on-air! “She was being given away at a gas station up in Madras,” Lynne said. Kelsey originally named her Hot Dog because of the gas
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A study led by Oregon Health & Science University found that participants using state-regulated psilocybin services experienced substantial reductions in symptoms of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, with low rates of severe adverse events. The findings, published today in the journal JAMA Network Open, mark the first multisite evaluation of
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Jefferson County has a new date for its annual National Night Out celebration. After making the difficult decision to postpone the celebration, which was originally scheduled for August 8th, the free family event is now happening Friday, September 4th, from 4-7 p.m. at Sahalee Park. Organizers say the event will feature
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Good News from Think Wild Central Oregon! A juvenile Cooper’s hawk is back in the wild after nearly four weeks of rehabilitation. The hawk was rescued in west Bend in late July after striking a window. After recovering from its injuries, the bird successfully passed flight and live-prey testing and was
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A preliminary report is shedding new light on a deadly plane crash west of Bend earlier this month. The NTSB says a Cirrus SR-22-T crashed about 12 miles west of the Bend Municipal Airport on August 4th, killing the pilot. According to preliminary data, the plane spent several hours flying in
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CROOK COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Saturday, much of our region will be under a red flag warning, as firefighters continue to button up the active wildfires. The Rowe Creek Complex Fire, burning in Crook, Wheeler, Wasco, and Jefferson counties, sits at just under 374,000 acres burned with 89% containment. Today, firefighters will continue much of the work
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Thirty years after the Skeleton Fire burned more than 17,000 acres southeast of Bend, local fire agencies are urging Central Oregon residents to prepare for ongoing wildfire threats. Bend Fire & Rescue and the Deschutes Rural Fire Protection District #two highlighted the anniversary to remind property owners that emergency preparedness plays
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Bend, Ore (KTVZ) – A Heat Advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for most of Central Oregon and through the Columbia River Basin east of the Cascades. The cloud cover today has limited much of the heating process, so we are in the low-end criteria for the Advisory. The chance for an
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