With July’s arrival, summer activities at Mt. Bachelor are back for the whole family. Ski season has come to an end, but that doesn’t mean the resort it closed. Mt. Bachelor just recently opened up for its summer season, busy with a variety of warm-weather activities.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Barb Campbell announced Friday that she will be running for reelection to Bend City Council Position 4. Barb will have served on Council for 10 years and believes she has more to offer. Here’s the rest of her announcement, in full: Barb has been a strong leader in our City, guiding
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EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend man has been sentenced to a nine-year federal prison term for possessing 20 pounds of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, federal prosecutors said Friday. Isaac Kitashima, 48, was sentenced on Tuesday to 108 months in federal prison and five years’ supervised release. According to court documents, from August
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Senator Ron Wyden, in Central Oregon for two town halls on Thursday, also visited a Bend business, Onboard Dynamics, hurt by recent tax code changes and spoke with reporters about how his tax relief bill would help them and other small businesses grow and succeed.
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A new section of Highway 97 on Bend’s north side opens early Friday, moving northbound traffic onto the newly constructed route. The $190 million project is due for completion by year’s end.
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A Costco official earlier this year told Bend’s Boyd Acres Neighborhood Association the company was shooting for a late August opening of its new, larger store on the city’s north end.
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Cushman & Wakefield announced Wednesday that the firm has been retained as exclusive advisor by the Oregon Department of State Lands for the sale of ±262 acres of developable land in southeast Bend, the second part of the Stevens Ranch Tract.
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(Update: adding video, comment from the dog owner, statement from Zoetis) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Three days after receiving an under-the-skin pain blocker injection for osteoarthritis, a Bend dog passed away. The owner, Kyle Blankenship, says after the drug was administered to his dog, Sasha, who experienced paralysis before she said. Blankenship told us he
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University–Cascades has given its 2024 Employee Awards to eight faculty and staff members for outstanding contributions to the Bend campus and surrounding community. The recipients of the campus’ 2024 employee awards were: Cassie Copeland received the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award. Copeland is assistant director of TRIO, a program
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Floating the Deschutes River is a go-to summer activity for locals and tourists alike. It’s starting to heat up again on the High Desert, and people have found the solution to cooling off, floating the river, a popular way to spend your time. Nathan Bregel said Tuesday, “This is just our
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– The first week of summer has brought hot temperatures and dry wind, the perfect combination for a spark. Bend Fire and Rescue wants to remind homeowners of some tips to keep your home safe. Isabella Warren is speaking with Dan Derlacki today to learn about the department’s efforts to reduce fire risk
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As the conversation around the use of technology in schools heats up in Bend-La Pine and elsewhere, state Rep. Emerson Levy of Bend held a virtual forum Monday night to discuss how cellphones and other technologies impact students, staff, teachers, and caregivers in and out of the classroom.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Friday, northbound traffic on U.S. Highway 97 will be permanently shifted to the newly built northbound U.S. 97 parkway, ODOT officials said Monday. With this change, the new northbound Empire Avenue and Cooley Road on-ramps will open, and the southbound onramp at Robal Lane will temporarily close. Travelers wanting to
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A warm early summer Monday had firefighters scrambling to put out several new fires around the region, from a small blaze in the woods east of Sunriver to two along railroad tracks in Bend and Redmond – sparked by a train’s locked brakes – and three fires in a short period in northwest Madras.
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A 22-year-old Bend man was arrested Sunday on 52 criminal mischief charges, accused of spraying dozens of XUKA graffiti tags around the city over the past five months, police said.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A summer enrichment camp has arrived at Bend’s Miller Elementary School for a week of fun. The school is bustling this week, as kids from around Central Oregon participate in Camp Invention. The nationally recognized nonprofit brings exploration and creativity to children in grades K to 6. “I get to play around with my friends
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Two of three men wanted in a robbery at gunpoint Sunday afternoon at a northeast Bend apartment were arrested when they arrived at a home where officers found the victim’s wallet, car and cellphone, along with three guns. Police said Monday they are working to identify the third suspect.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This year’s 4th of July Pilot Butte public fireworks display will commence at approximately 10 p.m. on Tuesday, July 4th. In preparation, the Oregon State Parks Department and Bend Fire & Rescue ask that the community observe the following restrictions to Pilot Butte State Park from July 1st through July 5th. The access
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Camp Invention®, a nationally recognized, nonprofit summer enrichment camp program, has arrived at Bend’s Miller Elementary School for a week of fun, exploration and creativity. A program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame® in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Camp Invention challenges children in grades K-6
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — It’s time to secure your seats! Tickets are now available for the High Desert Museum’s annual fundraiser, High Desert Rendezvous. Returning for its 35th year on Saturday, August 24, Rendezvous promises an evening of celebration in support of the Museum’s dynamic programs, exhibitions and wildlife. “Rendezvous proves to be a highlight of
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