Deschutes County is seeing some success and as expected, some continued challenges in its remediation efforts to reduce health and safety concerns at a homeless camping area on county-owned land at Juniper Ridge, just north of Bend, including fewer people living there.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – U.S. Highway 97 was shut on Bend’s north end for a brief period Sunday morning for the first in a series of blasting operations to clear rock and make way for the highway’s new path, east of its current location. Area residents and businesses had been notified of the planned highway
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Snowboarders surfed their way down the slopes at Mt. Bachelor on Saturday for the Gerry Lopez Big Wave Challenge. Instead of catching the waves in Hawaii, hundreds signed up for the 12th annual event, having a blast doing on the mountain. The sought-after event has brought people from all over. Kiana Putman came to the mountain
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A Bend man accused of killing his mother on Wednesday at the northeast Bend apartment they shared for at least three years had a lengthy criminal history dating back to 2006, according to state court files and information from Bend Police.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Friday a federal investment of $1.29 million for the Bend Municipal Airport toward construction of its air traffic control tower, due for construction this year and completion by the fall of 2025. “Bend Municipal Airport is an important part of Central Oregon’s robust, local
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A 40-year-old Bend man has been arrested on a murder charge in the killing Wednesday of his 59-year-old mother, who he previously was convicted on an assault charge for striking with a rock, police reported and court records showed.
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Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies on Thursday released the name of an 18-year-old Bend resident who a Bend police officer shot and killed when investigators say he brandished a gun after a crash on the Bend Parkway Wednesday night.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Retaining top talent is challenging in Bend and Central Oregon. The lack of affordable and available housing, childcare capacity issues and increases in competitive wages are all acting against employers. It’s critical to retain top talent in Central Oregon, and many employers are wondering how. The answer is simple: Invest in
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With over three decades of experience brewing delicious craft beers and delivering award-winning innovations, Deschutes Brewery has unveiled its next chapter of investment in the future of non-alcoholic brewing with the introduction of Fresh Squeezed Non-Alcoholic IPA. Crafted entirely in-house through a partnership with Sustainable Beverage Technologies (SBT) and utilizing the
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A June 20 settlement conference was set Thursday in the murder case of a 43-year-old Bend man accused of the fatal May 2023 shooting of a Powell Butte man whose SUV he allegedly stole, later engaging in a police chase on Highway 97 north of Bend and shooting himself several times.
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After years of discussion, months of staff work and weeks of roundtables and listening sessions, Bend city councilors held a sparsely attended public hearing Wednesday night, then moved ahead with a transportation fee on utility bills to help cover a gap in funding street operation and maintenance.
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“DREAM BOLDLY: The Grand AdvenChair” is a documentary film that is making its debut Friday evening at Central Oregon Community College.
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After a great deal of sometimes emotional testimony Wednesday morning, most strongly opposed to a recently opened transitional home for sex offenders on parole and probation in a southeast Bend triplex, Deschutes County commissioners were wrestling with the issues when Chair Patti Adair revealed tearfully her own, personal connection.
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March is National Kidney Month, and Fresenius Kidney Care in Bend wants to raise awareness around chronic kidney disease, or CKD, a public health problem affecting more than one in seven U.S. adults, making up more than 35 million Americans.
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Skydog Ranch Sanctuary, a sanctuary near Prineville is home to more than 200 wild horses and about 50 rescued donkeys and mules.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity has been awarded four AmeriCorps National Construction Crew Leader positions and is looking for motivated, qualified candidates to serve locally during the 2024-2025 service year, which begins in August. Habitat AmeriCorps members serve in full-time, paid stipend positions for 10.5 months, helping to meet the housing needs
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The Board of Directors for the Bend Park and Recreation District announced that Michelle Healy will become the next executive director on July 1. The board officially approved the employment contract at its public meeting Tuesday evening.
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Bad weather or families’ busy schedules are not stopping some Central Oregon dogs from getting their exercise.
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Bend Police have implemented a new, live dispatch system in most of their patrol cars, allowing officers to hear nearby dispatch calls livestreamed in real time, with the potential to shave precious minutes off response times.
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After months of cold and snow, winter is ending and spring officially arrives Tuesday evening, with a warmup seemingly right on time.
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