Deschutes County may seek a state parks grant to help advance the planning for a possible RV park/campground on 500 acres of county-owned property on Fort Thompson Lane, north of Bend.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., voted Wednesday in favor of H.R. 4366, the Consolidated Appropriations Act – a bipartisan package of six appropriations bills that will fund several government agencies through fiscal year 2024. Included in the bill are nearly a dozen of Chavez-DeRemer’s funding requests for the 5th District, totaling over $25
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Bend Park and Rec Board member Zavier Borja announced his resignation from the post he was elected to in 2021 at Tuesday evening’s board meeting, effective March 19, citing the press of work responsibilities and frequent travel.
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(Update: Adding video, comments from Bend Fire, city of Bend) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week’s snowfall marked the fourth month in a row for Bend city crews clearing streets. Bend Police and Bend Fire have also been busy with wintertime emergencies. “Throughout this winter, we have seen our typical calls,” Deputy Fire Marshal Dan
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Katie Wilson has been appointed associate dean for student life at Oregon State University – Cascades and will lead strategies and activities that support the engagement and success of undergraduate and graduate students, the Bend school announced Wednesday. She will start on May 17.
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The next phase of the Bend North Highway 97 Corridor Project will include a 10-day closure of Cooley Road just east of the highway intersection, due to start March 14, as well as some highway traffic shifts and five weekly Sunday shots of rock blasting, a project official told residents.
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Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels talked to us Tuesday about why no criminal charges were filed in connection with a northwest Bend vehicle-pedestrian crash last September that claimed the life of Daniel Heun, saying that while it was “a horrible tragedy,” an investigation determined no crime was committed.
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While it may be inconvenient for you getting around, the frequent snow in recent weeks has been beneficial to the state’s snowpack, as well as its ski resorts.
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Trenton’s Law (HB 4103), legislation that updates definitions of electric-assisted bicycles in the Oregon Vehicle Code, passed the Oregon Senate 28-2 Monday, carried by Bend state Senator Tim Knopp, and now goes to Gov. Tina Kotek’s desk for her signature.
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(Update: Adding video, comments from school counselor) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With local high school graduation rates generally at just over 80%, some parents are asking if expectations have been lowered. “There simply is no accountability,” one Crook County parent told us recently. “I feel like we’re graduating students who have not demonstrated basic proficiency
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Residents in the southwest corner of Deschutes River Woods awakened to a frightening alert from Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies early Sunday morning, warning them to “LOCK YOUR DOORS” due to a wanted man armed with a large, sheathed knife in the area.
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Some residents on the south end of Bend are criticizing the U.S. Forest Service for not removing homeless camps when they work on roads in the China Hat area, and they have a potentially powerful ally on their side: Rep., Cliff Bentz, R-Ore.
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A memorial on a downtown Bend street for Taylor Wyss, a Redmond man who was shot and killed there last year, was torn down this weekend.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A recent spay/neuter clinic organized by Street Dog Hero in Kanasìn, Mexico, in partnership with Beach Dog Rescue and Ester y Liza, resulted in the spaying/neutering of 895 dogs and cats, a new record for the Bend-based organization. How many animals does that mean were prevented from being born on the
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Site preparation, including blasting and grading, is under way six days a week at the site of the new Costco on Bend’s north end, and construction is expected to begin in early May, with the new store expected to open by late August, a company official told residents last week.
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Some Oregonians are pushing back on the passage of House Bill 4002.
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SALEM, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — A bill that aims to push back against a rise in book bans in Oregon school districts has passed the Senate, KGW reported. Senate Bill 1583 says that “that a school official cannot prohibit materials because the materials concern a class of people identified in our education anti-discrimination laws. In other words, you cannot
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On a fittingly cold yet somewhat sunny Saturday morning, dozens of law enforcement and others braced for the chilly conditions, ready to get into the water for the Bend Polar Plunge.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The 2024 Bend WinterFest made a memorable return to Bend’s Old Mill District this year. This year’s event not only marked its comeback to a beloved location but also set a new milestone in its philanthropic efforts by raising an impressive $12,500 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon. This significant
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For the second time in less than a week, a 7-Eleven in Bend, this time on Southeast Third Street, has found a credit card skimmer on one of their credit card machines, police confirmed Thursday. And the clerk who found it says she quit after bosses told her to not contact police, but throw it away.
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