BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Police are asking the public for information after finding a seriously injured woman during a welfare check at a home in a southeast Bend neighborhood. Shortly before 6 p.m. on Sunday, officers responded to a request for a welfare check in the 61000 block of Alstrup Road, Bend Police Community
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Community College’s 2025 commencement ceremony, held on Saturday with more than 300 graduates in attendance, included the naming of four student award recipients: Brad Bennett, Betsy Green, Kaia Hagenbach and Nasadia Voltz. In full, 759 degrees and certificates are being awarded this academic year at COCC: 598 degrees and 161 certificates.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Gas prices are climbing in most states, including Oregon, because of the attacks between Israel and Iran, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday. The conflict caused crude oil prices to spike to their highest prices since January on concerns that the conflict could impact global oil supplies. Expect oil and gas prices to
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(Update: adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bethlehem Inn Board of Directors announced Monday the appointment of Michael Hancock as its new executive director. Hancock, who has served as interim executive director since February, following the retirement announcement of longtime leader Gwenn Wysling. “Hancock will now officially take the helm to guide Bethlehem Inn
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend woman was arrested on DUII and other charges Sunday night, accused of driving an SUV over numerous curbs, medians and through a ditch, failing to yield when officers tried to pull her over and endangering a child riding in the rear seat. Around 9:15 p.m., officers responded to a report of an
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The Oregon Department of Transportation on Thursday converted the first two Oregon Medal of Honor Highway signs along US Highway 20 across the state to National Medal of Honor Highway signs, with more to follow.
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — It wasn’t your typical split as Deschutes County commissioners voted 2-1 Wednesday to lease a small parcel at the county’s Public Safety Campus to Mountain View Community Development for up to six micro-shelters to house the homeless, part of its Safe Parking program. Commissioners Phil Chang and Patti
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon will be part of a national wave of “No Kings” Trump administration protests planned around the nation on Saturday, while supporters of the president plan events of their own on the High Desert KTVZ News received this media advisory this week about a Bend ‘No Kings” Community Action Fair,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Low registration numbers have prompted organizers of the Oregon High Desert Classics to cancel next month’s two-week hunter jumper horse competition. An announcement posted Friday on the event’s web page stated: OHDC 2025 Has Been Cancelled “Thank you to all our 2025 Oregon High Desert Classics sponsors, vendors, contractors, exhibitors, and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Is it infrastructure? Or just too many people? That’s the question business owners and residents in Bend are asking, and the problem solvers are investigating, as Empire Avenue continues to back up every day. “I think it really holds people back because you just avoid the area at all costs,” said
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Summit Health allergist, Dr. Adam Williams, tells KTVZ News there are actually two allergy seasons in Central Oregon – one for pine, another for grass, which is sending all that pollen our way. Right now we’re in a grass season, and every gust of wind is blowing pollen into your
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Nearly 2,000 Pacific Power customers on Bend’s north end lost power Thursday afternoon, an outage caused by the utility’s “enhanced safety settings that officials said could last into the evening.
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Commute Options, in partnership with the City of Bend and funded by the Pacific Power Foundation, said Wednesday it’s proud to announce the launch of the E-Bike Rebate Program, beginning next Monday.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — From the latest efforts to create affordable housing development, to gasoline taxation, traffic updates and wildfire risks, KTVZ speaks with Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler and asks your pressing questions. Viewers can submit questions for Mayor Kebler at any time as part of our exclusive monthly segment, and have your question featured
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools will offer healthy meals at no charge to children and teens at four outdoor locations this summer. The program, open to anyone 18 and younger, begins Monday, June 16 and continues through the middle of August. “Our summer meals program helps provide families with food security when our
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — From sawmill demonstrations to raptors in flight to desert dwellers and more, celebrate the end of the school year this weekend at the High Desert Museum. This Sunday, June 15, the Museum welcomes dads and those who serve as dads to visit the Museum for free on Father’s Day.
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Bend’s Northeast Second Street between Franklin and Greenwood avenues reopened to two-way traffic on Wednesday.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Starting June 10th, Bend Animal Emergency Center will have emergency veterinary services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The clinic has expanded staffing to meet this critical need, and aims to provide Central Oregon with the security that comes from knowing they have access to
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Pacific Power customers in areas of Bend, Redmond, Madras and Prineville have been placed on the utility’s “enhanced safety setting,” cutting the risk of wildfires but possibly meaning more – and longer – outages. Customers in the affected areas received a notice Tuesday of the step being taken “due to elevated
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University–Cascades will graduate 340 students at its 24th commencement ceremony on Sunday, bringing the total number of graduates to 5,972 since the Bend campus was founded in 2001. In addition, with the Class of 2025, OSU-Cascades has trained and contributed more than 800 K-12 teachers and more than 500 mental health
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