BEND, Ore. [KTVZ] — As summer temperatures soar, many residents seek relief from local waterways. However, officials are issuing a stern warning: keep yourself and your pets out of the irrigation canals. KTVZ News witnessed what appeared to be two people encouraging their dogs to jump in the irrigation canal and retrieve what they’d thrown
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Cuppa Yo Self-Serve Frozen Yogurt proudly celebrated 15 years of serving up joy, community, and customizable frozen treats, with Thursday’s announcement of a new location by the new Bend Costco. Since opening its doors on June 2, 2010, Cuppa Yo has grown from a single shop in Bend to a growing
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BEND, Ore. –(KTVZ)– Four artists get their creative works displayed at the new city of Bend’s public works campus, including two artists from Bend. Ben Hull and Eli Logan both made artwork paying homage to Central Oregon’s rugged landscape. The art will be seen on a bike shelter and trash enclosure. To see the other
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BEND, Ore. –(KTVZ)– They’re the first to greet students in the morning and the last to see them home safely. Now some of the Bend-La Pine School’s bus drivers are being recognized for their excellence behind the wheel in this year’s state school bus safety exercises. Bend-Lapine School’s transportation department brought home 10 awards. That’s
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A new study shows that Oregon State University-Cascades contributed $89.9 million in economic impact to the Central Oregon region in 2024, reflecting the campus’s growth, spending, research and other contributions to the surrounding community. The report, commissioned by OSU, details the collective impact of the university’s contributions to the economy and
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Students in the OSU-Cascades Outdoor Products program recently were able to put their final projects on display for public viewing.
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ)– Smoke could be seen across Central Oregon as fire crews ramp up prescribed burning. Tuesday, 91 acres were burned southwest of Sisters as the season comes to a close and wildfire season approaches. “Should a wildfire start in these areas where we have conducted prescribed burning, firefighters have a greater chance of
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools will present diplomas to 1,387 seniors during seven high school graduation ceremonies this Thursday through next Tuesday. The Class of 2025 includes 491 Honors Diploma recipients, 129 Seal of Biliteracy recipients, and 25 students who are receiving their International Baccalaureate diploma. Many others have challenged themselves with rigorous
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — We’ve known it was in the works for quite a while, but it all became official Tuesday: Burgerville, which calls itself “the Pacific Northwest’s premium fast-food chain,” announced the opening date for its newest restaurant and first in Central Oregon, near the Bend Elks Stadium in southeast Bend. Burgerville said it
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Gas prices are edging lower as June begins, even as crude oil prices are climbing, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday. The Ukrainian attacks on Russia are putting upward pressure on oil prices, but prices remain below $65 per barrel. This is helping to keep pump prices calm even as demand for gasoline
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Deschutes National Forest firefighters conducted a total of 271 acres of prescribed burns on Monday at two locations near Bend and Sisters, and residents are being urged to keep doors and windows closed to ease smoke impacts.
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You can join Cascades East Transit for free bus rides during Try Transit Week, a community-wide celebration of public transportation throughout Central Oregon this week.
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Calfiornia woman and a Redmond man entered not-guilty pleas Monday in the fatal early-January shooting of a Bend man at the Holiday Motel and their joint trial was set for July of next year. Few words were spoken by either co-defendant Monday as each appeared by video
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A Bend man has been identified by police as the man who stabbed a dozen people Sunday night at a men’s shelter in Salem, one more than initially reported. Five remain in critical condition, Salem police said Monday morning.
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(Update-Adding Video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Think Wild, Central Oregon’s wildlife hospital and conservation center, has admitted two orphaned bobcat kittens rescued from a highway rest stop for rehabilitation. The young siblings were rescued after being found alone at a rest stop near Tygh Valley in Wasco County, with no sign of their mother, who
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A wildfire broke out Friday north of Skyliners Road, about four miles west of Bend, putting up smoke that was visible over a wide area as crews quickly stopped its spread and worked to put it out.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A wanted Bend man who eluded a police manhunt in April tried to flee again after a Walmart shoplifting incident Thursday evening by driving from a car’s front passenger seat, but was caught and arrested, police said. Around 6:20 p.m., Thursday, May 29, Bend Police were investigating a hit-and-run crash in
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Following KTVZ News’ coverage of Senate Bill 992, which would allow grocery and convenience stores with bottle returns to refuse returns during nighttime hours, homeless advocates have reached out to share their side of the dangers.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon drug agents raided and dismantled an illegal psilocybin mushroom grow operation at a southeast Bend apartment this week and arrested a resident on drug charges. Members of the Deschutes County Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement (DCIMME) team and the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement (CODE) team concluded a drug investigation with
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County and the City of Bend, working collaboratively to address health and safety concerns at Juniper Ridge north of Bend, have established a Temporary Safe Stay Area for dispersed camping, they said in a joint news release Thursday, on the eve of Saturday’s deadline to move from
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