Double the speed: New Amazon facility coming to Redmond will make your deliveries faster
.Your Amazon packages could be delivered 50% faster soon, thanks to a new delivery facility headed to Redmond.
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N. California refinery fire pushes West Coast gas prices higher; Bend at $3.83, a dime below Oregon’s average
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gas prices are rising in Central Oregon, across the state and in other West Coast states after a fire last week at a refinery in Benicia, California in the Bay Area, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday. Here’s their full weekly report: The Valero refinery produces 145,000 barrels per day. Any kind of
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Mid Oregon Credit Union members raise over $3,750 for youth literacy
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Mid Oregon Credit Union is celebrating the success of its Spring 2025 fundraiser, which generated over $3,750 to support literacy efforts in Central Oregon. One hundred percent of the funds raised will directly benefit the six local communities where the donations were collected. From April 7-25, Mid Oregon
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FivePine Lodge in Sisters, Bend’s Oxford Hotel make Top 10 on Tripadvisor’s ‘Best of the Best Hotels in U.S.’ list
SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two Central Oregon lodging properties, FivePine Lodge & Spa in Sisters (No. 2) and Oxford Hotel in downtown Bend (No. 9), have landed in the top 10 in the Best of the Best Hotels in the U.S. category of Tripadvisor’s 2025 Travelers’ Choice Awards. “Having two Central Oregon hotels ranked among
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McDonald’s announces plan to hire 375,000 employees this summer, 4,900 of them in Oregon
(Update: Adding video) By Mirna Alsharif, NBC News McDonald’s announced a plan to hire 375,000 employees across the U.S. this summer, including 4,900 in Oregon. The plan, announced on Monday, is one of the fast-food chain’s largest hiring pushes in years, according to a news release. It goes hand in hand with McDonald’s goal to open
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Mt. Bachelor celebrates ‘a powder day in May!’ after eight fresh inches fall, with more coming down
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — “It’s a powder day in May!” Mt. Bachelor exclaimed in its Monday condition report after at least eight inches of new snow fell, followed by more during the day. There were “even deeper readings around the resort, and it’s still coming down,” the resort said in its 7 a.m. update. Conditions
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More Central Oregon beef returning to your table soon with planned Madras-area meat processing facility
More home-grown beef should be returning to Central Oregon shelves in coming years as The Symons Beef Company soon will start building a 40,000-square-foot meat processing facility on their property just north of Madras.
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Small Business Spotlight: Somewhere That’s Green in Bend prioritizes people and plants
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week is National Small Business Week—and Central Oregon is full of them! For this month’s Small Business Spotlight, KTVZ News took a trip to a unique shop in Bend that plant lovers call a haven. At Somewhere That’s Green, the name couldn’t be more fitting. “We have over 400 varieties
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Bend market zooms to record median home sale price of $832,000; Redmond reaches $540,000
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend home sales market hit another record in April, and got there in dramatic fashion: an $84,000 jump in a single month, to $832,000, Beacon Appraisal Group said Wednesday in its monthly real estate report. That’s well above the previous record median price of $800,000, reached last fall and in
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City of Redmond to open application window for voter-approved retail marijuana dispensaries
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Redmond announced Wednesday it will begin accepting applications for retail marijuana dispensaries on Tuesday, May 13. Interested applicants can learn more about the requirements for operating a dispensary in Redmond as well as obtain a Land Use Verification application, the first of a three-part application process, on the
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Employees say severance packages at risk for hundreds laid off from Klamath County Jeld-Wen facility
Jeld-Wen has announced that its Chiloquin Doors plant is closing permanently and the 128 people who work there are losing their jobs.
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Long-time downtown Bend restaurant 900 Wall closes suddenly
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Another long-time staple of Bend’s dining scene closed down abruptly on Monday, as 900 Wall, a popular spot that opened downtown 16 years ago, closed its doors and apparently informed its employees of the sudden closure the very same day. KTVZ News had reached out earlier Monday afternoon
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OHSU and Legacy call off planned merger
By Alex Jensen, KGW PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Oregon Health and Science University and Legacy Health called off their planned merger on Monday morning, about 18 months after it was first announced. The merger would have combined two of Oregon’s biggest health care systems. “Today, the organizations have entered into a mutual agreement to terminate the transaction,”
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Governor Kotek announces ‘Wildfire Prepared’ partnership that aims to build resilience in communities
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek announced Friday the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Oregon State Fire Marshal and the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, launching a partnership to explore ways to build resilience within Oregon communities, encouraging adoption and implementation at the neighborhood scale. “The 2024 wildfire season
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‘La Pine needs this’: Groundbreaking held for 39-unit affordable apartments near Wickiup Junction
The Foundation for Affordable Housing is breaking ground Thursday in La Pine on a 39-unit apartment building serving individuals and families who make 30-60% of the Area Median Income.
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‘Perfect storm’: Rising costs, low insurance payments and ‘onerous’ rules have Oregon hospitals ‘on the brink’
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — A new Hospital Association of Oregon report says hospitals are financially unstable, threatening the future of patient care in Oregon communities. Almost half of the state’s hospitals operated at a loss in 2024, and others barely broke even, the association reported. “Oregon’s hospitals are on the brink,” said Becky Hultberg, Hospital
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Crook County commissioners move forward with supporting Pacific Power proposed transmission line Route D
(update: adding video) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The debate surrounding PacifiCorp’s Blueprint South Transmission Line Project, continues. Crook County Community Development Director Will Van Vactor introduced in Wednesday’s work session a draft letter to the Crook County commissioners in support of Route D. Even though there has already been push back from residents southeast
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Mid Oregon Credit Union celebrates brand new headquarters in Bend’s Old Mill
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– A ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday introduced Bend to Mid Oregon Credit Union’s latest branch. The new three-story building is Mid Oregon Credit Union’s new headquarters in Bend’s Old Mill district. As an homage to the history of the mill, this is a mass timber construction, rather than a steel building. The site of
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‘Game-changer’: Oregon Senate unanimously OKs bill to speed urban housing approval process, quicken pace
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Senate on Monday unanimously passed a bill that would set a 90-day deadline for decisions on land-development applications for housing in urban areas. Senate Bill 974 also eases requirements for design review in urban areas on building style and landscaping, while maintaining standards on size, fire codes, and safety
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Bend hotel takes on trade tussle with ‘tariff-free’ discount for Canadian travelers
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Amid U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods, Bend’s Campfire Hotel said Friday it’s offering a “tariff-free” enticement: a 20% discount on room stays for all Canadian travelers. Many residents are boycotting American-made goods and cancelling travel plans to the United States, an especially troublesome outlook for hotels on the High Desert, which
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