BEND, Ore. (KTVZ Just days away, the final touches are being completed on Central Oregon’s new Costco, and members are excited to check it all out. The new store off Cooley Road is much larger than the former location at the Forum Shopping Center. The new Costco opens Saturday at 8 a.m., just 15 hours after the old northeast
Continue Reading
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Throughout Central Oregon, where water scarcity and harsh conditions challenge even the most determined farmers, small grants are making a big difference. The High Desert Food & Farm Alliance’s On-Farm Efficiency Grants are sowing seeds of resilience into local agriculture by helping farmers invest in seemingly simple solutions that deliver huge
Continue Reading
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The latest round of smoke from the continued, lingering wildfires has again affected air quality levels for more than a week. It also has been affecting businesses in downtown Bend. According to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, there’s an air quality advisory for Deschutes County through at least Tuesday due to the
Continue Reading
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Earlier this year, POWDR announced its intent to sell Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort. Now, a local duo is leading an effort for the community to own and manage the resort. Hundreds of people turned out at Drake Park on Saturday to hear from Mt. Bachelor Community Inc., a values-based organization looking to purchase and operate
Continue Reading
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Senator Ron Wyden gave a keynote address Friday at the Pacific Hemp Beverage Industry Summit at Worthy Brewing, talking about the need to regulate – not ban – hemp-derived products at the federal level. “Gen Z. the Millennials, Gen X — they are changing their drinking preference,” Wyden told about
Continue Reading
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, has added the state’s largest natural gas utility to its $51.5 billion climate lawsuit against fossil fuel companies over their role in the region’s deadly 2021 heat- dome event. The lawsuit, filed last year, accuses the companies’ carbon emissions of being a cause
Continue Reading
A statewide coalition aimed at permanently banning the sale of flavored nicotine and tobacco products says Oregonians overwhelmingly support its mission, but enacting a statewide ban has been a years-long challenge.
Continue Reading SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Wednesday that a coalition of 50 states, led by Oregon along with eight other states, has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. over a massive 4-year long data breach of its Starwood system databases. Here’s that full announcement: The Federal Trade Commission, which has coordinated closely with the
Continue Reading
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Many employees are initially excited when they first step into management or leadership roles, but this can quickly turn to despondency and anxiety when they struggle to meet the demands of their new positions. Often, employees are promoted due to excelling in their current role, but this is not necessarily conducive
Continue Reading
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Economic Development for Central Oregon announced Tuesday the five finalist companies advancing in the Growth Stage competition for the 21st annual Bend Venture Conference, which will take place on Thursday and Friday, October 17–18. In just a few days, these finalists will present on the Tower Theatre stage in downtown Bend.
Continue Reading
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Following a third round of voting, only two products now remain in OBI’s second annual Coolest Thing Made in Oregon competition. The winner will be either Leatherman’s multitool or Epic Aircraft’s E1000 GX. Voting in the contest’s final round began Tuesday at 7 a.m. and will conclude at noon on Friday,
Continue Reading(Update: adding video, comment from family members) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Family members of residents have reached out to NewsChannel 21 after multiple Special Report’s on Bend’s Aspen Ridge Memory Care. After the death of a resident who was left in the sun, the facility is under state investigation and licensing conditions have been imposed.
Continue Reading
ore than two weeks after more than 240 workers at Eugene-based Bigfoot Beverages went on strike in a dispute over pension benefits, two Teamsters union locals said they are seeking to escalate pressure on the company by extending picket lines to its distribution facility in Bend, starting Monday.
Continue Reading
SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) – Sunriver Resort, the Pacific Northwest’s treasured resort destination located 15 miles from Bend, OR, and managed by CoralTree Hospitality, has been voted the #1 Resort in the Pacific Northwest in the 2024 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards. Sunriver Resort moved up four spots from last year to top the list.
Continue Reading
Kerry Backsen has learned a thing or two over the years about running a combination feed mill, 1,300-acre farm, retail store and trucking company with his wife, Terry, on property they bought just over 20 years ago, just outside Culver.
Continue Reading
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — At Discovery West’s new Discovery Corner in northwest Bend, “The Launch,” a space-themed grand opening of the gathering spot began with a drone show Friday night and continued Saturday with live music, food trucks, open house tours and a chance to meet former NASA astronaut Dr. Ellen Ochoa. Attendees also were
Continue Reading
BLACK BUTTE RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) — Black Butte Ranch’s new Lodge, which opened in 2023, was selected as a 2024 Building a Better Oregon Award winner by the Central Oregon Association of Realtors. COAR uses the BBO Awards to recognize projects that “have enhanced their community with outstanding new or renovated buildings.” Projects are judged
Continue Reading
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In response to a mutual assistance request from Georgia Power, Pacific Power is sending crews, support personnel and equipment from Medford, Bend, Roseburg, Astoria and Grants Pass in Oregon and Walla Walla and Yakima in Washington to aid in power restoration efforts following the catastrophic damage caused by Hurricane Helene. The
Continue ReadingAspen Ridge Memory Care in Bend has been categorized as putting residents in “immediate jeopardy condition” by the Oregon Department of Human Services, in the wake of a resident’s recent tragic death.
Continue Reading
Associated Press Two U.S. senators have asked the Department of Justice to take tougher action against Boeing executives by holding them criminally accountable for safety issues that have impacted its airplanes. In a letter dated Wednesday and sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said
Continue Reading