Several months of slow declines in Bend’s median home sales price turned around in a hurry in March, as it jumped $71,000 in a single month, to $753,000 – not a record, but much closer to that $800,000 figure, set last June, a monthly report from Redmond’s Beacon Appraisal Group showed Tuesday.
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The annual Oregon Beer Awards ceremony was held on the night of Thursday, April 4th in Portland. The evening revealed that 124 Oregon breweries had submitted 1,088 entries across 26 categories. Sunriver Brewing Company came out on top, winning the coveted Large Brewery of the Year.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two separate blasts for different construction projects will impact traffic on the north end of Bend later this week, the Oregon Department of Transportation said Tuesday. On Thursday evening, crews for Powell Development plan to complete blasting along U.S. Highway 20 in preparation for the new Costco location. U.S. 20 will
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The Prineville-Crook County Chamber of Commerce has launched a new discount program in a bid to draw tourists in from Bend and other Central Oregon communities, and so far it’s drawing a lot of interest and support.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Mid Oregon Credit Union launched a new community impact partnership and spring fundraiser on Monday to benefit the SMART Reading™ program. Mid Oregon members and the community are invited to donate cash or make account transfers at any one of Mid Oregon’s branches. One hundred percent of funds will stay in
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Playful Paws Cat Café, the feline haven that stole the hearts of Bend residents since its grand opening in August 2023, is thrilled to announce a significant milestone: the 100th successful cat adoption. Nestled in the heart of the West Side, Playful Paws Cat Café has become a cherished destination for
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Housing and Community Services announced Monday funding awards of more than $40 million in grants and tax credits to build and preserve 417 homes around the state, including locations in Bend, Redmond and La Pine. The resources come from the federal 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), HOME, General Housing Account Program (GHAP),
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CHICAGO (KTVZ) — Average gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 11.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.33/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307 stations in Oregon. Prices in Oregon are 46.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 40.2 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. According
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Former employees of Top Shelf Medicine, a northeast Bend cannabis store, were standing outside on the sidewalk Sunday, protesting against their former employer.
Continue ReadingAlaska Airlines says Boeing has paid the carrier $160 million in “initial compensation” for a panel that blew out of an Alaska Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner in January during a flight out of Portland. The airline said Thursday that it expects additional compensation, the terms of which it said are confidential. The payment covered Alaska’s pretax
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According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health in 2022, 68.2% reported having at least one drink in the last year, down from 70.7% in 2017. With the trend of drinking less, some consumers are turning to a non-alcoholic option, prompting local and national breweries to release their own lines of NA beer.
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A recent proposed Realtor lawsuit settlement that would change commission rules for real estate agents could have some serious impacts on the housing market and real estate industry, here on the High Desert and elsewhere. Just how is still coming into focus.
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Deschutes County’s Community Development Department, funded mostly by planning and building permit fees, has eliminated 14 positions over the last 15 months and is proposing to cut eight more open positions in the coming fiscal year amid a slowdown in land use applications, cost increases and other factors.
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A lot of work and attention these days is focusing on new ways to generate power – but if we keep depending on utility companies to move a lot of that energy around and deliver it to our homes, they have to keep their transmission lines and distribution systems up to speed.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In the past year, St. Charles Health System said Monday that it’s seen a major turnaround in the strength of its workforce, according to a variety of metrics, and has hired over a dozen temporary traveling nurses as permanent caregivers so far this year. Vacancy rates have decreased from near 20%
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Mid Oregon Credit Union has received a 2023 Crystal Performance Award from Raddon®. Raddon presents these prestigious awards each year to the participants in their Performance Analytics program. The 22 exceptional institutions of 2023 are among the top 3 percent of institutions analyzed by Raddon, a Fiserv company. Mid Oregon has
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation has reached a settlement agreement in principle with a cryptocurrency asset platform for violating state securities regulations. The group of affiliated companies – Plutus Financial Holdings Inc., Plutus Financial Inc., Plutus Lending LLC and Abra Boost LLC – offered and sold interest-bearing cryptocurrency depository products
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ)– The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) announced Wednesday it has fined a Bend construction company $103,438 for repeatedly violating a requirement to provide protective systems to safeguard workers from fall hazards that could seriously injure or kill them. The division cited Sky Ridge Construction LLC following an inspection that
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Tourism on the High Desert generates more than $330 million a year, according to Visit Bend. Some of that money will come in during this week’s spring break. For Kambria Connor, visiting Bend with friends is tradition. “Our family comes here like once a year for a ski trip,” Connor said Wednesday.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Governor Tina Kotek signed Senate Bill 1596, Oregon’s Right to Repair reforms, into law on Wednesday, something long sought by consumer advocates here and in other states around the country. “This is a huge win for Oregon consumers and the Right to Repair movement as a whole,” said Senator Janeen Sollman (D –
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