(Update: Adding video, adding comments from Visit Bend, local hotels) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Travel over the Memorial Day weekend this year is expected to set a new record, with the Bend area again the top Northwest destination, AAA Oregon/Idaho said Monday. “It’s going to feel busy,” said Nath Wyeth, Senior Vice President of Strategy
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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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(Update: Missing teen found) WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Warm Springs Police turned to the public Friday for help in locating a 14-year-old who apparently ran away from home. Word came from police a few hours later that she had been found. Officers said earlier that Lena Holliday left her home some time between midnight
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A fatal head-on crash on Highway 97 involving a minivan and semi-truck killed a La Pine man Thursday night. The crash investigation and removal of the vehicles closed the highway until midday Friday.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County commissioners approved a new program Wednesday that allows rural residents to use recreational vehicles as rental dwellings. Until recently, state and county laws prohibited property owners from using RVs as permanent rental dwellings. But in July 2023, the Oregon Legislature adopted a bill that gave counties the option to
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend has a reputation for making lists for its love of dogs; however, one of the most common complaints and pleas for help from community members relates to off-leash dogs. Bend Park and Recreation District and City of Bend Police Department are reminding pet owners about leash requirements and the safety
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Firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest continued conducting prescribed burning operations Friday on 145 acres on the Thor Unit 7 Prescribed Burn, about five miles northeast of La Pine and north of Paulina Lake Road, near McKay Crossing Campground.
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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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TUMALO, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bureau of Land Management’s Prineville District said Friday it is planning a prescribed fire in the Tumalo area to take place between Saturday, May 10 and Friday, May 16, depending on the weather and fuel moisture conditions. While the actual burn is expected to take just one day, operations may
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A previously convicted local sex offender was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison Friday following a multi-agency investigation for drug dealing and possession of child sexual abuse material. Richard Jay Jackson, 61, of Bend, was sentenced to a total of 115 months (9 years, 7 months) in prison, to be
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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, Ore. (KTVZ)– While Catholics around the globe celebrate the new pope, KTVZ News discovered a unique connection between our area and Pope Leo XIV at the headquarters of the Baker Diocese here in Central Oregon. There was excitement and hope surrounding the new pope. We sat down with Bishop Liam Carey, who was surprised
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After a five-year hiatus, the National Association of Letter Carriers is bringing its Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive back to Central Oregon on Saturday. As the largest single-day food drive in the country, this nationwide effort makes it easy for residents to support their neighbors in need. To participate, community members
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The National Association of School Resource Officers announced Thursday that it will present its National Award of Valor to Katie Tiktin, a teacher at Pilot Butte Middle School in Bend, and a regional Exceptional Service Award to Officer Jabral Johnson, a school resource officer with the West Linn Police Department.
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A Canadian man whose extradition is being sought by the United States has been arrested and detained in Canada in connection with the July 2023 homicide of Evelyn Jeanette Weaver, Bend Police announced Thursday.
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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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(Update: adding video and interview with apartment resident) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Multiple agencies are conducting an investigation at the Stillwater Crossing Apartments in Bend, after a 20-year-old Bend man was shot and seriously wounded late Tuesday night, leaving a suspect behind bars. Our team on the scene saw several Oregon State Forensics vans and
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest conducted prescribed burning operations south of Sisters and northeast of La Pine Wednesday. Ignitions were complete on Odin North Unit 3 northeast of La Pine by the afternoon, for a total of 199 acres, more than 100 acres less than the sought-after total. Firefighters
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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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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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