CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon State University Board of Trustees on Friday approved increases in tuition rates and student fees for the 2025-26 school year. The average undergraduate tuition and fee increase will be 4.9% for students at Oregon State’s Corvallis campus and OSU-Cascades in Bend. Continuing students will see a 4.8% increase, and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Central Oregon has been the state’s growth engine so far this pandemic-challenged decade, accounting for nearly half of the state’s population increase, according to July 2024 estimates released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Bend Metropolitan Statistical Area – which as of a year ago includes all of Deschutes,
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(Update: Adding video) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The High Desert Stampede, along with their friends and partners at the Sisters Rodeo and the Crooked River Roundup, have announced the return of the collaborative and memorable Cascade Chute Out. Born out of necessity during the COVID pandemic, the Cascade Chute Out brought all three PRCA ProRodeos
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unriver Brewing Company released more details Friday about its plans to open its first Redmond location, at a new mixed-use development near Ridgeview High
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(Update: Adding video, comments from Superintendent Dr. Steve Cook) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine school Superintendent Dr. Steve Cook tells the Problem Solvers he, along with school districts across the country, are navigating a new era of education. “It’s meaningful for students to see themselves represented in the curriculum,” he said Wednesday. In a
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As spring break travelers prepare for their vacation getaways, the Redmond Municipal Airport has a few reminders and practical tips to help air travelers plan for a smooth journey. The airport says increased passenger volume may lead to limited parking availability and increased waiting time in security screening lines. Travelers are
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) –Deschutes County’s law enforcement agencies made more than 380 traffic stops and issued over 170 tickets during this week’s three-day enforcement blitz, officials announced Thursday. The multi-agency traffic enforcement detail took place for four hours each day from Monday through Wednesday, targeting high-traffic areas in Bend, Redmond, Black Butte Ranch, Sunriver and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Viewers submitted questions ranging from the affordability of new housing developments to the possibility of a gas-powered leaf blower ban within city limits. KTVZ News asked Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler your pressing questions Thursday morning. Make sure to submit your questions for the mayor here. You can remain anonymous if you wish. And
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — There are robots in the woods just outside of Bend, and you might have even seen them while you’re driving down Highway 97. Bend Fire needs to clear an area along the highway and railroad tracks near Deschutes River Woods, and it’s using that area to test a new program with some
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A Madras woman who threatened another woman with a gun by text message fled police and ran over a pedestrian Tuesday night, Jefferson County Sheriff Jason Pollock said. She was arrested after she crashed her pickup and pointed a rifle at pursuing officers, prompting a tense standoff that a bystander helped to end.
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The cost of eggs jumped 10.4% in February from the previous month and are nearly 60% more expensive than a year ago, according to The Associated Press.
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A traffic stop and drug-detection K-9’s alert led to the seizure of a large quantity of methamphetamine and the arrest of two Bend-area residents on felony drug possession charges, one also charged with being a felon in possession of a gun. The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team, working
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Public Safety, Standards and Training, which certifies law enforcement officers, confirmed Wednesday that Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der Kamp is the focus of a new review after a complaint was filed claiming he violated its professional standards. Van der Kamp claims the complaints are “nothing new”
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(Update: Adding more photos, Adding video, information from sheriff) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A seriously injured skier and his companion from Utah who were stranded on Central Oregon’s South Sister were rescued Tuesday in a joint effort by Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue and helicopter crews from AirLink and the Oregon Army National
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– You might have seen this on your drive home Tuesday. A protest popped up outside the Tesla dealership in Bend. People were on the side of the highway to voice their complaints against the company’s owner, Elon Musk. Protesters carried signs about Musk, DOGE and pro-Ukrainian sentiments. While there have been several
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Southeast Asian cuisine is coming to Bend’s Old Mill District. Pho 88, which will offer traditional Vietnamese fare, is set to move into 330 SW Powerhouse Dr., Suite 150, a space recently occupied by Mill Works Pub, with a planned opening date scheduled for early May, the Old Mill District announced Tuesday. Here’s
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Pacific Power’s brand-new Bend operations center is now open, combining three existing Bend facilities into one state-of-the-art location. The utility says the move improves efficiency, but it also includes a training facility where line crews from across the region will be able to practice on power lines. A ribbon-cutting and flag-raising ceremony took
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Rep. Janelle Bynum (OR-05) voted against H.R. 1968, the partisan Continuing Resolution on Tuesday as the House voted 217-213 to pass President Donald Trump’s plan to fund the government into the fall.
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The community group that formed in an attempt to bid for and acquire the Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort has acknowledged they were unable to submit a bid and also revealed that the process has come to a close.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon House of Representatives passed House Bill 3141-A Tuesday by a vote of 57-1. Rep. Vikki Breese Iverson, R-Prineville, is the chief sponsor of the bill, which sets aside the third Tuesday in March of each year, recognizing it as Oregon Farmer and Rancher Day. “Border to border and corner to corner,
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