REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond police turned to the public Wednesday for any information about other possible victims of a Redmond man arrested last fall in a raid on his home on charges of possessing child sex abuse material. Last July, Redmond Police Department detectives received cyber-tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited
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This month is recognized as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and Central Oregon organizations are spreading awareness about the issue and how to combat it. Multiple events are being hosted throughout the month to inform the community about the signs of trafficking, and what to do if they encounter them.
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(Update: adding video from 5PM broadcast) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The former executive director of St. Vincent de Paul in Bend was sentenced Wednesday to more than 3 ½ years in prison for selling drugs out of his Redmond home. Gary Lee Hewitt profusely apologized for the harm he’d done to others – especially those
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend has received $32.3 million in federal funding to fix traffic backups for the Reed Market Railroad Crossing Project. One Bend resident, Nik Eriksson, describes the current area as a “mess.” “It’s kind of madness and a little bit chaos right now. And yeah, just hectic as a whole,”
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Public welcome to craft cards for delivery to regional veterans hospital BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Camp Fire Central Oregon is once again warming hearts through its beloved Valentine’s for Veterans community event, held on Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service, Monday, January 20. This annual volunteer event takes place in the morning and
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Following years of underbuilding, underinvestment, and extraordinary growth – driven by a complex mix of factors – the West is facing severe housing shortages. And that is the challenging topic of a two-day workshop in Bend this week, hosted by the Western Governors’ Association.Â
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Janelle Bynum’s journey to Washington, D.C., to begin her work as the U.S. representative for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District was a homecoming of sorts.
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Members of Oregon’s congressional delegation and the City of Bend announced Friday that the city has been awarded $32.3 million in federal funding for the long-awaited Reed Market Road Railroad Crossing Project.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County Health Services launched on Wednesday a countywide campaign, Friends for Life, intended to raise public awareness about opioid and fentanyl use and to help prevent opioid-related overdoses in the community. “The opioid crisis has had a huge impact on communities across the U.S. and the state of Oregon, including
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The Deschutes National Forest has signed the final decision for the West Bend Trails Project on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District west of Bend.
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BEND, Ore. {KTVZ} – The City of Bend hosted its pedestrian and bicycle open house Monday evening at the Element Bend Hotel. This particular project is really meant to help the bicyclists and pedestrians move about the city more freely, efficiently and most importantly, more safely. Changes are coming to Olney Avenue in northeast Bend
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By Ben Botkin and Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon lawmakers got to work in Salem on Monday, with largely ceremonial activities in preparation for the upcoming long session that will focus on transportation funding, affordable housing and other needs across the state. Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Meagan Flynn swore
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Council on Aging of Central Oregon is thrilled to announce that the organization has received three significant grants totaling $200,000 to support its Meals on Wheels program and senior nutrition efforts. These grants will help the organization continue to meet the growing demand for meals and nutrition services among older
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(Update: Adding video, comments from police, MADD) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Police said in 2024, nearly 600 drivers were arrested, accused of DUII. “We encourage, the bar staff to stop serving alcohol to obviously intoxicated people,” Cindy Ksenzulak, Bend Police traffic sergeant, said Tuesday. “Other than that, this town does serve a lot of alcohol,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A much-anticipated addition to Bend’s fast-food scene is clearly still planning to come to the High Desert soon, though Burgerville withdrew from its location map Tuesday an apparently incorrect location in southeast Bend. KTVZ reported nearly a year ago that Burgerville had confirmed it was scouting locations in Bend as part
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(Update: adding video from 5PM broadcast) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation (MBSEF) and Mt. Bachelor are proud to jointly present a special celebration of Bill Healy, the visionary founder of Mt. Bachelor, whose determination transformed Central Oregon’s skiing community. In honor of what would have been Healy’s 100th birthday year,
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Crook County School Board meets Monday night to discuss two recent board resignations and the next steps to fill the open board seats. The meeting is being live-streamed, click here to watch. Just weeks after Crook County superintendent Dr. Melissa Skinner resigned, board member Cheyenne Edgerly also resigned. Edgerly told
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Driver expresses ‘pain, guilt and remorse’; victims’ family and friends mourn lives cut short BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Montana man who took cocaine and caffeine pills for a long work-related drive and a sedative to take a nap – then crashed head-on into an SUV on Highway 97 north of Redmond, killing a Troutdale
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 Oregon’s Cascade Range mountains might not hold gold, but they store another precious resource in abundance: water.
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PowerSchool, the student information system used by Jefferson County School District 509J, was hit by a recent cyberattack in which personal files may have been accessed, officials said.
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