(Update: Adding video, comments from travelers and airport officials) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ)– What was first reported as an empty terminal at times and easy travel just before Thanksgiving has now turned into a nightmare for many travelers arriving back at Redmond Airport from their trips. “There was a plane that had been diverted from Medford
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Christmas Parade will begin this Saturday, December 7th at 12 noon on Wall Street. Bend’s most beloved community event will be starting soon! You are invited to come out, enjoy the fun, and share the spirit of the Christmas Season. Here’s the rest of parade organizers’ announcement Tuesday: Our 2024
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A November 2025 trial date was set Monday for a 51-year-old Bend man accused in the fatal stabbing of his roommate in early August. Robert Carter Lawrence was arrested the night of August 1 after police responded to a report of a deceased person at a home in the 608000 block
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — With the predicted mild weather, BLM fuels specialists have determined that conditions are not right to burn piles near Cline Buttes, and the burn west of Tumalo has been postponed. An additional media advisory will be issued when the project is scheduled again. Crews instead will shift Tuesday to burn piles along Millican Road, southwest of Prineville,
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(Update: Adding video, comments from tree lots, Bend residents) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Christmas tree lots have come to life in Central Oregon, with several locations in Bend and Redmond. For Bend residents like the Shoops, they are repeat customers for the Vegetable Man Trees in Bend. Kim Shoop said, “We go to the Christmas tree
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WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Warm Springs Power & Water Enterprises, which manages the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs’ energy assets and facilities, announced Monday that it will collaborate with renewable energy developer BrightNight to develop the Salmonfly Project, a utility-scale solar energy and battery energy storage project on the Warm Springs Reservation. Though early
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) —Â The Oregon State Fire Marshal is extending its incentive program to help Oregonians pay for defensible space projects in more communities in Oregon. “The 2024 wildfire season comes as a reminder of the importance of defensible space and completing projects at home and at the community level to be better protected,” the
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(Update: Adding video, comments from Bend Police, Bend resident) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Mail theft has become more common, as people turn to online retailing, during the holiday season. For this Bend resident, his family already takes the necessary precautions. “We’re home most of the time, but what we do – is my son gets
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AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon hasn’t gotten this far by wish-casting about outcomes in its first Big Ten season. As quarterback Dillon Gabriel says, the Ducks have no use for tomorrow’s fiction. That mentality has served the Ducks well. They finished the regular season 12-0 (9-0 Big Ten) and atop both the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After experiencing its snowiest November since 1998, Mt. Bachelor will commence daily operations on Friday under sunny skies, with expanded terrain for the public to enjoy over the holiday weekend. There will be about 950 acres of open terrain, 34 groomed trails and additional terrain park offerings in the resort’s Woodward
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(Update: Adding video, comments from staff, possible adopters) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Animals at the Humane Society of Central Oregon were adopted, thanks to “Black Fur-day.” The event brought many people to its doors on Friday and Saturday. The adoption fees for all animals were waived on those two days. “This year we were surprised,” Lynne
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By Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital Chronicle OREGON CITY, (KTVZ) — The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Wednesday that it responded to a threat against U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, an Oregon Republican selected by president-elect Donald Trump to lead the federal Department of Labor. Chavez-DeRemer tweeted that she received a pipe bomb threat on Tuesday at
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(update: adding videos, comments from cast and Summit principal) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Summit High School Theatre Company is bringing all the iconic characters of Mean Girls to the stage. The production, set to debut next month, will include special staff appearances, featuring none other than Principal Donna Servignat. “It’s a very small cameo,”
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(Update: Adding video, comments from staff, shelter users) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Wednesday, Bend’s Lighthouse Navigation Center hosted their own holiday meals, giving people a chance to reflect on what they’re thankful for. “When I came in here, I was pretty defeated,” Matthew Kaiser said Wednesday. “With all of their support and help, I’ve been able
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Late travelers were flying into Redmond Airport Wednesday for their Thanksgiving plans. It’s considered the busiest travel day of the year – both on the roads and in the air.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Girl Scouts Laina and Kassidie are making their impact on the Central Oregon community. “It really means to me that I am helping my community. I truly wanted to join it to help more in my community and have fun doing it,” said Kassidie. The two are part of a small but mighty
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Many Americans spend Thanksgiving with their loved ones over a home-cooked meal. But some may also remember lining up to score Black Friday deals and discounts on Thanksgiving evening. However, this changed in 2020, when many stores opted to stay closed to limit crowding during the pandemic
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Think Wild and Wildlife Center of the North Coast said Monday they are excited to announce the release in Central Oregon of two orphaned North American river otters who were in very bad shape when they were rescued this summer at Cove Palisades State Park.
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(Update: Adding video, comments from neighbors) La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Right next to Doug Young’s home in La Pine lay miles of BLM-owned land, but Young says he’s been unable to enjoy it because of a growing encampment. “We get a lot of traffic coming down the road to see if they can get
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fuels specialists with the Bureau of Land Management Prineville District are getting ready to begin pile burning in the Cline Buttes area, west of Tumalo and north of Highway 20, off Fryrear Road. The project is scheduled to begin next week, depending on weather conditions and fuel moisture. The piles contain
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