JaDe Smith says she was at work in Lincoln City last Thursday evening, waiting for her younger brother Ysidro Greene, 17, and grandfather to arrive from Warm Springs, when her phone started vibrating.
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Thank you to our great viewers who shared some great photos Sunday night capturing comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, which NASA says is making its first close pass by Earth, just a year after being discovered — and won’t be back for another 80,000 years! If you caught it on camera too, please feel free to go to
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You can vote for which of 16 finalists receive $2 million to upgrade football field REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — T-Mobile announced that Ridgeview High School is one of 16 schools across the country to receive a $25,000 grant as part of the company’s “T-Mobile Friday Night 5G Lights” competition which launched in early August. “We feel
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(Update: Adding video, comments from Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory) SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — Dozens of people turned out early Saturday morning to Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory for the eighth annual Sunriver Fungi Fest and Mushroom Show. The event was put on by the Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory and Central Oregon Mushroom Club. Many showed up
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Earlier this year, POWDR announced its intent to sell Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort. Now, a local duo is leading an effort for the community to own and manage the resort. Hundreds of people turned out at Drake Park on Saturday to hear from Mt. Bachelor Community Inc., a values-based organization looking to purchase and operate
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Halloween is less than three weeks away, and there are still hundreds of firefighters working to finish containment of wildfires burning around the region and state. The over month-old Little Lava Fire 15 miles southwest of Bend has been more accurately mapped at 14,857 acres, officials said in a Saturday update.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Friday the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a total of $679,690 to five projects, primarily in Eastern Oregon, that boost habitat restoration and build community resilience to the impacts of climate change. The projects will support management of invasive grasses, reduce wildfire risks and restore sagebrush habitat.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Senator Ron Wyden gave a keynote address Friday at the Pacific Hemp Beverage Industry Summit at Worthy Brewing, talking about the need to regulate – not ban – hemp-derived products at the federal level. “Gen Z. the Millennials, Gen X — they are changing their drinking preference,” Wyden told about
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For more than a decade, the city of Bend has banned open burning of yard debris, also known as backyard burning, within the city limits. But officials are proposing an exception to the rules, to remove vegetation that could fuel wildfires in some hard-to-reach locations.
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(update: adding video, comments from director and cinematographer) Bend, ORE. (KTVZ) — The Bend Film Festival is back for its 21st edition, showcasing over 100 films across venues from the Tower Theatre to Madras. The four-day in-person event, running from Thursday through Sunday, welcomes 125 filmmakers from around the country. According to their website, “BendFilm
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Monica and Michelle are former employees at Saving Grace, the only nonprofit in Central Oregon providing resources for victims of domestic violence. During their year of employment, both were dealing with their own cases. Michelle says she left her job as a bilingual advocate when she was denied domestic violence services. “I would
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County commissioners will hold a public hearing next Wednesday and consider alternative draft resolutions to assist with land management and a planned “Temporary Safe Stay Area” on city- and county-owned land at Juniper Ridge on the north end of Bend. City councilors also will take up the matter that evening.
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Hillsboro man on a camping and fishing trip with his father-in-law at Little Cultus Lake drowned earlier this week after both men lost their balance and fell out of their boat, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said Friday. The two men were unable to climb back into the boat and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The annual Lava Island Fish Rescue will kick off next Friday, October 18, and volunteers are urgently needed to assist in this important effort to save stranded fish, but organizers say ongoing Deschutes River restoration efforts may eliminate the need to do so within the next few years. As Central Oregon’s
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division said Friday it is investigating the unlawful take and waste of a cow elk in the Ochoco Wildlife Management Unit and is asking for the public’s assistance to identify whoever is responsible. On Wednesday, OSP troopers from Prineville responded to a report of
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality extended an air quality advisory Friday due to smoke from fires in Oregon and northern California. Smoke is expected to be worst in areas near ongoing fires, including the Mount Bachelor area and the Rail Ridge Fire (Dayville). The following areas are affected: Deschutes County
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Following Wednesday’s resignation of all five members of the La Pine Parks & Recreation District Board, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners will fill the vacancies as required by state law, starting the process with a Monday afternoon meeting. While the park district is a separate governmental entity, ORS 198.320 directs the Board
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., and Democratic challenger Janelle Bynum in the hotly contested, closely watched Fifth Congressional race clashed, tangled and sparred on several issues during Thursday evening’s live Decision 2024 debate, each claiming to be the only one voters can really trust to work across the aisle. “I am a
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Effective immediately, the Deschutes National Forest has updated and increased the temporary emergency fire closure area on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District for the Bachelor Complex. The expansion of the closure area is due to continued fire activity on the Little Lava Fire as hot and dry conditions persist and incursions into
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A statewide coalition aimed at permanently banning the sale of flavored nicotine and tobacco products says Oregonians overwhelmingly support its mission, but enacting a statewide ban has been a years-long challenge.
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