– Some air travelers arriving at Redmond Airport tell us they have noticed large price surges for transportation services like Uber and Lyft when looking for a ride home from the airport.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Wednesday a federal investment of $1.33 million for the Bend Park and Recreation District to renovate Sawyer Park and improve access for outdoor recreation close to home. “Being good stewards of our breathtaking outdoors is essential to our identities as Oregonians,” Wyden said. “I congratulate Bend Park
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Mechanical issues that closed the downtown Redmond ice skating rink early last winter mean it won’t reopen this winter, and quite possibly the next as well. But plans are in the early stages to create a bigger, better facility and bigger downtown draw. City councilors reviewed some concepts and size options
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bureau of Land Management said Wednesday it is seeking public input on the city of Redmond’s request to acquire an over 540-acre parcel of public land to accommodate expanding the city’s wastewater treatment facility and associated wetlands complex. The Upper Deschutes Resource Management plan would have to be amended for
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(Update: Wednesday’s fire update, containment at 84%) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Following significant progress in firefighting efforts, the Ochoco National Forest, in consultation with fire management officials and the Crook County Sheriff’s Office, said Tuesday it has reduced the Wiley Flat Fire Area Closure in the Maury Mountains. “This decision comes as containment lines have
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — No evacuation notices remain in place, but area closures are still in effect as hundreds of firefighters continue mop-up work, bulldozer lines are built and burnout work planned to ensure the Little Lava and other fires don’t spread. It’s a similar situation on the Firestone and Flat Top fires to the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Housing and Community Services and Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity are celebrating the completion of a dozen new energy-efficient, affordable homes in Bend. One of the new homeowners at the 27th Street Townhomes is Ashley, who can watch her two children grow up knowing they have a stable place to call home
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The clock is ticking on three unclaimed Oregon Lottery prizes that are set to expire in coming weeks, including a winning $150,000 Powerball ticket sold in Bend that expires in just three weeks, officials said Wednesday. No one has come forward to claim the following: Keno$58,372.20Ticket purchased in Salem (97302)Expires September 21,
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A squirrel chewing through a fiber optic line cut off phone and internet service Tuesday at five public schools in La Pine and Sunriver, but no other homes or businesses in the area, a TDS representative said. School district officials said the schools kept operating on normal schedules, and service was restored later in the day.
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The Deschutes National Forest announced Tuesday that it will close and begin reconstruction of about six miles of Forest Service Road 18, also known as China Hat Road, south of Bend next Monday, an expanded project expected to conclude by November.
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LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ)– Sixty volunteers, five dumpsters and hundreds of pounds of trash. That’s what one Saturday in August looked like for volunteers who helped clear the trash left behind at an abandoned homeless camp off Jackpine Loop south of La Pine, “It’s easy to get angry. It’s harder to get out there and do
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With mid-September and cooler, wetter weather here, and official fall fast approaching this weekend, Central Oregon’s big summer tourism season is drawing to a close.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Redmond reopened the newly reconstructed SW Reservoir Drive from SW Helmholtz Way to SW 35th Street last Friday. This major arterial has been closed since late January while crews worked to complete Phase 1 of this significant city Capital Improvement Program (CIP) project, focused on increasing safety and mobility
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — This summer, the Darlene 3 and Jackpine fires near La Pine shone a spotlight on the negative effects of long-term overstays and illegal dumping on public lands. In response, community members approached the Bureau of Land Management with a request: Could they organize a group cleanup? The newly formed Newberry Regional
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With the continued recent success of fire operations and improved conditions, and at the advice of fire managers, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday dropped all evacuation notices on the Little Lava/Bachelor Complex, Flat Top and Firestone fires.
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Dan Cochrane and Chris Porter are a local duo looking to have Mt. Bachelor come into local community ownership. It’s a tall order, they know – perhaps as tall as the mountain itself, with big bidders expected to vie with big bucks for the well-known, popular resort.
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Redmond police sought the public’s help Monday and have stepped up surveillance while they look for a male suspect in a string of fires intentionally set in the city’s popular Dry Canyon over the past 10 days, all caught and doused by fire crews at small sizes, but sparking neighbors’ worry.
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The delayed grand opening celebration for the remodeled Sunriver Library has been scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28 from noon to 2:00 p.m. The original event, planned for Sept. 14, was canceled due to area wildfires.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes Soil and Water Conservation District said Monday it has placed Measure 9-176 on the Nov. 5 ballot, asking Deschutes County voters to approve a permanent tax rate at a limit of six cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. If approved, the measure would provide a stable funding source
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday that the Federal Highway Administration is sending $42.7 million to state and federal agencies in Oregon to reimburse them for repairs to roads and other critical infrastructure that was seriously damaged during recent natural disasters. The federal funds will be used to reimburse the agencies for their vital
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