Thank you for sharing your dramatic views of the aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, over the High Desert this weekend. Feel free to send us yours from the Share tab at KTVZ.COM.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — It’s been 19 days of pure strength, competitiveness and camaraderie at the 2024 Paris Olympics, watched by people around the world, including on the High Desert. We’ve seen Team USAÂ come out on top, taking home 40 gold medals, whether it was long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall taking that leap to victory or
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Salem-area man on parole for a previous methamphetamine delivery conviction was pulled over on a motorcycle and arrested Saturday evening east of Sisters and a large amount of the drug was seized, the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team said. Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies conducted a traffic stop around 7 p.m.
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In Sisters, each Sunday all summer, there’s local food, music and fun at the Sisters Farmers Market, put on by Seed to Table.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — In a significant effort to preserve a piece of Oregon’s natural and cultural heritage, HistoriCorps, Inc., in partnership with the Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland, have begun restoring the historic Field Headquarters, located along Highway 26 in the Rimrock Springs Wildlife Management Area. Established in 1960, the Crooked
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fire sprinkler system helped limit damage when a fire broke out late Friday night in the conveyor belt area of a southeast Redmond animal-bedding business, an official said. Around 10:30 p.m., a passer-by reported seeing flames on the exterior of JTS Animal Bedding at 2162 SE First Street, Redmond Fire
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A long-time Bend tradition has returned – the Cascade Cycling Classic Criterium. After seven long years, the criterium was back Saturday, rolling and racing through downtown Bend. “We’re happy with the turnout,” said Molly Cogswell-Kelley, the race director and promoter. “I mean, it’s been seven years since we’ve done it, so we’re hoping we’ll
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(Update: Adding video, comments from organizers) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Olympics are almost wrapping up in Paris, with the closing ceremony taking place on Sunday. But, in Bend, we had our own Olympics on Saturday – the inaugural Doggolympics in the Old Mill District. Greg’s Grill and the dog food cart Hungry Hound hosted
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senator Jeff Merkley, as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced he secured critical investments for Oregon families and rural, coastal, and underserved communities in the third set of fiscal year 2025 government spending bills to pass the committee—a key first step on the road to becoming law. Merkley helped to make
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Health Authority has rejected a request by St. Charles Health System to fast-track its planned acquisition of The Center Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Care & Research, Willamette Week reported Thursday. The Center and St. Charles Health System announced last month they signed “a letter of intent to explore expanding their relationship to
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency issued an air quality advisory on Friday due to continued smoke from wildfires burning around the state. The following areas are affected: · Deschutes County · Central and eastern Douglas County · Southern Grant County · Northern Harney County · Klamath County · Lake County
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Reports just after midnight Friday of gunshots fired in Sisters led to the discovery and arrest of a 23-year-old Sisters man, accused of firing several pistol shots into the ground while riding his bike home from a bar before crashing it, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. Deputies were dispatched around 12:20
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – On Wednesday, Crook County commissioners became the latest to formally request “continued discussions” between Oregon and Idaho lawmakers concerning moving the Oregon border, as proposed by the Greater Idaho movement and supported by a majority of voters in 13 Oregon counties. Â Crook is now the eighth county in Central and
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A resident was taken to the hospital with possible smoke inhalation and five dogs perished in a Madras mobile home fire Thursday afternoon, but firefighters rescued two other dogs, Jefferson County Fire & EMS Chief Jeff Blake said. Fire crews responded around 2:30 p.m. to the reported fire at the Green
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Health Authority issued a preemptive recreational use health advisory Thursday for Lake Billy Chinook and Lake Simtustus in Jefferson County due to the presence and rapid growth of a cyanobacteria harmful algal bloom. The decision to issue the preemptive advisory is based on multiple reports from partner agencies and
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A Bend man was cited for careless driving Thursday after a crash caused a utility pole to fall onto and close Baker Road in Deschutes River Woods, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond City Councilor Cat Zwicker announced Thursday that she is running to be Redmond’s mayor, seeking to unseat incumbent Ed Fitch. “As a local small business owner, active community volunteer, and Redmond resident for over 24 years, it has been an honor representing the community I know and love as a
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Redmond School District said Thursday it will be implementing the Community Eligibility Provision district-wide, starting in the 2024-2025 school year. This provides no-cost meals to all students, including those attending the Redmond Proficiency Academy. This program will be available for the following three school years, contingent on financial viability. This program
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The 4-day-old Elk Lane Fire west of Madras is now 20% contained, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday morning, a day after revising the map of evacuation and pre-evacuation zones on the blaze, allowing some residents to return home.
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The state of Oregon has been hit with an intense, early wildfire season, with over a million acres burned by July. Local, state and federal resources in the state are growing thin, as many large fires in Eastern Oregon continue to burn, weeks after igniting.
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