BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Redmond Airport and St. Charles Health System say they have seen some impacts, but apparently were spared the worst of Friday’s global computer outage affecting airports, hospitals and other businesses around the world. Thousands of US flights were grounded Friday as a technical disaster hit businesses and government agencies worldwide, with
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Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels told county commissioners Wednesday that “every summer, we’re dodging bullets,” in terms of homeless campers on federal public lands near Central Oregon cities possibly sparking a devastating wildfire.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – “Really, Bend built its culture from a mill town years ago and transitioned from that lumber into something very, very different that it is today,” Bend Chamber CEO Katy Brooks says. You can find a multitude of new businesses, specifically here in Central Oregon, as the state tops the USA for the highest
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(Update: New details, photo) CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fast-moving brush fire brought numerous firefighters from several agencies to Crooked River Ranch early Thursday evening, prompting evacuations and call-up of a multi-agency task force that stopped the blaze at just over eight acres. The Quail Fire, as it was named, was reported by
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Bend business owner and advocate John Heylin has been working around the clock in recent months on his effort to collect citizen petition signatures for a November vote on expanding the number of Deschutes County commissioners from three to five.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County has enacted public use fire restrictions on all county-owned land and all unprotected land in the unincorporated areas of the county until mid-October. A map of the restricted areas can be viewed here. “Deschutes County is currently in an extreme fire danger situation. For the health and safety, as well
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Prineville is once again inviting community members to meet three candidates vying to become the city’s next police chief, after a previous round of three finalists failed to find approval of any of them. The informal meet-and-greet with the three finalists will provide an opportunity for community members
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Firefighters have brought the nearly 19,000-acre Larch Creek Fire in Wasco County to 43% containment, officials said Thursday as crews work around the clock, looking for hot spots and strengthening the lines.
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The Bend City Council approved Wednesday night the Midtown Multimodal Connections & Streetscaping Progressive Design build contract with K&E Excavating, which includes improvements to Greenwood Avenue – adding bike lanes, eliminating parking on the north side of Greenwood, and eliminating traffic lanes, which all falls under what the city is calling a “quick build.”
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A homeless camp resident was arrested Wednesday afternoon on a reckless burning charge, accused of leaving a burn pit unattended, which ignited a fire near the Huntington Meadows subdivision that firefighters stopped at a small size. Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched around 2:15 p.m. to a fire reported in
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With the second annual FairWell Festival returning to Redmond this weekend, many are reminded of the traffic issues and frustrations many experienced last year, especially as they tried to leave, and officials have been working to address and resolve the mishaps.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Those living deep in the forest off China Hat Road were provided with water, medical services and veterinary aid on Wednesday. It was the first time Outreach Outpost or any other service provider has been that deep into the woods off China Hat. The outpost is a collaborative effort by Bend-based Home
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Deschutes County commissioners heard an appeal Wednesday of a hearings officer’s denial of a psilocybin facility at the Juniper Preserve resort northeast of Bend, with much of the debate turning on an unusual issue – whether the resort’s access road and a BLM right-of-way granted for it allows the federally illegal, but state-legal substance to be transported on it.
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Thunderstorms that rumbled northward into Central Oregon Tuesday evening had firefighters responding to stop eight small lightning-sparked blazes, while trees were downed in Crook County, officials and weather spotters said.
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The Center Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Care & Research and St. Charles Health System announced Wednesday they have signed a letter of intent to explore expanding their relationship to preserve and strengthen access to orthopedic, neurosurgical, physical medicine and rehabilitation medicine in Central Oregon.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A new sculpture was added to Bend’s public art collection earlier this week at the Colorado Avenue and Columbia Street roundabout. The sculpture titled Crossroads is made of Corten and stainless steel by artist Karen Yank from Albuquerque, New Mexico. “Crossroads serves as a monument to the innovative individuals that transformed Bend from a
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The community showed up in full force for Tuesday night’s Bend Park & Rec Board meeting to weigh in on a proposed Deschutes River footbridge that’s been discussed and debated since the mid-’90s. It was standing room only as community members came out to either express their support or rejection over the
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WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Museum at Warm Springs announced Tuesday it has received a $100,000 grant from First Nations Development Institute of Longmont, Colorado through its Native Arts, Language and Knowledge Program. The two-year grant will support The Museum’s efforts to preserve and advance traditional Native arts through programming focused on supporting artists and intergenerational
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Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., visited La Pine Tuesday for a “focused tour” and discussions with worried La Pine residents and officials about public lands management in the wake of the nearly 4,000-acre Darlene 3 Fire that threatened the town late last month.
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The Supreme Court ruled in favor last month of the city of Grants Pass, in a landmark decision that gives cities and other local governments across the U.S. the ability to enforce citations in public areas for sleeping, providing more clarity and possible latitude in their handling of the growing homelessness crisis.
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