(Update: Video Added) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Latino Community Association is breaking ground next week on 128 affordable apartments at SE Easton Place, off Knott Road and east of SE 15th Street in Bend. LCA said Thursday the groundbreaking at 2 p.m. next Tuesday “marks LCA’s first venture into building the kind of housing our
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(UPDATE: Adding quotes from Rep. Emerson Levy, (D) – Bend) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) –It’s a tense time in the state of Oregon as budget planners are already being asked to prepare for cuts between 2 and 5%. Here’s why. The Big Beautiful Bill, signed into law in 2025, cut federal government spending, which includes money
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday that he will hold eight open-to-all town halls starting next week in Jefferson, Deschutes, Clackamas, Marion, Lane, Tillamook, Clatsop and Columbia counties. Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Ore., will co-host the town halls in Deschutes and Clackamas counties. Heading into these eight town halls from Jan. 16-24,
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MT. BACHELOR, Ore. (KTVZ) — Mt. Bachelor skiers and boarders had lots of fresh powder and a newly opened chairlift to enjoy Thursday as a result of the latest snowstorms, though very windy conditions brought a pause for three lifts at midday. Recording 10 inches in 24 hours and nearly 2.5 feet of snow in the
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(UPDATE: Adding quotes from Senator Merkley and video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After weeks of confusion regarding the legality of hemp on a federal level, a new bill could bring clarity to consumers, producers, and dispensaries. We’ve gone from “more relaxed” after 20-18, to an impending ban on hemp products in 20-25. During the government
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As child care providers across the country await clarity amid delayed and frozen federal funding, NeighborImpact said Wednesday it has received confirmation of a renewed $2.7 million federal grant that will enable its Head Start program to continue serving families in Central Oregon for the next five years. While NeighborImpact continues to assess how ongoing child care funding uncertainty may affect
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ)– Oregon’s “Motor Voter” program, the system that automatically registers eligible voters through the DMV, is now up for public debate. State election officials held a public hearing this week in Salem, inviting citizens to share their views on proposed rule changes to the program. The Secretary of State’s Office says the updates
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend City Council meets tonight at 6 p.m. at City Hall, with one of the agenda items centering on an amendment to the city’s agreement with Flock Group Inc. — the company providing automatic license plate reader technology for Bend Police. The proposed amendment would modify the city’s existing contract
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners plans to hold a public hearing next Wednesday to consider proposed wildfire mitigation standards for new residential construction in unincorporated areas of the county. Last fall, following the repeal of the Statewide Wildfire Hazard Map with Senate Bill 83, county commissioners directed staff to modify
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bureau of Land Management fire crews began three days of prescribed pile burning operations Wednesday on the Cline Buttes west of Redmond, including about 670 acres of hand piles. The BLM said the operations are expected to continue through Friday, as weather and site conditions allow. The burn area is located
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(UPDATE: adding video and quotes from Bend-LaPine Schools Director of Communications, Scott Maben) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Snow, Sleet, Ice, all conditions making it difficult to drive around. With students back from break, schools are preparing for winter weather. So what does the preparation look like? “We have our maintenance team, all prepared and kind of on standby to to
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Holiday decorations line the streets of downtown Bend as shoppers move in and out of stores during the final days of the season. Liz Boisineau Odell, the manager at Lark, said despite the delayed start to the winter season, both tourists and locals were still flooding through the doors. “This year
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council is welcoming Sean Keithly as its new community and economic development director, beginning Friday, Jan. 12. Keithly brings more than 20 years of experience in economic development and urban planning across the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West, with a career spanning regional planning, private-sector development, and public service,
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Traffic is flowing again along Franklin Avenue in midtown Bend after months of construction — and it’s sporting a new look. The upgrades are part of the City of Bend’s ‘Midtown Crossings’ projects, helping improve safety for all who use the busy corridor.
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(Update: Video Added) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Adaptive Sports and Mt. Bachelor will host a ribbon-cutting on Friday at 9 a.m. to celebrate the remodel of the Oregon Adaptive Sports Office, located in Sunrise Lodge at Mt. Bachelor. “The updated space supports the long-standing partnership between the two organizations and represents a shared commitment
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(Update: Video Added) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Housing Works, a housing organization dedicated to fostering stability and affordability in Central Oregon, has announced next week’s one-week opening of the 2026 Housing Choice Voucher Program waiting list. This essential program, formerly known as the HUD Section 8 program, provides rental assistance to eligible low-income residents of Deschutes, Jefferson and
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(Update: Video Added) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is seeking public feedback on proposed rules governing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) takeoff and landing in Oregon’s state parks and along the ocean shore. “The proposed rules establish where and how UAS may take off and land on state park property, to
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After a late start to winter and weeks of tantalizing and teasing storms that brought some, but not a lot of snow to the slopes of Mt. Bachelor – only to melt on warmer and rainy days – this week’s storm is going to deliver what winter sports enthusiasts have been
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – It’s another week of declines at the gas pumps as 2026 begins, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday. Gas prices continue to fall in Oregon and most other states this week, driven by the usual seasonal factors of low demand and cheaper winter-blend fuel. In addition, crude oil prices remain below $60 per
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(Update: Adding Hoodoo news release) SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hoodoo Ski Area plans to open Thursday, with the current weather forecast of up to 50 inches of snow this week. KTVZ News received a news release Tuesday morning announcing the plans: Hoodoo Ski Area anticipates opening this Thursday Sisters, Ore. – With a promising forecast up
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