BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes Children’s Foundation has proudly announced the 2025 Every Kid Fund recipients. Managed by DCF, this endowment fund provides scholarships for children who cannot afford after-school activities, ensuring every child has access to enriching experiences that build confidence, resilience, and a sense of belonging. One inspiring example is Cale Culbertson. When
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ASHWOOD, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office on Friday removed the last Level 3 GO NOW and Level 2 GET SET evacuation zones on the nearly 2-week-old Cram Fire that blew up to cover nearly 96,000 acres. A small area along the fire’s perimeter is stil at Level 1 GET READY. Here’s what
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A fast-moving brush fire broke out early Thursday evening east of East Antler Avenue in Redmond, prompting the evacuation of threatened homeless camps.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Vehicle fires appear to ramp up in the summertime, and another one on the Bend Parkway led to a southbound traffic jam into town as the Thursday evening commute began. Bend Fire Deputy Fire Marshal Dan Derlacki said crews called to the scene around 4:15 p.m. found an older sedan burning
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The board of the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training voted Wednesday to accept a committee recommendation and revoke Sheriff Kent van der Kamp’s police certification permanently. But it won’t happen before his planned retirement next week, because he is contesting the decision, prompting a long appeal process.
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(Update: Adding video) LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – La Pine resident Katherine Rozelle just wants to bring her daughter’s pony home. The pony, Sam, is a Welsh-Arabian mare with black-and-pink mottled skin that’s especially visible during the summer. Rozelle told the Problem Solvers she leased out the pony, Sam, several times after her daughter outgrew
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(Update: Adding video) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Gunshots fired Tuesday night in an area of homeless camps in east Redmond led to a man’s arrest on several charges, police confirmed Thursday. KTVZ News asked city and Deschutes County law enforcement for information based on a viewer’s tip about a large police presence and shots fired
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(Update: Adding video) La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — For the second time in recent weeks, a brush fire broke out near a transient camp on BLM land off Darlene Way and Rosland Road in La Pine, and Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies are looking for a person of interest. The Jolene Fire started around 2:40 p.m. Wednesday
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(Update: Adding video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — One day after calling a special session of the Oregon Legislature, Governor Tina Kotek laid out her proposals for a six-cent gas tax increase, as well as higher vehicle registration fees, to fill the Department of Transportation’s funding gap and prevent major layoffs and service cutbacks. Having called
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A specialized crisis line for LGBTQ+ youth under 988 has officially shut down, sparking concern among mental health advocates.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Friends and family are remembering Lindsay Bashan and Amanda Loyd, whose bodies have been recovered from the Deschutes River, after part of their group of six went over Dillon Falls during a tubing float. The body of a third victim is being searched for by dozens of staff and volunteers at
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(Update: Adding video) La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A La Pine-area man was arrested Tuesday on charges of illegal marijuana manufacturing in a raid on a property that turned up two large, disassembled marijuana grows. Around 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday, detectives with the Deschutes County Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement (DCIMME) team, assisted by the Central
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Days of cooler weather have helped hundreds of firefighters battling the nearly 96,000-acre Cram Fire, where containment has reached 77% and more evacuation levels were lowered or lifted Wednesday.
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On the day of his scheduled murder trial for killing his mother, a Bend man was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 28 years in prison on a reduced charge of manslaughter, along with two other charges.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Auditors with the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office found $1.4 million in potentially wasteful payments within the Preschool Promise Program, Secretary of State Tobias Read announced Wednesday. “As a dad, I know quality child care is hard to find, much less afford, which is why it’s frustrating when programs like this aren’t delivering
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend said Tuesday it is joining the Youth Career Connect program to engage with local youth, offer valuable interview and on-the-job experience and foster a deeper understanding of the essential services that keep our city thriving. Youth Career Connect is a program that brings together Central Oregon high
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(Update: Adding video, Adding more details) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Around 1 a.m. on Sunday, Bend Police responded to a car fire near Pilot Butte. The fire, which was caused by a road flare, is being investigated as arson. Anna Berry recalls the moment she saw her car in flames. “We woke up to the sound
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend man wanted on three felony arrest warrants and with four drug-dealing convictions in his lengthy criminal history was arrested late Monday night by drug agents who deployed a drug-detection K-9 and seized methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl powder found in his pickup truck. Members of the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement
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BEND, Ire, (KTVZ) — Deschutes County commissioners on Monday announced their nominees for the county’s District Mapping Advisory Committee, which will create a map of five districts so voters can be asked next year if the newly expanded, five-member board should be elected by district, rather than at-large. The committee will be tasked with drafting
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates throughout Central Oregon continued to creep upward in June. Meanwhile, seasonally adjusted total nonfarm employment declined in all three counties over the same period, the Oregon Employment Department said Tuesday. (Editor’s note: The following numbers in this report are not seasonally adjusted.) Bend MSA (Crook, Deschutes, and
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