REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Public Safety Campus soon will become a temporary home for people with nowhere else to go. Nonprofit Mountain View Community Development, which operates eight Safe Parking & Microshelter sites in Redmond, is expanding into Bend and has been working with staff at the Deschutes County-owned property to add
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Officials said Tuesday was a day of good progress on the lines of the day-old Alder Springs Fire, newly mapped at over 3,400 acres.
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This week, tension and turmoil continue to surround the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office.
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SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — The destructive Rowena Fire forced the evacuation of the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum, so the Sunriver Nature Center stepped in to provide a temporary home for four displaced raptors. “We are currently caring for two bald eagles, a red-tailed hawk, and an American kestrel — all of whom were safely relocated to
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — It wasn’t your typical split as Deschutes County commissioners voted 2-1 Wednesday to lease a small parcel at the county’s Public Safety Campus to Mountain View Community Development for up to six micro-shelters to house the homeless, part of its Safe Parking program. Commissioners Phil Chang and Patti
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TUMALO, Ore. (KTVZ) — For this month’s Small Business Spotlight, KTVZ is highlighting Tumalo Coffeehouse as it celebrates 10 years in business the entire month of June. Located right in the heart of Tumalo, the coffee shop has made quite the name for itself–combining good coffee and community. “(My favorite part about working in Tumalo
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After a long, snowy winter, Oregon Department of Transportation crews have cleared McKenzie Pass, and the gates will open for all travelers next Monday morning. The scenic, twisting highway, also known as OR 242, closed for the winter season on Nov. 1 last year. As travel resumes, drivers are reminded to share
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County sheriff’s investigators and the Federal Aviation Administration are working to find the owner of a drone that was illegally flown over last week’s Euston Fire northwest of Redmond and crashed. Sheriff Kent van der Kamp told KTVZ News on Wednesday that deputies were told by citizens a drone had
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A day-old precautionary boil water notice was lifted Wednesday for hundreds of Avion Water Co. customers in the Long Butte and upper Whispering Pines area north of Bend. But the heat-related water limits mean the area will be under even-odd watering restrictions through the summer.
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Thinning, mowing and burning could begin next spring, last to 2040 – or longer SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest announced Monday it has signed the final decision for the 25,000-acre Green Ridge Landscape Restoration Project, located 13 miles north of Sisters on the Sisters Ranger District. The forest said the purpose of
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(update: adding numbers) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Community Action Target Team participated in the “Click it or Ticket Seat Belt Safety Campaign” over Memorial Day Weekend. During the focused patrol, the CATT team made 43 traffic stops, issued 13 citations, and gave out 33 warnings. They also responded to several
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners and the Public Health Advisory Board recognized the winners of the 2025 Health Heroes Awards at a special ceremony Tuesday at Ponderosa Park. Every year, the County honors one individual and one organization with Health Heroes Awards for their contributions to promoting the mental, physical,
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Ayama, a golden eaglet widely viewed on the Golden Eagle Camera along Whychus Creek Canyon, flew off from his nest Wednesday evening as many online watched and cheered. Jim Hammond of the East Cascades Bird Alliance said Ayama left around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday after a nesting season that began when the
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After a successful test fire, firefighters on Tuesday ignited a three-acre burn about a mile west of Sunriver and roughly two miles north of Besson Day Use Area to support the field portion of a FI-210 Wildland Fire Origin and Cause Determination course.
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BEND, Ore. [KTVZ] — As summer temperatures soar, many residents seek relief from local waterways. However, officials are issuing a stern warning: keep yourself and your pets out of the irrigation canals. KTVZ News witnessed what appeared to be two people encouraging their dogs to jump in the irrigation canal and retrieve what they’d thrown
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Suicide Prevention Alliance hosted an event Wednesday morning focused on community safety and the reduction of suicide deaths by firearm in Central Oregon through secure firearm storage. COSPA hosted the Central Oregon Secure Firearm Storage Summit at Redmond City Hall. The intent behind the summit was to raise
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Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der Kamp, facing a potential loss of his police certification from a state agency next month, told KTVZ News on Wednesday he will be retiring in late August and will no longer work in law enforcement. But the union representing sheriff’s deputies joined those calling for him to step down right away, and not wait until summer’s end.
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A three-alarm brushfire broke out late Tuesday afternoon northwest of Redmond and quickly grew to about 20 acres as numerous air and ground crews were sent to help fight it. By nightfall, with its spread stopped and 20% containment, a Level 2 BE SET evacuation alert in the area was lowered to Level 1 BE READY for the overnight hours.
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SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — Depending on where you are in Central Oregon, mosquitoes can be everywhere or nearly non-existent. That’s due in part to the efforts of vector control groups like the Four Rivers Vector Control District. It’s not pest control. Its entire focus is on killing mosquitoes and getting them early before they start
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ)– Smoke could be seen across Central Oregon as fire crews ramp up prescribed burning. Tuesday, 91 acres were burned southwest of Sisters as the season comes to a close and wildfire season approaches. “Should a wildfire start in these areas where we have conducted prescribed burning, firefighters have a greater chance of
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