Unofficial Logging Co. hosts transportation discussion at monthly Engage Deschutes event
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Unofficial Logging Co. in downtown Bend has begun hosting a monthly Engage Deschutes gathering. The events are meant to…
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Deschutes County seeks public input on East and West County Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Deschutes County is encouraging the public to review the draft East and West County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) and provide…
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Community invited to tri-county summit on ways to improve biking, walking in Central Oregon
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Community members passionate about sustainable transportation are invited to attend the 2025 Tri-County Bicycle and Pedestrian…
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Crooked River Ranch Fire invites the community to help ceremonially push its first new fire engine into the station
(Update: Adding video) CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) — For the first time in its 48-year history, Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue placed an…
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Fireproofing your property: What buyers and sellers need to know before wildfire season arrives
With summer wildfire season just around the corner, it’s important for both sellers and buyers to consider steps to fireproof a…
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‘Moving the problem’: Campers living off China Hat Road plead with Forest Service to delay or cancel closure
An 81-page document entitled “Request to Reopen, Redo, and Delay or Cancel the Cabin Butte Vegetation Management Project” released Tuesday listed 80…
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80 people living along China Hat Road claim disability discrimination, seek to delay or cancel Cabin Butte project
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Forty days before a Deschutes National Forest deadline to move hundreds of people living in camps near China Hat Road south of…
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Deschutes County Farm Bureau expands scholarship program with new Lance Hill Memorial Scholarsip
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Farm Bureau is proud to announce the establishment of the Lance Hill Memorial Scholarship, honoring the…
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Knott Road in southern Bend to close for most of April for bridge removal, canal piping work
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A stretch of Knott Road on Bend’s south end will be closed to through traffic for nearly three weeks for removal of a bridge…
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Tumalo-area power outage leaves 2,100 Central Electric Co-Op members in the dark for 3 hours; Bend Costco, too
A power outage in the Tumalo area hit 2,100 Central Electric Cooperative members for about three hours Tuesday afternoon and extended into the Bend…
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Central Cascades Wilderness Permit system opens for reservations on April 1
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes and Willamette National Forests announced Tuesday that reservations for the Central Cascades Wilderness Permit…
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Sisters man arrested suspected of burglary, multiple businesses damaged
(Update: Adding video) SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 26-year-old Sisters man was arrested early Saturday morning after a series of reported break-ins at…
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La Pine-area couple cited after drug raid turns up large dismantled marijuana grow, butane honey oil and a handgun
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A drug raid on a La Pine-area couple’s property found a dismantled large marijuana grow in their shop, authorities said…
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Divided residents pack Deschutes County Commission meeting, sound off on disbanding of DEIA committee
A packed crowd Wednesday passionately voiced both sides of a contentious debate over Deschutes County commissioners’ recent elimination of a…
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Tree well, safety top of mind in snow sports community following tragedy at Mt. Bachelor
Following Monday’s tree well tragedy at Mt. Bachelor, winter safety is at the top of experienced skiers’ minds, like Dan McGarigle, the owner of…
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A Novel Idea: Oregon’s largest community read program kicks off in April
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Now in its third decade, A Novel Idea continues to harness the power of books to foster empathy and understanding among people…
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Deschutes National Forest OKs 2,800-acre thinning, mowing and prescribed burn project north of Sisters
The Deschutes National Forest said Tuesday it’s signed the final decision for the 2,800-acre Cougar Rock Restoration Project north of Sisters,…
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Mt. Bachelor extends condolences in tree-well tragedy that killed Seattle man, urges caution in recent deep snow
In the wake of Monday’s tragic death of a Seattle man who fell into a deep tree well while skiing at Mt. Bachelor, the resort issued a statement…
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Three new roundabouts planned on South Century Drive; Deschutes County opens online open house
SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) The Deschutes County Road Department has invited community members to take part in an online open house for two proposed…
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South Deschutes County digs out from 1-2 feet of heavy, wet snow; high avalanche danger in Cascades
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A strong mid-March snowstorm dumped 1 to 2 feet of heavy, wet snow in the La Pine-Sunriver area Sunday, closing some roads,…
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