ep. Janelle Bynum, D-Ore., and Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced on Tuesday the Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2025. The bill reauthorizes the Deschutes River Conservancy’s eligibility to receive federal funding for water quality improvement initiatives and conservation efforts.
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BURNS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Swift Water Rescue Team has been busy since arriving in flood-stricken Burns, checking on affected homes and rescuing thosel trapped by the rising floodwaters. On Monday, “our dedicated team assisted in checking 60 homes impacted by rising flood waters and safely evacuated four residents unable to
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Nearly five months after Deschutes County voters approved a measure to expand the Board of County Commissioners from three to five, the three current commissioners are in general agreement about putting a proposal before voters next year to elect commissioners by geographic districts, rather than at large.
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(Update: Adding video) TERREBONNE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies and Search and Rescue volunteers responded to help an injured hiker and a lost hiker at Smith Rock State Park in two separate incidents last week. On Tuesday, March 25, around 11:25 a.m., SAR volunteers were requested to assist with an injured hiker at
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 51-year-old south Deschutes County resident has been arrested and indicted on nine felony counts of encouraging child sex abuse and luring a minor, accused of posing as a juvenile to entice young girls to send him sexually explicit images online over the past two years. Last November, the Deschutes County
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Unofficial Logging Co. in downtown Bend has begun hosting a monthly Engage Deschutes gathering. The events are meant to encourage political and developmental discussions in Central Oregon among all community members. This month’s topic was on transportation and included guest speakers, as well as open forum time for attendees to ask
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Deschutes County is encouraging the public to review the draft East and West County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) and provide feedback by April 17. “A Community Wildfire Protection Plan is an important planning tool for communities that are in areas at risk from wildland fires,” said Deschutes County Forester Kevin Moriarty. “Communities across Central Oregon collaborate
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Community members passionate about sustainable transportation are invited to attend the 2025 Tri-County Bicycle and Pedestrian Summit in Bend on Thursday, April 10. Hosted by the Deschutes County Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC), the theme for this year’s summit is “Community Connections.” Attendees will gain insight into the projects and
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(Update: Adding video) CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) — For the first time in its 48-year history, Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue placed an order for a department-funded, brand-new structural fire engine – and it just arrived, so the public is being invited to help ceremonially push it into its new home. The new
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With summer wildfire season just around the corner, it’s important for both sellers and buyers to consider steps to fireproof a property.
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An 81-page document entitled “Request to Reopen, Redo, and Delay or Cancel the Cabin Butte Vegetation Management Project” released Tuesday listed 80 people living along China Hat Road claiming disability discrimination, as the Forest Service prepares to clear and close off the area for at least a year.
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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 Bend for a major vegetation project, 80 filed disability discrimination complaints Tuesday and a detailed request to delay or cancel the work. Penny Gartner and Mandy Bryant said they
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Farm Bureau is proud to announce the establishment of the Lance Hill Memorial Scholarship, honoring the years of dedication and service Lance Hill provided to FFA students at Redmond High School. This $1,500 Continuing Education Scholarship aims to support students pursuing higher education or career training, ensuring that Lance Hill’s legacy
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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 and an ongoing irrigation canal piping project, officials said Tuesday. The Arnold Irrigation District’s contractor, K&E Excavating, said the closure begins on Monday, April 7 and is
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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 area as well, leaving the new Costco warehouse store in the dark.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes and Willamette National Forests announced Tuesday that reservations for the Central Cascades Wilderness Permit system will begin on Tuesday, April 1. Central Cascades Wilderness Permits are required for all overnight use within the Mount Jefferson, Mount Washington, and Three Sisters Wilderness areas from June 15 through Oct. 15. Here’s
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(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 businesses along Rail Way in Sisters, according to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to an alarm and report of broken glass at the Mainline Station, located at 1001 Rail Way,
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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 Thursday. They were cited on felony drug charges and being felons in possession of a firearm. Around 9 a.m. Wednesday, detectives with the Deschutes County Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement team,
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A packed crowd Wednesday passionately voiced both sides of a contentious debate over Deschutes County commissioners’ recent elimination of a diversity, equity, inclusion and access committee, echoing a national debate over the issue.
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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 Pine Mountain Sports.
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