BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The snowpack lingering from winter will delay the opening of eight Deschutes National Forest campgrounds in time for Memorial Day weekend, officials said Tuesday. The snow levels in these campgrounds prevented annual pre-season safety inspections and hazard tree mitigation from being completed in time for reservations to begin this Friday. The
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates saw very little change in Central Oregon during the month of April, while total nonfarm employment continued to increase, with marginal increases seen in all three counties, the state Employment Department reported Tuesday. Crook County: The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased over the month of April and
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Deschutes County commissioners hosted a ribbon-cutting event Friday to celebrate the completion of a new solid waste facility at the Negus Transfer Station, located at 2400 NE Maple Avenue in Redmond, which opened to the public Monday morning.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest are planning prescribed burn operations Tuesday on the Bend-Fort Rock and Crescent ranger districts, east of Sunriver near Lava River Cave and south of Crescent. Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District are planning prescribed burn operations about 10 miles south of Bend, five miles east
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(Update: Adding photo of suspect vehicle from DCSO) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A woman driving recklessly at 90 mph on Bend’s south end Monday morning eluded pursuing Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies, despite one or more tires flattened by “Stop Sticks,” and the agency is asking for the public’s help in finding the SUV with Arizona
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — According to preliminary data from the Homeless Leadership Coalition’s 2024 Point-In-Time Count, the number of homelessness in Redmond has declined from 262 people in January 2023 to 169 in January of this year. Colton Hill was a former participant in the Safe Parking Program that allows nonprofits, businesses, and religions or public
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A former resident who lived at DAWNS House is recounting her challenging time in the sober living community. Amanda Dziak lived in the home with her then-2-month-old baby and tells us she and many other residents knew about the alleged embezzlement by founder Dawn Holland for months.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District firefighters plan to resume prescribed burn operations a mile west of Bend near the Cascade Lakes Welcome Station on Monday. If conditions are favorable, ignitions will occur on up to 344 acres south of the Cascades Lakes Highway on the northwest side of Forest Service Road 41
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Police released more details Thursday about a Bend man who abducted his mother-in-law, then stabbed her and his estranged wife before fleeing Wednesday evening. That prompted a “shelter in place” alert to thousands of Eastside residents and an intensive manhunt that found the man, dead of an apparently self-inflicted wound.
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(Update: Adding video, comments from students, First Interstate Bank) SUNRIVER, Ore .(KTVZ) — Kindergartners in Sunriver have been learning early how to be financially savvy. Three Rivers School in Sunriver hosted First Interstate Bank’s final Mini Bank interactive session on Wednesday. I asked kindergartner Jayce Echternkamp, ‘What do you want to be when you grow
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Monday, May 20, Deschutes County Circuit Court will begin mailing out jury summons in a new format, according to Angie Curtis, trial court administrator. According to Curtis, the court will now send prospective jurors postcards with instructions for accessing online information and resources, making jury service response and communication easier,
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Firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest conducted hundreds of acres of prescribed burning Tuesday and plan to continue doing so on Wednesday in two areas, west of Bend near the Cascade Lakes Welcome Station and in the Metolius Basin north of Sisters.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County has released its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2025. The total proposed budget, including county service districts, is $727.8 million, representing an increase of just 0.6% from the previous year. The county’s Budget Committee will review the proposed budget next week, beginning Monday, May 20 at 9 a.m. and continue
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The 2024 Bi-Mart Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo is thrilled to announce that Yung Gravy will headline the FREE Kendall Toyota of Bend Summer Concert Series on Friday, Aug. 2. This performance promises to deliver an unforgettable night of music and entertainment at the Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo. Yung Gravy
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County said Monday it wants to remind property owners who elected to pay their 2023-2024 property taxes in three installments that the final trimester payment is due by Wednesday, May 15. All unpaid taxes after that date are considered delinquent and could be subject to foreclosure depending on the years
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By Monday, eight days before the 2024 Oregon primary, about 22,000 Deschutes County ballots had been returned, close to 14% of the total, and county Clerk Steve Dennison expects the final figure to be close to 40%.
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A caller reporting several shots fired inside a southwest Redmond home bought numerous police to the neighborhood, and while the caller got the gun away, the possibility of other weapons in the house led to a three-hour standoff and neighborhood alert before his arrest.
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Big, long-discussed and awaited changes are coming to the Deschutes County Courthouse. County officials gathered Monday afternoon to break ground on an estimated $44.1 million expansion and upgrade of the courthouse in downtown Bend.
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On Monday, after successful test fires, firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest began prescribed burn operations on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District and the Sisters Ranger District.
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In a proactive step toward addressing the critical need for water conservation and infrastructure modernization, two of Oregon’s largest irrigation districts, in partnership with the Deschutes River Conservancy, are launching an awareness campaign on Wednesday.
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