One week after voting to find a new location for a sex offender transitional housing program within a year, Deschutes County commissioners voted, again 2-1, on Wednesday to terminate the current provider’s contract and close the controversial SE Bend triplex location opened a few months ago.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Deschutes County code enforcers already have their hands full with dozens of RVs and other illegal dwellings in rural areas. But a new state law’s chance to add badly needed housing and permit RVs as legal rural rentals – if they meet requirements – is still too good to pass up,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Staff at Bend anti-human trafficking nonprofit In Our Backyard say the recent rescue of a 31-year-old Salem woman from a suspected trafficker is a beacon of light for victims who might be afraid to get help. “This should be a huge example for victims across the nation, that the 1-800 National Human Trafficking
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The seasonally popular, winding and historic McKenzie Pass Highway (state Highway 242) is being cleared of winter snow as motorists and cyclists eager to travel it wait for the all-clear. But this year, there’s more going on – a big paving project, and ODOT is pleading for everyone to stay out
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A staff update presented to commissioners last week shows Deschutes County continues to have challenges in the county-owned part of the homeless camping area known as “Dirt World.”
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Deschutes County is seeing some success and as expected, some continued challenges in its remediation efforts to reduce health and safety concerns at a homeless camping area on county-owned land at Juniper Ridge, just north of Bend, including fewer people living there.
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A June 20 settlement conference was set Thursday in the murder case of a 43-year-old Bend man accused of the fatal May 2023 shooting of a Powell Butte man whose SUV he allegedly stole, later engaging in a police chase on Highway 97 north of Bend and shooting himself several times.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Wednesday, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners adopted the updated Deschutes County Transportation System Plan (TSP). The plan will go into effect in June. The TSP is a long-range plan that identifies improvements to the County’s transportation facilities and services to accommodate projected population and employment growth within the County
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit is pleased to announce the return of our free mandatory Boater Education card proctored examination, as well as a pre-season opportunity to have your motorized boat inspected. Oregon law requires Oregon residents 16 years of age and older who operate powered boats of more
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An Alfalfa man called Deschutes County 911 Tuesday evening to report he’d set his own house on fire, and first responders soon found he’d also blocked his own driveway to keep them from putting it out, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said. He was arrested on arson and other charges.
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Bend Police have implemented a new, live dispatch system in most of their patrol cars, allowing officers to hear nearby dispatch calls livestreamed in real time, with the potential to shave precious minutes off response times.
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Two weeks ago, two students at Phagan’s Beauty School in Bend were struck by a car while crossing a crosswalk on NE 27th Street and taken to St. Charles Bend for treatment.
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Beginning Monday, the Oregon Department of Human Services is partnering with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and Deschutes County 911 to conduct phone outreach to certain people who have signed up for Deschutes Alerts, to remind them to update their information.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Bend woman identified as a Central Oregon fentanyl trafficker and accused of bringing and distributing “significant quantities” of the drug from the Portland area was arrested in a traffic stop early Friday on U.S. Highway 97 north of Terrebonne, drug agents said. The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team wrapped up
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A two-vehicle injury crash west of Santiam Pass shut U.S. Highway 20 late Sunday afternoon for over an hour while first responders treated those involved and an air ambulance landed at the scene.
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(Update: Adding video, comments from Greg’s Grill, Mt. Bachelor) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — There will be a benefit for the Mt. Bachelor Avalanche Dog Team on Friday, March 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Greg’s Grill, which will be donating a portion of the proceeds from the event to the dog team. The four avalanche
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SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) – Sunriver Resort, the Pacific Northwest’s treasured resort destination managed by CoralTree Hospitality, is searching for passionate individuals to join its award-winning team. Just voted one of the 2024 Top 100 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon by Oregon Business, Sunriver Resort offers a variety of positions in food & beverage,
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Mountain View High School student Evie Moffitt is legally blind, but that didn’t stop her from snowboarding at Mt. Bachelor.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes Public Library District is seeking applicants to fill a newly vacant board position after the resignation of longtime board member Ray Miao. The vacancy is in Zone 4, which serves Deschutes County precincts 2, 4, 9, 12, 21, 25, 33, 43 and 44 in east and southeast Bend. Any
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A Salem man allegedly punched someone in the face in an unprovoked assault on a Sunriver street Thursday afternoon, threatening to kill the victim, then ran into an unoccupied home, telling police about guns and possible dead people inside. That prompted a SWAT team call-out and “shelter in place” warning to area residents until the team entered the home and arrested him seven hours later.
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