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LOCAL ALERT WEATHER UPDATE: Bend-La Pine Schools Announce Closure for La Pine & Sunriver with Bend on a 2-hour delay, all due to the Snowstorm

March 16, 2025 5:53 pm Gregory Deffenbaugh

(update: NeighborImpact Head Start Bend will be on a 2-hour delay) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to heavy snowfall in southern Deschutes County, Bend-La Pine Schools have announced the closure of schools in La Pine and Sunriver on Monday. Affected schools include Three Rivers School, Rosland Elementary, La Pine Elementary, La Pine Middle School, and

Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Dr. Steven Cook

‘Your student is welcome’: Bend-La Pine Schools superintendent speaks out amid federal DEI orders, state AG’s guidance

March 13, 2025 11:32 am KTVZ

(Update: Adding video, comments from Superintendent Dr. Steve Cook) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine school Superintendent Dr. Steve Cook tells the Problem Solvers he, along with school districts across the country, are navigating a new era of education. “It’s meaningful for students to see themselves represented in the curriculum,” he said Wednesday. In a

Drama unfolds at La Pine Park & Rec meeting when board member is asked to explain a suspect financial transaction

March 4, 2025 11:29 pm Tracee Tuesday

LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — KTVZ News initially planned to attend Tuesday night’s La Pine Park & Rec District Board meeting to cover the upcoming special election happening on May 20th to vote in new board members. But the meeting turned hostile when Facilities Coordinator Wynn Malikowski confronted Board Member Carlos Soto over a discrepancy in

Arrest warrant issued for Florida truck driver charged in Highway 97 crash that killed La Pine woman

February 26, 2025 3:09 pm Barney Lerten

An arrest warrant has been issued for a Florida truck driver who failed to appear in court last week and faces criminally negligent homicide and other charges in a crash a year ago on icy Highway 97 that killed a La Pine woman and seriously injured her pregnant daughter, who lost her child as a result.

La Pine man plans rally in Salem for wildfire hazard map repeal

February 19, 2025 8:04 pm Campbell Porter

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A La Pine area local is planning a peaceful rally this month in Salem. The focus is Oregon’s wildfire hazard map. Veteran Bill Minnix is spearheading the effort to repeal senate bill 762. It created a map categorizing land as low to high risk for wildfires. The unintended side effect of

KTVZ announces launch of KTVZ+, now available for streaming on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and Roku devices

February 17, 2025 4:42 pm Gregory Deffenbaugh

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – KTVZ is excited to announce the launch of KTVZ+, bringing 24/7 streaming access from Central Oregon’s News Leader. Now, viewers can stream KTVZ content for free – anytime, anywhere, with ease, on popular platforms like Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and Roku devices.With KTVZ+, you’ll have the ability to watch breaking

Bend-La Pine School Board candidates slate

Five Bend-La Pine School Board candidates announce slate, file candidacies for May election

February 13, 2025 6:03 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A united slate of five mostly incumbent candidates announced Thursday their joint campaign for the Bend-La Pine School Board in the upcoming May special election and filed their paperwork together at the Deschutes County Clerk’s Office. Here’s their announcement, in full: Marcus LeGrand, Kina Chadwick, Shirley Olson, Ross Tomlin, and Jenn

La Pine speeder’s traffic stop brings Bend driver’s arrest, as nearly 5 pounds of methamphetamine seized

February 13, 2025 5:10 pm Barney Lerten

La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A traffic stop for speeding in La Pine led to the 61-year-old driver’s arrest on drug charges after a narcotics K-9 helped Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies find nearly five pounds of methamphetamine in his vehicle. Sergeant Jason Wall said the deputy conducted a routine traffic stop for a speed violation

La Pine Community Health Center lays off 11% of staff while awaiting further word on federal funding freeze

February 6, 2025 9:43 am Barney Lerten

La Pine Community Health Center has laid off 11% of its staff of 90, pending more details about a freeze on federal funding, but said its school-based health center closed temporarily due to a power outage, not due to the federal funding situation.

Highway 97 closure between La Pine Sunriver 2-5

Highway 97 reopens between Sunriver and La Pine after semi-truck crash, closure

February 5, 2025 5:00 pm Barney Lerten

A single-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck closed US Highway 97 between Sunriver and La Pine for over an hour late Wednesday afternoon, ODOT reported.

Sunriver Women’s Club awards second grant to continue S. county education improvements, graduation rate rise

February 3, 2025 4:58 pm Barney Lerten

SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Sunriver Women’s Club announced Monday the award of $50,000 to the South County Collaborative to help improve educational outcomes, including graduation rates, in south Deschutes County. The group launched the “Power of Giving for Education” campaign on Giving Tuesday 2024 and reached the $50,000 goal in just six weeks. In 2024, La Pine

‘Pausing for a second to celebrate:’ C.O.’s 2024 graduation rates top state figure; La Pine HS sees big increase

January 30, 2025 5:08 pm Jillian Fortner

Oregon’s high school Class of 2024 overcame historic obstacles from pandemic impacts and achieved an 81.8% graduation rate, the second-highest on record, according to figures released Thursday by the Oregon Department of Education. And every Central Oregon district topped the state figure.

Oregon DEQ issues air quality advisory for La Pine, several areas of state due to stagnant air conditions

January 27, 2025 3:38 pm Barney Lerten

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory for Eastern Lane, Eastern Linn, Eastern Marion, Northern Josephine counties, as well as La Pine due to stagnant air conditions trapping smoke and other air pollutants near the ground where people breathe. DEQ said in a news release that it

Problem Solvers: Claims of mishandled documents, conflicts of interest by La Pine Parks & Rec Board members

January 23, 2025 11:59 am Matthew Draxton

KTVZ News’ Problem Solvers Team investigated alleged misconduct by the newly appointed board members of La Pine Parks and Recreation District and an apparent lack of transparency. Other community members have even pointed to possible conflicts of interest.

Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office seeks owner of black billy goat found in La Pine

January 23, 2025 4:58 pm Barney Lerten

La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Attention, La Pine-area residents: Missing a black billy goat? The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office likely has it. The sheriff’s office said in a Facebook posting Thursday afternoon that the goat was picked up earlier in the day in the area of Lechner Lane. “If this Billy belongs to you,” they

Greater Idaho Movement puts up Salem billboards in bid to ‘Free Eastern Oregon’; two bills being introduced

January 23, 2025 10:22 am KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Lawmakers returning to Salem for the start of the Legislative session this week are being greeted by roadside electronic billboards encouraging them to “Free Eastern Oregon” by moving the Oregon-Idaho border. There are also bills being introduced in the Legislature to advance their cause. The billboard campaign is the work of

Oregon DEQ issues air quality advisory for La Pne due to air stagnation

January 21, 2025 12:36 pm KTVZ News Partners

La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) —The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory for La Pine Tuesday due to stagnant air conditions trapping smoke and other air pollutants near the ground where people breathe. DEQ said it expects the air quality advisory to last until at least Friday afternoon. Check current air quality

Rep. Cliff Bentz nominates 16 Oregon students, one from La Pine, for appointment to U.S. Service Academies

January 20, 2025 4:40 pm KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., has nominated 16 Oregon students for consideration for appointment to one of the five prestigious United States Service Academies. Congressman Bentz’s Service Academy Nomination Board—retired and active-duty military officers who interview potential candidates for selection by the service academies— recommended each student based on academic performance, extracurricular involvement,

La Pine Urban Renewal Agency archway preliminary design

Preliminary design released for La Pine Archway, a new gateway that will welcome visitors to the community

January 16, 2025 3:14 pm KTVZ News Partners

La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The La Pine Urban Renewal Agency has announced its preliminary design for the La Pine Archway Project, which has been in development over the last year with design and architecture representatives from Open Concept Architecture. The Urban Renewal Agency has held several public workshops throughout 2024 in which the concepts

Oregon DEQ issues air quality advisory for La Pine, Klamath and southern Lake counties due to air stagnation

January 15, 2025 3:27 pm KTVZ News Partners

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Wednesday for Klamath County, southern Lake County, and La Pine due to stagnant air conditions trapping smoke and other air pollutants near the ground where people breathe. DEQ said it expects the air quality advisory to last until at least

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