Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office seeks owner of black billy goat found in La Pine
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Attention, La Pine-area residents: Missing a black billy goat? The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office likely has it. The…
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Mid Oregon opens new corporate headquarters and eighth branch in Bend’s Old Mill District
(Update: adding video from 4PM broadcast) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Mid Oregon Credit Union announced Thursday the opening of its new corporate…
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Bend-La Pine Schools releases after-action report on last fall’s Pilot Butte Middle School handgun incident
(Update: adding video from 4PM broadcast) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In a report released Thursday, Bend-La Pine Schools shared the results of an…
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Oregon attorney general welcomes judge’s order blocking President Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield welcomed word Thursday that a federal judge in Seattle was issuing a nationwide temporary…
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Greater Idaho Movement puts up Salem billboards in bid to ‘Free Eastern Oregon’; two bills being introduced
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Lawmakers returning to Salem for the start of the Legislative session this week are being greeted by roadside electronic…
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Caldera’s Ali Heinly hits 1,000-point milestone in big win over Ridgeview
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In girls’ basketball, the Caldera Wolfpack going up against the Ridgeview Ravens in 5-A play Wednesday night at home saw star…
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‘Great team effort’: OSP, Linn County SAR, K-9 team rescue lost motorist near Hwy. 20; winter travel prep urged
LINN COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — The rescue of a motorist who left her car along Highway 20 in Linn County Wednesday morning and had walked about a mile…
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Departing Jefferson County DA Steven Leriche explains resignation, thanks community for support
Longtime Jefferson County District Attorney Steven Leriche has submitted his resignation, effective Feb. 2, Governor Tina Kotek announced Tuesday as…
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‘Every minute counts’: How the city of Bend is preparing for emergencies in a growing community
Bend Fire & Rescue says it placed a new advanced life support ambulance into service on Monday. It’s one of four that serve a 1,450-square-mile…
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‘Much better schedule options’: Alaska Airlines increasing to three daily Redmond-Portland flights May 15th
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Just two months after restoring daily flights between Redmond and Portland, Alaska Airlines confirmed Wednesday it will be…
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Homeless Leadership Coalition kicks off annual ‘Point in Time Count next Tuesday
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Homeless Leadership Coalition, Central Oregon’s Continuum of Care, will be kicking off the week-long annual Point in Time…
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United Way of Central Oregon reflects on 2024 achievements, looks ahead to 2025
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — United Way of Central Oregon is celebrating a year of significant accomplishments, including the deployment of emergency food…
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Redmond woman killed in rollover crash on Interstate 82 in Umatilla County
HERMISTON, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Redmond woman was killed Friday evening in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 82 in Umatilla County, Oregon…
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Bend Park & Rec District Board members receive update on Mirror Pond Vision Fish Passage Project
During the Bend Park and Recreation District Board meeting on Tuesday evening, one of the hottest topics on the agenda was the Mirror Pond Fish…
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‘I think it’s a great product’: Redmond cuts the ribbon on NOVA Apartments, former downtown motel now workforce housing
A former motel in downtown Redmond has been revamped into much-needed affordable workforce…
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DCSO SWAT, CERT teams acting on tip arrest Calif. fugitive wanted on nationwide felony warrant east of Bend
A tip from police in California and a surveillance operation by two SWAT teams on a private parcel along Highway 20 east of Bend led to the arrest…
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Delayed Hwy. 126 canal work east of Redmond begins Monday night; 2nd project in Powell Butte delayed until fall
The Oregon Department of Transportation advised Monday it’s about to begin the first of two delayed projects to widen and replace guardrails on two…
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Oregon DEQ issues air quality advisory for La Pne due to air stagnation
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) —The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory for La Pine Tuesday due to stagnant air…
Continue Reading Oregon attorney general, 3 others file lawsuit challenging President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Tuesday that he and the attorneys general from Arizona, Illinois, and…
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Central Oregon lawmakers share their goals as Oregon’s 83rd legislative session gets underway
Tuesday marks the first day of Oregon’s 2025 legislative session, and Central Oregon lawmakers say they are ready to get to work for their…
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