BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — From the latest efforts to create affordable housing development, to gasoline taxation, traffic updates and wildfire risks, KTVZ speaks with Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler and asks your pressing questions. Viewers can submit questions for Mayor Kebler at any time as part of our exclusive monthly segment, and have your question featured
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SISTERS, Ore. [KTVZ] — During the Sisters Rodeo festivities, Rodeo Clown JJ Harrison decided to commandeer my cell phone. Ahhh, that JJ! He did what he does best, clowning around. He got some great shots, though. Wednesday night’s PRCA Xtreme Bulls Tour showcased PRCA’s top bull riders where they faced off against some of
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley spoke with KTVZ News Wednesday about efforts to improve forest management, through more thinning and prescribed burns, to reduce the intensity of major, destructive wildfires. On the same day, fellow Oregon Senator Ron Wyden introduced a bill to boost funding for such burns. Merkley told us, “A lot
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — From sawmill demonstrations to raptors in flight to desert dwellers and more, celebrate the end of the school year this weekend at the High Desert Museum. This Sunday, June 15, the Museum welcomes dads and those who serve as dads to visit the Museum for free on Father’s Day.
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Bend’s Northeast Second Street between Franklin and Greenwood avenues reopened to two-way traffic on Wednesday.
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Update: SIE provided this statement to KTVZ News regarding the reduction in workforce at Sony’s Bend Studio.”Earlier this year, Bend Studio wrapped development on a live service concept. After careful consideration, we chose not to move forward with it. As the team shifts focus to its next project, we’ve made strategic changes to better position
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County sheriff’s investigators and the Federal Aviation Administration are working to find the owner of a drone that was illegally flown over last week’s Euston Fire northwest of Redmond and crashed. Sheriff Kent van der Kamp told KTVZ News on Wednesday that deputies were told by citizens a drone had
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Initial attack crews and a helicopter responded to a new lightning-sparked brushfire Wednesday afternoon in southern Crook County. Incident 252, named the Sage Hollow Fire, was reported shortly after 2 p.m. and had burned about three acres of grass and brush, Central Oregon fire officials said. It was burning on BLM
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Update: Adding video, comments from incident commander) LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A small community south of La Pine is getting some help this wildfire season. “We call it hardening the community. If we can do things before a fire that make the community more resilient to it, that’s what we’re in the name to
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A day-old precautionary boil water notice was lifted Wednesday for hundreds of Avion Water Co. customers in the Long Butte and upper Whispering Pines area north of Bend. But the heat-related water limits mean the area will be under even-odd watering restrictions through the summer.
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Forestry announced Tuesday that additional fire restrictions would go into effect for the Central Oregon District, starting on Monday, June 16th. Just hours later, an update: The Central Oregon District is now in HIGH fire danger risk. We spoke with an ODF representative to
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Starting June 10th, Bend Animal Emergency Center will have emergency veterinary services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The clinic has expanded staffing to meet this critical need, and aims to provide Central Oregon with the security that comes from knowing they have access to
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Pacific Power customers in areas of Bend, Redmond, Madras and Prineville have been placed on the utility’s “enhanced safety setting,” cutting the risk of wildfires but possibly meaning more – and longer – outages. Customers in the affected areas received a notice Tuesday of the step being taken “due to elevated
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Gas prices are ticking down in most states, including Oregon. Refineries are cranking out plenty of product for the summer driving season. However, the price of crude oil has climbed above $65 per barrel, which could cause pump prices to inch up soon. For the week, the national average for regular
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University–Cascades will graduate 340 students at its 24th commencement ceremony on Sunday, bringing the total number of graduates to 5,972 since the Bend campus was founded in 2001. In addition, with the Class of 2025, OSU-Cascades has trained and contributed more than 800 K-12 teachers and more than 500 mental health
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BEND, Ore. [KTVZ] — Tuesday’s event at Drop Thesis in Bend – Men, Mushrooms and Meaning, centered around men’s growth, healing, and an unconventional tool—psilocybin mushrooms. Drop Thesis is a creative wellness space that’s been gaining traction for community discussions on mental health and alternative therapies. Facilitators, including mental health advocates and integration specialists, shared
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Central Oregon nonprofits MountainStar Family Relief Nursery and the Deschutes Children’s Foundation are sounding the alarm as federal funding continues to be at risk for organizations nationwide.
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A Prineville woman was killed and a Redmond man was seriously injured in a head-on two-vehicle crash Monday morning on Highway 126 in southeast Redmond, Oregon State Police confirmed Tuesday.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)) — An unexpected delivery of newborn kittens at Bend Veterinary Clinic has sparked a heartwarming rescue mission involving a local organization – even though “dog” is its middle name. Over the weekend, a box containing 10 tiny kittens was dropped off at the clinic, Street Dog Hero Marketing and Communications Manager Kelli
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — June is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, and each week, we’re sharing local stories of those living with memory loss, and those who care for them. This week, Lynsey Harris sat down with Debbie McCune of Sisters, who has been caring for her husband Doug since his Alzheimer’s diagnosis. “You’ve been a care
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