BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend home sales market hit another record in April, and got there in dramatic fashion: an $84,000 jump in a single month, to $832,000, Beacon Appraisal Group said Wednesday in its monthly real estate report. That’s well above the previous record median price of $800,000, reached last fall and in
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(Update: adding video and interview with apartment resident) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Multiple agencies are conducting an investigation at the Stillwater Crossing Apartments in Bend, after a 20-year-old Bend man was shot and seriously wounded late Tuesday night, leaving a suspect behind bars. Our team on the scene saw several Oregon State Forensics vans and
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest conducted prescribed burning operations south of Sisters and northeast of La Pine Wednesday. Ignitions were complete on Odin North Unit 3 northeast of La Pine by the afternoon, for a total of 199 acres, more than 100 acres less than the sought-after total. Firefighters
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Redmond announced Wednesday it will begin accepting applications for retail marijuana dispensaries on Tuesday, May 13. Interested applicants can learn more about the requirements for operating a dispensary in Redmond as well as obtain a Land Use Verification application, the first of a three-part application process, on the
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Jeld-Wen has announced that its Chiloquin Doors plant is closing permanently and the 128 people who work there are losing their jobs.
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(update: adding video, comments from Redmond Airport, TSA, travelers) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The long-postponed REAL ID deadline has officially taken effect. Travelers as of Wednesday are now required to present a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license, a valid passport, or another form of federally approved identification to board domestic flights or access certain federal facilities.
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(Update: Adding video) La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Paul Lamb was outside his La Pine home, raking up pine needles, when he spotted something “weird” and interesting: a wolf, running down their street. “The wolf came from the south, going north” along Center Drive on Tuesday afternoon, Lamb tells KTVZ News. “Then it saw me
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — If conditions are favorable on Thursday, Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District firefighters plan to conduct up to 395 acres of ignitions on the Thor Prescribed Burn Units 6 and 7, located about five miles northeast of La Pine, near Ogden Group Camp and McKay Crossing Campground. Ignitions are planned for Thursday
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A head-on collision on the Bend Parkway early Wednesday morning sent two people to the hospital with serious injuries, including one woman who was partially ejected from her vehicle.Bend Police responded to the crash at approximately 8:11 a.m. near the Reed Market Road overpass. Investigators determined that a
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Redmond City Council held a special meeting Tuesday night, to vote on a contract for services totaling $4,262,715.46. The Council approved that contract. Taylor Northwest LLC has been authorized to construct the Northpoint Vista Phase I Infrastructure, which will occupy the northeast part of Redmond. This is a project that will be a massive
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Jessie Gallaher-Trump, a longtime jump coach at Ridgeview High School, has been officially trespassed by the Redmond School District, barring her from attending school events for the remainder of this year and all of next. Gallaher-Trump, who also works as a social worker at Redmond Proficiency Academy and coaches the Cool
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As the Catholic Church prepares to elect its next spiritual leader, here’s a detailed look at the centuries-old ritual of the papal conclave, an event marked by history, secrecy, and sacred tradition.WATCH: Vatican Media’s LIVE coverage of the 2025 Papal Conclave The 2025 Papal ConclaveThe Vatican officially announced the papal conclave to elect a new
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Regios Cafe, located beside The Hub Motel in Redmond, has offered breakfast, lunch and dinner in easy, casual fashion for close to 20 years – but it’s not a drive-thru. Until Tuesday afternoon, you could say. Redmond Fire & Rescue was called to the NW Sixth Street eatery around 2:45 p.m.
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I had the privilege of speaking with the 3rd grade class at Pine Ridge Elementary School in Bend. They are just wrapping up a unit on the Water Cycle and I had a fun time talking to them about that topic and a few more. The students helped me forecast the weather for the day
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Madras Police released a security video Tuesday as they seek the public’s help in a vandalism investigation after someone hurled a concrete block through the window of a financial institution. The incident occurred around 12:13 a.m. last Friday, the department said in a Facebook posting. “Surveillance footage shows an individual throwing
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – KTVZ is proud to announce it has received special recognition from the Assistance League of Bend in honor of a decades-long partnership rooted in community service and shared values. The all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization presented the award to KTVZ in appreciation of the station’s ongoing support of its
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Richardson respected the Judge’s ruling but stressed as a Vietnam Veteran with Traumatic Brain Injury, those dogs were his lifeline_________________________________________________________________________________________BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A judge ruled that a La Pine-area man whose three dogs were taken away after a widely seen video of him repeatedly hitting one with a shovel, was not allowed to own
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Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District were conducting prescribed burning Tuesday on up to 111 acres on the Tiddly Winks Unit 9 Prescribed Burn unit, about a mile west of Bend.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Level 3 registered sex offender has been arrested on new charges of encouraging child sex abuse while in the Deschutes County Jail on a probation/parole violation. Last November, Deschutes County Parole and Probation contacted the Bend Police Department regarding Emily Fawkes, also known as Jeffrey Yaeger, 45, of Bend, being
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Beaverton police have arrested the suspected driver of a minivan that sideswiped a motorcyclist on Highway 26 on Monday morning in what appeared to be a deliberate act of road rage. The motorcycle rider was launched more than 200 feet and seriously injured. The driver continued on the freeway, making the incident a hit-and-run.
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