A southeast Bend neighborhood is pushing back against PacifiCorp’s proposed plan to build a transmission line from Prineville to Chiloquin that would potentially in part parallel their neighborhood.
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Lee Anderson was live Thursday from Sun Mountain Fun Center as Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon held its annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser to support mentoring programs for at-risk youth. It costs about $2,800 a year to support one match, and 92 kids are currently on the waitlist.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A three-legged cat named Moira is making headlines after receiving a rare full hip replacement surgery at the Veterinary Referral Center of Central Oregon in Bend. Moira came to the Humane Society of Central Oregon as a kitten with severe back and leg injuries, ultimately losing one leg. Struggling to move,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Each spring, there seems to be a number of new, and not so new, potholes appearing on area roads. Why do they arrive in the spring and how do they get there? Chief Meteorologist John Carroll has the details on how the potholes form.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — St. Charles Bend is taking its motto, “Care for All,” to the next level, and that includes more than just people. A viewer sent in these photos of the hospitals helping a nesting Canadian goose. In the photo, you can see the mama goose nesting near the chapel sanctuary. To make
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bendable Therapy in Bend has partnered with Enthea to offer the first private insurance coverage for psilocybin services in the state. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, psilocybin is part of a group of drugs called psychedelics which have potential to change a person’s sense of reality. Scientists began studying psilocybin
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Wednesday night, the Bend City Council gave input to city staff and finalized proposed rates for Phase 2 of its year-old Transportation Fee, which on homes would nearly double, from $5.60 to $10.50 a month. The Phase 2 draft fee schedule is available at bendoregon.gov/transportation-fee (and below). The City Council decided
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Shepherd’s House Ministries says it has lost a large portion of its funding, but plans to make it up with an online campaign. The federal movement has cut 17% of their funding for food. To fill the gap, the shelter is launching a section on their website called “A Place at
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Bend Police alerted area residents late Thursday morning and began a large manhunt in northeast Bend for two men – one possibly armed – who ran from officers at a traffic stop. By late afternoon, they said the two likely had left the area.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Mary Thomas has been selected as the next principal of Realms Middle and High School, beginning in the 2025-26 school year, Bend-La Pine Schools announced Thursday. Thomas currently serves as assistant principal at Summit High School, a role she has held for six years, and previously served one year as interim
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SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — Viewer Paul Evenson often encounters elk on the move in Sunriver and shared with KTVZ News a video he took Tuesday evening. “I call it the showdown at the OK Corral,” Evenson told us. “I was stuck for about 20 minutes near the river in Sunriver. It’s fun watching them jump
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — From airport parking fees to development plans and community concerns about the upcoming China Hat Road clearing in Bend, Redmond Mayor Ed Fitch talked Thursday with the KTVZ News at Sunrise team in our studio, answering viewers’ questions. Fitch appears on KTVZ News at Sunrise in the 6:30 a.m. segment on
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BEND, Ore.– (KTVZ) – Today, people trying to fill their prescriptions at Bend’s Rite Aid got an unpleasant notice. The store is closing. Many customers were bit surprised by the news after noticing an increasing number of empty shelves inside the store. In October of 2023, Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy, and last fall it
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Transportation is inviting high school seniors and recent graduates to apply for the second cohort of the High School to Highway trainee program, which offers hands-on, full-time paid training in roadway maintenance. Starting in July, the program will provide valuable experience in construction and maintenance work with
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Commissioner Phil Chang is sharing his disappointment as controversy continues to swirl around Deschutes County’s new Sheriff Kent van der Kamp. “Sheriff van der Kamp has really done important things in these 100 days,” Chang told KTVZ News on Wednesday. “And that’s part of what makes all of this
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Researchers at Oregon State University–Cascades have received a $2 million grant from the National Park Service to monitor and analyze data gathered by the agency, assess the ecological health and resilience of parks and better understand management practices that can help parks adapt to changing conditions. With the grant, announced Tuesday,
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — New data calculated this week by NeighborImpact reveals a record-breaking rise in demand for food across Central Oregon – at the same time the organization deals with a reduced federal food supply. In the most recent quarter, the organization’s Food Bank and its partners served an average of 83,000 individuals per
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek convened Oregon businesses for a roundtable Wednesday to discuss the potential impacts of President Trump’s U.S. tariffs on all countries and territories that went into effect earlier this month, as well as a series of other tariffs his administration has threatened to enact. Following the meeting, Governor Kotek
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 25-year-old Bend man was sentenced Tuesday to more than eight years in prison and permanent loss of his driver’s license after pleading guilty to criminally negligent homicide, DUII and assault in a 2023 rollover crash that claimed a La Pine man’s life. Bryce Tanner Lupton was arrested
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Antelope, located in North-Central Oregon, is one of Oregon’s smallest communities. Resident Brandee McNamee says tourism is key to its economic growth.
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