MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Record numbers of nearly 1,000 adult steelhead returned to the Pelton Round Butte hydropower project on the Deschutes River during the 2024-2025 run, which ends this month, Portland General Electric and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs reported Thursday. With more than 950 fish passed upstream of Round Butte Dam, the Upper
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(Update: Adding video) CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) — For the first time in its 48-year history, Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue placed an order for a department-funded, brand-new structural fire engine – and it just arrived, so the public is being invited to help ceremonially push it into its new home. The new
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With summer wildfire season just around the corner, it’s important for both sellers and buyers to consider steps to fireproof a property.
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An 81-page document entitled “Request to Reopen, Redo, and Delay or Cancel the Cabin Butte Vegetation Management Project” released Tuesday listed 80 people living along China Hat Road claiming disability discrimination, as the Forest Service prepares to clear and close off the area for at least a year.
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(Update: Adding video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Forestry filled an order Wednesday to send 11 more firefighters to North Carolina to help them battle wildfires raging in the state. That brings the total number of ODF firefighters in North Carolina to 37, not including two agency representatives. The 11 firefighters being
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend, in partnership with Art in Public Places, are displaying concept drawings for the exterior cladding on three small buildings on the City of Bend’s Public Works Campus. The three buildings are a Bike Shelter, Trash Enclosure and the Central Utility Plant Surround structure. Each
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Forty days before a Deschutes National Forest deadline to move hundreds of people living in camps near China Hat Road south of Bend for a major vegetation project, 80 filed disability discrimination complaints Tuesday and a detailed request to delay or cancel the work. Penny Gartner and Mandy Bryant said they
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– You’ll soon have a new way to show off your love of the Oregon coast. Take a look at the new license plate on its way to Oregon drivers. You can see the plate features a bright orange Dungeness crab with a blue background. The plate pays homage to Oregon’s long history
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ)– Oregon Congresswoman Janelle Bynum introduced her first bill today. Bynum represents Oregon’s 5th district, which includes the western half of Deschutes County. Her first bill would require the Federal Reserve to study the impact of tariffs on the cost of living. The report would include all tariffs since 2017 and be presented
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — KPOV is celebrating its 20th anniversary! Since its founding in 2005, KPOV has been a trusted and vibrant voice for Central Oregon, delivering local news, arts, and entertainment to the community. Our mission is to provide radio by the people and for the people of Central Oregon strengthening community, arts, culture, and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Derek Abbey, a retired military veteran and president and CEO of a nonprofit that helps repatriate the remains of U.S. service members, will give the address at the Oregon State University–Cascades commencement ceremony on Sunday, June 15. “Derek has dedicated his military career and now his professional career to making our
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BEND. Ore. (KTVZ) — It seems like the whole city of Bend was out and about Tuesday enjoying the warm weather. Our cameras captured a park full of people at Pine Nursery. The warm weather had people out playing pickleball, soccer and volleyball, and even the dogs were loving it at the park. Everyone we spoke
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A stretch of Knott Road on Bend’s south end will be closed to through traffic for nearly three weeks for removal of a bridge and an ongoing irrigation canal piping project, officials said Tuesday. The Arnold Irrigation District’s contractor, K&E Excavating, said the closure begins on Monday, April 7 and is
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Deschutes County has reached a $150,000 settlement with Deputy District Attorney Alison Filo of a lawsuit she filed against the county last year, alleging gender discrimination. Both the current and prior district attorneys told KTVZ News they are pleased by the resolution of the matter.
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CINCINATTI (CNBC) — U.S. grocery chain Kroger countersued Albertsons on Tuesday, escalating a legal battle between the companies following the collapse of their proposed $25 billion merger in December. Albertsons terminated the merger immediately after courts blocked it and sued Kroger, alleging a breach of contract that led to the deal falling apart. The formal termination ended a two-year effort by the grocery chains
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A man who stole a knife from the Madras Bi-Mart and threatened a Domino’s Pizza worker with it ran away Tuesday afternoon but was caught and arrested by police without any injuries, Police Chief Tim Plummer said. Madras officers responded around 1:40 p.m. to reports of an armed subject near Highway
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(Update: Adding Video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Guests in Oregon hotels and short-term vacation rentals will have the authority to sue innkeepers, landlords and reservation services under a Senate bill passed Tuesday, if these rental providers record still photos, videos, or audio of the guests in private spaces. “This bill was prompted by real-life experiences
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A power outage in the Tumalo area hit 2,100 Central Electric Cooperative members for about three hours Tuesday afternoon and extended into the Bend area as well, leaving the new Costco warehouse store in the dark.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes and Willamette National Forests announced Tuesday that reservations for the Central Cascades Wilderness Permit system will begin on Tuesday, April 1. Central Cascades Wilderness Permits are required for all overnight use within the Mount Jefferson, Mount Washington, and Three Sisters Wilderness areas from June 15 through Oct. 15. Here’s
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – After a few quiet weeks at the pumps, gas prices are springing up, driven by the annual switch to summer-blend fuel, which is more expensive to produce, AAA Oregon-Idaho reported Tuesday. Here’s AAA’s full weekly report: The rising gas prices are seasonal and occur every year. For now, the higher prices
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