President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to end the U.S. Department of Education, saying he was giving power back to the states: “My administration will take all lawful steps to shut down the department. We’re going to shut it down, and shut it down as quickly as possible.”
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) —The much-anticipated Wellness Center, an expansion of La Pine Community Health Center’s campus aimed at enhancing vital health services for the community, is experiencing delays. Initially expected to open early this year, officials said Thursday “the completion timeline has now shifted to early fall due to various financial and logistical hurdles.”
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A drug raid on a La Pine-area couple’s property found a dismantled large marijuana grow in their shop, authorities said Thursday. They were cited on felony drug charges and being felons in possession of a firearm. Around 9 a.m. Wednesday, detectives with the Deschutes County Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement team,
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Family Access Network hosted its first Prineville Meet & Greet for service partners at the Crook County Public Library on Monday. The event, opened by Dr. Joel Hoff, Crook County Schools’ interim superintendent, provided an opportunity for community partners who don’t often get to meet face-to-face to network and discuss
Continue ReadingJillian Fortner reports live at the Sportsmen’s Show REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Sportsmen’s Show is back in Redmond, featuring hundreds of companies showcasing and selling the latest products and services for fishing, hunting and outdoor recreation. The show takes place from Thursday through Sunday at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center,
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The California Highway Patrol on Tuesday released the name of a 74-year-old Bend, Oregon man who died after crashing his white BMW into a motorhome in a Desert Hot Springs mobile home park.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Crook County High School Culinary Team has once again demonstrated their culinary prowess, capturing their second state title in just three years, the school district said Wednesday. This remarkable achievement secures their place in the upcoming national competition in Baltimore, Maryland. The team impressed judges with an exquisite, restaurant-quality menu
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Oregon’s state parks saw record-breaking visitation numbers in 2024. According to the agency, there were nearly 53.85 million estimated visits last year.
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A packed crowd Wednesday passionately voiced both sides of a contentious debate over Deschutes County commissioners’ recent elimination of a diversity, equity, inclusion and access committee, echoing a national debate over the issue.
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A suspicious substance was found in the disciplinary segregation unit at Deer Ridge Correctional Institution east of Madras, prompting the use of Naloxone and a trip to the hospital for one corporal and treatment of another prison officer who suffered an adverse reaction, officials said.
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SISTERS, Ore. {KTVZ} — Residents from around Central Oregon showed up in Sisters Tuesday evening to meet and greet Senator Ron Wyden. Oregonians expressed their concerns to the senator, and asked many questions. Karen Brozobich, Bend resident, said: “I’m especially concerned about longer-term issues like living-wage jobs for people who don’t have the four-year degree.”
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A local young adult is one of six people in the nation who will be receiving a national award. Logan Nicol grew up in Prineville and joined the Heart of Oregon Corps. On Wednesday, he and his crew were out cleaning the edges of Knott landfill. For the last few years,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)— The Oregon Youth ChalleNGe Program has become the first in the nation to receive an “outstanding” rating under new federal evaluation criteria, program director Frank Tallman announced. The program, Oregon’s only accredited statewide alternative high school, underwent a comprehensive four-day on-site inspection by the National Guard Bureau’s Youth Programs Division as part
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Following Monday’s tree well tragedy at Mt. Bachelor, winter safety is at the top of experienced skiers’ minds, like Dan McGarigle, the owner of Pine Mountain Sports.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The High Desert Museum reached out to its supporters Tuesday, asking them to call or write their members of Congress and ask them to preserve a federal agency eliminated by President Trump that has supported the museum in recent years. Last Friday, the museum said, President Trump issued an executive order
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Last week’s three-day Deschutes County-wide traffic safety enforcement blitz and the hundreds of tickets that resulted have understandably brought many comments to Bend Police, as well as questions, chief among them: Where does that ticket revenue go? The Bend Police Department sought to provide some answers in a Facebook post on
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The Deschutes National Forest said Tuesday it’s signed the final decision for the 2,800-acre Cougar Rock Restoration Project north of Sisters, consisting of thinning, mowing and prescribed burns on the Sisters Ranger District.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – It’s been another quiet week for gas prices as most states, including Oregon, are seeing minimal changes at the pumps, even as many travelers get ready to hit the road for spring break, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday Lower crude oil prices continue to be a major driver of the calm gas
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Jericho Road of Redmond said Tuesday it is currently offering replacement or refills of 1-pound propane tanks for people living in homeless camps. “It is an effort to reduce the use of disposable green cans, provide emergency tanks for short-term heating needs, and reduce or eliminate open campfires through the fire
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In the wake of Monday’s tragic death of a Seattle man who fell into a deep tree well while skiing at Mt. Bachelor, the resort issued a statement offering condolences to his family and friends while reminding all on the slopes to practice heightened safety measures due to the recent deep snowfall.
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