BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Viewers submitted questions ranging from the affordability of new housing developments to the possibility of a gas-powered leaf blower ban within city limits. KTVZ News asked Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler your pressing questions Thursday morning. Make sure to submit your questions for the mayor here. You can remain anonymous if you wish. And
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A congressional funding bill that could prevent a federal government shutdown narrowly passed the House Tuesday, but not without cutting funding for several local projects.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — There are robots in the woods just outside of Bend, and you might have even seen them while you’re driving down Highway 97. Bend Fire needs to clear an area along the highway and railroad tracks near Deschutes River Woods, and it’s using that area to test a new program with some
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A Madras woman who threatened another woman with a gun by text message fled police and ran over a pedestrian Tuesday night, Jefferson County Sheriff Jason Pollock said. She was arrested after she crashed her pickup and pointed a rifle at pursuing officers, prompting a tense standoff that a bystander helped to end.
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The cost of eggs jumped 10.4% in February from the previous month and are nearly 60% more expensive than a year ago, according to The Associated Press.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — OSU-Cascades’ new on-campus child care center will serve children ages infant through preschool and is expected to open in August, school officials said Wednesday. The Little Kits Early Care and Education Center will serve children ages infant through preschool and will be administered by the OSU Family Resource Center, which operates
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A traffic stop and drug-detection K-9’s alert led to the seizure of a large quantity of methamphetamine and the arrest of two Bend-area residents on felony drug possession charges, one also charged with being a felon in possession of a gun. The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team, working
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Public Safety, Standards and Training, which certifies law enforcement officers, confirmed Wednesday that Deschutes County Sheriff Kent van der Kamp is the focus of a new review after a complaint was filed claiming he violated its professional standards. Van der Kamp claims the complaints are “nothing new”
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Lynsey Harris sits down with the organizers of the Hydro Flask St. Patrick’s Day Dash in Bend to discuss what participants can expect, how the event supports Boys and Girls Clubs of Bend and the best ways to get involved.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A new pet groomer opened on Twin Knolls Drive in Bend. It has a focus on pets with anxiety. Paws and Purr’s grooming says it’s the first in the area to have every member of the staff certified by the Fear Free program. Fear Free is a science-based teaching program, and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– You might have seen this on your drive home Tuesday. A protest popped up outside the Tesla dealership in Bend. People were on the side of the highway to voice their complaints against the company’s owner, Elon Musk. Protesters carried signs about Musk, DOGE and pro-Ukrainian sentiments. While there have been several
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BEND, Ore. {KTVZ} — A lot has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world and Central Oregon, like the unemployment rate. In April 2020, at the height of the pandemic, Oregon’s unemployment rate hit a historic high of 16.6%, versus the current unemployment rate as of January 2025, holding steady at 4.0%, Oregon Employment
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Two farm animals under the care of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s office have found their forever homes. Atlas the horse and Schmoo the goat were both adopted by Hoof Prints Rescue in Newberg. Atlas had been cared for by the DCSO for nearly a year. Schmoo was a later addition after her
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Southeast Asian cuisine is coming to Bend’s Old Mill District. Pho 88, which will offer traditional Vietnamese fare, is set to move into 330 SW Powerhouse Dr., Suite 150, a space recently occupied by Mill Works Pub, with a planned opening date scheduled for early May, the Old Mill District announced Tuesday. Here’s
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Pacific Power’s brand-new Bend operations center is now open, combining three existing Bend facilities into one state-of-the-art location. The utility says the move improves efficiency, but it also includes a training facility where line crews from across the region will be able to practice on power lines. A ribbon-cutting and flag-raising ceremony took
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Rep. Janelle Bynum (OR-05) voted against H.R. 1968, the partisan Continuing Resolution on Tuesday as the House voted 217-213 to pass President Donald Trump’s plan to fund the government into the fall.
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The community group that formed in an attempt to bid for and acquire the Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort has acknowledged they were unable to submit a bid and also revealed that the process has come to a close.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon House of Representatives passed House Bill 3141-A Tuesday by a vote of 57-1. Rep. Vikki Breese Iverson, R-Prineville, is the chief sponsor of the bill, which sets aside the third Tuesday in March of each year, recognizing it as Oregon Farmer and Rancher Day. “Border to border and corner to corner,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon unemployment rates were unchanged in January, though the region saw a 1,300-job reduction as 2025 began, the Oregon Employment Department reported Tuesday. Here’s the full report from Regional Economist Nicole Ramos, including a change in the Bend Metropolitan Statistical Area to include all of Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A final report on last month’s avalanche that killed a well-known Bend couple says that while skiers Terry and Renee Skjersaa likely triggered the slide, there were no obvious “red flags’ warning of rising danger in the Cascades. Many details leading up to the deadly backcountry avalanche are not known, because
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