Butler Market & Wells Acres Roundabout and Key Route Project Update
This project will deliver a long-desired improvement to the Butler Market and Wells Acres intersection safety and efficiency, and…
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Drones have become an increasingly useful tool to help fight blazes like the Alder Springs Fire
CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firefighters have a relatively new and increasingly useful tool – drones – to use in various ways to help fight…
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Five Bend-La Pine School Board members take oath of office
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Five community members elected in May to serve on the Board of Directors for Bend-La Pine Schools took the oath of office…
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New Deschutes County 2025-26 budget preps for five-member board, building youth mental health care facility
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners has unanimously adopted the budget for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY 26), following a series…
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Bend Chamber names Sara Odendahl as interim CEO
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) —The Bend Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce Sara Odendahl as the Interim CEO. Sara is the Chamber’s Director of…
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Assistance League of Bend, Every Child Central Oregon partner to provide emergency clothing to children in foster care
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Assistance League of Bend is proud to partner with Every Child Central Oregon to provide Emergency Clothing Bundles to…
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Alzheimer’s Awareness Month: local neurologist highlights early Alzheimer’s symptoms and new diagnostic tools
BEND, Ore. (IKTVZ) — June is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, and each week, we’re sharing stories and resources to help families better understand…
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Ask the Mayor: Redmond Mayor Ed Fitch discusses the upcoming Amazon facility, water conservation and fireworks
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — From the upcoming Amazon center, Redmond’s ongoing water conservation efforts, and plans to keep safe and have fun this 4th…
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‘I’m tired, I want my house back’: Residents recall Alder Springs Fire evacuations
TERREBONNE, Ore. [KTVZ] — Wildfires continue to challenge communities in central Oregon as the Alder Springs Fire approached Crooked River Ranch on…
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With sledgehammers swinging, the $180 million Redmond Municipal Airport terminal expansion gets underway
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sledgehammers were the tool of the day Wednesday as the Redmond Municipal Airport officially broke ground, demolition-style,…
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EXCLUSIVE: New Bethlehem Inn Director takes the reins and talks about the future
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — One of Central Oregon’s largest facilities for finding help getting off the streets, now has a new face leading the high-barrier…
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Deschutes County board OKs lease for six Safe Parking and Microshelter sites on Public Safety Campus
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Public Safety Campus soon will become a temporary home for people with nowhere else to go. Nonprofit…
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Second outage in a week tied to ‘enhanced safety settings’ hits nearly 2,000 Pacific Power customers in Bend
The second power outage in a week caused by “enhanced safety settings” hit nearly 2,000 Pacific Power customers on the north end of Bend for more…
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Governor Kotek holds Bend roundtable, decries proposed cuts to Medicaid and SNAP food programs
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek convened a roundtable in Bend on Wednesday afternoon to hear from rural Oregon health care experts,…
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Oregon Health Authority issues recreational use advisory for Lake Billy Chinook due to high levels of cyanotoxins
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —The Oregon Health Authority issued a recreational use health advisory Wednesday for Lake Billy Chinook in Jefferson County…
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Six tall cedar trees surrounding historic Crook County Courthouse to be removed
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – In an effort to preserve and protect the structural integrity of the historic Crook County Courthouse, six…
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Officials report ‘good progress’ on human-caused, 3,441-acre Alder Springs Fire; community meeting planned
Officials said Tuesday was a day of good progress on the lines of the day-old Alder Springs Fire, newly mapped at over 3,400…
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City of Redmond updating infrastructure plans to address projected 20-year growth
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Redmond is currently working to update two critical infrastructure master plans, the Wastewater Collection System…
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Forest Service offers new digital Northwest Forest Pass
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Beginning on Friday, June 20, the popular USDA Forest Service Annual Northwest Forest Pass will be available for online…
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Mid Oregon Credit Union ranks No. 1 in Oregon on Forbes List for third straight year
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Mid Oregon Credit Union has once again been recognized as the #1 Credit Union in Oregon, earning this honor for the third…
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