Summit baseball hosts Mountain View for first of three-game series
Noah Chast was live at the game Tuesday evening with interviews from both head coaches. The Storm have three college bound players with…
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Student ‘Green Team’ at Pine Ridge Elementary leads efforts to inform their peers about cutting lunchroom waste
Bend-La Pine Schools recently announced an expansion of its composting program. KTVZ visited the Green Team at Pine Ridge Elementary who demonstrated…
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Deschutes County solid waste panel drops 3 more possible landfill sites, down to 2 finalists; may add BLM parcel to list
Deschutes County’s Solid Waste Advisory Committee met again Tuesday to continue recent efforts to find a suitable location for the county’s garbage,…
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‘Watch for Wildlife’ license plate funding to go toward Hwy. 20 wildlife crossings between Bend, Suttle Lake
A deer crossing the road might be a brief inconvenience or a close-call accident to you, but for species like mule deer, it’s a matter of…
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Drone team finds body of Warm Springs man missing for over a month, police report
A drone team has helped authorities find the body of a Warm Springs man who had been missing since leaving home on a firewood-cutting trip early last…
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(As) if you need a reminder: Today is Tax Day; state reminds you to file by midnight or seek extension
Today is the deadline to file state and federal personal income tax returns. Taxpayers must file their return or an extension by midnight, the Oregon…
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Oregon’s wolf population grows to 178; record 24 packs documented; 2 breeding pairs in C.O.
The minimum count of wolves in Oregon at the end of 2022 was 178, an increase of three over the 2021 minimum known number, with a record 24 packs,…
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City of Bend set to begin third, final phase of Wilson Avenue Corridor Project; info meeting set
The City of Bend said Tuesday it will host an informational meeting from 5 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26, at the Larkspur Community…
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State fire marshal calls up C. Oregon firefighter task force to help battle large fire in downtown John Day
A dozen firefighters from four Central Oregon agencies were assembled as a task force by the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office Monday night to…
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Time in a bottle: Bend family hopes for return of a lost half-century of memories at Dillon Falls
Every anniversary, Randy and Jo Partipilo reflect on the past year, preserving memories for their children and grandchildren with a hike and a…
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Fire destroys manufactured home in Romaine Village, 2 dogs perish; 2nd house blaze stopped in NW Bend
A fire heavily damaged a manufactured home in southwest Bend’s Romaine Village Monday evening and apparently claimed the lives of some pets, but an…
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OSU-Cascades, COCC students not enthused by tuition hikes coming for 2023-24 academic year
Come fall, tuition hikes are coming to both Oregon State University-Cascades and Central Oregon Community College. We talked to officials and some…
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Bend murder, arson suspect agrees to possible settlement talks with defense lawyer he’s sought to dismiss
A Bend man accused of fatally stabbing a man last June and setting his townhome on fire was back in court on Monday, still seeking to dismiss his…
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Bend Marathon sees increase in runners ‘close to pre-pandemic’ level
Close to 2,000 runners participated this…
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Deschutes County commissioners vote 2-1 again to approve Thornburgh Resort fish, wildlife mitigation plan
Deschutes County commissioners affirmed their 2-1 vote Monday to approve a revised fish and wildlife management plan for the long-debated Thornburgh…
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Sherman Bloomer, OSU’s budget VP since 2012, named new OSU-Cascades chancellor and dean
Sherman “Sherm” Bloomer, associate vice president of budget and resource planning at Oregon State University in Corvallis for the past 11 years,…
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ODOT plea: For our crews’ safety – and your own – please move over, slow down and respect our work zones
If a car careened into your office cubicle, destroying your desk and computer and nearly hitting you, you might be okay — but you’d be shaken up,…
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‘Hit the ground running’: Rep. Chavez-DeRemer reflects on accomplishments of first 100 days in office
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., said Monday she is celebrating several constituent service and legislative accomplishments completed during her…
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BPRD, Upper Deschutes Watershed Council complete Riverbend Park access project; trail section reopens
The Bend Park and Recreation District and the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council celebrated Monday the completion of a project at Riverbend Park that…
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OSU researchers report breakthrough in understanding chemistry of wildfire smoke in wine
Oregon State University researchers say they have discovered a new class of compounds that contributes to the ashy or smoky flavors in wine made with…
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