Flying High: Redmond Airport’s ’07 Smashes Records
December is always a busy travel season – and at Roberts Field, a record-setting month ended aother record year of 246,327 boardings, up more…
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Arrested Bend Police Officer Gets Office Duty
Bend Police Officer Buck Church was placed on administrative office duties Tuesday while two investigations proceed into allegations he tried to…
Continue Reading Bend’s CHC To Lease, Run Prineville Hospital
Starting in January, Cascade Healthcare Community (CHC), parent company of St. Charles Bend and St. Charles Redmond, will become responsible for…
Continue Reading Biggest Quake Yet Shakes Maupin Area
Maupin resident Kathleen Eckman says she was sitting at her desk, writing a note to one of her daughters on the computer Thursday afternoon, when the…
Continue Reading Deadly Street Race Leaves Tragedy In Wake
Nearly four years after a tragic street-racing crash killed two Bend teens east of Bend, a mother still mourns, a young man sits in prison and…
Continue Reading Bend Set To Settle Transit Disabled-Access Lawsuit
The city of Bend and a group representing several disabled residents are ready to settle a federal lawsuit filed against the city last fall by…
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to remain in custody after judge denies bail appeal in racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking case
CNN By Kara Scannell, Dalia Faheid and Emma Tucker, CNN New York (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs will remain in federal custody ahead of his…
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Special Report: ‘Really stressful’: C.O. parents of children with special needs say new state aid program falls far short
Parents with children who have special medical needs are burdened with financial stress as lack of caregivers force them to be 24/7 care providers to…
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Pahlisch Homes appeals Bend’s new tree preservation rules; city rejects call for pause to deal with builders’ concerns
Pahlisch Homes, one of Bend’s largest developers, has appealed the city’s updated tree preservation rules to the state Land Use Board of Appeals,…
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‘Crushed:’ Stillman Fire destroys Crook County couple’s home, claims two pets, but they reunite with two more
Sparks flying from the tire rims of a Prineville woman driving by on state Highway 126 allegedly ignited the 10-acre Stillman Fire last Friday. Two…
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Red Fire in Diamond Peak Wilderness grows to 350 acres; Level 1 notice out for Crescent, Odell lakes and Crescent Junction
The 4-day-old, lightning-sparked Red Fire west of Crescent Lake in the Diamond Peak Wilderness has grown to 350 acres, and Klamath County emergency…
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Donald Trump enters Republican convention hall with a bandaged ear and gets a hero’s welcome
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Two days after surviving an attempted assassination, former President Donald Trump appeared triumphantly at the…
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Trump injured but ‘fine’ after attempted assassination at rally, shooter and one attendee are dead
Associated Press BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania…
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NeighborImpact announces city-funded down payment assistance program for first-time Bend home buyers
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — NeighborImpact is excited to announce a Down Payment Assistance program, funded by the City of Bend, designed to help first-time…
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Bend Cultural Tourism Fund awards $300,000 in grants to 13 arts and cultural tourism projects
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Cultural Tourism Commission, a Visit Bend Project overseeing the Bend Cultural Tourism Fund, announced Tuesday that it…
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Significant pay raise approved for Deschutes Public Library Director Todd Dunkelberg
In a unanimous decision earlier this year, the Deschutes Public Library Board approved a nearly 20% pay increase for library Director Todd…
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Julian Assange can appeal extradition to the US, UK court rules
By Lauren Kent, Jack Guy, Claudia Rebaza and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — London’s High Court has ruled that Julian Assange has…
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Gov. Kotek signs bills to address housing, homelessness crises; C.O. lawmakers tout funds coming to region
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek hosted a signing ceremony Monday for a package of bills the Oregon Legislature passed during the 2024…
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Bend man arrested on drugged driving, manslaughter charges in fatal SUV-motorcycle crash; victim identified
A 46-year-old Bend man was arrested on drugged and reckless driving and manslaughter charges Thursday after police said he made an illegal left turn…
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City of Redmond invites community to next week’s groundbreaking for $49 million Public Safety Facility
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Redmond is inviting the community to the official groundbreaking ceremony for its new Public Safety Facility,…
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