Bend City Council makes key decision on future of planned iconic bike-pedestrian bridge
(Update: Full Story with quotes from Bend City Engineering Director, Ryan Oster and added video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ News) — The Bend City Council…
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ICE shooter’s writings were ‘definitively anti-ICE’ and included ‘hatred for the federal government,’ prosecutor says
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Amanda Musa, Chris Boyette, Priscilla Alvarez, Leigh Waldman, Leigh Waldman CNN (CNN) — Handwritten notes left behind by…
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Show Us Your Garden: Today, we feature a pergola, paradise and a Gnome
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — What a trio of gardens this week! Deanna sent in a lovely picture of her paradise complete with mountain views and birds…
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From prison time to game time: Side Door Foundation inspires inmates at Deer Ridge Correctional Institute
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hundreds of inmates at Deer Ridge Correctional Institution gathered this week to watch a basketball game between prisoners,…
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First responders receive donation from AT&T in Sisters for efforts during the Flat Fire
First responders for the recent, devastating Flat Fire received a large donation Wednesday morning in Sisters. A total of $25,000 was donated by…
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Police standoff at SW Redmond home ends with man’s peaceful surrender
Numerous police, including a SWAT team and armored vehicles, converged on a southwest Redmond home and street during a standoff late Wednesday…
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La Pine Wildfire Mitigation Project receives $3.43 million grant from U.S. Forest Service
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Communities that have limited resources and face high risk from wildfire are getting additional support from the USDA…
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Oregon DMV making changes: Bend’s DMV office will be open Thursdays for appointments only
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon DMV said Wednesday it will be making several changes at their field offices next month, saying the moves will “offer…
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Flashback Cruz donation advances key projects at the Central Oregon Veterans Village
A local car club is stepping up to help Central Oregon…
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office’s Deflection Program to celebrate one-year anniversary with graduation ceremony
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its Deflection Program and will recognize…
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A truck driver not paying attention caused a chain-reaction crash that killed 6 people and injured 41, the NTSB found
By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — A truck driver’s “inattention and failure to respond” to traffic slowing down in front of him…
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Six people displaced, several pets perish in two-alarm fire at southwest Redmond apartments
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Several pets perished and six people were displaced by a two-alarm fire at a southwest Redmond apartment complex early…
Continue ReadingCamp Mystic plans to reopen after flooding killed 27 people – and one girl’s body has yet to be found
By Holly Yan, Pamela Brown, CNN (CNN) — Two months after catastrophic flooding killed 27 girls and counselors at Camp Mystic, the famed Texas…
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Planting seedlings for the future: Disaster-relief forest restoration grant helps landowners in post-wildfire recovery
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The 2020 and 2021 fire seasons greatly impacted the state of Oregon, burning close to two million acres and having a…
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Drones close a Denmark airport for a second time in a week
By Michael Rios and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — An airport in northern Denmark was forced to close because of unauthorized drones in its airspace,…
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FAA awards Bend Municipal Airport $3.93 million to rebuild taxiways, complete lighting work
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Wednesday that the Federal Aviation Administration is investing…
Continue ReadingIllegal world of tattooing, Disney+ price hike, super polluters: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Meghan Pryce, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! You might want to rethink winding down your evening with that glass of wine. A new study finds…
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Wyden helps secure release of Oregon firefighter arrested while fighting Wash. wildfire, detained at ICE facility
KEIZER, Ore. (KTVZ) — An Oregon firefighter who was arrested last month by Border Patrol while helping to fight the Bear Gulch fire in Washington…
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Here’s the NFL and College Football games airing on the networks of KTVZ this week
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Central Oregon viewers can gear up for a football-filled weekend with a slate of NFL and college games airing across KTVZ/NBC…
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Yemen drone attack injures more than 20 in Israeli city of Eilat, including two in serious condition
By Eugenia Yosef, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Oren Liebermann, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — At least 22 people were injured, including two seriously, after a…
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