(Update: Adding video) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Human Services is asking for the public’s help in finding an 11-year-old boy who went missing with his father from Redmond on Monday. The agency said the child may be at risk, and the pair could be heading to Disneyland. Here is the Oregon
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REDMOND, Ore (KTVZ) – Congressman Cliff Bentz was in Redmond Friday, speaking with smokejumpers from the Redmond Air Center. While there he took questions from KTVZ News. The Republican representative toured the smokejumpers facility, and asked questions about this year’s fire season and how crews are prepared to respond. The smokejumpers told the congressman they’ve been able
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Redmond School District is moving forward with new rules on cell phones and other personal devices. Wednesday evening, the Redmond School Board adopted policy #JF-CEB, which governs the use of Personal Electronic Devices, also known as PED’s. Back in July, Governor Tina Kotek, issued Executive Order 25-09, prohibiting the use
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — From traffic on Highway 97 to mowing dry brush in the canyon, Mayor Ed Fitch answers viewer-submitted questions for this month’s Ask the Mayor. Viewers can submit questions for Mayor Fitch at any time as part of our monthly segment – just click here.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A cat is back home with her family after they spotted her on KTVZ News. BrightSide Animal Center says the family recognized their cat, “Marcy,” during our Clear the Shelters segment. They came into the shelter today to confirm it was her and were able to re-adopt her. Shelter staff say
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies rescued 23 Pit Bull Mixes – four adults and 19 puppies suffering from heat exhaustion – from a Redmond property earlier this week, and the two owners now each face nearly two-dozen counts of animal neglect, officials said Thursday. The animal neglect case comes just days after
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Judge had urged her not to speak; Jessica Andersch said she killed to protect her son BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Redmond woman facing a murder charge in the fatal stabbing of her mother two months ago admitted the crime during a court hearing Thursday, claiming she did so to protect her son. Despite a
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(update: adding video, comments from Brightside) REDMOND, Ore (KTVZ) – Since 2015, NBC’s Clear the Shelters has helped nearly 1.2 million pets find homes. This August, KTVZ is featuring Central Oregon shelters working to do the same. At Brightside Animal Shelter this month, adoption fees are discounted, and your price is decided by one spin
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A southwest Redmond home was badly damaged Tuesday afternoon in a house fire that put up a smoke plume visible across a wide area and spread to two neighboring properties, an official said.
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The City of Redmond celebrated a major milestone for both law enforcement and the people of Redmond — a state-of-the-art Public Safety Facility is now complete.
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A wind-fanned, human-caused wildfire dubbed the Canal Fire broke out Sunday afternoon near Redmond’s Roberts Field and scorched 23 acres before crews working from the air and on the ground got the upper hand, officials said Monday.
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Redmond Preschool is now enrolling infants and toddlers. For families who qualify, there’s an opportunity for students to attend at no cost.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Heart of Oregon Corps announced Wednesday a $100,000 gift from The Tykeson Family Foundation in support of the Legacy 25 campaign to raise the remaining dollars for a new $7.3 million Heart of Oregon Corps centralized campus in Redmond. The 3.4-acre site will be Central Oregon’s first youth workforce development campus.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — RootedHomes, a local non-profit dedicated to affordable housing, is breaking ground later this month on its newest community, Rooted at Antler, on Friday, August 22 from 11 am to 1 pm at 1699 West Antler Avenue in Redmond. Here’s Tuesday’s full news release: The community is designed to address Central Oregon’s
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The final day of the Deschutes County Fair and Rodeo was capped off by the Buckaroo Breakfast. After another memorable year, people celebrated the best way this community knows how — with good food, great company, and small-town tradition.
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While Central Oregon fairgoers are focused on having fun at the Deschutes County Fair and Rodeo, local law enforcement is working behind the scenes to make sure everyone stays safe.
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(Update: Adding video from day three at Deschutes County Fair and Rodeo) REDMOND, Ore. [KTVZ] — The Deschutes County Fair in Redmond is celebrating 105 years. The fair, which is governed by Deschutes County, is who benefits from the profits of the fair. According to Geoff Hinds, director of the Deschutes County Fairgrounds and Expo
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SEATTLE (KTVZ) — Alaska Airlines announced Thursday that it’s further expanding its network between California and the Pacific Northwest with seven new routes starting this October, including year-round daily flights between Redmond and Burbank. The news comes about two weeks after Avelo Airlines announced it is closing its base in Burbank and will stop its
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Sleep in Heavenly Peace is a national organization but the Central Oregon chapter started making a difference in our community in 2020.
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(Update: Adding video) WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Rep. Janelle Bynum (OR-05) announced Thursday that the following Community Project Funding requests from Oregon’s 5th District were included in the draft Fiscal Year 2026 government funding bills released by the House Appropriations Committee. The projects total over $14 million spanning across the Fifth District and include investments in clean
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