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City of Bend, Deschutes County outline Saturday’s closure of public land at Juniper Ridge, Temporary Safe Stay Area

May 29, 2025 6:56 pm Barney Lerten

(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County and the City of Bend, working collaboratively to address health and safety concerns at…

Crews tackle new brushfire burning in NW Lake County, SE of La Pine

May 29, 2025 5:42 pm Barney Lerten

Firefighters were working to contain a new brushfire reported late Thursday afternoon in northwest Lake County, southeast of La…

Bend-area man charged with selling psilocybin mushrooms, infused products out of his car

May 29, 2025 6:21 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend-area man has been charged with drug delivery, accused of selling psilocybin mushrooms and products infused with them out…

‘Pricing everyone out of the American Dream’: Wildfire risk causes insurance distress for Central Oregon homeowners

May 28, 2025 11:18 am Claire Elmer

(Update: adding video, comments by insurance agent, homeowner) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — From staggering rate increases to notices of cancellation, a…

College football returns to KTVZ this fall with Beavers, Ducks, and more on NBC, FOX, and The CW

May 29, 2025 1:33 pm Gregory Deffenbaugh

College football is back, and KTVZ is your home for some of the most anticipated games of the 2025 season. With coverage across NBC, FOX, and The CW,…

Oregon Department of Forestry declares start of region’s fire season; of 16 blazes so far, half were escaped debris burns

May 29, 2025 4:07 pm Barney Lerten

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District is declaring the beginning of fire season on Monday, June 2…

NeighborImpact cancels two local food distribution programs as impacts of federal supply cutbacks deepen

May 29, 2025 3:09 pm Barney Lerten

(Update: Adding video) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Continuing to respond to a shrinking food supply due to federal cutbacks, NeighborImpact announced…

Exclusive: Bend man arrested on cocaine-dealing charges quickly out of jail, much to concern of prosecutor

May 29, 2025 2:06 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend man accused of selling large quantities of cocaine was arrested last week but released from jail in less than an hour due…

Two small brushfires tackled in SE Madras, where Level 1 pre-evacuation alert is now lifted, and Crooked River Ranch

May 29, 2025 12:33 pm Barney Lerten

MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two small brushfires broke out at midday Thursday in Madras and Crooked River Ranch and were quickly being tackled by fire…

Rewards for 2 elusive jail escapees jump to $50,000 each as Louisiana police believe they’re getting closer

May 29, 2025 10:36 am CNN Newsource

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Investigators are pleading for the public’s help in finding a convicted double murderer and an experienced fugitive…

Sisters City Council approved Ordinance 543, Defensible Spaces, aimed at enhancing wildfire safety in the growing community

May 28, 2025 5:13 pm Tracee Tuesday

(update: ordinance 543 approved, new video) SISTERS, Ore. [KTVZ] — The City of Sisters held their City Council meeting Wednesday night. …

Bend murder suspect’s brother back in jail, accused in downtown Bend fight, probation violation

May 28, 2025 6:44 pm Barney Lerten, Harley Coldiron

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Three months after Dahnte Cegers admitted helping his brother, Caleb Cegers, flee Bend after the 2023 killing of a Redmond man,…

Redmond principals Doug Taylor Corrie Hopper

Redmond School District names Elton Gregory Middle School principal, Vern Patrick Elementary interim principal

May 28, 2025 5:53 pm Barney Lerten

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Redmond School District announced Wednesday that Doug Taylor has been selected as the next principal of Elton Gregory…

Problem Solvers: Family of grandmother who died from heat exposure at Aspen Ridge Memory Care sues ownership for $17 million

May 28, 2025 5:44 pm Harley Coldiron

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Nearly a year after Celia Hess died from heat exposure on a scorching hot day in August of 2024, her family is suing Frontier…

‘Every day, there’s a new camp’: Juniper Ridge homeless say there’s no room for new camps as BLM closes 40 acres

May 27, 2025 9:59 am Kelsey Merison

Trucks piled rocks at the entrances to BLM land Wednesday, next to Bend’s largest homeless camp, at Juniper Ridge. The deadline for the homeless in…

Mobile dermatology clinic skin cancer screenings

‘The key is early detection’: Mobile dermatology clinic offers free skin cancer screenings at Bend Farmers Market

May 28, 2025 8:47 am Jillian Fortner

A mobile dermatology clinic is making dermatological care more accessible in Central…

Bend Chamber President/CEO Katy Brooks joins the city as its new economic development officer

May 28, 2025 2:08 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The city of Bend announced Wednesday that Katy Brooks, who has served as the Bend Chamber’s president and CEO for nine years, is…

US court blocks Trump from imposing the bulk of his tariffs

May 28, 2025 4:15 pm CNN Newsource

By Ramishah Maruf and David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — A federal court on Wednesday ruled that President Donald Trump overstepped his…

Boulder, Colorado’s Vero Fiber acquiring longtime Bend telecom provider BendTel

May 28, 2025 4:47 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Boulder, Colorado-based Vero Broadband, LLC, operating as Vero Fiber, a leading provider of fiber-to-the-premises internet…

Former St. Charles president-CEO James Diegel named interim Oregon State Hospital superintendent

May 28, 2025 4:09 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM. Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Health Authority announced Wednesday it has hired former St. Charles Health System President and CEO James Diegel as…