COCC’s Business Center launching new four-week training in IT essentials
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In response to Central Oregon’s growing demand for skilled IT professionals, the Center for Business, Industry, and…
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‘It means a lot to us’: Fifteen new businesses have opened in downtown Redmond this year
The Redmond Urban Renewal Agency says 15 new businesses in the retail/restaurant/service sectors have opened downtown since the beginning of…
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OSP investigating five recent vehicle shootings on Linn County highways, believed to be connected
ALBANY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State Police are seeking the public’s help after five vehicles were shot while traveling on highways around Linn County…
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Bend Brewfest, C.O.’s largest craft beer festival, returns to Hayden Homes Amphitheater next fall
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Here’s an early Christmas gift for craft beer lovers in Central Oregon and beyond. The Bend Brewfest is set to return to the…
Continue Reading2 people are dead as an atmospheric river pummels the Northwest with more than 9 inches of rain. And the danger isn’t over
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford, Mary Gilbert and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A second person has died in a swollen Oregon waterway after…
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Oregon power company to pay nearly $300 million to settle latest lawsuit over 2020 wildfires
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Electricity utility PacifiCorp will pay $299 million to settle a lawsuit brought by 463 individual plaintiffs who were harmed…
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift named Time’s ‘Person of the Year’
CNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Taylor Swift is ending her year with another accolade: The pop superstar was named Time…
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Former Sisters ‘Hop in the Spa’ owner agrees to plea deal in sex abuse, unlicensed massage case
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 62-year-old Sisters-area man facing 21 abuse and other charges in connection with massages given at a downtown Sisters spa has…
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C.O. radio group Backyard Media falls victim to cyberterrorists, says no to their demands
For the past couple of weeks, fans of several Central Oregon radio stations may have heard a slight difference in programming. That’s because…
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‘A fire in the sky’: Central Oregonians awaken to a special, spectacular sunrise
Amid an unseasonably mild early December, many Central Oregonians awakened to a spectacular sunrise Tuesday morning. Thanks for all the great photos…
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Downtown Bend shoppers, visitors can use new city system that tells you where, how many parking spots are available
(Update: Adding video, comments from city official KTVZ.COM Poll) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Just in time for holiday shopping, the City of Bend is…
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Kotek forgives unpaid traffic fines and fees; 10,000 more Oregonians can seek reinstated driver’s licenses
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek said Tuesday she has issued new remission orders forgiving unpaid traffic fines and fees to…
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‘Just felt so unreal’: Bend moving company crew rescues four people, dog after SUV rollover crash near Santiam Pass
A crew with Bend’s Higher Ground Moving travels over the Santiam Pass every week, helping people move their belongings. But last weekend, a typical…
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Ex-Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut plane’s engines indicted on endangerment charges
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The former Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight has been indicted on 84…
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Oregon Health Authority offering free naloxone opioid reversal kits to Oregon middle and high schools
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Health Authority has announced plans to offer free opioid overdose reversal kits to middle and high schools throughout…
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ODOT reverses winter road maintenance cuts after $19 million commitment from Gov. Kotek, legislative leaders
Governor Tina Kotek, Senate President Rob Wagner and House Speaker Dan Rayfield jointly announced Monday a $19 million commitment to the Oregon…
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Hello, rhino baby! Oregon Zoo welcomes rhinoceros calf
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Zoo’s rhinoceros family grew by about 100 pounds on Monday night as 11-year-old eastern black rhino…
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On split vote, Bend advisory panel recommends city code changes to spare more big trees during development
On a split vote Tuesday, Bend’s Tree Regulation Update Advisory Committee recommended to city councilors several changes to the city’s development…
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Mt. Bachelor, anxious for snow’s return after unseasonable warm-up, plans Friday reopening
Mt. Bachelor, which saw heavy snow turn to rain in a sudden, soggy weekend warm-up and had to suspend operations one day after opening, sees a more…
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Oregon state park visitors can book same-day online reservations statewide, starting Jan. 1
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Visitors hoping to find a last-minute state park campsite soon will have the chance to view and book same-day campsite…
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