Longtime Bend staple, Farmer Brown’s fruit stand, damaged by high winds
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– It wasn’t just high heat and fire risk today, we also saw strong wind gusts. One gust nearly destroyed a beloved Bend fruit…
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Partially blind, deaf dog runs away on a walk by the Deschutes River, sparks Bend community search that ends happily
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — What began as a peaceful morning walk turned into a 12-hour rescue mission in Bend on Saturday that showed the community coming…
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Newberry Regional Partnership develops 5-year plan to tackle homelessness, education, wildfire risk and more
Over the course of nearly two years, the Newberry Regional Partnership surveyed the community on top issues. The group has established a five-year…
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Here comes the fun! Preparing for this week’s 105th Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Wednesday marks the start of the Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo. Through next Sunday, you can enjoy games, food, rides,…
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Rare, orphaned flying squirrel rescued, is being cared for by Think Wild in Bend
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Think Wild, Central Oregon’s wildlife hospital and conservation center, said Monday it recently admitted an orphaned northern…
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Fire heavily damages home south of Madras, closes U.S. Highway 26 for a time
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — .A fire Sunday afternoon heavily damaged a home atop a hill off U.S. Highway 26 south of Madras, and water shuttles to fight…
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‘That shouldn’t happen again’: Local man recalls family’s tragic loss at Dillon Falls, wants to see cable across river
Following the recent tragic accident at Dillon Falls just outside of Bend, the public is questioning why a barrier of sorts does not exist to prevent…
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Greener days: Deschutes County residents are now able to recycle more items curbside, under a new state law
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act, passed by the Legislature in 2021, officially took effect on July…
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Stormy week ahead, Local Alert Days Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
The threat of showers and storms exists each day through at least Thursday. The storms will develop in the heat of the day and generate lightning,…
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Black bear spotted on the move along Huntington Road
SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — KTVZ viewer Brad Baer shared with us a video of a black bear sighting just before 2 p.m. Monday, ambling along in the woods…
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Tekka Tiger, a new food cart across from Blockbuster, opens in Bend
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– There’s a new food destination in Bend with Southeast Asian flavor. Tekka Tiger is just across the street from the last…
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Bend woman arrested on reckless burning, theft charges, accused of starting two fires near Deschutes River, Sawyer Park
A Bend woman has been arrested on reckless burning and other charges, accused of starting two fires near the Deschutes River west of Sawyer Park over…
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3 dead and several injured in an early-morning shooting outside a Reno casino
By Elizabeth Wolfe, John Miller, Sara Smart, CNN At least three people are dead and several others injured after a gunman opened fire early Monday…
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Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell urges Supreme Court to overturn her conviction
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, urged the Supreme Court on Monday to take up her…
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Judge blocks federal funding ban on Planned Parenthood locations nationwide
By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in Boston has widened her block on the Trump administration’s ability to enforce a provision of…
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Tracking the potential for thunderstorms all week
Bend, OR (KTVZ) -There is a high pressure ridge to the southeast, building into our region. This pattern puts us under a south-southwesterly flow…
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Sunrise Birthdays: Monday, July 28th
Here are KTVZ’s Sunrise Birthdays for Monday, July 28th. Happy Birthday! You can see more recent entries and submit an upcoming birthday to air…
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Beyond the Score: Episode 7
Bend, Or. (KTVZ)- On this episode of Beyond the Score, Dylan Anderman goes fishing at East Lake to catch Kokanee. He also works with ODFW on the…
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UPDATE: Salem Man found following overnight search
UPDATE: Leon Lyle Haight has been FOUND.Below is the press release from the Deschutes County Sheriff’s OfficeThe Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office…
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Missing children safely located in Klamath County through help of DSCO and OSP
(Update: three missing children located) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The three young children who went missing with their mother in Bend earlier this week…
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