We’re kicking off the first day of spring ski season with unseasonably warm temperatures. Clouds will increase, with a chance for mountain rain mixing with snow late Friday into early Saturday. Cooler air moves in this weekend, dropping highs back into the upper 30s by Saturday. Little to no snow accumulation is expected.
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CENTRAL OREGON (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Wildfire Educators Group is launching a series of regional preparedness fairs starting in April 2026. These events highlight the group’s ongoing efforts to provide unified education on how to live safely in fire-adapted communities. Established in 2022 as part of the Central Oregon Fire Prevention Co-Op, the organization
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Another unseasonably warm day across Central Oregon yesterday, with some spots reaching the low 80s. That above normal pattern continues today, before cooler air moves in this weekend. The Vernal Equinox happens at 7:46 am today, marking the start of astronomical spring. It’s based on Earth’s position relative to the sun
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Cycle Oregon is expanding its Summer Kids Bike Camp to serve children in Portland, Hillsboro and Bend for the 2026 season. The week-long day camps are designed for young riders ages 8 to 12. The expansion follows a pilot program conducted in 2025. The camp is led by the team behind Jump
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley postponed his town hall tour in Klamath, Lake, Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties this weekend. The Senator told KTVZ News, “Because of a change in the U.S. Senate voting schedule, all town halls scheduled for Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21 have been postponed. An updated
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Think Wild and Cascadia Wild have partnered to expand rare carnivore monitoring efforts in Central Oregon through volunteer-powered community science. The program will deploy trained volunteers to the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests to track wolverines, wolves and other sensitive species. The initiative builds on Cascadia Wild’s Wolverine Tracking Project, which
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Shepherd’s House Ministries was awarded a $3 million grant today, to expand housing for women and children in Central Oregon. The funding from the Federal Home Loan Bank will support the expansion of Abi’s House in Bend, allowing the organization to triple its current capacity. The expansion aims to address the
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Bend, Ore (KTVZ) – Yesterday was a very warm day for March, we hit 81 in Bend, Redmond and Warm Springs. The last time we were in the 80s at Bend Municipal Airport was September 28th. The warm pattern continues Friday as well as the mercury in the thermometer hits the middle 70s. There is
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond Mayor Ed Fitch joined KTVZ News at Sunrise for this month’s exclusive “Ask the Mayor” segment, answering community questions ranging from the long-awaited ice rink to major water challenges facing Central Oregon. New ice rink expected by winter 2027 A question from resident Chelsea Davidson focused on the long-discussed replacement
Continue Reading Trying to stay positive with respect to the season, today is officially the last day of winter 2025-26 but we did not get much of a winter this time around. Last year was phenomenal, but this year was sub-standard. Soft snow and bases shrinking, but still a lot of good runs left early in the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend woman is taking legal action against the operators of Desert Sage Memory Care after her 90-year-old mother, Doris, suffered second-degree burns and a high fever when she was allegedly left unattended in a courtyard during a high temperatures. Nancy Kerrigan claims the facility was negligent in its care of
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The High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon has broken ground on a $40 million expansion project, which will add a new wing to the museum and feature new classrooms, expanded gallery space, and new event and gathering spaces for the community.
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By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Eight state attorneys general, including Oregon’s Dan Rayfield, have filed an antitrust lawsuit to block Nexstar’s pending acquisition of Tegna, which they claim would strengthen the right-leaning Nexstar and shrink the number of station owners in the US. The states, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, say the TV
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here are KTVZ’s Sunrise Birthdays for Thursday, March 19th. Happy Birthday! You can see more recent entries and submit an upcoming birthday to air at: https://ktvz.com/share/sunrise-birthdays/. It’s under the Contests tab on KTVZ.com.
Continue Reading This winter has been warmer than usual for us. Tomorrow marks the first day of Astronomical Spring, but it’s already feeling like it arrived early! We’ll see plenty of sunshine on the mountain today with temperatures in the 50s to 60s. Enjoy the beautiful views! Mt. Bachelor – Pine Marten Lodge
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Winter is ending on a warm note, with temperatures feeling more June-like. Afternoon highs in the 70s will stick around through Friday. We could see record warmth today. Expect partly to mostly sunny skies as we wrap up the work week. This warm, dry pattern is also bringing an elevated fire
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LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The La Pine Fire District has shut down all debris burning in its service area after a wildfire yesterday and amid an unseasonably warm weather pattern. Officials issued the closure just hours ago, warning residents that any outdoor burning of yard waste or other debris is no longer allowed. The
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend is finalizing plans to expand Franklin Avenue, a project scheduled to begin this May. The construction will add new vehicle lanes, bike lanes and expanded sidewalks to the thoroughfare. The expansion is part of the city’s five-year capital projects plan. Franklin serves as a busy corridor for
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This article was written by Evan Watson & KGW: EUGENE, Ore. — Depositions released as part of a federal lawsuit reveal that employees from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency used brief ChatGPT prompts to slash more than a thousand National Endowment for the Humanities grants last spring, wiping out funding for research projects and
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Condolences are being shared across Oregon’s political community following the death of former Oregon Senate President Gene Derfler at the age of 101. Derfler’s career spanned decades of public service and private accomplishment. A World War II Naval aviator, Derfler later became a successful Salem business owner before entering state politics.
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