LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — KTVZ News and Mid Oregon Credit Union awarded a $2,000 grant to the manufacturing and forestry program at La Pine High School this month. The award is part of our “One Class at a Time” initiative, which recognizes educators who improve the Central Oregon community. The funding comes at a
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Pacific Power is investing tens of millions of dollars into Central Oregon’s electrical grid to support a population that has grown by more than 65,000 residents since 2010. The utility provider is fast-tracking new substations and 500-kilovolt transmission lines to keep pace with the region’s record-breaking electricity demand, which has surged
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, Chris Boyette, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A group of six mothers and wives, their lives linked by their great love of the outdoors, are among the nine skiers who are confirmed or presumed dead after their backcountry tour was overtaken Tuesday by the deadliest avalanche the US has seen in
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — OnPoint Community Credit Union is asking the public to nominate exceptional educators for its 17th annual Prize for Excellence in Education. The program will award $193,000 to eight outstanding educators and five schools across Oregon and southwest Washington. “OnPoint was founded by teachers more than 90 years ago, and we honor our roots
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend announced Thursday it’s launching an interactive campaign to celebrate its 100-year anniversary of providing water services. Prior to 1926, the community’s drinking water came from the Deschutes River. In the early 1920s, dams built at Crane Prairie and Crescent Lake led to algae blooms and tainted water
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Snow showers have been present off and on this week as we finally got to build up the base numbers. Friday should be a Bluebird Day with plenty of sunshine and crisp conditions. More snow is possible early Saturday morning so the weekend will kick off with more powder. We do warm up a bit
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Bend, Ore (KTVZ) – Early snow showers verified the Local Alert Weather Day as the roads were slick and visibility was reduced. As mentioned, this was not going to be a big snow day, but more of an inconvenient event that may disrupt your day. Eastern Deschutes and Crook Counties will be the last to
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Senate co-chairs of the Oregon Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, Senator David Brock Smith (R-Port Orford) and Senator Anthony Broadman (D-Bend), spoke out Thursday in opposition to Initiative Petition 28, which they said “would make lawful hunting, fishing, and trapping illegal and turn nearly one million Oregonians into criminals.” IP28, the People
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Mt. Bachelor received 17 inches of snow in the past week, and more is on the way, just in time for a variety of special events this weekend. The resort said forecasts call for an additional 3-4 inches by Friday morning, then broken clouds and scattered light snow showers Friday and Saturday before returning to heavy
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By Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Senate in a 17-11 vote Thursday advanced a Central Oregon lawmaker’s bill meant to safeguard public lands against the threat of privatization. Senate Bill 1590, sponsored by Sen. Anthony Broadman, D-Bend, would prohibit state agencies from using any funding, data, equipment or staff
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend man armed with a knife who repeatedly tried forcing way into a couple’s travel trailer off Highway 20 early Thursday morning threatened to kill them and injured the woman, who grabbed her own knife, before Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies arrested him in a nearby struggle. Deputies responded at 6:17
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Public health officials say a new data tracking tool the Oregon Health Authority launched Thursday shows the five confirmed measles cases identified in the state since Jan. 1 likely represent only a portion of infections occurring around the state To strengthen early detection, OHA has published a new measles wastewater surveillance dashboard showing viral concentrations by county and categorizing activity as very low, low, moderate or high over two-week periods, OHA said in a news release
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WASHINGTON. — U.S. Senators. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley will not attend the State of the Union address on Feb. 24, choosing instead to host a virtual town hall for Oregonians. The live online event will focus on protecting the U.S. Constitution and addressing federal policy concerns. The town hall, co-hosted with the organization People’s
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Police said Thursday they have arrested a convicted sex offender and are seeking any additional victims. Bend resident Erick Nazario Aguirre, 31, who has worked at a number of fast food restaurants in Bend, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree sexual abuse, sexual misconduct and contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor. Read the full press release from the
Continue Reading More light mountain snow is in the forecast today with off and on showers. This stretch of snowy days is coming to an end as showers taper off late Thursday. Hoodoo Resort is finally back open for riders, with plenty of fresh snow to enjoy. Hoodoo – Top of Manzanita
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – We’re tracking snow showers across the High Desert today. This could bring anywhere from a trace to a couple inches of snow. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for the east slopes of the Cascades until 10am. This mainly impacts the mountain passes. A Local Alert Weather Day has been
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(UPDATE: Olympics Schedule Changes) MILAN-CORTINA, ITALY (KTVZ) — Bend native Hunter Hess was scheduled to compete in the men’s freeski halfpipe at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina on Thursday, Feb. 19. The event was postponed due to heavy snow in the Levigno area. The men’s aerials qualifying and final were rescheduled for Friday starting
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Bend, Ore (KTVZ) – A Winter Weather Advisory is in place for the east face of the Cascades until Thursday morning. Mostly this is for the mountain passes that run across the Cascades. The bulk of the snow will get squeezed out by the mountains, but Thursday will start out with some snow showers across
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The windshields of at least two vehicles – one an Oregon State Police patrol car – were damaged early Sunday morning after rocks or concrete were apparently thrown from a railroad overpass onto Highway 97 near the Baker Road exit south of Bend.
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Tinley is in fifth grade at High Lakes Elementary School and has strong roots in Hawaii. In fact she and her family just got back from the 50th State and you will notice the tribute to the islands with a lovely flower in her hair. Her favorite class in school is Physical Education since she
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