(UPDATE: adding video and quotes from Bend-LaPine Schools Director of Communications, Scott Maben) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Snow, Sleet, Ice, all conditions making it difficult to drive around. With students back from break, schools are preparing for winter weather. So what does the preparation look like? “We have our maintenance team, all prepared and kind of on standby to to
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(UPDATE: adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Tuesday, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office announced a new 4-legged deputy: Dozer, the 16-month-old Springer Spaniel specially trained in drug detection. Dozer will work with the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team, primarily in undercover and drug operations. Dozer is trained to detect methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl.
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(UPDATE: Adding Video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — After months of court fights and legal limbo over their call-up by President Trump, hundreds of Oregon National Guard members and others called up in Portland, Los Angeles and Chicago to protect federal facilities are being demobilized, the U.S. Northern Command confirmed Tuesday. “All Title 10 troops in
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EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ)– As Oregon gears up for the Peach Bowl, the Ducks are facing mounting roster challenges, losing several key players to both injuries and the transfer portal. Right now, running backs Jayden Limar, Makhi Hughes, and Jay Harris have all entered the transfer portal. This comes as Oregon’s roster is already short on depth in
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It was a snowy edition of Pet Pics, we saw some K9’s wearing boots on their paws for protection from the cold and another who was so excited to see the snow she dove in head first. Don’t forget to share your adorable, silly, even sarcastic pets with us, and you may see them featured
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A Bend snowmobiler was buried in snow and killed in an avalanche Monday during an outing with four friends in the Castle Peak area near Truckee, California, despite the group’s extensive experience and safety precautions, authorities said.
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Chief Meteorologist John Carroll went to visit the Kindergarten Class at Ponderosa Elementary School. The kiddos talked about the water cycle, being a weather detective and listened to Robbie The Raindrop, a children’s book John Carroll wrote.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Holiday decorations line the streets of downtown Bend as shoppers move in and out of stores during the final days of the season. Liz Boisineau Odell, the manager at Lark, said despite the delayed start to the winter season, both tourists and locals were still flooding through the doors. “This year
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council is welcoming Sean Keithly as its new community and economic development director, beginning Friday, Jan. 12. Keithly brings more than 20 years of experience in economic development and urban planning across the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West, with a career spanning regional planning, private-sector development, and public service,
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Traffic is flowing again along Franklin Avenue in midtown Bend after months of construction — and it’s sporting a new look. The upgrades are part of the City of Bend’s ‘Midtown Crossings’ projects, helping improve safety for all who use the busy corridor.
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Bend, Ore (KTVZ)— A complex pattern of precipitation has arrived in the region and will provide the mountains with several inches of snow by Thursday morning. There is a Winter Storm Warning for the Cascades through Thursday mid-day, with heavy snow at times and gusty winds. Reduced visibility will be a problem traveling through the
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The mountains are under a Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow and gusty winds. There will be over a foot of new snow added to the mountains, with some pockets of higher amounts. The general thinking is that we should see 12 – 20″ but at the peaks, I expect much more will accumulate. Check
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(Update: Video Added) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Adaptive Sports and Mt. Bachelor will host a ribbon-cutting on Friday at 9 a.m. to celebrate the remodel of the Oregon Adaptive Sports Office, located in Sunrise Lodge at Mt. Bachelor. “The updated space supports the long-standing partnership between the two organizations and represents a shared commitment
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(Update: Video Added) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Housing Works, a housing organization dedicated to fostering stability and affordability in Central Oregon, has announced next week’s one-week opening of the 2026 Housing Choice Voucher Program waiting list. This essential program, formerly known as the HUD Section 8 program, provides rental assistance to eligible low-income residents of Deschutes, Jefferson and
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(Update: Video Added) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is seeking public feedback on proposed rules governing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) takeoff and landing in Oregon’s state parks and along the ocean shore. “The proposed rules establish where and how UAS may take off and land on state park property, to
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After a late start to winter and weeks of tantalizing and teasing storms that brought some, but not a lot of snow to the slopes of Mt. Bachelor – only to melt on warmer and rainy days – this week’s storm is going to deliver what winter sports enthusiasts have been
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – It’s another week of declines at the gas pumps as 2026 begins, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday. Gas prices continue to fall in Oregon and most other states this week, driven by the usual seasonal factors of low demand and cheaper winter-blend fuel. In addition, crude oil prices remain below $60 per
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(Update: Video Added) OREGON (KTVZ) — Registration is now open for a virtual 5K sponsored by Oregon Parks Forever! Folks all over the country can run, walk, roll, or even paddle! Read the full release from Oregon Parks Forever with all you need to know, and how to register below: Registration is open for the
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BEND, Ore (KTVZ) – We’ve issued a Local Alert Weather Day for Wednesday due to the heavy mountain snow we’re expecting this week and areas of snow in the high desert. It won’t exactly be an Alert Day for everyone–many areas will see pretty typical wintry weather. Local travel will be impacted and the mountains
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend police arrested a 35-year-old local man Monday afternoon after stopping a reported stolen vehicle near Terranaut Brewing on NE High Desert Lane in Bend. Officers pulled over a dark gray Volkswagen Jetta around 3:18 p.m., after it had been reported stolen from Bend on January 2. The stop was treated
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