BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A cool and wet pattern will continue through the weekend as a low pressure system meanders over the Pacific Northwest. Expect breezy conditions today with off and on showers. Skies will remain mostly to partly cloudy, with highs ranging from the upper 50s to mid 60s. There is also a slight
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Are you looking for something to do this weekend in Central Oregon? Adrielle Hasara highlights three local events, from Viaggio Wine Merchant hosting its monthly oyster celebration to an elite cutting horse competition at the Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center. For many more and to submit your own events, visit https://events.ktvz.com.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A new business in Bend is offering customers the opportunity to craft their own silver jewelry. Wild Ring Co, located just off Northeast Division, provides appointments where participants design and construct custom gemstone rings. Rather than a typical “make-your-own” jewelry experience, the workshops are closer to an introductory class in silversmithing.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read met with Central Oregon residents during an hourlong event hosted by the League of Women Voters of Deschutes County to discuss election security, voting options and ballot handling. The presentation took place as the upcoming election approaches, approximately 61 days away. The Bend gathering was
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Search and rescue volunteers brought a 56-year-old Silverton, Ore., woman to safety Wednesday after she became hypothermic while hiking near Golden Lake in the Three Sisters Wilderness Area. Deschutes County 911 received a distress signal at 12:51 p.m. through a Garmin SOS activation. Search and Rescue members hiked approximately 6.5 miles
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Back to school season in Jefferson County is just a week away, and teachers are working hard to prepare so that the county’s students can flourish in the new academic year. Teaching staff have started district wide training, unit planning, and professional development. Alongside that, they are focusing on collaborative
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BURNS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A commercial building in Burns was damaged after a fifth-wheel trailer caught fire yesterday morning. The Burns Fire Department was called to South Date Street around 6:26 a.m. Firefighters arrived to find the fire had spread into a nearby commercial building. Crews from Hines Fire also responded to help with water and
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CROOK COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crook County Search and Rescue is looking for community members interested in joining its Search and Rescue Auxiliary Unit. The auxiliary unit helps support the county’s search and rescue efforts and provides community safety education and emergency preparedness resources. According to the Crook County Sheriff’s Office, volunteers can help with
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(KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield led a coalition of 22 states and the District of Columbia in filing a lawsuit Wednesday against the Trump administration over a federal rule restricting health care coverage. The lawsuit challenges a rule by federal health officials that blocks states from using federal Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance
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Bend, Ore (KTVZ) – The rainy pattern will persist through the weekend providing much needed “wetting” rain showers to the region. The rain will soak the parched soil in the area and help with the suppression efforts of the fire fighters. Thursday will be cloudy and cool with highs reaching the low 60s with several
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State Parks will temporarily close a section of the Base Trail on the north side of Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint in Bend. The closure is scheduled to begin Sept. 8 and run through Oct. 9 while crews replace stairs along a steep portion of the path. The affected trail
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Bend, Ore. (KTVZ) — Officials with the Ochoco National Forest will reduce closure areas for the Rowe Creek Complex and Shingle Fire beginning Friday, Sept. 4, reopening additional public lands as hazards are mitigated. Portions of both burned areas will remain closed and officials advise visitors and hunters to stay clear for their safety and
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CENTRAL OREGON — From early heat and limited water to fields still producing strawberries and pumpkins, harvest season is telling a different story from one Central Oregon farm to the next.At Sakari Farms, farm manager Sam Schreiner said this growing season has been tougher than most. Heat arrived early and persisted, while water availability remained
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — From concerns regarding the growing population to the Reed Market overpass, KTVZ asked Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler your pressing questions. Viewers can submit questions for Mayor Kebler at any time as part of our exclusive monthly segment and have your question featured on next months live visit to the studio. Just click
Continue Reading BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A few showers will return to Central Oregon today as the rainy pattern continues. The chance for an isolated storm is not off the table. Highs are well below normal in the low to mid 60s. Normally, we see temperatures in the upper 70s and low 80s in early September. Winds
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Women’s rights activist Gloria Steinem (1934-2026), known as the face of the feminist movement in the 1960s and 70s, has passed away at age 92. A statement on Steinem’s instagram page says she died in her New York home Wednesday — surrounded by loved ones. During her career as an activist, Steinem ent undercover in
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A rainy afternoon changed plans around Central Oregon Wednesday, but for some people at Bend’s Old Mill District, the cooler weather was a welcome change after a hot and smoky stretch of summer.Visitors were still out shopping and enjoying the area despite the rain.One Old Mill visitor, Emily Holland, said the
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What a great week for the Show Us Your Garden segment. We have some beans that grow around a pole, a hummingbird moth hiding among the petunias and a variety of plants and sculptures maintained by someone who really enjoys retirement. Thanks for sending in these great photos.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Cascades Futurity and Aged Event, a horse cutting competition open to the public, is taking place at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds. General admission to the event is free. Cattle cutting is a practical skill that cattle ranchers still utilize. The goal of the sport is to single out an individual
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deputies and an inmate work crew from the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office cleaned graffiti from Wind Cave off China Hat Road southeast of Bend last Friday. The operation removed approximately 30% of the total graffiti inside the cave. Wind Cave stretches more than 3,800 feet, making it the longest and most
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