Hoodoo Ski Area opens for season on Saturday
Hoodoo Ski Area near Santiam Pass will open its 2022-23 season…
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Bend man arrested, accused of assault, crashing into vehicles, fence, shed; damage tops $50,000
A 32-year-old Bend-area man was arrested on assault, menacing and other charges Thursday night, accused of attacking another man on property east of…
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Bend City Council opens application period for council vacancy when Melanie Kebler becomes mayor
The Bend City Council plans to declare a vacancy on the Council on Jan. 4, when Melanie Kebler becomes the city’s new mayor, and on Friday opened the…
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OSP arrests Portland woman on manslaughter, DUII charges in Hwy. 58 crash that killed 5-year-old girl, injured 5
A 26-year-old Portland woman has been arrested on manslaughter, drugged and drunk driving and other charges in a head-on crash last month on Oregon…
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Marines’ ‘Team Long Road’ arrives in Bend, near finale of coast-to-coast walk to honor, help recover MIAs
A small band of Marines nearing the end of a cross-country walk with a special mission arrived in Bend on Thursday, on their way from the…
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Pandemic-related work changes, online hearings could spare Deschutes County’s Worrell Park
Nearly a year after Deschutes County commissioners voted 2-1 to redesign and reduce Worrell Park, a rocky outcropping of greenery next to their…
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Bend police chief: Safeway shooting video was released to comply with public records law
Shortly after Bend Police released a dramatic five-minute video compilation of the Eastside Safeway shooting on Thursday, including a worker’s…
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Prineville man gets 17 1/2 years for seeking photos, traveling to Bend for sex with ‘teen’ undercover officer
A Prineville man was sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison Thursday after he requested sexually explicit photos from an undercover law…
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Charge it, in a jam: AAA deploys mobile electric-vehicle charging truck in Bend; second city in Oregon
AAA is expanding its capabilities and membership benefits by providing more services for electric vehicle drivers with the addition of a mobile…
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Les Schwab Tires managers get a fun Fred Meyer toy shopping spree for their Toy Drive with KTVZ
It’s a kid’s dream come true — getting 20 minutes to hit the toy aisles and grab anything you want, to the tune of thousands of dollars. That’s what…
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Redmond Mayor-Elect Ed Fitch has future plans for marijuana shops, focuses on access, not revenue
The newly elected mayor of Redmond has some plans in store for the future of marijuana shops. Ed Fitch says there’s no reason not to…
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Youth Villages Oregon sees escalating emotional and behavioral challenges among youth
In Central Oregon, Youth Villages, a nationwide nonprofit, offers various emotional and behavioral support services to kids and families, and sees…
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Mt. Bachelor crowd warmly welcomes cold and windy opening-day snowstorm
They had to wait a few days for Mother Nature to fully cooperate, but the wind-driven snow coming down sideways at times did nothing to deter…
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Foundation’s $50K grant to help fund new school-based health center at Bend’s Mtn. View High School
Mosaic Medical, a nonprofit community health organization providing quality care for all in Bend, Redmond, Prineville and Madras, was recently…
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BLM seeks input on Redmond’s plan to lease 620 acres for wastewater treatment expansion, wetlands
The Bureau of Land Management is offering people the opportunity to provide input on the City of Redmond’s request to lease about 620 acres of BLM…
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Cardiac arrest survivor points to Bend Fire’s successful effort to boost survival rate
Bend Fire & Rescue’s cardiac arrest survival rate now far outpaces the nation, thanks to a program Larry Bryant credits with saving his life -…
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Suspect in 2 Hunnell Road assaults arrested after standoff, trailer raid, bite of K-9 ‘Kim’
A suspect in two assaults in the Hunnell Road homeless encampment area on Sunday was found Monday evening at a trailer in that area and a standoff…
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Giving Tuesday encourages greater community support for Central Oregon nonprofits
“So Giving Tuesday is such an important day for nonprofits,” KIDS Center Director of Development and Marketing Ginger Theis-Stevens said Tuesday.…
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7,800 grams of cocaine seized in C.O. this year, more than over the past 10 years combined, drug agents say
Cocaine use is rising, across the High Desert and across the country.…
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Bend startup expands from junk removal service to holiday lights assist, now offering 2 giveaways
Live Junkless is offering a giveaway to one person for a free junk removal, removing a full truck of unwanted stuff for you. And its affiliated…
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