Weekly Park Pick: Tumalo State Park is a great spot to hike or camp near Bend
Located just a few miles northwest of Bend, Tumalo State Park is a great spot for hiking, camping or just dipping your feet in the Deschutes River.…
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‘Uncharted territory:’ C.O. home sale prices tied to changing economy; appraiser, Realtor look at the post-pandemic trends
– While Bend’s average home sales price rose $46,000 to over $750,000 in May, the number of home sales dropped from 162 to 128. Redmond home sales…
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Redmond councilors seek public input on asking voters whether to extend psilocybin service centers moratorium
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Redmond City Council will be seeking public comment Tuesday evening on whether to ask voters this fall to extend the…
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Tricky, complex balancing act: Bend councilors OK new rules in bid to preserve more trees – but not curb needed housing
Bend’s newly approved update of its tree preservation rules could be compared to a tug of war and a complex math test, while doing a balancing act…
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Tickets for Rotary clubs’ 35th annual Great Drake Park Duck Race fundraiser go on sale, benefiting area nonprofits
Tickets for The Great Drake Park Duck Race went on sale Thursday, a fun way to raise greatly needed funds for area nonprofits – and at summer’s end,…
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‘Just so meaningful for us’: Sledgehammers bring a new chapter as Bend Senior High breaks ground on reconstruction
Bend Senior High School held a long-awaited groundbreaking ceremony Thursday morning – with officials wielding sledgehammers, not golden shovels -…
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La Pine couple jailed on fentanyl trafficking, weapons charges; raids on car, home turn up pills, sawed-off shotgun
A La Pine couple suspected of distributing fentanyl was arrested in a La Pine traffic stop Wednesday and a plastic bag of fentanyl pills was found in…
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Stolen lawn sign for world’s last Blockbuster recovered by police, returned to store, which won’t press charges
After being stolen earlier this month, sparking dismay far and wide, the world’s last Blockbuster now has its long-time lawn sign back.…
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Street Dog Hero takes in 50 dogs from closing Madras shelter; Jefferson County contracts with BrightSide for kennels
The Bend nonprofit rescue group Street Dog Hero said Wednesday it has taken in the 50 dogs remaining at the Jefferson County animal shelter before…
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‘Proud of what we achieved today’: Organizers reflect on first of its kind China Hat houseless response roundtable
A wide-ranging group of federal, state and local agencies, organizations and those directly affected by the homeless camps along China Hat Road south…
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Improper disposal of outdoor cooking ashes blamed for fire that destroyed El Sancho’s Taco Shop East in NE Bend
A fire early Thursday morning that destroyed El Sancho’s Taco Shop East on NE Dekalb Avenue, leaving behind more than $250,000 in damage and…
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Two 14-year-old Sisters High students killed in dirt bike crash on Forest Service road NW of Sisters
Two 14-year-old Sisters residents were killed Wednesday evening when their dirt bike crashed on a Forest Service road about nine miles northwest of…
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Second major, challenging NW Bend house fire in two days causes $1.5 million damage; firefighter injured in fall
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A three-story northwest Bend home undergoing extensive remodeling sustained at least $1.5 million in damage from a challenging…
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Beaver Works Oregon planted over 5,000 trees this spring to support Central Oregon beaver habitat
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Beaver Works Oregon, a program of Think Wild dedicated to supporting beaver in Oregon’s High Desert, recently planted and…
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Bear-y unusual day for black bear that scampered through Madras, climbed tree, was tranquilized and relocated to forest
A black bear cub that scampered through Madras streets and backyards on Wednesday, drawing plenty of attention, eventually climbed a backyard tree,…
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‘Devices are so addictive:’ Health professionals, Well Wired founders discuss tech in schools after school board discussion
A “letter of concern” by 135 health care professionals was presented to the Bend-La Pine School Board Tuesday night, raising concerns about the use,…
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EO Media Group looking to sell company amid layoffs at The Bulletin and Redmond Spokesman, union says
Unionized workers at The Bulletin have spent this week at the negotiating table with Eastern Oregon Media to discuss plans for the company’s upcoming…
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Central Oregon fire season ramping up: Just one of 65 blazes on public lands this year caused by lighting, rest by humans
Fire season is starting to ramp up in Central Oregon, as two larger blazes in recent days prove. And as usual, the vast majority are human-caused,…
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Prineville man killed in single-vehicle rollover crash on Highway 26 near Ochoco Reservoir
PRINEVILLE Ore. (KTVZ) – A Prineville man was killed early Monday morning when his pickup truck drifted across the oncoming lane of U.S. Highway 26…
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‘It’s time to wrestle again’: Bend-La Pine Schools plans fall changes, work group to tackle addictive tech in the classroom
Technology moves fast, in general, and government bodies don’t, also in general. But the concerns voiced by 135 health care professionals in a…
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