Central Oregon Archives

Miller’s Landing Park restroom closed after destructive vandals set fire, spray foul graffiti on walls

March 26, 2024 11:51 pm KTVZ - News Team

The public restroom has been closed at Miller’s Landing Park in northwest Bend pending repairs after a destructive arson fire and damaging…

Special report: How Meals on Wheels program serves Central Oregon seniors in very special ways

March 23, 2024 6:51 pm Bola Gbadebo

The Redmond Senior Center serves nearly 32,000 meals a year, through Central Oregon’s Meals on Wheels Program.…

Wyden talks about drug prices, TikTok at KTVZ, pitches child tax credit legislation at Bend news conference

March 25, 2024 8:28 pm KTVZ - News Team

“A lot of Oregonians think D.C. might as well be Mars, for all the connection it has to them,” Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Monday evening on…

‘We’re quickly seeing everyone getting pushed out’: Bend Chamber, Bend YIMBY advocate for more housing in C.O.

March 26, 2024 11:59 am Kelsey McGee

Bend’s Chamber of Commerce is looking at more ways to bring more affordable housing to…

‘There’s a way to hold them to justice’: Bend sex-trafficking case brings more awareness to national hotline

March 26, 2024 4:29 pm Isabella Warren

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Staff at Bend anti-human trafficking nonprofit In Our Backyard say the recent rescue of a 31-year-old Salem woman from a…

Pile burning conducted at Skull Hollow Campground after trailhead expansion, other improvements

March 26, 2024 9:41 am KTVZ news sources

(Update: Adding photo, burn takes place) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) -— Firefighters from the Ochoco National Forest ignited piles of woody debris at…

Burglars hit Bend Macy’s store overnight: Dozen cash registers broken into, $4,000 in cash stolen

March 26, 2024 12:34 pm Barney Lerten

(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bend police were investigating and working to secure video Tuesday to find whoever broke into the…

‘She took a chance to tell on her abuser’: Woman in hotel saved by Bend Police after texting Human Trafficking Hotline

March 25, 2024 11:22 am Barney Lerten, Isabella Warren

A Salem woman texted the National Human Trafficking Hotline from a Bend hotel room to report she was being held against her will and forced to engage…

Interior Dept., National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announce two C. Oregon habitat, migration project grants

March 26, 2024 10:51 am KTVZ news sources

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The Department of the Interior and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced Tuesday $11.8 million for 10 projects in…

Central Oregon jobless rates edge upward in February; Deschutes County adds jobs for month, year

March 26, 2024 10:32 am KTVZ news sources

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased in all three Central Oregon counties, but not by very much, the Oregon…

Scenic, winding McKenzie Pass Highway about to get 15-mile repaving; ODOT’s plea is for all to stay out, for safety’s sake

March 25, 2024 9:30 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The seasonally popular, winding and historic McKenzie Pass Highway (state Highway 242) is being cleared of winter snow as…

Deschutes County commissioners react to update on Juniper Ridge remediation effort, plans for the future

March 25, 2024 5:21 pm Kelsey McGee

A staff update presented to commissioners last week shows Deschutes County continues to have challenges in the county-owned part of the homeless…

Funding package passed by Congress includes $1.14 million for St. Charles/OHSU psychiatric residency program

March 25, 2024 3:11 pm Barney Lerten

(Update: Statement from St. Charles) WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Monday the first in what’s expected…

Whoo doesn’t love a happy ending? Think Wild, Sunriver Nature Center team up to rescue, re-nest fallen great horned owlet

March 25, 2024 2:10 pm KTVZ news sources

Now whoooo doesn’t love a baby owl rescue story with a happy…

The Center Foundation’s ‘Train Your Brain’ program is back to teach C.O. third-graders all about helmet safety

March 25, 2024 12:32 pm KTVZ news sources

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Center Foundation is proud to once again present the Train Your Brain program to third-grade classes across Central Oregon.…

Two recent Bend murder cases shine a tragic spotlight on family domestic violence

March 25, 2024 11:57 am Isabella Warren

Two recent Bend murder cases — both involving an adult son accused of killing his mother — are shining a harsh, tragic spotlight on the issue of…

Three Sisters Historical Society hosts talk on interesting piece of area history: the Oregon Pacific Railroad

March 24, 2024 10:06 am Kelsey McGee

The Three Sisters Historical Society hosted a get-together to discuss the Oregon Pacific Railroad on Sunday afternoon at the Sisters Fire Ha.…

ODOT conducts first in series of blasting operations to clear new Highway 97 path on Bend’s north end

March 24, 2024 1:45 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – U.S. Highway 97 was shut on Bend’s north end for a brief period Sunday morning for the first in a series of blasting…

SUV hits school bus carrying 14 Baker Co. FFA youth on Hwy. 126 in Redmond; 3 minor injuries, driver charged with DUII

March 22, 2024 11:14 pm Barney Lerten

A Culver woman was arrested on DUII, reckless driving and assault charges Friday night after Oregon State police say she ran a stop sign on Highway…

12th annual Big Wave Challenge held at Mt. Bachelor, bringing people from all over to compete

March 23, 2024 6:23 pm Kelsey McGee

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Snowboarders surfed their way down the slopes at Mt. Bachelor on Saturday for the Gerry Lopez Big Wave Challenge. Instead of…