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Furry Friends: Meet Ishtar, the intelligent blue-eyed beauty

November 1, 2024 8:42 am Kelsey Merison

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week, we have a beautiful blue-eyed girl, Ishtar! She’s around 2 years old and is believed to be a Siberian Husky mix. …

Bennett, the one-year-old Alaskan Malamute/Siberian Husky mix at Brightside Animal Center

Furry Friends: Bennett would make the perfect hiking buddy

October 25, 2024 9:08 am Kelsey Merison

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week, we’re spotlighting Bennett, a sweet, 70-pound Alaskan Malamute/Siberian Husky mix. He’s sure to give you a run for…

Stretch of Obsidian Avenue to close for nearly 3 months

March 10, 2020 8:35 am KTVZ news sources

A stretch of Obsidian Avenue will be closed for nearly three months this spring and summer for a right-of-way improvement project, an excavation…

Stranded Redmond man, mom catch last flight out of Thailand, back in US

March 8, 2020 12:38 am Barney Lerten, Jordan Williams, Rhea Panela

A Redmond man stranded in Thailand with his mother at the end of their vacation when their and numerous other flights were canceled due to the…

SW Redmond robbery leads to 4-hour standoff, surrender

March 6, 2020 3:33 pm Barney Lerten, Arielle Brumfield

A southwest Redmond neighborhood was the scene of a four-hour police standoff Thursday night that ended in the surrender of a man accused of robbing…

Redmond school bus hit in rear-end crash; no injuries aboard

March 3, 2020 4:10 pm Barney Lerten

A Redmond School District bus carrying about 15 students was struck from the rear in a three-vehicle chain-reaction crash Tuesday afternoon, but no…

Canal Blvd.-Helmholtz Way intersection improvement project begins

March 2, 2020 11:31 pm KTVZ news sources

Work began Monday on a project to improve the intersection of SW Canal Boulevard and Helmholtz Way south of Redmond, Deschutes County officials said.…

Redmond residents to get new trash pickup option

February 26, 2020 8:45 pm Jordan Williams

The Redmond City Council unanimously passed a city ordinance this week that will give residents the cost-saving option to have their trash picked up…

Family, friends mourn Redmond man killed in land kiteboarding crash

February 24, 2020 9:33 am Barney Lerten

Family and friends are mourning the loss of a Redmond man fatally injured Sunday morning when he fell nearly 30 feet while practicing land…

Power outage closes Redmond’s Obsidian MS

February 19, 2020 8:22 am KTVZ news sources

Obsidian Middle School in Redmond was closed Wednesday due to a power outage but is expected to reopen Thursday, officials…

Shot fired in NE Bend apartment; suspect arrested in Redmond

February 15, 2020 1:16 am Barney Lerten

A man who fired a gunshot in a northeast Bend apartment Friday night was spotted a short time later in Redmond, leading to a guns-drawn traffic stop,…

Redmond schools making big changes to cut K-5 class sizes

January 31, 2020 12:15 am KTVZ news sources

The Redmond School District has announced major school and boundary changes to take effect in the 2020-2021 school year, in preparation for class…

Redmond City Council sets goals for upcoming year

January 29, 2020 11:44 pm Jacob Larsen

The city of Redmond is once again looking to the future of the…

Community invited to Redmond 2040 vision update

January 24, 2020 9:42 pm KTVZ news sources

Last summer, the City of Redmond launched Redmond 2040, a city-wide community engagement process to update its Comprehensive Plan. On Thursday, Feb.…

Arrested teen’s father sues Redmond PD over Taser use

January 18, 2020 12:55 pm Barney Lerten

The father of a teen arrested by Redmond police nearly two years ago has filed a $250,000 federal lawsuit against the city and two officers, alleging…