Central Oregon Archives

‘Imagine living at high-stress, 24/7’: Bend in-home care business trains caregivers on Alzheimer’s, brain health

October 13, 2023 12:00 pm KTVZ

Ahead of National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in November, Home Instead in Bend is aiming to educate people on the signs of Alzheimer’s and those…

ODOT sparks C.O. concern over plan to reduce services this winter due to falling gas tax dollars, rising costs

October 13, 2023 11:56 am KTVZ

Driving conditions on snowy roads around the state this winter could be more challenging. The Oregon Department of Transportation is reducing…

Culver woman killed, Metolius woman seriously injured in head-on crash that closed Highway 361 near Hwy. 97

October 12, 2023 3:49 pm KTVZ News Partners

A Culver woman was killed and a Metolius woman was seriously injured in a two-vehicle head-on crash Thursday afternoon on state Highway 361, the…

Redmond man, 45, struck and killed on Bend Parkway; driver says man was lying in the roadway

October 13, 2023 8:34 am Barney Lerten

A Redmond man was struck and killed on the Bend Parkway early Friday morning by a La Pine man heading home from work who called authorities to…

Bend couple, in Israel when war broke out, awaken to alarms, rush to airport, get ‘last two tickets’ on flight home

October 12, 2023 9:42 pm KTVZ

A Bend couple who were in Israel at the end of a cruise when war broke out awakened to the sound of alarms in their Tel Aviv hotel but were able to…

Bend-La Pine Schools Transportation Director Kim Crabtree honored as district’s Administrator of the Year

October 12, 2023 5:47 pm KTVZ News Partners

Bend-La Pine Schools presented its Administrator of the Year award Thursday to school district Director of Transportation Kim Crabtree. The…

Squirrel in Bend substation causes power outage that affected 18,000 Pacific Power customers, many for hours

October 12, 2023 9:48 am Barney Lerten

A squirrel at the downtown Bend Pacific Power substation caused a large power outage that hit much of Bend on Thursday morning, affecting more than…

‘If I can do it, you can do it too!’: COCC’s Adult Basic Skills program expands to meet the region’s growing need

October 12, 2023 12:51 pm Jillian Fortner

Central Oregon Community College has been busy expanding their Adult Basic Skills program and is now able to help nearly twice as many students…

Sisters Ranger District begins 3,600 acres of mowing operations to reduce risk of catastrophic wildfires

October 12, 2023 4:23 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Sisters Ranger District said Thursday it is conducting about 3,600 acres of mowing operations across the district over the fall and winter…

Bend man accused of wrong-way hit-and-run crash, brandishing knife; arrested downtown in his underwear

October 12, 2023 2:36 pm Barney Lerten

A Bend man allegedly sped down NE Greenwood Avenue the wrong way Wednesday afternoon, rear-ended two pickup trucks, then got out brandishing a knife…

Humane Society of C.O., Bend PD warn of scam callers claiming animals are injured, seeking funds for surgery

October 11, 2023 8:09 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Humane Society of Central Oregon warned the public Wednesday night to be aware of scam callers falsely claiming the intended victim’s animal is…

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Two Bend women share their victories, together

October 11, 2023 11:33 am KTVZ

Jenny Widder was diagnosed with breast cancer in June. “I was absolutely shocked, because that happens to somebody else, not me,” Widder…

C.O. activists stage ’empty-chair town hall,’ call on Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to hold in-person, unscripted event

October 11, 2023 9:01 pm Dylan Anderman

Congresswoman’s staff defends her outreach efforts to constituents BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — About two-dozen activists used an empty chair and the…

‘A whirlwind’: Bend and Caldera volleyball teams hold ‘Pink-Out’ for coach battling breast cancer

October 11, 2023 8:02 pm KTVZ

Bend is hosting Caldera for a pink out, in honor of a coach, and breast cancer awareness…

DA Gunnels says Deschutes County is ‘close to the edge’ of crisis amid state’s public defender shortage

October 11, 2023 11:59 am KTVZ

The state of Oregon has been battling a worsening public defender shortage, and now it’s at a tipping point, many involved believe. Over 2,000 people…

Mirror Pond’s water level to be lowered 1-2 feet for city of Bend’s stormwater outflow improvements project

October 10, 2023 4:54 pm Jillian Fortner

The city of Bend, with help from Pacific Power, is temporarily lowering the water level at Mirror Pond to make some stormwater outfall improvements,…

Masseur accused of assaulting customer at Bend spa makes first court appearance; plea date set

October 11, 2023 4:57 pm Barney Lerten

A man accused of sexually abusing a massage customer at a northeast Bend spa and of practicing massage without a license made his first court…

Jewell Elementary’s Araceli Rigney named Bend-La Pine Schools’ 2023 Support Person of the Year

October 11, 2023 3:39 pm KTVZ News Partners

R.E. Jewell Elementary School dual immersion educational assistant Araceli Rigney was named Support Person of the Year for Bend-La Pine Schools…

Yearly rescue of stranded fish in Deschutes River moved up to the weekend due to low flows; volunteers needed

October 11, 2023 3:20 pm KTVZ News Partners

The annual fall rescue of thousands of fish stranded in a side channel of the Deschutes River was to begin next Monday, but has been moved up to this…

Deschutes County Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team raids Bend outdoor grow, seizes 197 plants, arrests resident

October 11, 2023 3:00 pm Barney Lerten

The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office’s Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team raided an outdoor marijuana grow in northern Bend Wednesday morning,…