Snow dances have worked; we are getting new snow across the mountains. Expecting about a foot of new snow by the middle of the day Thursday. Snow will be robust overnight, and we may even get a bit more than a foot in some spots. The temps will not be too cold during the snow
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Bend, Ore (KTVZ) – Local Alert Weather Days are in place for Wednesday and Thursday as travel will be impacted across the high desert by the wintry mix today and the snow showers Thursday morning. In addition to the high desert, the mountain passes will be compromised by the snow and rain mixing. Wind and
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By Lawrence Hurley, NBC News WASHINGTON (NBC News) — Tackling one of President Donald Trump’s most provocative policies, members of the Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed skepticism about the lawfulness of his proposal to limit the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship for anyone born on U.S. soil. Announced on the first day of Trump’s second
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. (KTVZ) — NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen — launched toward the moon since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972, more than 50 years ago. The crew are the first astronauts that NASA’s giant Space Launch System rocket launches into space.
Continue Reading BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Local Alert Weather Days are in place today and Thursday as a stronger system moves through the region. Expect off and on showers Wednesday, along with a slight chance for an isolated afternoon thunderstorm. The Storm Prediction Center has placed parts of Oregon under a general risk for thunderstorms. Severe weather
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Happening now at Redmond Municipal Airport, donation collection has been suspended. You may remember from our reporting, community members and businesses have been dropping off donations at the airport for TSA workers–from gift cards to fresh meals. This, as the partial government shutdown had TSA agents working without pay for weeks.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Tuesday, Think Wild Central Oregon was paid a special visit. Staff from Whole Foods Market spent the day volunteering at the nonprofit wildlife hospital. In a Facebook post, Think Wild said in part, “We are seriously impressed with how much this group got done, including a duckling fence enclosure, large
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In this week’s Pet Pics, we checked out some of your adorable pets. Including, a sleepy pup named Victor who allegedly sleeps ‘wherever’. Victor’s not special – my grandpa does the same thing! We also got to see an adorable Christmas pup, and some other furry friends around Central Oregon. Now we want to see
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DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) Central Oregon law enforcement agencies reported no fatal or serious-injury crashes during a three-day safety enforcement period that concluded Friday, March 27. The operation, known as the Spring Break Blitz, resulted in 13 arrests for driving under the influence of intoxicants and more than 550 traffic stops. The coordinated effort was
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DESCHUTES COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) The Deschutes Trails Coalition announced today that it is accepting applications for its 2026 Small Project Grant program. The initiative will award up to $30,000 to support multiple trail-focused projects within the Deschutes National Forest and Deschutes County. The grant program is designed to fund small-scale projects that maintain or restore
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon residents gathered at the Riverhouse in Bend on Tuesday for the “Healing Hearts” fundraiser. The event raised money and awareness for the KIDS Center, which serves as the only child abuse evaluation and treatment center in the region. The KIDS Center provides essential services for families impacted by abuse,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 40-year-old Bend man was arrested Tuesday – for the second time in a month – after he allegedly threatened a Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy and fled on a motorcycle. Paul Alfred Akehurst was taken into custody in Deschutes River Woods following a law enforcement search that lasted nearly an hour.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A truck driver whose jackknifed rig on Highway 20 east of Bend caused a crash and the death of a newlywed couple has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree manslaughter and other charges. Deschutes County Circuit Judge Wells Ashby on Monday scheduled a Jan. 19, 2027 start for a nine-day jury trial of Rajinder Kumar, 32. The judge also set a Jan. 5 trial readiness
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By Tierney Sneed, Kit Maher, Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that seeks to task the federal government – through the US Postal Service – with determining who receives a mail ballot. The executive order is Trump’s latest attempt to unilaterally shape how elections are run. It comes
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As Bend’s population continues to climb, city leaders say the growing gap between housing costs and local incomes is becoming one of the community’s most pressing challenges. The city’s population has grown from about 74,000 in 2010 to more than 110,000 in 2026, according to city data and World Population Review.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Tina Kotek ordered flags at Oregon public institutions to fly at half-staff Tuesday and Wednesday in honor of Warm Springs Chief Delvis Heath Sr., who passed away Sunday. The order applies to flags at all public institutions from sunrise to sunset. Tribal and State Leaders Pay Tribute Heath was one
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By Devan Cole, Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump from moving ahead with any further work on a massive new $400 million ballroom on the former site of the White House East Wing. “The President of the United States is the steward of the White House for
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — An Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter crew helped nearly two-dozen Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers bring an injured snowboarder to safety west of Bend Monday in an operation that took until after nightfall to conclude. The call for help came in at 2:40 p.m. Monday, after a 44-year-old
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By Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. — The 1.5 million Oregon households who receive electric service through Pacific Power or Portland General Electric will pay more this year. The state’s Public Utility Commission — a three-person governor-appointed group charged with regulating the rates of privately owned electric and gas utilities in Oregon —
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — St. Charles Foundation has invested $1.5 million to upgrade cardiac care facilities at St. Charles Bend, including the opening of new electrophysiology and cardiac catheterization labs. The investment allows physicians to perform advanced procedures and has resulted in a 27% increase in electrophysiology treatments over the past year. The upgrades focus
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