BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The League of Women Voters of Deschutes County is hosting a presentation on April 2 from 11:30 AM-1:00 PM, focused on the protection and preservation of wild public lands in Oregon. Mary Fleischmann, leader of the Central and Eastern Oregon Bitterbrush chapter of Great Old Broads for Wilderness, will serve as
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Real estate developer Taylor Brooks recently announced that it has sold Lot 5 of the Cooley Road Industrial Lots subdivision at Juniper Ridge to the Central Oregon Irrigation District. The 5.72-acre lot is south of Cooley Road and includes a portion of COID’s main canal. The sale price for the parcel was not disclosed.
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The first woman. The first person of color. The first Canadian. The four people who will soon step aboard a spacecraft for the first human moon mission in more than half a century represent a tapestry of historic milestones. The crew of the NASA-led Artemis II mission is set
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sprouts Montessori of Bend has been awarded a $719,200 property acquisition grant to open a new licensed child care facility for infants and toddlers. The funding will support The Orchard Infant Nest on Northeast Revere Avenue in Bend. The grant is mad possible through the Child Care Infrastructure Fund, which is
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By Sarah Ferris, Veronica Stracqualursi, Ellis Kim, Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — In a remarkable 24 hours in Washington, House Republicans snubbed a bipartisan funding deal cut by their own Senate GOP counterparts and instead approved an entirely different plan — prolonging the Department of Homeland Security shutdown. Then, they left town. Now,
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We’re enjoying another beautiful spring day with mostly sunny skies! It looks like great weather for the annual Subaru Winterfest at Mt. Bachelor this weekend. Mountain snow chances return next week as a cooler pattern moves in. Mt. Bachelor – Top of Pine Marten
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Meet Beezus! This 8 year old tortoiseshell cat has a sweet personality with a little bit of spice, just like many torties. She enjoys her wet food, long naps, and curling up in a warm sunny spot. She would do best in a quiet and gentle home where she can be
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Clear skies overnight are allowing temperatures to drop quickly, leading to chilly mornings. We will warm up nicely as we head into the afternoon. High pressure is building into Oregon today, bringing a warm up with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. That’s above our typical late March average
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By Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — Experts are warning that the unprecedented heat wave that has roasted the West during the past two weeks has also set the stage for a potentially perilous wildfire season. The relentless heat, which has shattered monthly high temperature records, has caused the mountain snowpack to virtually vanish from California’s
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Shepherd’s House Ministries will host its annual Easter and Spring celebration meals on April 3, 2026, at three locations in Bend and Redmond. The organization is requesting food donations from the community to help provide holiday dinners for individuals and families in need. The meals are designed to provide a restorative
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Winter blues are no match for the fishing power of this week’s Big Ol Fish participants. Jim Peters reeled in an impressive 32-inch Mackinaw from Crescent Lake while Nad Pordlaw caught an even bigger 35-inch steelhead trout out of his secret winter fishing location. No clue why he’s not sharing that spot, look at that
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The average price for a gallon of gasoline in Oregon reached $4.80 on Thursday morning. Prices across the state have risen 95 cents over the past month, putting increased pressure on drivers as the spring travel season begins. In Central Oregon, prices are currently tracking closely with the statewide average. At
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(Update: adding more background information on SuperDeluxe, and its bankruptcy). BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — SuperDeluxe has officially closed its drive-thru restaurant in Bend, Ore. The closure marks the end of the brand’s presence in Central Oregon, leaving the chain with operations only in the Portland metro area. The restaurant, which opened its Bend location in
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Kiwanis Club of Redmond received a $500 donation this week to fund a new playground at a planned local recreation center. The award was presented by KTVZ News, Mid-Oregon Credit Union and Dutch Bros Coffee as part of the Pay It Forward community initiative. The funding is designated for the
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By Shaanth Nanguneri, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. — A leading Oregon business group is urging Gov. Tina Kotek’s economic advisers to act with greater ambition if they want to attract businesses into the state and reignite the state’s economy. In a letter last week to the governor’s economic prosperity council, the Oregon Business Council called upon
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Redmond’s Commission for Art in Public Places announced Thursday a call for Oregon artists to submit digital images of original two-dimensional paintings for an art display at Centennial Park that will honor America’s 250th birthday. The selected artworks will be enlarged into 5-by-5-foot Aluminum Composite Material panels and displayed outdoors for about two
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend will hold a community open house April 7 to discuss the Hawthorne Connections Study and other major infrastructure improvements planned for the city. The event is scheduled from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at The Newberry Hotel in the Mt. Bachelor Room at 300 NW Franklin Ave. The
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend-La Pine School’s Healthy Schools program has resulted in a 21% reduction in behavioral health-related emergency department visits since its inception. The initiative, which targets student mental health and suicide prevention, has saved between $812,000 and $1.5 million in associated health care costs. Partnership Formed to Address Adolescent Health The
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Representatives from Rudy’s Markets, which owns Newport and Oliver Lemons, delivered sandwiches to Transportation Security Administration agents at Redmond Municipal Airport today. The delivery was organized as a thank you to federal employees working to keep airport operations moving, despite not being paid for more than a month. The event took
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By Ted Barrett, Morgan Rimmer, Sarah Ferris, Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump directed his newly installed Department of Homeland Security chief to swiftly pay Transportation Security Administration agents in a bid to reduce long lines at airports, as talks to fund the department collapsed on Capitol Hill. “I am going to sign
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