By Alex Brown, Stateline SALEM, Ore. — Oregon lawmakers have voted to increase the state’s lodging tax in order to help fund wildlife conservation. The tax increase passed the state Senate on Wednesday in a 20-9 vote, a week after approval in the House. The measure is expected to bring in roughly $37 million per
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SEATTLE (KTVZ) — The Drug Enforcement Administration executed federal search warrants in the Tri-Cities area this week, leading to the largest seizure of controlled substances in the history of the Eastern District of Washington, officials said Friday. The operation targeted a drug trafficking organization and led to the recovery of hundreds of pounds of narcotics
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(Update: Adding photo, info from Coast Guard) By John Tanet, Alex Jensen, KGW ASTORIA, Ore. (KGW) — Tyler Jaggers, the Coast Guard rescue swimmer who was injured in a “tragic incident” last Friday has died, the Cowlitz County Search and Rescue reported. “Tyler has passed from injuries sustained during an attempted medical evacuation of a
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Bend, Ore (KTVZ) – Central Oregon will be warming into the 60s both Saturday and Sunday as a large ridge of high pressure expands over the Pacific Northwest. There will be a slight chance for some light showers overnight into Saturday morning, but I expect most of the moisture to be gone by sunrise. The
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The season is showing signs of salvation from the snow starved winter 2025-26. The resorts are getting snow on a more regular basis, and we should expect more next week. Expect to see highs on Saturday in the upper 40s and plenty of sunshine, followed by variably cloudy skies Sunday and still mild. Some models
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — A bipartisan group of House members – including Oregon Democrat Janelle Bynum and Republican Cliff Bentz – introduced legislation Friday to continue exempting wildfire relief payments from the federal income tax for six more years. The Doug LaMalfa Protect Innocent Victims of Taxation After Fire Extension Act seeks to ensure that disaster
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 4144 Thursday, establishing a statewide Battery Producer Responsibility Program to address the rise of lithium battery fires. The bill now moves to Governor Tina Kotek’s desk for a final signature. The legislation creates a producer-funded system for the collection and recycling of certain batteries and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — At KTVZ News, we focus our resources on bolstering the health and well-being of Central Oregon’s youth—through our 21 Cares for Kids partnerships. This month we’re spotlighting Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a national nonprofit with a Deschutes County chapter that works to ensure no child sleeps on the floor. “There’s a lot of people in town that
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week’s Furry Friend is Doug, a 4.5-year-old German Shepherd looking for his forever home at BrightSide Animal Center in Redmond! Doug is everything from fluffy to friendly. “We’ve been doing some dog pack walks with him to help… He is very eager to make friends. So he’s very excited,” said
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Are you looking for something to do this weekend in Central Oregon? Matthew Draxton highlights three local events, from the return of the Central Oregon Sportsmen’s Show in Redmond to First Friday Art Walks. For many more and to submit your own events, visit https://events.ktvz.com.
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Here are KTVZ’s Sunrise Birthdays for Friday, March 6th. Happy Birthday! You can see more recent entries and submit an upcoming birthday to air at: https://ktvz.com/share/sunrise-birthdays/. It’s under the Contests tab on KTVZ.com.
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(UPDATE: Adding new info from DCSO) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 19-year-old driver escaped injury Saturday night after a rock apparently was thrown through his truck’s windshield on Rickard Road near Bend. The incident resulted in a shattered windshield and left debris across the vehicle’s interior. The driver, Colton Kirkpatrick, was traveling on the outskirts
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Baby Resources Program received a $500 donation this month through KTVZ’s Pay It Forward Program, to help local parents secure essential supplies. The Redmond-based charity provides clothing, diapers and other equipment for children up to age 8. The donation is part of a KTVZ initiative, sponsored by Mid-Oregon
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– The Bend Pops Orchestra will premiere a newly commissioned work titled “Return to Joy” at its spring concert on Sunday, June 7. The performance will begin at 2:00 p.m. at Mountain View High School in Bend. The event is free and open to the public as the orchestra debuts the piece, which
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deep in the heart of Central Oregon’s oldest city sits a state-of-the-art aquifer system that many other states wish they had. Funded almost entirely by Meta and Apple, the system stores winter water for summer use and keeps Prineville’s data centers cool during the dog days of summer. It has fueled
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) The Redmond Police Department, in partnership with FIXBend, announced Thursday it has installed a public lost-pet microchip reader outside the front of the department, on the external east fence. The device is free of charge for use by the public to assist in locating the owners of lost pets as part of the Rawley Project, an initiative to provide
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Bend, Ore (KTVZ) – Central Oregon will be heading into the first full weekend of March with variably cloudy skies and a slight chance for a stray shower. The cold pocket of air to our east, the trough of low pressure, is digging south into Arizona today and that is helping to pull down cooler
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The Oregon Speed Zone Review Panel will meet virtually next week to discuss a proposal to reduce the speed limit from 45 to 40 mph on Helmholtz Way. The City of Redmond and Deschutes County are seeking approval of a more consistent speed reduction on the whole roadway.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Senate Democrats rejected a proposal Thursday that would have authorized state and local law enforcement to coordinate with federal immigration officials regarding noncitizens convicted of felonies with named victims. The proposal, introduced as a Republican-backed amendment to House Bill 4111, would have allowed police and the Oregon Department of Corrections
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WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Warm Springs Police Department is searching for a runaway teenager. Tyler Kalama, aged 13, was last seen walking in the West Hills Subvision on The Warm Springs Reservation, on February 24th. According to the flier posted by the Warm Springs Police Department’s facebook page, he is described as 5’6″,
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