SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — Visit Central Oregon announced Thursday that 15 recipients will be awarded a total of $450,000 in grant money as part of the Central Oregon Future Fund. The grant program ...

Bend's Memorial Day Service begins at 1 p.m. at the Central Oregon Veterans Memorial at Deschutes Memorial Gardens. In downtown Bend, volunteers will read the names of every U.S. service member ...

If you’re seeking a hands-on tour of the geology, wildlife and breathtaking scenery of Oregon's high desert, check out the Chimney Rock Trail along the Crooked River scenic corridor. You won’t ...

Central Oregon poet, teacher and author Ellen Waterston began her role this month as the state’s official Poet Laureate. She joins us to discuss her poetry, her teaching and how she plans to ...

Central Oregon’s beer boom has relied on an abundance of clean water. As water becomes more scarce in the high desert, one brewery shares how it hopes to sustain its business. July 6, 2025 ...

Ranch of the Canyons, a 1,700-acre working ranch with 46 homesites in central Oregon’s Terrebonne, has a high-flying slogan: Not all backyards are created equal. Residences with acreage along ...

But conditions on Central Oregon’s High Desert changed over the past 150 years with the arrival of white settlers. The new arrivals suppressed fire in country dominated by sagebrush.

Perched high above the central Oregon desert, Smith Rock towers over the Crooked River canyon. State of play: The 650-acre park is bisected by the river, with massive spires jutting from both banks.

As much-needed winter storms alleviate drought conditions in California and southern parts of Oregon, the deluge of snow and rain in the West largely missed Central Oregon, leaving Crook ...

This part of Oregon has the dry, high desert climate rattlesnakes like to inhabit. Although you're more likely to see a bear or bobcat in this area, rattlesnake sightings are not unheard of.