In this week's Pet Pics, we showcase some of Central Oregon's cutest pets; the good, the bad, and the furry. Make sure you ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The viral video of a Bend police officer surprising a 2-year-old's parent with the lack of an Oregon law against public nudity brings to some long-time Bend residents' minds a ...

SISTERS, Ore. — The air is cool, the high desert is nearly completely silent, and the Milky Way stretches like glitter across the sky overhead. From the jagged silhouette of Smith Rock to the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Officials have identified the two people who died in a Central Oregon avalanche. On Wednesday, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office named 52-year-old woman Susan Renee ...

A wolf from the Metolius Pack trots past a trail camera in May 2022 on U.S. Forest Service land in Jefferson County. Wolves have more recently been observed in eastern Deschutes County. A new ...

Congratulations to Central’s Sophia Beasly for being voted SBLive/SI Oregon High School Softball Athlete of the Week for the week of April 14-20. Beasly, a junior shortstop on the Central team ...

Considered one of the “Seven Wonders of Oregon,” the Painted Hills are part of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument and are a must-see when traveling north of central Oregon. The vibrant ...

Two skiers were killed in an avalanche in Central Oregon on February 17, 2025. Central Oregon Avalanche Center (COAC) posted to Instagram around 11:30 a.m. PST on February 18, 2025 to say that they ...

The class is part of a new transfer degree program offered at the state prison. A group of Central Oregon Community College students is beginning to settle into their Monday morning science class.

Some bird species nest in them and eat their berries. But younger juniper trees that dominate the Central Oregon High Desert are somewhat more controversial. Their explosive growth and march ...