Mostly clear and warm this week
Tuesday and Wednesday promises to be the warmest days of the week, with highs around 90…
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Remains found south of Bend identified; foul play not suspected, DCSO says
A man whose remains were found Monday morning by a woman walking her dog south of Bend has been identified as a 48-year-old transient, and foul play…
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Rimrock Trails Treatment Services receives $4,000 grant
Rimrock Trails Treatment Services said Monday it is grateful to receive $4,000 in grant funds from the Northwest Farm Credit Services Rural Community…
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Credit union to match $1,000 in donations to annual school supply drive
School may not look the same this fall, but one thing is certain: The needs of students and families will be greater than ever. That’s why Mid…
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ODOT campaign spotlights dangers of running red lights
How many times have you run a red light… or seen someone do it? If you’re still alive, you’re lucky. Red light running is a significant cause…
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Sunriver is named Oregon’s first official ‘Dark Sky Place’
Sunriver has just become the first “Dark Sky Place” recognized in Oregon and one of only 130+ recognized worldwide to…
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ODOT Region 4 weekly construction update: Week of August 3-7
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s the Oregon Department of Transportation’s weekly road construction project update for the week of August 3-7: The Oregon…
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New 27th Street-Butler Market-Empire roundabout partially opens next week
The new roundabout at 27th Street, Butler Market Road and the new Empire Avenue extension in northeast Bend will be partially opened to traffic on…
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Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths, 272 cases, 4 in C. Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 328, along with 272 new cases, four in Central Oregon, the Oregon…
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St. Charles expands COVID-19 specimen collection locations
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – COVID-19 specimen collection will be available at six St. Charles clinics. The service began Monday. It will be available to…
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It’s a boy! Oregon Zoo’s red panda cub gets his first vet check
Veterinarians and animal-care staff conducted their first examination of Mei Mei’s 6-week-old red panda cub at the Oregon Zoo on Monday, and…
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200-acre Fir Mountain Fire south of Hood River prompts a few evacuations
Firefighters on the Fir Mountain Fire nine miles south of Hood River battled winds and humidity on Monday, similar to what they experienced Sunday. …
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Deschutes County officials set to finalize fall marijuana opt-out measure
Deschutes County commissioners on Monday afternoon reviewed a marijuana “opt-out” measure they are sending to the November ballot that would ban…
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$100K Facebook grant to grow Crook County schools’ career, tech ed programs
A new $100,000 grant from Facebook will expand Crook County schools’ career and technical education (CTE)…
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Despite a few stormy skies, Bend was bone-dry in July — hot, too
The Bend area did have some dark and stormy skies and a bit of moisture from them, but officially, not a drop of measurable precipitation was…
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NE Bend natural gas leak stopped after construction crews hit line, causing leak
A construction crew struck a two-inch natural gas line in northeast Bend on Monday morning, prompting street and lane closures in the Empire Avenue…
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Sunny & mild
We are waking up to clear skies this morning and it looks like plenty of sunshine is in our forecast.…
Continue ReadingBend Marine among 8 missing, presumed dead in training accident off Calif. coast
A 21-year-old Marine from Bend is one of seven Marines and a sailor missing and presumed dead after an amphibious assault vehicle sank off the…
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Terrebonne man’s family urges Highway 97 dividers after another deadly crash
The parents of a 21-year-old Terrebonne man killed in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 97 nearly a month ago are speaking out again after two people…
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Jack Hirsh
Multimedia Journalist/Producer/Weather Anchor, NewsChannel 21 My passion is storytelling, and I’m excited to tell the stories of Central Oregon…
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