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Bend Park and Rec District to hold hiring event next week

May 27, 2021 4:27 pm KTVZ News Partners

With summer right around the corner and increasing recreation operations due to improving pandemic conditions, the Bend Park and Recreation District…

Three Bend teens seriously injured in early-AM crash on Skyliners Road

May 27, 2021 12:52 pm KTVZ News Partners

Three Bend 16-year-olds were seriously injured in a rollover crash early Thursday morning on Skyliners Road west of Bend, Deschutes County…

OSU-Cascades partners in school’s new ‘Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy’

May 26, 2021 3:24 pm KTVZ News Partners

Oregon State University said Wednesday its new Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy, with OSU-Cascades as a partner, will advance research and…

Mirror Pond issues come back into view as fish passage advisory panel holds first meeting

May 26, 2021 11:40 am KTVZ

For more than a century, Pacific Power’s hydroelectric dam by Newport Avenue, which formed iconic Mirror Pond at the heart of Bend, has allowed for…

ODOT hosting virtual events for public input on future of Hwy. 97-Baker Road interchange

May 26, 2021 11:59 am KTVZ

As Central Oregon keeps growing, adding traffic to Highway 97 throughout the region, the Oregon Department of Transportation is seeking public input…

Bend vigil marks one year since George Floyd’s death

May 26, 2021 12:16 am KTVZ

A remembrance vigil took place Tuesday evening at the “Peace Corner” in downtown Bend to mark one year since George Floyd’s…

ODOT continues homeless camp cleanups along Bend Parkway

May 25, 2021 6:15 pm KTVZ

ODOT crews cleaned up homeless camps along the Bend Parkway on Tuesday at the Revere Avenue onramp and Olney Avenue, removing safety hazards or…

Winging it: Bend restaurant raises prices due to national chicken wing shortage

May 25, 2021 5:47 pm KTVZ

A chicken wing shortage is affecting kitchens all over the country, and wing-lovers in Bend are starting to feel…

Buddies trip of a lifetime: Bend golfer caddies for a friend at the PGA Championship

May 25, 2021 10:55 am KTVZ

Amid the chaos as the PGA Championship wrapped up in historic fashion on Sunday was a golfer from…

Volunteers sought for ‘We Are Remembering’ reading of fallen service members’ names

May 25, 2021 12:37 pm KTVZ News Partners

For a 14th year, the names of every US service member killed in Afghanistan since 2001 and Iraq since 2003 will be read on Memorial Day at Troy Field…

Bend firefighters, challenged by tough access, put out brush fire in Deschutes River Canyon

May 24, 2021 9:19 pm Barney Lerten

Bend firefighters, challenged by steep terrain and difficult access, put out a small brush fire Monday evening in the area of an abandoned homeless…

Bend La Pine Schools announce 2 new principals, 2 interim principals

May 24, 2021 6:56 pm KTVZ News Partners

Bend-La Pine Schools Interim Superintendent Lora Nordquist announced Monday that four schools will have new leaders, starting July 1: Bear Creek…

Bend’s ‘Pet Parade’ is a no-go (again), but C.O.’s tourist season still shapes up to be a busy one

May 24, 2021 9:52 am KTVZ

With the summer season upon us, the Central Oregon tourism industry is gearing up for a big bounce-back…

ODOT crews clean up homeless camp in southern Bend

May 24, 2021 5:24 pm KTVZ

ODOT crews spent much of Monday cleaning fire and safety hazards from a homeless camp near Highway 97 and an irrigation canal in southern Bend, 12…

Two brothers stabbed in NE Bend parking lot fight recovering from serious injuries, father says

May 23, 2021 8:48 pm KTVZ

As Bend police investigators conducted interviews Monday following a weekend stabbing that put two brothers in the hospital, their father told…

City of Bend, NeighborImpact announce year-round, ‘low-barrier’ homeless shelter

May 24, 2021 11:55 am KTVZ News Partners

The city of Bend and NeighborImpact announced Monday they have partnered to fund the reopening of last winter’s warming shelter as a year-round…

Bend Realtor donates tents to campsite residents

May 22, 2021 10:36 pm KTVZ

Billy Jones of Bend raced to donate tents to residents of the Revere Avenue/Parkway campsite Saturday after he heard about ODOT’s plan to cleanup the…