Bend bars prep for busy St. Patrick’s Day weekend
St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Sunday this year, and Bend-area establishments like Big E’s Sports bar and Grill are prepared for a busy…
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Pickup truck reported stolen in SE Bend has been found by Kilowatt Field in Prineville
A Bend woman’s inoperable pickup truck, nicknamed ‘Baby Blue,’ stolen from SE Textron Drive, has been found next to Kilowatt Field in…
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‘It’s all about hooking kids early’: Wyden wants stores, wholesalers to pull unauthorized vaping products from shelves
NewsChannel 21 spoke Friday with Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, about how he and four fellow senators recently wrote…
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Man standing in Hwy. 20/27th St. intersection, threatening to stab drivers arrested at gunpoint; no knife found
A Bend man who called Deschutes County 911 Friday afternoon to say he was standing on the middle of the NE 27th Street and Highway 20 intersection…
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Ray Miao resigns from Deschutes Public Library Board; applicants sought to fill position
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes Public Library District is seeking applicants to fill a newly vacant board position after the resignation of…
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Think Wild seeking dedicated wildlife volunteers for busy spring, summer season
(Update: Adding video, interview) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Think Wild, Central Oregon’s wildlife hospital and conservation center, is seeking…
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Bend Third Street businesses report graffiti vandalism with anti-war messages
Earlier this week, several businesses on Third Street were vandalized with graffiti of anti-war messages. The business owners objected to the damage…
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‘They got really competitive’: Realms HS students compete in Shark Tank-style fashion with their video game designs
Students at Realms High School have been working on creating their own video game concepts in their math and English classes. On Thursday, they faced…
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Knopp vows to protect kicker refunds from effort by ‘left-wing socialist-adjacent’ group to keep it for government use
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Reports from KATU News indicate the left-wing, socialist-adjacent Oregon Center for Public Policy is leading yet another…
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FS seeks public input on West Bend Trails project: Miles of trails to be added or rerouted, unauthorized ones removed
The Deschutes National Forest announced Thursday it’s seeking public input for the next 30 days on its draft environmental assessment for the West…
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‘Transformational:’ Drop Thesis, a new psilocybin center, opens in downtown Bend; we talk to staff and early patient
Drop Thesis, which says it’s a state-licensed, “pioneering wellness company,” recently opened a “state-of-the-art psilocybin service center” in…
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Bend Ben & Jerry’s has new local owners, will celebrate Free Cone Day on April 16
 BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Ben & Jerry’s is throwing its annual Free Cone Day celebration on Tuesday, April 16, but this time the ice cream…
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Deschutes County again paces Oregon growth, while state drops a bit — and now, all of C.O. lives in the ‘Bend Metro Area’
Deschutes County, which paced the state as one of the fastest-growing counties in the U.S. for quite a stretch 20 or 30 years ago, is back atop the…
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Bend not on list for defensible space incentives, but free yard debris disposal still helps residents
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With the warming weather and spring just around the corner, its time to start thinking about creating your home’s defensible…
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A Bend woman says … well, here’s Devyn Aschoff’s note to us this morning: “Help! 1990 blue Toyota pickup stolen this morning around 4:00 in the…
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Bentz, Chavez-DeRemer vote for potential TikTok ban; C.O. users who profit from videos concerned about app’s future
(Update: adding video comments from local TikTokkers) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Reps. Cliff Bentz and Lori Chavez-DeRemer voted with the strong…
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Registration opens March 18-20 for Bend Park & Rec summer recreation programs, summer/fall sports leagues
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Park and Recreation District is opening registration for summer recreation programs and summer/fall sports leagues on March…
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Donna Servignat chosen as new principal for Summit High School
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook announced Wednesday the selection of Donna Servignat as the next principal of…
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Ask the Mayor: March topics range from downtown parking to plowing, saving trees, Jackstraw tax break
Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler was back in the NewsChannel 21 studio on Wednesday’s Sunrise show for her monthly responses to your questions. Topics this…
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Three dogs perish in fire that destroyed motor home in ‘Dirt World’ homeless area, found to be accidental
Several U.S. Highway 97 motorists north of Bend called to report a fire Tuesday evening that destroyed a motor home in the homeless camp area known…
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