PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Health Authority is offering tips on staying safe and healthy as people head out for family gatherings, camping trips and other outdoor activities during the Fourth of July holiday. “Here in Oregon, summer doesn’t really kick off until Independence Day, when we finally start seeing those regular stretches of
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Join Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife district staff at one of 19 annual big game regulation meetings happening around the state in July, including July 11 in Redmond. District wildlife biologists will present proposed statewide and local changes to the 2023 hunting seasons, answer questions and ask for attendees’ feedback.
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts and Agriculture, The Roundhouse Foundation and Portland based-artist Alisha Sullivan invite Sisters community members of all ages to submit haiku poetry through July 31. Selections will be displayed in lights during the weekend of the Sisters Folk Festival, September 30 – October 2. The project,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On a beautiful Central Oregon Friday evening, 200 business leaders and community stakeholders gathered to raise funds for local youth. Aperion Management Group, along with title sponsor Mike’s Fence Center, hosted the fifth annual Farm to Fork Dinner and Fundraiser on Friday, June 3rd at the beautiful Seventh Mountain Resort to benefit
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The days surrounding the 4th of July are the Humane Society of Central Oregon’s busiest week of the year.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) In preparation for the Monday, July 4 Pilot Butte fireworks display, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will close the Pilot Butte summit road to motorized vehicles at 10:00 pm Friday night. and the summit will close to all visitors Saturday for setup. The road will reopen at 10:00 am on Wednesday,
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BEND, Ore., (KTVZ) — With hotter summer temperatures in store, many of the men, women, and children living on the streets of Central Oregon will face dehydration and potentially dangerous health challenges because of the hot weather. Shepherd’s House is asking for donations of bottled water (cases or palettes of 12 – 16-ounce size water bottles),
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Forty-two years ago, the Deschutes Historical Museum opened its doors to the public on July 4, 1980. This year, after two years away, the Deschutes Historical Museum’s 4th of July free day returns! In addition to free admission to the museum there will be free ice cream cups and popsicles (while supplies last)
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Medical debt negatively impacts the credit scores of millions of Americans. This problem is so prevalent that one in five Americans had a medical bill they could not pay at the time they received care. Those bills often end up in debt collections, and then show up on a person’s credit
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Kôr Community Land Trust received a $10,000 grant this week from WaFd Bank’s Washington Federal Foundation to support permanently affordable and environmentally sustainable homeownership opportunities for those who contribute to the fabric of the Central Oregon economy and community. Kôr – which envisions sustainable, equitable communities where everyone can afford to
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The message that echoed throughout the first-ever Bend 101 event back in April was that Bend has a caring and collaborative spirit. The mission of Bend 101 is to keep that spirit alive by helping new(ish) residents better understand where Bend has come from, what it’s facing today, how to get
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Developer has land-lease arrangement with the college BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Salem-based Neighborly Development begins site work Wednesday on The Veridian Apartments, a 186-unit development in Northwest Bend. The Veridian is located on the north side of Shevlin Park Road and across Campus Village Way from the Cascade Culinary Institute at Central Oregon Community College.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week’s Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday report focuses on summer internet safety tips for parents and kids. Today’s children live in a world of rapidly evolving technology that sometimes even their parents struggle to understand. Computers, mobile phones, and video games connect our children to the world, but also expose them
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County’s Department of Solid Waste is hosting special one-day collection events next month in Sisters and La Pine, where residents can drop off household hazardous waste for free. At these events, residents can drop off household hazardous waste products such as lawn and gardening products, photo and pool/spa chemicals, paint,
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – In a check presentation ceremony at Stryker Park in Prineville, the Rotary Club of Crook County recently presented Family Access Network a grant of $2,000 to support laundry services at Express Eco Laundromat in Prineville. Grant funds are partially matched by Express Eco Laundromat to support the purchase of pre-loaded laundry cards
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Independence Day should be a holiday marked by freedom and fun – not forest fires, the U.S. Forest Service reminded Monday. Forest Service officials in the Pacific Northwest are asking everyone to celebrate safely and make fire safety a part of your weekend’s festivities. Fireworks – Don’t use them near anything flammable, including
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BEND, Ore., (KTVZ) — For the first time since 2019, the High Desert Museum’s signature fundraiser, High Desert Rendezvous, will take place in person at the Museum on Saturday, August 27 from 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm. This marks the 33rd year of the High Desert Rendezvous, making it one of the longest-running fundraisers in Central Oregon.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — High Desert Chamber Music has received a matching challenge from the Starseed Foundation for the sixth year in a row. The foundation will match the first $5,000 of funds raised during the challenge. The Starseed Foundation seeks to provide opportunities and exposure to the arts and environment, to improve the quality of
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Every Child Central Oregon is the grateful recipient of a $10,000 grant from First Story to support their efforts in supporting their My NeighbOR program, connecting the real-time tangible needs of children and families impacted by foster care with community members ready to pledge to meet the need. Through the My
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Board of Directors of Abilitree has announced that Travis Forrest is the new executive director of Abilitree, effective June 16, replacing Interim Director Brenda Speirs. Travis comes to Abilitree with a background in nonprofit leadership with roles in Quality, Business Development and Community Outreach. “The opportunity to lead Abilitree is
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