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Bend-Redmond Habitat announces $50K match ahead of Giving Tuesday

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity announced a $50,000 matching gift campaign thanks to a generous donation from the TallTreeTrust. This is the second year of their matching pledge, which will match community donations up to $50,000 per year over three years. “The TallTreeTrust was established to support environmentally sustainable work in Central

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Calling all elves: USPS Operation Santa seeks helps willing to open hearts, adopt letters to North Pole

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Are you interested in sending children and families some holiday magic this season? You can now adopt a letter written to Santa by going to USPSOperationSanta.com. In response to customer requests, this year marked the first time the U.S. Postal Service has opened the program before Black Friday. USPS Operation Santa turns

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Deschutes County road update: Week of Nov. 26-December 2, including winter road closures

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of Nov. 26-December 2: Winter Road Closures Cascade Lakes Highway is closed west of Mt. Bachelor between the snow gates at Dutchman Flat and Deschutes Bridge at the intersection with Forest Service Road 4270.Paulina Lake Road is closed at the 10 Mile Sno-Park gate. ***Both facilities will

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Crook County seeks applicants for open board, committee positions

PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crook County has open board and committee positions for Ag Extension Service District, Budget Committee, Building Code of Appeals, Compensation Committee, Fair Board, Museum Advisory Board, Natural Resource Advisory Committee, Special Transportation Committee, and Vector Control District. If you are interested in serving on any of these boards, please stop by

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Black Butte School wins Firebusters Fire & Life Safety grand prize drawing, upcoming assembly

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Fire Prevention Cooperative (Co-Op) recently held the 37th Annual Firebusters Fire & Life Safety program. The program includes five 30-second fire & life safety videos targeted for students Kindergarten to fifth grade. Videos are available by watching the morning or evening news on NewsChannel 21, on YouTube, or

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Red Cross responds to growing disaster-driven humanitarian needs, including Pacific Northwest wildfires

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In 2023, extreme disasters took a devastating toll on people in the U.S. who turned to the American Red Cross for help coping with a record number of billion-dollar disasters. So far this year, an all-time high of 25 billion-dollar disasters ravaged communities across the country and in the Cascades Region, wildfires resulted

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