(Update: Video Added) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Assistance League of Bend says it’s thrilled to announce the success of its recent fundraising event, Raise a Glass for the Kids, held to support Operation School Bell®, the organization’s signature philanthropic program. This annual event brings together local community members, businesses, and supporters united by a
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BEND, Ore (KTVZ) — The annual Christmas Parade is returning to the streets of downtown Bend, this Saturday, December 6th at noon. Cascade Relays is producing the annual festivity for the first time. CEO and founder, Scott Douglass, said, “our north star of the Christmas Parade is and always remains putting smiles on the faces
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Rosendin Foundation has recently donated $100,000 to Central Oregon non profit organizations specializing in community enrichment, workforce development, and environmental stewardship. Read the full press release from The Rosendin Foundation below: The Rosendin Foundation, a dedicated 501(c)(3) non-profit committed to positively impacting communities and empowering individuals, announces the distribution of
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Capture the magic of the season! Join KTVZ and Advanced Northwest Welding for our Sweet Santa Photo Contest and share your best Santa snapshots for a chance to receive a $150 VISA Gift Card from Advanced Northwest Welding. Your photo could also be featured on KTVZ News at Sunrise! Snap a pic, share the cheer,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Tetherow Resort hosted a special Christmas shopping event this evening, the 2025 Holiday Bazaar. The event, which ran from 4pm to 8pm, offered a festive opportunity for shoppers to explore unique gifts while supporting local makers and two Bend charities. The free holiday bazaar features vendors and artists from across Central
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — For millions of years, volcanoes have been the most powerful force in nature. And for many in the West, the impact of volcanoes is forever tied to the May 18, 1980, eruption of Washington’s Mount St. Helens. The science, spectacle, and significance behind these massive peaks will soon be at the
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Crook County Foundation said Wednesday it was pleased to announce a $5,000 contribution from Fortis Construction in support of the 2025 Holiday Partnership. “This gift reflects Fortis Construction’s long-standing commitment to both the Holiday Partnership and the broader Crook County community,” the organization said in a news release that continues
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POWELL BUTTE, Ore. (KTVZ) — An Air Link helicopter touched down in the field outside Powell Butte Community Charter School on Tuesday. But this wasn’t a medical emergency – it was a reward. The school won a Grand Prize Assembly for the Firebusters Program. The Central Oregon Fire Prevention Cooperative partnered with KTVZ to make
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(Update: Video Added) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — If you’re looking for an active way to enjoy the winter season, you will soon be able to sign up for Bend Park and Recreation District’s winter programs, with registration opening Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 6 a.m. Read the entire press releasee from Bend Park and Recreation department
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Tuesday, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office kicked off it’s 25th annual Shop with a Cop event, happening through Thursday. Shop with a Cop is a long-standing national tradition that pairs local law enforcement officers with children in need of a special holiday shopping experience. Kids are nominated through local schools and community organizations. Together, they shop for warm clothing,
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Holiday festivities are underway in Sisters, where the Sisters–Camp Sherman Fire District has lit up its main station for the season. The drive-by display, set to music, runs all month long. The district is also sponsoring its annual “Spirit of Christmas Giving Tree,” expecting to help nearly 200 local children. Gift
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BEND, Ore. – Oregon State University – Cascades and OSU’s Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts are launching a new concert series at Bend’s Tower Theatre that will debut in January 2026. The Patricia Valian Reser Center — known as PRAx — opened in 2024 on OSU’s Corvallis campus. The “x” in its
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Fire Prevention Cooperative (Co-Op) recently held the 39th Annual Firebusters Fire & Life Safety program in partnership with KTVZ. The program traditionally includes five 30-second fire and life safety videos targeted for students from kindergarten to fifth grade throughout Central Oregon. Videos are available by watching the morning
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hayden Homes and Simplicity by Hayden Homes have announced a $10,000 match for donations to Mountain View Community Development, a nonprofit that operates Central Oregon’s largest Safe Parking and Microshelters Program for unhoused people. Mountain View Community Development has sites in Redmond and Bend where people can either legally stay in their
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Beginning on Friday, Bend Fire & Rescue’s Santa Express will visit neighborhoods around Bend to collect donations of food, clothing and toys to support The Salvation Army this holiday season. This year’s Santa Express will visit three parts of town and roll through the neighborhoods: Friday, Dec. 5: Southeast Bend – Foxborough,
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(Update: Video Added) This evening, you can learn how to hand-tie their own holiday wreaths during a workshop at the Downtown Bend branch of the Deschutes Public Library. The hands-on class will guide participants through creating a unique, personalized decoration. Instructors will provide a variety of fresh greens, cones, 14-inch hand-tie wreath rings and wreath
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Are you in need of some extra help this holiday season? Between decorating the house, buying gifts, and planning your holiday meal, this time of year can spread some people thin. Here’s something that might help: located at the Bend River Promenade off of 3rd Street, there’s a free gift wrapping
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Transportation is hosting an open house for the community on Tuesday, December 2nd to educate residents about the Hawthorne Crossing Project. Attendees can see the new design, meet the project team, ask questions, and provide comments. It will take place from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. at Dogwood at the Pine Shed, off of 2nd Street in Bend. For individuals unable to attend in person who would
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Are you looking for something to do this weekend in Central Oregon? Kelsey Merison highlights three local events, from a brunch in Sunriver with Santa to a holiday marketplace in Terrebonne. For many more and to submit your own events, visit https://events.ktvz.com.
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Here are KTVZ’s Sunrise Birthdays for Friday, November 28th. Happy Birthday! You can see more recent entries and submit an upcoming birthday to air at: https://ktvz.com/share/sunrise-birthdays/. It’s under the Contests tab on KTVZ.COM.
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