BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Happening Wednesday, September 17th, the Central Oregon Veterans Ranch will host a ribbon cutting and open house in collaboration with the Bend Chamber. Featuring bites from Executive Chef Bryant Kryck of ROAM at the Oxford Hotel and drinks from Oregon Spirit Distillers. Kryck began his career ten years ago and is a US
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Get ready Central Oregon, Bend’s first pickleball-taphouse is set to open its doors this Sunday, September 21st! Ballers & Brews is welcoming patrons to its taphouse from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. this Sunday and the courts will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. It says it’s mission is to
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend-La Pine Education Foundation is receiving a major monetary boost following the 2025 Central Oregon Charity Championship. Four golfers recently emerged as champions raising $32,000 for the Bend-La Pine Education Foundation. The Mayantigo Foundation matched the team’s $32,000 winnings and contributed an additional $10,000. In total, the education foundation is now
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– A Bend man successfully avoided getting scammed last week by recognizing some key signs. Kevin Davie reached out to KTVZ News after being contacted by someone claiming to be Publisher’s Clearing House. They told Davie he’d won their $850,000 and even a car. However, Davie remembered reading an article about Publishers Clearing
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend said Monday it is requesting proposals from qualified parties to analyze permitting processes and recommend best practices. This work is intended to improve housing permit review times in Bend. The Request for Proposals (RFP) opened Monday and closes on Oct. 13 at 4 p.m., according to the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With a mission of encouraging carpooling, bus rides and bike trips in the name of recognizing that some one-third of Americans aren’t able to drive, Central Oregon Community College is participating for the first time in the national Week Without Driving initiative, Sept. 29 to Oct. 3. As fall term gets underway, faculty,
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With a mission of encouraging carpooling, bus rides and bike trips in the name of recognizing that some one-third of Americans aren’t able to drive, Central Oregon Community College (COCC) is participating for the first time in the national Week Without Driving initiative, Sept. 29 to Oct. 3. As fall term gets underway, faculty, staff and students
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TEMPE, Ariz., (KTVZ) — Dutch Bros and the Dutch Bros Foundation are banding together with customers on Friday, Sept. 19 to support local youth organizations. The Dutch Bros Foundation will donate $1 for every drink sold to organizations in the communities Dutch Bros serves, geared towards uplifting local youth initiatives. In Central Oregon, the Dutch Bros Foundation will donate $1
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Here are KTVZ’s Sunrise Birthdays for Monday, September 15th. 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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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Volunteers from Columbia Bank branches from all over Oregon came to Bend to help the Assistance League. They spent a few hours yesterday helping to package and mail these handmade thank you cards. The cards are going to be gifts for people who participate in the upcoming ‘Raise a Glass’ fundraiser. Meant
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(Update: Adding video) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hayden Homes just received a major national honor. It ranked #3 on Fortune Magazine’s 2025 Best Workplaces in Construction list. It made that list for the 2nd time. The company also ranked #21 on Fortune’s 2025 Best Medium Workplaces list. And, in this year’s Hayden Homes’ Great Place to Work
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Are you looking for something to do this weekend in Central Oregon? Matthew Draxton highlights three local events, from the return of Bend’s SURFEST to the Festival of Books happening in Sisters! 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, September 12th. 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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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — To honor the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Bend Fire and the Bend Heroes Foundation placed 35 flags at the Veterans Memorial Bridge. One of the flags carried the names of all the victims.
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(Update: adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With many different microclimates and sometimes unpredictable weather, gardeners in Central Oregon have a short and tricky growing season. As summer comes to a close, Ashley, the founder of Bend Urban Gardens, has a few tips on how to extend the growing season and get the best returns
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ). — From bus stop renovations, to west-side low income housing, to ADU impacts on street parking, to parking regulations, and to transportation fee’s impacting utility bills, KTVZ speaks with Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler and asks your pressing questions. Viewers can submit questions for Mayor Kebler at any time as part of our
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Every September 10th, First Interstate Bank has a “volunteer day”, where bank staff are given time off to help out local charities. KTVZ went out with employees to one local cause. Heartwarmers is a long-standing nonprofit in Bend that makes blankets, stuffed toys and more. The warm gifts they make go to sick children in hospitals,
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ)– On Tuesday, gold shovels broke ground for the new campus of a youth workforce program. The Heart of Oregon Corps is an alternative education program focused on trade skills. Youth Corps members receive job training in areas like construction by completing volunteer projects in the community. Now it’s building a 6,000-square-foot campus,
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This week we showcase three awesome gardens form right here in Central Oregon. We have some grapes that mingle with some holly hocks an show off some lovely colors. An old antique tractor rake with some Clematis clinging to the blades and a patio party with rudbeckia. Enjoy.
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Premiere Aesthetics Institute has announced its 10th Anniversary Celebration, Ten Years of Glam! A dazzling evening of beauty and community spirit. Set for Friday, October 3, 2025, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at 1133 Northwest Wall St,. Suite 102, Bend, OR 97703. The for-profit college offers programs for those looking to become an aesthetics
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