La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Habitat for Humanity of La Pine Sunriver said Wednesday it was proud to celebrate the dedication of three newly completed townhomes in La Pine’s Putney Place last Saturday. These homes mark the culmination of the Putney Place development and represent a significant milestone in HFHLPS’s mission to provide affordable homeownership opportunities
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Miles Rosales and Nolan Wolfe, students at Heart of Oregon Corps YouthBuild, were elected to join more than 40 other young leaders in Washington, D.C. at the 36th Annual YouthBuild AmeriCorps Conference of Young Leaders recently. Through CoYL, YouthBuild AmeriCorps students are brought together to fully experience the breadth and impact
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools and Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity said Wednesday they are partnering on a second affordable home ownership project that will provide school district employees and others in the community the opportunity to purchase homes near Summit High School and Pacific Crest Middle School. Skyline Crossing will feature 15 cottage-style
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Scouts BSA will be collecting and recycling Christmas trees in your community on the weekends of December 28th and 29th and January 4th and 5th. Here’s the full announcement: We request a donation of $10 but will gladly accept any donation over that amount. The money raised from the scouts’
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — More than 650 people turned out to support St. Charles Foundation’s annual Prineville Hospice Auction on Saturday, Dec. 7, which raised more than $180,000 to support hospice programs. The popular annual event held at the Crook County Fairgrounds Indoor Arena included a festive live auction of handmade quilts and Christmas trees
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Fire Prevention Cooperative recently held the 38th Annual Firebusters Fire & Life Safety program, in partnership with NewsChannel 21, and this year’s effort wrapped up with a special event Tuesday for Paulina Elementary School students. The Firebusters program traditionally includes five 30-second fire & life safety videos targeted
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Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Wednesday, December 11th. 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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NeighborImpact is celebrating its 40th anniversary in the community. The organization was founded on December 5, 1984, and has since grown to provide nearly 1 million services annually to 75,000 Central Oregonians.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Applications for the OSU Master Gardener™ Program in Central Oregon are now available. The program targets individuals interested in becoming a trained volunteer who wants to learn and share research-based gardening information. The program will be a hybrid training, with both online and in-person learning. Once you apply and have been
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon urgently seeks caring male mentors to make a life-changing impact on local youth. Right now, 63 boys aged 6-17 are waiting across Central Oregon for a Big Brother to help them navigate challenges, celebrate successes, inspire their potential, and have fun with. Research consistently
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Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Tuesday, December 10th. 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) — More than 150 community members gathered Saturday night to uncover the mystery of Deschutes Public Library’s A Novel Idea… Read Together selections. The evening led to more intrigue, as Ritu Mukerji’s debut mystery novel, Murder by Degrees, was revealed as 2025’s community-wide read. Alongside it, the youth edition novel was announced:
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend is launching a survey to gather community feedback on priorities and direction for the next two years. The community survey intends to get a sense of how Bend residents perceive city services and to assess what City services the community prioritizes. Community participation will help the city
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Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Monday, December 9th. 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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(update: adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Downtown Bend held its annual Christmas Tree Lighting event right outside The Commons in Brooks Alley. Jillian Fortner was live at Drake Park to catch the holiday festivities.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– What started as a personal project in 2019 has expanded to gifts for 1,300 people in more than 25 facilities across Central Oregon. The Central Oregon Holiday Giving Project brings gifts to people in assisted living and memory care facilities. Everyone at these care centers gets a bag of gifts, including snacks and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend WaFd branch at 572 SW Bluff Dr., Suite 120, is hosting a Giving Tree for the Central Oregon Guardian Assistance Program. COGAP is encouraging the public to select a tag from the tree and bring an unwrapped gift to the branch by Tuesday, December 17 at 5 p.m. Gifts
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — ReachAnother Foundation, a Bend-based nonprofit dedicated to preventing and treating neural tube defects in Ethiopia, is shifting its fall fundraising focus this year. Instead of its annual October gala, the organization has launched a Healing Kits Campaign aimed at providing crucial after-care support for children recovering from spina bifida and hydrocephalus
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ANTELOPE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The historic town of Antelope, Oregon has been certified as an International Dark Sky Community by DarkSky International, making Antelope the first International Dark Sky Community in Oregon, and the fifth International Dark Sky Place in Oregon. They join Oregon Caves National Monument International Dark Sky Park, Oregon Outback International Dark Sky Sanctuary, Prineville Reservoir
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Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Friday, December 6th. 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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