BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– What started as casual midweek laps on the mountain has turned into an Olympic dream realized. “I just kind of started doing it for fun,” Hunter Hess said. “I’d go out mid-day or mid-week and do some Wednesday skiing. Slowly but surely, it blossomed. I had a bunch of friends who did
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BEND, Ore. — The Bend FC youth soccer club is offering a free weeklong day camp in the wake of last week’s tragedy at Silver Rail Elementary School. And while they said Sunday they had reached capacity for Monday and Tuesday, when all schools are closed, the camp will continue through Friday for Silver Rail
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BEND, Ore. — The Bend Park and Recreation District said Sunday it will return to regular operations for registration recreation programs beginning Monday, with a few exceptions. The park district had canceled programs and activities through the weekend due to the shooting at Bend’s Silver Rail Elementary School. All Bend-La Pine Schools and programs, sports
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools issued a statement Saturday on this week’s tragic shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School, calling it “an unthinkable tragedy” and offering support for the victims, their families and the shaken, grieving community. On October 15, our Silver Rail Elementary community suffered an unthinkable tragedy, one that stretches far
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Police released new details Friday of Thursday’s tragic shooting at Bend’s Silver Rail Elementary School, including the names of a teacher and one of three boys killed by the 16-year-old shooter who attended the school. Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said the teen approached the school from a wooded area, threw
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After candles were raised and community members gathered at Drake Park Thursday night to mourn the lives lost in the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School, U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-Ore.) spoke with KTVZ News and said she was grieving first as a mother. “I’m a mom. And as a mom,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Community College Board of Directors approved a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Faculty Forum on Oct. 14, providing compensation increases for full-time and adjunct faculty. Under the terms of the agreement, full-time faculty will receive an average salary increase of approximately 19% in the first year,
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Four Bend men have been arrested in connection with an ongoing human sex trafficking investigation involving a minor female, the Redmond Police Department announced Thursday. The investigation, which began in late August in the Redmond-Bend area, resulted in its fourth arrest on Tuesday. Detectives with the Redmond Police Department launched the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Happening next, the Deshutes Public Library is hosting it’s fourth annual Ghost Walk this October at the Central Library in Bend. Celebrate spooky season on Wednesday, October 28th from 6 to 7 p.m.! The library will feature volunteers and actors portraying deceased authors all around the Central Library to share information about their
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend is getting 25 new homes as part of a statewide affordable housing investment. Oregon Housing and Community Services approved funding for 480 affordable rental homes and 36 homes for purchase across the state. In Bend, the funding will support new homeownership opportunities. The state says the investments are also supporting
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Happening next, Bend police are giving people a chance to safely get rid of unused or expired medications. A drive-through drug takeback event is happening Saturday, October 24th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bend Police Department on NE 15th Street. People can drop off unwanted prescription drugs, along
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(Update: adding statement from OSU-Cascades) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University-Cascades issued a safety warning to the campus community following reports of two sexual assaults in a university residence hall on October 8th and October 10th. University officials said both incidents involved an assailant who was unknown to the victim. The OSU-Cascades Department of
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firefighters plan to conduct a prescribed burn Wednesday, six miles northwest of Sunriver. The Deschutes National Forest says crews could burn up to 332 acres near Wanoga Butte, starting around 10 a.m., weather conditions permitting. Smoke will be visible from the Cascade Lakes Highway, Sunriver, Bend, and surrounding areas. Residents along
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes Public Library will host its fourth annual Literary Ghost Walk on Oct. 28 at the Central Library in Bend. The event is scheduled to run from 6 to 7 p.m. According to a news release from the library, the event features volunteers and actors portraying deceased authors stationed across
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Developing now, beloved Bend billiards bar Duda’s is closing it’s doors following Halloween night this year. The family-owned business on NW Wall Street has been a spot for locals to play pool, shoot shuffleboard, and grab a drink or a bite to eat. Duda’s posted on it’s instagram page, saying, “We had
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fox & Fern Coffee, located on SW Century Drive on the west side of Bend, permanently closed Sunday, October 11th, 2026. The cafe had operated at the location since May 2025. It originally opened in the space previously occupied by Kevista Coffee, which closed after accumulating more than $27,000 in state
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 32-year-old Warm Springs man was arrested Saturday night after a 44-year-old Redmond man was punched unconscious outside a concert in Bend. Bend Police arrested Hamley Wilson Sam Smith near the Midtown Ballroom on NW Greenwood Avenue on suspicion of third-degree assault, first-degree disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest. Bend Fire medics
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Are you looking for a creative way to spend time with family and friends Happening next, a new paint-your-own pottery business is coming to Bend! CeramiCafe, which started in Clackamas back in 2002, is expanding to Central Oregon. The business made the announcement on social media, saying plans are in the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools will host a free Financial Aid Information Night on November 18th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Caldera High School. The event is designed to assist families in navigating options for financing postsecondary education and career training. While the presentation is geared primarily toward high school seniors
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Community College will observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday, Oct. 12, with events scheduled across its four campuses in Bend, Redmond, Madras and Prineville. The campus activities include an educational presentation on the origin of the powwow, curated library book displays and a multi-campus paper-chain project. The planned events
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