BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Community committees are a great way to get involved with City of Bend government. The City has several Council-appointed boards, committees, commissions, and advisory groups that make recommendations to City Council or City administrative staff. Applications are being accepted for the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, Bend Economic Development Advisory Board, Budget
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon House District 53 Democratic incumbent Emerson Levy and Republican challenger Keri Lopez faced off on a variety of issues in Monday night’s live Decision 2024 debate on NewsChannel 21, with Levy pointing to progress she’s made and Lopez saying she’d help restore needed balance in Salem. Lopez, a two-term Redmond
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(Update: Adding video, comments from Oregon Arts Commission, High Desert Museum) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Arts Commission Arts Learning Program has chosen 31 Oregon arts organizations to receive a $10,000 grant, including Bend’s High Desert Museum, which will use the funds for a “Kids Curate” program to strengthen arts education for La Pine students. “It’s a
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend is inviting the community to an open house for the NE Neff Road Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements project, less than a year after a major reconstruction of the corridor was completed. You’re invited to come meet the project team and share what you care about in terms
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Last Thursday, hundreds of attendees packed the outdoor patio at Worthy Brewing for Central Oregon PubTalk, where 10 semifinalists competing to pitch at the Bend Venture Conference delivered three-minute pitches to a lively crowd. The energy was palpable as both the audience and a panel of expert judges voted to determine
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Cascade Youth & Family Center, a program of J Bar J Youth Services, continues to step up to meet needs of young people in our region by addressing one of our most urgent issues: housing.
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Bend Fire & Rescue invited the community to its annual open house on Saturday. The free, family-friendly event served as an opportunity to meet firefighters, emergency responders and community partners, as well as take a tour of the fire station and for youngsters to climb aboard a real fire truck and ambulance.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Central Oregon has seen about 325 wildfires this year that have burned over 550,000 acres, the region’s fire officials said Saturday – and fire season isn’t over, as two fires, each stopped at about two acres near Tumalo and Madras, made clear. Saturday’s first blaze was a brush fire reported around
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Bend man pleaded not guilty Friday to attempted murder and other charges in last month’s baseball-bat attack on his roommate, having failed to convince a grand jury in a rare in-person appearance that he should not be indicted because he acted in self-defense. Deschutes County Circuit Judge Alycia Sykora set
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Trinity Lutheran Church recently celebrated the groundbreaking of their new worship and performing arts center, “Boldly Building Our Legacy.” The project marks a significant milestone for the church and school that has been a part of the Bend community for nearly a century.
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Survey notes ‘light traffic,’ ‘well-planned roads’ FRISCO, Texas (KTVZ) — Driving through some cities and towns in America can often be a frustrating experience, with congestion, aggressive drivers, and endless honking. Take New York City, for example, where traffic jams and blaring horns are a daily reality. Or consider Los Angeles, known for its gridlock
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – After many years of planning and nearly two years of construction, the U.S. Highway 97/20 Bend North Corridor Project is “substantially complete,” two months ahead of schedule and within its $195 million budget, an ODOT official said Thursday. Project participants and officials will hold a ribbon-cutting event soon to mark completion
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A tragic death at a DAWNS House residence is bringing to light a list of alleged harassment and bullying.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Community College’s Small Business Development Center, or SBDC, is accepting applications for its 2024-25 Small Business Management Program, with a new cohort launching Oct. 9 at the Bend campus. The nine-month, interactive program offers a unique combination of one-on-one business advising — customized to individual business needs — and practical
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) is excited to announce the four finalist companies advancing in the New Economy Track for the 21st annual Bend Venture Conference (BVC) on Thursday, October 17 – Friday, October 18, 2024. Through an innovative partnership with Venture Partners and The BFM Fund, the New Economy
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An organizer of a street “drifting” event held on a Bend cul de sac as a fundraiser acknowledges lack of a permit and says they will check their plans with police in the future.
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There are two new treatments aimed at reducing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants. In most cases, RSV causes mild, cold-like symptoms, but for infants and the elderly, it can be much more serious.
Continue ReadingDiona Browning described the recent death of a resident of Aspen Ridge Memory Care: “So she would wear a fleece jacket or a fleece vest. And on a very hot day, she was left outside – and apparently they forgot about her.”
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Latinx Heritage Month at Central Oregon Community College will feature a glyph-writing workshop (Oct. 22) and a Latin music lecture (Oct. 29) during the month of October, free and open to the public, though space is limited. Visit cocc.edu/multicultural for details. Latinx Heritage Month is celebrated nationwide from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15,
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Fifteen-year-old Jayden Tranby was born without arms, but that hasn’t stopped him from pursuing a passion for painting.
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