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Bend-based ReachAnother Foundation launching first pediatric neurosurgery center in Ethiopia

February 14, 2024 10:23 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In a big step toward transforming pediatric health care in Ethiopia, the Central Oregon-based nonprofit organization,…

Bend Endurance Academy climbers shine at Divisionals, four secure spots at Nationals

February 14, 2024 9:42 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bend Endurance Academy announced the outstanding performances of its climbers at Boulder Divisional Championships, held this…

Bend couple reach a Valentine’s Day milestone worth noting: their 60th anniversary

February 14, 2024 8:38 pm KTVZ - News Team

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend couple, Johnny Mack and Martha Sue Gulley, celebrated 60 years of marriage on Valentine’s Day, as did their four…

Police provide some details about attention-getting SW Bend crash

February 14, 2024 7:25 pm KTVZ - News Team

Bend Police provided some details Wednesday of a single-vehicle car crash outside the Powder House on Bend’s Westside early Tuesday morning that drew…

Waldorf School of Bend marks 10 years of downtown ‘heart bombs,’ spreading hand-made messages of love

February 14, 2024 6:51 pm KTVZ

It’s been a decade since Waldorf School of Bend students and staff began a Valentine’s Day tradition of decorating downtown Bend with hundreds of…

Bend Mayor Kebler testifies in Salem, advocating for continued funding of emergency shelters, transitional housing

February 14, 2024 9:46 am Matthew Draxton

Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler traveled to the state Capitol Tuesday to testify on behalf of Senate Bill 1530, which allocates funding for affordable…

Ask the Mayor: Bend’s Melanie Kebler answers your questions on Mirror Pond, e-bikes, potholes and more

February 14, 2024 10:35 am KTVZ - News Team

This month, Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler answered your questions on a wide array of issues, including the status of a Mirror Pond fish passageway,…

Greenwood Cemetery neighbors organize to preserve placid spot, but landowner says no development planned

February 10, 2024 12:34 pm KTVZ

A group of northeast Bend neighbors of Greenwood Cemetery started an effort to preserve the adjacent, placid green space after receiving notice of a…

‘Not a political issue. It’s a human issue’: Rep. Emerson Levy introduces bill to lower prescription drug costs

February 10, 2024 10:10 pm Jillian Fortner

This week, Rep. Emerson Levy, D-Bend, told the House Committee on Behavioral Health and Health Care that it’s time to create co-pay fairness, which…

Bend-area homeless camps have had 15 fires this year, Redmond area had six, one Tuesday that burned 2 trailers

February 10, 2024 7:47 pm KTVZ, Barney Lerten

There have been 15 fires in Bend-area homeless camps since the start of the year, the most recent destroying a motor home Saturday morning north of…

Crews to begin dismantling façade of historic A.J. Tucker Building in downtown Bend, making way for courthouse expansion

February 13, 2024 5:11 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Next Monday, crews will begin dismantling and cataloguing the stone blocks of the front façade of the historic AJ Tucker…

‘Wow, look at him!’: Bend couple reflects on highs and lows of marriage as they hit 59 years together

February 12, 2024 10:15 am Matthew Draxton

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In a world of dating apps and reality TV shows, there’s a timeless story of long-lasting love to tell this Valentine’s week at…

Mystery solved: Car oddly double-parked in downtown Bend all weekend spawns questions until it’s finally towed

February 12, 2024 5:42 pm KTVZ - News Team

It was a small mystery that prompted a large number of questions and jokes, online and off: a wrong-way car oddly double-parked in downtown Bend for…

Frying pan left on stove burner sparks Deschutes River Woods kitchen fire; resident, dogs escape unhurt

February 11, 2024 9:05 pm Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A frying pan left on a stove sparked a kitchen fire at a home in Deschutes River Woods on Sunday evening, but the resident and…

Bend woman recovering in hospital from critical injuries in head-on Hwy. 97 crash last month near Chemult

February 11, 2024 12:00 pm KTVZ

A Bend woman is recovering at St. Charles Bend from critical injuries suffered in a head-on crash last month on Highway 97 near…

Community gathers as Homes For Our Troops kicks off building specially adapted home for injured Bend soldier

January 5, 2024 3:12 pm KTVZ

Dozens of people gathered at the Bend Elks Lodge on Saturday as the national nonprofit organization Homes For Our Troops kicked off the building of a…