SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The clock is ticking on three unclaimed Oregon Lottery prizes that are set to expire in coming weeks, including a winning $150,000 Powerball ticket sold in Bend that expires in just three weeks, officials said Wednesday. No one has come forward to claim the following: Keno$58,372.20Ticket purchased in Salem (97302)Expires September 21,
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A squirrel chewing through a fiber optic line cut off phone and internet service Tuesday at five public schools in La Pine and Sunriver, but no other homes or businesses in the area, a TDS representative said. School district officials said the schools kept operating on normal schedules, and service was restored later in the day.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The third Friday in September is National POW/MIA Recognition Day. To mark the solemn occasion Bend Heroes Foundation and volunteers will install military service and first responder flags at the Bend Heroes Memorial this Friday. There are 21 MIAs from Bend with their names specially marked on the granite monument. We
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With mid-September and cooler, wetter weather here, and official fall fast approaching this weekend, Central Oregon’s big summer tourism season is drawing to a close.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bethlehem Inn announced Tuesday the launch of their Harvest for Hope Food Drive to help fill their urgent need for breakfast and lunch food items. Both Inn locations in Bend and Redmond have an urgent need for food donations in support of the Inn’s Meal Program, which provides a healthy breakfast
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Alpenglow Park is located in a rapidly growing area of southeast Bend, offering features such as a “sprayground,” bouldering area and accessible play areas. Jillian Fortner takes us there in this week’s Park Pick.
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A contractor doing construction activity nearby broke a water line serving High Desert Middle School in southeast Bend Monday afternoon. As a result, after-school activities were canceled. Bend-La Pine Schools spokesman Scott Maben said they expect water service to be restored for the school on Tuesday. Â “As a precaution, we may have the school under
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend is excited to announce a major win at the inaugural Hayden Homes – Central Oregon Charity Championship Golf Tournament, receiving the top prize of $30,000, thanks to the performance of Beaver Coach Sales & Service. This event, hosted by Green Barn Events and sponsored by
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GRESHAM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Plea deals have led to prison sentences of 7 ½ to 20 years for four men and a woman accused of the execution-style killing of a Bend man in Gresham in 2021, Gresham Police announced Friday. Here’s the police department’s announcement of resolution of the cases: On the evening of September
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Tracie Schuman shared a video taken by her son early Friday morning of a red fox scampering along Third Street near Reed Market Road, pausing to check out something on the street before running off.
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The City of Bend will have 10 Welcoming Week events spanning over the next 10 days. Welcoming Week is a collaboration between the city and the Oregon Community Foundation. $24,000 in funding is going toward the events, split between 15-20 organizations.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – An SUV crashed into the Bend offices of Central Oregon Veterans Outreach along South Highway 97 Friday morning, but no one was in the area that was struck and no injuries were reported, officials said. The crash into a front window was reported shortly before 9 a.m. and prompted the city
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State lawmakers stopped in Bend Thursday as part of a statewide tour, visiting the Highway 97 project in northern Bend and nearby homeless camps before hearing from officials, businesses and the public on transportation priorities and how to resolve ODOT’s serious budget shortfall.
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The two candidates for Oregon Senate District 27, Democrat Anthony Broadman and Republican Michael Summers, clashed repeatedly in a contentious live debate on NewsChannel 21 Tuesday night, each seeking to paint the other as an extremist who won’t bring people together and serve Central Oregonians well in Salem.
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A special gathering took place on a rainy Wednesday morning at the Bend Heroes Memorial to honor and remember the nearly 3,000 people who died 23 years ago in the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. Fifty flags bearing their names were displayed on the Veterans Memorial Bridge along Newport Avenue, Isabella Warren reports. Also, a
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Despite summer winding to an end, wildfire season is rearing its head again, as many more wildfires have popped up throughout the state, causing evacuations, poor air quality, and concerns around life and property. At Think Wild, a wildlife hospital and conservation center in Bend, nearby fires – including the Little
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Economic Development for Central Oregon announced the 10 semifinalist companies advancing in the Early Stage competition for the 21st Annual Bend Venture Conference, which will take place at the Tower Theatre in Bend on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 17-18. In the next round of competition, the following Early Stage semifinalists will
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Several days of this lingering smoky haze are taking a toll on people and businesses in downtown Bend. Smoke from the recent wildfires, like the Little Lava and Backside fires, have become a new if troubling normal for residents.  But of visitors like Laney Conger, from Montana, she finds the smoke troubling. “Had
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation and Oregon AARP are hosting back-to-back Scam Jam seminars in Bend on Thursday at the Larkspur Community Center and in Sisters on Friday at the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Station. Joining DFR and AARP will be representatives from the Federal Trade Commission, local police officers, and
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A $20,000 arrest warrant was issued Tuesday for a 29-year-old Bend man accused of leading a large organized theft ring that hit at least six large stores around Bend late last year and early this year, stealing more than $22,000 in merchandise, authorities said. More than 30 suspects as young as 15 were identified and nearly two-dozen have been arrested, and police believe there are more victims.
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