BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — It’s been two years since Roe versus Wade was overturned. On Sunday, there was a rally to commemorate the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. Dozens of people came together at the corner of Wall and Greenwood, also known as Peace Corner in downtown Bend. It was for a rally for reproductive rights. “We want to just affirm women’s
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(Update: Adding video, comments from the kitchen alchemist) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A non-profit taught people how to make healthy instant camp chow, at the downtown Bend Library. The Terrebonne-based School of Ranch taught people the art of dehydration. The instructional workshop showed how to dehydrate your food, so you can take your favorite healthy meal on a trail. It was a chance to
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From rock climbing to walking practice, playing games and painting, people with disabilities got active Saturday at the Bend Pavilion, taking part in Destination Rehab’s SOAR 2024 Activity Day .
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The city of Bend’s recently opened Wilson Avenue Corridor includes a protected intersection at the corner of Wilson Avenue and Third Street. The protected intersection is very similar to a traditional intersection except that it provides more separation and visibility between different modes of travel, city officials said this week. Here’s
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It’s not just the weather that is heating up in Bend as summer officially begins. So is the concert season, with a string of big acts set to perform at Hayden Homes Amphitheater in coming weeks and months.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – AAA says it expects record-setting travel for the Independence Day holiday, with 70.9 million Americans (21.2 % of the population) going 50 miles or more from home over the Independence Day holiday travel period. And in the Northwest, the top destination again is Bend, with Redmond also rounding out the Top
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– While Bend’s average home sales price rose $46,000 to over $750,000 in May, the number of home sales dropped from 162 to 128. Redmond home sales also slightly dropped from April to May, from 69 to 67.
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Bend’s newly approved update of its tree preservation rules could be compared to a tug of war and a complex math test, while doing a balancing act on a tightrope – strung between two big trees, of course.
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Tickets for The Great Drake Park Duck Race went on sale Thursday, a fun way to raise greatly needed funds for area nonprofits – and at summer’s end, root for your colorful duck to cross the finish line first and win a prize.
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Bend Senior High School held a long-awaited groundbreaking ceremony Thursday morning – with officials wielding sledgehammers, not golden shovels – marking the start of a major renovation and reconstruction project aiming to revitalize the school for the next generation of students and beyond.
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A fire early Thursday morning that destroyed El Sancho’s Taco Shop East on NE Dekalb Avenue, leaving behind more than $250,000 in damage and losses, was caused by improperly disposed ashes from outdoor cooking operations, Bend Fire & Rescue said.
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Bend Fire & Rescue has launched an online community survey to help the department craft its first five-year strategic plan.
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Bend first-time home buyers can now receive help with their down payment from a new program offered by NeighborImpact and the city of Bend.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A three-story northwest Bend home undergoing extensive remodeling sustained at least $1.5 million in damage from a challenging fire early Wednesday morning that was traced to an all-too-familiar cause: Oily rags used in staining work that were not put in a bucket of water and spontaneously combusted. A firefighter was injured
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A “letter of concern” by 135 health care professionals was presented to the Bend-La Pine School Board Tuesday night, raising concerns about the use, overuse or misuse of potentially addictive technology in schools, especially in the classroom.
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Unionized workers at The Bulletin have spent this week at the negotiating table with Eastern Oregon Media to discuss plans for the company’s upcoming layoffs.
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Vet Cadets Childcare is a first-of-its-kind, certified child care center located inside the Veterinary Referral Center of Central Oregon’s Emergency and Specialty Hospital. It is a center to support both staff and parents in the Bend community with comprehensive, educational programming for children 12 months to six years of age. “The great news for Bend
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Technology moves fast, in general, and government bodies don’t, also in general. But the concerns voiced by 135 health care professionals in a letter presented to the Bend-La Pine School Board Tuesday evening about over-use of ‘addictive tech” in the classroom, especially in younger grades, came as the district already was considering significant changes this fall.
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Rep. Lori Chavez-Deremer, R-Ore., was in Bend on Tuesday, talking with veterans about the issues they face and what they want and need from the federal government.
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(Update: Adding video, comments from kids) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hundreds of young Central Oregon students kick-started the beginning of their summer with a party on Tuesday. The group Life in Bend hosted its second annual School’s Out for Summer Party, held at Compass Park. The kids were running around the park, having a blast with their friends, all
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