Bend-La Pine Schools recently announced that all schools in the district will provide one free breakfast and one free lunch for all students every day, starting next school year. Parents don’t have to complete any forms or requirements for students to access the meal.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools will offer healthy meals at no charge to children and teens at four outdoor locations this summer. The program, open to anyone 18 and younger, begins Monday, June 24 and continues through the middle of August. “Our summer meals program helps provide families with food security when our
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A stubborn, smoldering fire traced to cigarettes disposed of in a combustible container on the front deck destroyed a 104-year-old home in northwest Bend early Tuesday morning, but one resident awakened to the smell of smoke and all eight got out safely, officials said,
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NewsChannel 21’s Jillian Fortner got to try a tasty appetizer Monday as she visited Hawkeye & Huckleberry Lounge, the latest culinary creation of TV celebrity chef Brian Malarkey with partner/brother James, featuring “ranch-to-plate dining” and offering a “modern cowboy” aesthetic on Bend’s Westside.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A popular northeast Bend dining spot, The Phoenix Restaurant, announced “with the most heartfelt sadness” late Monday that it will be closing soon, after nearly 15 years in business. “There were many factors in this decision,” the restaurant said in its Facebook page post: “rising costs, lease negotiations, new ventures, but
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In recent weeks, nearly 2,000 acres have been set on fire in Central Oregon forests, to reduce the risk of destructive wildfires. The pilot project to increase prescribed burns west of Bend – and coordinate smoke management – were the focus of a news conference Monday at the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center in Portland
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend is hosting an informational online open house to share the preferred design improvements being developed for the Bear Creek Road and 27th Street Improvements Project. The open house is online now through June 28. The City received community input about the project last December and has initiated
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A July 31 plea hearing was scheduled Monday for a 36-year-old Bend man indicted on attempted murder and other charges, accused of shooting a 56-year-old Redmond-area man in the face two weeks ago near a northeast Redmond intersection. Darron Jay Reece was arraigned before Deschutes County Circuit Judge Beth Bagley after
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University-Cascades hosted its 23rd commencement Sunday, honoring 355 graduates of the Class of 2024. More than 270 students participated in the ceremony, receiving bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. OSU Provost Edward Feser led the ceremony processional with OSU-Cascades Chancellor and Dean Sherm Bloomer. The ceremony took place on the Oval
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Nearly 40 tail-wagging dogs rescued from a crowded Oklahoma shelter touched down Saturday at Bend Airport to begin the next, happier chapter in their lives, thanks to the flight operation Dog Is My CoPilot and the Bend-based nonprofit rescue Street Dog Hero. A day earlier, these 38 dogs “were sitting in
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Will present ‘letter of concern’ signed by 135 to school board Tuesday evening BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On behalf of 135 local pediatricians, child psychiatrists, child psychologists, therapists, social workers, counselors, and behavioral health providers, a representative of the health care community will present a letter of concern regarding tech use (iPads and phones) in
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Municipal Airport manager confirmed a tip to NewsChannel 21 and provided some details about a woman who was lost and drove at a high rate of speed onto the active runway last Saturday morning. Airport Manager Tracy Williams says it occurred around 10 a.m. and that a worker in
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Since the release of the five-year Vision Action Plan, Envision Bend has been working to bring the 28 strategies listed in the plan to life. One of the most challenging projects is titled ‘Railroad Safety & Redevelopment’ This is labeled as the ‘Game Changer’ strategy in the Guiding our Growth &
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This week, Bend Fire & Rescue launched an online community survey to help guide the development of the department’s next five-year strategic plan. “Community input is an invaluable part of our planning process,” said Fire Chief Todd Riley, “by gaining an understanding of the priorities of those we serve, we are able to better meet the
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The panoramic views from the top of Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint attract both locals and tourists year-round.
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Willamette Valley Vineyards is holding a grand opening Friday afternoon for its new tasting room and restaurant in downtown Bend.
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Oregon Housing and Community Services announced this week the approval of more than $7 million to fund 59 homes, most of them in two Central Oregon projects, as part of the ongoing effort to narrow the racial wealth gap in homeownership.
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Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District firefighters have canceled Thursday’s planned 113-acre prescribed burn four miles southwest of Bend, saying changing weather conditions likely would have pushed the smoke into Central Oregon communities, rather than up and away from them.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – To celebrate Flag Day on Friday, the Mountain View High School Navy Cadet Corps, under the leadership of Scott Buchanan, Major, USAF Retired and volunteers will install 275 flags in Bend beginning at 7:00 am, the Bend Heroes Foundation announced. They will start at Bend Heroes Memorial in Brooks Park lining
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend, in partnership with Art in Public Places, will display the design renderings of the proposed concepts for work of art for the two-story lobby and third-floor lobby and terrace in the City of Bend’s upcoming Headquarters Building on the Public Works Campus at Juniper Ridge. The concept
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