BEND, Ore.. (KTVZ) — Workers arriving to start the day Monday morning at Lucy’s Taco Shop on NE Third Street found an unauthorized man inside. Police arrested the 41-year-old Bend man on second-degree burglary and first-degree criminal mischief charges, saying he broke a window to gain entry. Officers responded around 6 a.m. to the reported
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Bend Police were still searching Monday for a 46-year-old Bend man and suspected DUII driver who fled officers investigating a reported domestic dispute Sunday night, then crashed into a light pole at the Mount Washington Drive-Simson Avenue roundabout and ran, prompting an alert to 2,100 area residents.
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People were getting their steps in for a worthy cause Sunday at Alpenglow Park. Despite the rainy weather, people came out to support the Bend Schools Walk-a-Thon. The event is in its inaugural year, with organizers hoping to do more walks in the future.
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May is Stroke Awareness Month, and health experts stress that time is of the essence when responding to the medical condition.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — A former Bend resident and Portland State University football player who was arrested in southern Deschutes County on a murder charge two years ago has begun serving a 23-year prison term for shooting and killing his girlfriend, another PSU student, in 2022, KGW reported. Keenan Reece Harpole, now 22, pleaded guilty on
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Business entrepreneurs gathered Friday at the Tower Theatre for the 2024 Young Professionals Summit, to talk shop and be inspired by a variety of speakers with unique perspectives. It was emceed by NewsChannel 21 Sports Reporter Dylan Anderman.
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Trends in Deschutes County indicate people aged 55 and older have the highest voter participation, while young adults aged 18 to 24 years old are the least likely to turn in ballots.
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A Bend transient who used a ride-share service to travel from the Deschutes County Stabilization Center to Sisters early Friday morning then assaulted the 77-year-old driver and stole his car, driving it over Santiam Pass to Lane County, where he crashed, tried to steal another car but was struck and arrested, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
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BEND, Ore. – (KTVZ) – Bend Park and Recreation District is opening the application process for the Kids Inc. after-school care program. The Kids Inc. application process for the 2024-25 school year begins on Monday, May 6. Applications must be received by May 17 at 5:00 p.m. to be included in the initial selection process. A
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Border security and immigration, gun control and Black Lives Matter are just a few of the hot topics discussed in Tommy Ochoa’s Civil Discourse class at Caldera High School.
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This summer is going to look a little different for the 50-meter pool at Juniper Swim & Fitness Center, the Bend Park and Recreation District said this week. The roof panels will remain in place while an updated solution is researched for a future improvement project in the years ahead.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bend Police asked the public for help Thursday in finding a missing and endangered 17-year-old who left her southeast Bend home Wednesday night and by late afternoon reported she had been found. Ashlynn Marie Martin “was located at approximately 3:43 p.m. and is no longer considered missing and endangered,” Police Communications
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon high school students ages 16-19 years old can now apply for Camp Fire Axe, Bend Fire & Rescue’s annual four-day summer academy that offers a chance to learn about a career in the fire service. Camp Fire Axe is led by professional Firefighter/Paramedics from Bend Fire & Rescue and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend City Council approved the construction contract for the 2024 Neighborhood Street Safety Program projects at Wednesday evening’s meeting. The Neighborhood Street Safety Program addresses pedestrian and bicycle safety, safe routes to school, speeding, intersection control and crossings and other residential traffic safety issues. Five projects are scheduled to be constructed
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Earlier this week, Bend Mayor Melanie Melanie Kebler traveled to Washington D.C., with the U.S. Conference of Mayors Homelessness Task Force to lobby federal officials and representatives on the issues of homelessness and housing, led by Los Angeles Mayor and former Congresswoman Karen Bass. The bipartisan group of nearly 50 mayors
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A smoke alarm awakened residents of a northeast Bend home early Wednesday morning, alerting them to a house fire that damaged a spare bedroom and was traced to woodstove ashes put in a combustible container outside the home the previous day. Bend Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched to the home
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This week, Lynsey Harris sits down with Megan Martin, the founding executive director of Furnish Hope, a Bend organization that furnishes homes for hundreds of families in need, with the help of donors and volunteers.
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(Update: Adding clarification) We looked into the upcoming closure of Bend’s IHOP Restaurant on Tuesday and learned that the Black Bear Diner in Redmond also has closed permanently. Editor’s note: A clarification about the upcoming closure of Bend’s IHOP restaurant; their expiring lease is with SFK LLC of Sandpoint, Idaho. Fratzke Commercial Real Estate of
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – M’s Bakery, a local owner-operator bakery cafe from husband-and-wife Dario Muciño and Macy Davis, is set to open in Bend’s Old Mill District this fall. Focusing on natural fermented breads with organic flours and local ingredients, M’s Bakery will make its home right in the heart of the Old Mill
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — MountainStar Family Relief Nursery says its mission is to prevent child abuse and neglect through free community support and therapeutic services. Families in the program deal with extreme poverty, housing instability, food insecurities, mental or physical illnesses, incarceration issues, domestic violence, and a history of family violence. A new fundraising event held Tuesday
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