Bend’s Kindred Creative Kitchen offers classes on ‘How to Cook Like a Pro’
The Kindred Creative Kitchen, a collective kitchen space on Twin Knolls Drive in NE Bend, offers classes of various kinds, now offering lessons on…
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Challenge of high housing costs the leading topic at Wyden roundtable with C.O. food, drink producers
‘Fruit is literally not going to get harvested, because there is no one cutting the fruit.’ BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — When two-dozen Central Oregon food…
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Another top country artist, Jordan Davis, books concert next summer at Bend’s Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Bend’s Hayden Homes Amphitheater has landed another big name in the world of country music – Jordan Davis – for a concert next June 20th, the third…
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City of Bend OKs $500K in grants for pilot project to help provide badly needed middle-class housing
Bend city councilors have approved $500,000 worth of grants in a pilot program to support creation of more housing for middle-income residents. Three…
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Community invited to grand opening of Desert Streams Village, SE Bend transitional housing project
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) —The community is invited to the grand opening of Desert Streams Village, a transitional housing project in southeast Bend, next…
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Bend’s Buckingham Elementary School receives gold-level award for STEM education efforts
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend’s Buckingham Elementary School has been awarded the GOLD level for their efforts to transform STEM education and elevate…
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Summit High boys soccer team helps out community in need by volunteering at Nativity Wood Lot
The Summit High School boys soccer program is giving back to their community this month by volunteering at the Nativity Lutheran Church Wood Lot in…
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New Bend Bioscience facility turns drug innovations into reality, for use in clinical trials
A Bend high-tech firm focused on developing enhanced pharmaceutical drug delivery technologies, opened its R&D lab earlier this year and now has…
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Bend man accused of shoplifting dozens of bottles of alcohol now also charged with stealing 125 tools
A Bend man recently charged with stealing five-dozen bottles of alcohol from area stores after he was caught on security camera putting three bottles…
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Bend man faces DUII, other charges in fatal 2022 incident at NW Bend roundabout — but police find no evidence of crash
A nearly year-long investigation of the death of a 76-year-old Bend man after an incident at a northwest Bend roundabout that police had called a…
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City of Bend road and traffic report: Week of October 9-15
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of October 9-15. Daly Estates Drive between Caleb Place and…
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Jackson’s Corner, several other Bend restaurants up for sale
Beloved Bend restaurant Jackson’s Corner is up for sale, and they are not the only eatery in town on the market at…
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‘Pacific Power’ scammers target Bend landlord, demand $2,700 ‘past due’ payment — or fast ‘power shut off’
A Central Oregon insurance agent was the target of scammers seeking $2,700, but it wasn’t just a phone or email scam. Instead, someone claiming to be…
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OSU-Cascades researchers say gut bacteria found in wolves could alleviate stomach and digestive issues in dogs
Gut microbes found in wild wolves may be the key to alleviating a debilitating gastrointestinal condition common to domestic dogs, according to a…
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Shorter lines, perhaps? Or skip them: Oregon DMV’s driver knowledge test now offered online
This may sound too good to be true: a way to skip the line at the DMV. As of Wednesday, you can now take the knowledge test for a drivers…
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Levy tells Bend city councilors she will propose tougher, clearer laws for younger e-bike riders in ’24 session
Rep. Emerson Levy, D-Bend, told Bend city councilors Wednesday evening she will be proposing legislation in next year’s “short session” of the…
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COCC brings discussion, bead-making to Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Central Oregon Community College will celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day — Monday, Oct. 9 — with two free events on the Bend campus: an…
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Envision Bend discusses 5-year ‘Vision Action Plan’; residents want parking improvements downtown
Envision Bend released last Friday its five-year Vision Action Plan, a series of strategic actions designed to guide the greater Bend area into a…
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OSU-Cascades holds job fair, hiring students for hundreds of on-campus jobs and research opportunities
OSU-Cascades is recruiting students to fill hundreds of jobs, right on the Bend…
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Bear Creek Elementary students ‘walk and roll’ to class with Bend mayor, city staff and Commute Options
Students across the country biked, scootered and walked to school Wednesday morning as part of International Walk and Roll to School Day. The event…
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