BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — St. Charles’ Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) will host a reunion for its current and former patients, their families and caregivers on Saturday, June 13, 2025. The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon at St. Charles Bend. The free, family-friendly celebration will feature a variety of activities including games,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bethlehem Inn, Central Oregon’s leading emergency shelter, raised $425,000 at its annual ‘Spotlight on Homelessness’ fundraiser held on May 12th. The event took place at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon in Bend. The $425,000 was raised thanks to title sponsor Les Schwab Tires, other sponsors, individual contributors, the Bethlehem
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Just announced, country music star Riley Green will return to Bend’s Hayden Homes Amphitheater on September 18th, 2026, with special guests Randy Houser, Kashus Culpepper, and Hannah McFarland. Pre-sale for the event will begin on Thursday, June 4th at 10 a.m. local time. Online or in-person general onsale will be Friday,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Despite recent rain and even some late-season snow, Central Oregon’s water outlook remains concerning as the region heads into summer. According to the Water Master, as of Monday, the upper Deschutes basin sits at 0% on snowpack and 78% of yearly precipitation for this date — a sign that recent storms
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Update: In a Deschutes County Courtroom on June 1, 2026 – Caleb Cegers was sentenced to 120 months (10 years) in prison after being found guilty of manslaughter in the death of Taylor Wyss.Cegers will get credit for time served and will have three years probation following his release.Wyss was shot outside of a Bend
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A longtime Central Oregon audio destination is making its return to downtown Bend, aiming to reconnect the community with a deeper, more intentional way of listening to music. Stereo Planet, a Bend business with a 45-year history, will officially reopen its doors during First Friday on June 5 at its location
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firefighters are planning a controlled training burn south of Bend on Monday as part of a wildland fire investigation course and simulated wildfire response exercise. If conditions allow, crews will ignite about seven acres roughly 10 miles south of Bend and three miles south of Bessie Butte. The burn is scheduled
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The 2026 Bend Summer Fest, an annual celebration of summer bringing together artists from various disciplines, is currently underway in downtown Bend. The festival’s schedule was shifted from its usual mid-July timeframe to an earlier date, coinciding with summer’s meteorological start on June 1st. Several artists and locals expressed enjoyment over this change. Kurt, owner
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Senior High School has completed its new main parking lot, marking the close of phase one of its redesign project. Phase two construction is scheduled to begin in summer 2026. The new parking lot serves as a significant milestone in the school’s ongoing transformation. The newly completed main parking lot
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BEND, Ore (KTVZ) – The Hixon Mortgage Bend Summer Festival will return to downtown Bend, Ore., from Friday, May 29, through Sunday, May 31, 2026. This year marks the event’s first-ever move to late May and introduces Hixon Mortgage as the new title sponsor. The annual community festival, produced by Lay It Out Events, will
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — For more than 40 years, Goody’s has been serving up more than candy and ice cream in Central Oregon — it has been creating memories for generations of families. What began as a small homemade candy operation in Sunriver has grown into one of the region’s most recognizable brands, drawing hundreds
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(Update: adding video, Life Flight Network is a not-for-profit air medical transport organization) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — St. Charles Health System is switching air medical transport partners, naming Life Flight Network as its preferred provider for patient transport and ending a long-standing relationship with AirLink. The decision comes after a months-long request for proposals process
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Deschutes County Health shares crucial prevention tips to avoid contracting the virus. BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend family is feeling a painful sense of déjà vu as a hantavirus outbreak on a luxury cruise ship makes national headlines. For Susie Moon, the story is more than news — it brings back the loss of her
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) The Bend-La Pine Education Foundation has expanded its Axel F. Hoch Legacy Scholarship program in Bend, Ore., selecting 12 new students for the 2026–27 school year. This expansion brings the total number of students supported by the program to 32 scholars who are pursuing higher education, trade schools and technical programs. The
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A drug trafficking case with ties to Central Oregon has now brought Bend residents into the middle of a much larger federal investigation. Federal prosecutors say six people have been charged in connection with a methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking network that stretched from the Portland area to Bend, where investigators say
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(UPDATE: Adding quotes from Bend PD PIO, Shelia Miller and from a neighbor of one of the shootings) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Police issued gun safety reminders after two separate accidental handgun discharges occurred in Bend just this month. The incidents resulted in two arrests and put neighbors at serious risk. The incidents involved
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University-Cascades has launched the Energy Innovation Center in Bend to accelerate research and development in energy technologies. The center will focus on energy storage, carbon capture and abatement, and power generation and controls. The new center is designed to help advance the work of entrepreneurs and companies focused on
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) The St. Charles Foundation is inviting the community to express gratitude and support health care workers during Give for Good Day on May 28. The 24-hour virtual event has already garnered more than $45,000 toward its $80,000 fundraising goal. St. Charles Foundation is celebrating the positive impact of health care workers on
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A suspected robbery of marijuana vapes was captured on camera. The business, Wacky Tobacky on Greenwood, seeks public assistance in identifying the individual in the video. In the video, you can see a young man tearing vapes off of the wall. The manager, Jay Burns was just around the corner and
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(Adding information from property manager). BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two 15-year-old Bend boys were arrested early Sunday after authorities say they tried to break into a building at The Grove on NW Crossing, home to several businesses. The arrests came after a report of two masked people attempting entry through a second-floor balcony. Bend Police
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