BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Central Oregon Sportsplex Alliance is a coalition of community members, businesses, sports teams and partners that are committed to bringing top-tier sports facilities to the region. Their plan is to develop a strategy of a multi-sport facility, engaging in multiple turf, multi-sport soccer, lacrosse, rugby, baseball and softball fields, indoor
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fire that caused an estimated $100,000 damage to a northeast Bend home Tuesday afternoon was caused by the resident burning weeds with a propane torch, officials said – the Bend area’s second such structure fire cause this week. The fire was reported around 3 p.m. in the 2700 block of
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On Thursday evening, crews will complete another blast of hard basalt along U.S. Highway 97 near Empire Avenue. It’s the third of six such blasts, making way for the new section of the parkway, part of the Bend North Corridor project, ODOT said Tuesday.
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The Giving Plate, a Central Oregon food pantry, celebrates its 14th birthday on Wednesday with a milestone event: the opening of its Community Store and Distribution Center.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Community committees are a great way to get involved with City of Bend government. The City has several Council-appointed boards, committees, commissions, and advisory groups that make recommendations to City Council or City administrative staff. Applications are being accepted for the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, the Bend Economic Development Advisory Board
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) At the Deschutes Public Library for Open Hub Night, it’s a night of singing. Everyone is welcome, no matter what your level is, whether or not you’re a beginner, you’re an amateur, or you’re simply a professional or something in between, everyone is welcome. Every first Monday of the month, the Deschutes
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity announced Monday that it has begun accepting applications for 22 new homes in Bend and Redmond. The two communities, located in SW Redmond and SE Bend, include a mixture of 1, 2, 3, and 4 bedroom options featuring solar panels and designed with environmental sustainability at the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A judge on Monday scheduled a two-week murder trial to begin Jan. 28, 2025 for Theodore John Wayne Bowser, 37, accused of fatally stabbing his mother last December during a domestic dispute at the southeast Bend home they shared with his brother, whom he also allegedly attacked for trying to stop
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As we marked the start of April on Monday, we also note the beginning of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Nonprofits in Central Oregon are ready to spread the word with a Blue Ribbon Campaign and various events and activities. “Our whole purpose here is not just to keep kids safe, but
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Now in its 19th year, Central Oregon’s Blue Ribbon Campaign highlights the issue of child abuse and the community’s role in keeping children safe. KIDS Center and MountainStar Family Relief Nursery organize this annual event, presented by SELCO Community Credit Union and supported by these sponsors: The Bulletin, Central Oregon Daily,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In the past year, St. Charles Health System said Monday that it’s seen a major turnaround in the strength of its workforce, according to a variety of metrics, and has hired over a dozen temporary traveling nurses as permanent caregivers so far this year. Vacancy rates have decreased from near 20%
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The group Life in Bend hosted a return of the Easter Egg Hunt to Bend’s Compass Park Sunday morning. She was talking with participants about how many eggs the children got and their plans for the rest of the day. Her report will be on NewsChannel 21 at Six.
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A fire that destroyed a barn in Tumalo Saturday evening was caused by the residents burning weeds with a propane torch earlier in the day, authorities said.
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The Environmental Center wanted to help people prepare for the Earth Day Fair and Parade, with Earth Day coming up. So on Saturday, they held a Reclaimed Trash and Treasure Transformation Workshop.
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Two days after a public memorial service and military funeral for Richard “Dick” Higgins of Bend, who passed away last week at the age of 102, granddaughter Angela Norton and her family, with whom he spent his later years, on Saturday accompanied his flag-draped casket on a special Honor Fight from Portland International Airport to Los Angeles, then a final trip to Orange County for his burial beside his wife of 60 years, Winnie.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Mid Oregon Credit Union has received a 2023 Crystal Performance Award from Raddon®. Raddon presents these prestigious awards each year to the participants in their Performance Analytics program. The 22 exceptional institutions of 2023 are among the top 3 percent of institutions analyzed by Raddon, a Fiserv company. Mid Oregon has
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The eastern end of Butler Market Road at Powell Butte Highway, by the Bend Airport, closes Monday as work begins on a new roundabout being installed at the intersection, Deschutes County officials said. Starting Monday, Butler Market Road will be closed to traffic between Powell Butte Highway and Dickey Road. A
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Friday was National Vietnam Veterans Day, set aside to remember and honor those who served in that long and difficult war. In a special event to mark the occasion, Bend’s Chapter 820 of the Vietnam Veterans of America rededicated the newly remodeled Vietnam War Memorial at Deschutes Memorial Gardens.
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Bend police are seeking two suspects in a break-in at a Thai food cart at River’s Place around 3 a.m. Thursday, when several hundred dollars were taken.
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Central Oregonians gathered Thursday to pay their respects and to share fond memories at a series of events honoring the life of Richard “Dick” Higgins, who survived the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack and spent his later years with family and an ever-expanding circle of friends in Bend before passing away last week at the age of 102.
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