Two weeks ago, two students at Phagan’s Beauty School in Bend were struck by a car while crossing a crosswalk on NE 27th Street and taken to St. Charles Bend for treatment.
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Dick Higgins, the Bend resident and Pearl Harbor survivor whose public appearances and first-person recollections of that infamous day – Dec. 7, 1941 – became ever more special with every day, week and year, passed away early Tuesday at the age of 102, his grieving yet grateful family announced.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Spring break kicks off at the High Desert Museum this Saturday, with special programming throughout the week and the opportunity to see engaging temporary exhibitions. One of the Museum’s most anticipated wildlife programs, Sky Hunters, returns to the E.L. Wiegand Pavilion in the Donald M. Kerr Birds of Prey Center on Saturday.
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In partnership with the Bend Chamber, RootedHomes announced Tuesday its second workforce housing employer selection is now open.
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Bend-La Pine Schools officials say a rising use of e-bikes by students not old enough to legally ride them has led to collisions and close calls. That’s prompted a rule change that prohibits students under age 16 from riding e-bikes or e-scooters to school and could lead to them being held for parents to pick up, if there are repeated violations.
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Some of the warmest weather in quite a while has Central Oregonians thinking spring, and people near and far thinking spring break, including the many stores and businesses that depend upon both residents and visitors stopping by or booking a place to stay and enjoy themselves.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Bend woman identified as a Central Oregon fentanyl trafficker and accused of bringing and distributing “significant quantities” of the drug from the Portland area was arrested in a traffic stop early Friday on U.S. Highway 97 north of Terrebonne, drug agents said. The Central Oregon Drug Enforcement Team wrapped up
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A fire began on an outside wall of a southeast Bend home and quickly spread to a home next door Sunday afternoon, causing substantial damage to both and destroying a natural gas meter, a fire official said. The cause was determined to be fire pit coals dumped in a plastic recycling bin.
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(Update: Adding video, comments from Greg’s Grill, Mt. Bachelor) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — There will be a benefit for the Mt. Bachelor Avalanche Dog Team on Friday, March 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Greg’s Grill, which will be donating a portion of the proceeds from the event to the dog team. The four avalanche
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Community tips and complaints led to several weeks’ surveillance of a northeast Bend home where fentanyl and other drugs were believed to be trafficked, followed by a raid that turned up substantial quantities of drugs and the arrest of six Bend residents, drug agents said Sunday.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Historical Society has announced that two Oregon educators, Patrick O’Brien and John Santella, have been nominated for the Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year award for their work with students on Oregon History Day, an affiliate of the National History Day® program. History Day is a student-directed learning program that reaches
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity is in search of volunteer financial coaches to work with future homeowners on their path toward homeownership. The purpose of the Partner Family Financial Coach is to support the Homeownership Services Department by coaching a Partner Family toward successful home purchase through monthly budget reviews, using a
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St. Patrick’s Day is Sunday, which means people in Bend were getting a head start Saturday by enjoying the St. Patrick’s Day Dash and a wide variety of related Irish-themed activities in Bend’s Old Mill District.
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St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Sunday this year, and Bend-area establishments like Big E’s Sports bar and Grill are prepared for a busy weekend.
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A Bend woman’s inoperable pickup truck, nicknamed ‘Baby Blue,’ stolen from SE Textron Drive, has been found next to Kilowatt Field in Prineville.
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NewsChannel 21 spoke Friday with Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, about how he and four fellow senators recently wrote to 22 major convenience stores and their wholesalers, reminding them of their obligations and legal liability under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
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A Bend man who called Deschutes County 911 Friday afternoon to say he was standing on the middle of the NE 27th Street and Highway 20 intersection and planned to stab passing motorists was arrested at gunpoint after blocking a community service officer’s car and threatening to fight her, police said.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes Public Library District is seeking applicants to fill a newly vacant board position after the resignation of longtime board member Ray Miao. The vacancy is in Zone 4, which serves Deschutes County precincts 2, 4, 9, 12, 21, 25, 33, 43 and 44 in east and southeast Bend. Any
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(Update: Adding video, interview) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Think Wild, Central Oregon’s wildlife hospital and conservation center, is seeking volunteers for a wide variety of opportunities during their upcoming busy season this spring and summer. Community members with all experience levels and availability are encouraged to sign up to help care for injured and orphaned
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Earlier this week, several businesses on Third Street were vandalized with graffiti of anti-war messages. The business owners objected to the damage done to their property, regardless of the message.
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