Students at Realms High School have been working on creating their own video game concepts in their math and English classes. On Thursday, they faced quite the test: presenting their concepts to video game developers with Bend Studio, in ‘Shark Tank’ style.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Reports from KATU News indicate the left-wing, socialist-adjacent Oregon Center for Public Policy is leading yet another attempt to take the Kicker refund from taxpayers to grow state government and line progressive pockets. “Far too many Oregonians feel the impacts of high taxes, inflation, and other rising costs due to decades of poor
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The Deschutes National Forest announced Thursday it’s seeking public input for the next 30 days on its draft environmental assessment for the West Bend Trails project, an ambitious set of changes to improve the very popular trail system, while removing unauthorized routes that can disturb wildlife.
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Drop Thesis, which says it’s a state-licensed, “pioneering wellness company,” recently opened a “state-of-the-art psilocybin service center” in Bend. We talked Wednesday with the founder, staff and an early patient of the facility.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Ben & Jerry’s is throwing its annual Free Cone Day celebration on Tuesday, April 16, but this time the ice cream maker is including a call to action. While any day free ice cream is involved is a win, the Ben & Jerry’s team behind the annual fan appreciation event, now well past its 40th year, are
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Deschutes County, which paced the state as one of the fastest-growing counties in the U.S. for quite a stretch 20 or 30 years ago, is back atop the state’s growth rankings in a year that saw Oregon actually decline in population, the U.S. Census Bureau reported in July 1, 2023 estimates released Wednesday night.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With the warming weather and spring just around the corner, its time to start thinking about creating your home’s defensible space. The Oregon State Fire Marshal recently released information about a statewide defensible space incentive program, unfortunately Bend residents were not selected as recipients, though nine other communities on the High
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A Bend woman says … well, here’s Devyn Aschoff’s note to us this morning: “Help! 1990 blue Toyota pickup stolen this morning around 4:00 in the morning off Textron Rd. It has been reported it was stolen on a blue trailer. This was our grandmother’s and was to be passed down to my daughters. It
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(Update: adding video comments from local TikTokkers) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Reps. Cliff Bentz and Lori Chavez-DeRemer voted with the strong House majority Wednesday to require that the popular social media app TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, be required to sell the app to a U.S. company or that the app be banned from being
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Park and Recreation District is opening registration for summer recreation programs and summer/fall sports leagues on March 18, 19 and 20. Registration will open for programs for mid-June through August. Monday, March 18, 6:00 a.m.: Recreation, enrichment and sports camps and programs registration opens. This includes summer camps, art, crafts, sports,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook announced Wednesday the selection of Donna Servignat as the next principal of Summit High School. Servignat is the Director of Secondary Teaching and Learning for the Reynolds School District in Fairview, Oregon, a position she has held for two years. Prior to her current role,
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Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler was back in the NewsChannel 21 studio on Wednesday’s Sunrise show for her monthly responses to your questions. Topics this time included the downtown 2-hour parking limit, plowing side streets, the mayor pro tem’s role, saving more trees and the Jackstraw project’s property tax break. You can submit your question for
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Several U.S. Highway 97 motorists north of Bend called to report a fire Tuesday evening that destroyed a motor home in the homeless camp area known as “Dirt World” north of Bend, and killed three dogs. Bend Fire & Rescue determined the fire was accidental, due to a propane leak.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Deschutes National Forest announced on Wednesday the selection of Kevin Stock as the permanent Bend-Fort Rock District ranger. “I’m excited to welcome Kevin Stock into his new District Ranger role,” said Deschutes National Forest Supervisor Holly Jewkes. “The district will benefit from his extensive natural resource management experience.” Stock is
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — One of the region’s most anticipated and established annual fundraising events, the Central Oregon Community College Foundation’s Meal of the Year, is celebrating its 45th anniversary at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, at the Bend campus. The scholarship fundraiser, held in the Mazama Gym — transformed into a ballroom for
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In a quick search on Realtor.com, it was revealed that there are over 900 available houses in the Bend area up for sale. According to Zillow.com, the average price of an Oregon home is about $480,000.
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An abrupt switch to minimal shoes or barefoot running can put youth at greater risk for injury, according to a new study from researchers at Oregon State University–Cascades.
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With the increasing number of roundabouts being installed in Bend and around Central Oregon, Matthew Draxton is exploring how the traffic circles provide a safer traffic flow — and how the rules of the road apply to roundabouts.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — David Rosen, Bend local and founder of the personal injury law firm High Desert Law, steps into service as the 2024 president of the Oregon State Bar, making him just the third OSB president from Central Oregon in the history of the bar. Rosen said in a news release that he
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The recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare has had significant impacts on much of the nation’s health care system, including on the High Desert.
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