City of Bend road and traffic report – week of August 21-27
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of August 21-27. NE Bear Creek Road between NW 15th Street…
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Man living in RV on NE Bend street says family is being awakened by truck driver blowing horn in early mornings
A man living with his family in an RV parked on a street in northeast Bend says they have been getting awakened by a truck driver blaring the horn…
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Bend real estate broker Sandy Garner, retiring after 45 years, offers her thoughts on current housing market, issues
Harcourts The Garner Group Real Estate, a real estate agency founded in 2001 and based in Bend and Redmond, has announced that its founder, Sandy…
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City of Bend seeks members for Council Compensation Review Committee
The City of Bend said Thursday it is looking for community members to join a new temporary, independent committee to make recommendations on future…
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Second NW Bend cougar sighting in less than a week prompts police reminder: Keep small animals secure, on leash
The second reported cougar sighting in northwest Bend in less than a week had Bend Police reminding residents Thursday to keep small animals secure…
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Bend’s Old Mill District adds 300 bike parking spots, aims to be ‘greenest venue in the country’
One of the truly joyful summer activities in Bend is riding your bike to the Old Mill District, grabbing dinner and catching a concert at the Hayden…
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Lasting legacy: Jake and Josh Eckstein Memorial Trade Scholarship chooses first recipient, a Crook County future welder
Jake and Josh Eckstein passed away in 2019 in a tragic crash while they were on their way to work. Since then, their parents Scott and Phyllis…
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Friends grieve ‘very caring, selfless’ downtown Bend shooting victim; nationwide manhunt for suspect continues
Shocked friends are mourning the death of Taylor Shane Wyss, a 33-year-old Redmond man who was shot and killed on the sidewalk in front of Duda’s…
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Disabled Bend veteran gets new service dog, thanks to generous NewsChannel 21 viewers
Late Wednesday morning, a cute puppy named Teddy arrived in Bend to meet his new owners: James Darcy and his wife, Mary Ann Bell. As he grows up,…
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Organizers of first Bend ‘Water Lantern Festival’ vow to help clean up Deschutes mess; BPRD says no more permits
Organizers of Bend’s first – and quite possibly last – Water Lantern Festival said Tuesday they are working with community groups to clean up…
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Graffiti vandal tags downtown Bend; police on the lookout
Graffiti artist?…or vandal? Police are on the hunt for the person responsible for tagging in downtown Bend. Our new reporter Jillian Fortner has…
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Bend osprey nest removed from power pole due to fire danger gets rebuilt nest, new perch
An east Bend osprey nest that was initially removed from atop a power pole by Pacific Power due to being a fire risk has gotten its nest rebuilt,…
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Animals cause 2 C.O. Pacific Power outages; ‘sensitive’ line settings to reduce fire risk raise blackout potential
About 3,500 Pacific Power customers in Bend and Warm Springs lost power for a time Tuesday morning in unrelated outages tied to animals. But Pacific…
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NE Bend passenger points gun at another driver in road rage incident; Bend PD drone finds car, woman arrested
One car’s passenger pointed a handgun at another driver during an apparent road-rage confrontation near a northeast Bend intersection Tuesday…
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Driver not seriously hurt in Highway 97 rollover crash in Bend
Oregon State Police say the driver was changing lanes Monday morning on Highway 97, lost control and rolled the vehicle. The driver declined to go to…
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Heat prompts ODOT to pause Bend homeless camp cleanup
Heat prompted ODOT to put a pause on its cleanup Monday of a homeless camp along the bike path near the Bend Parkway’s Truman Avenue…
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Major land purchase by Bend Park and Rec for future growth in SE corner of the city
The Bend Park and Rec District recently agreed to pay $3.9 million for more than 400 acres of vacant land just southeast of the city’s next SE…
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Bend yoga classes raising money for recovery effort in Maui
Free one-hour classes are offered twice a day for all levels on the front lawn of LOGE Bend on Century Drive. Donations are being sought for the food…
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 ‘All mixed up’: Reports of rare Sierra Nevada red foxes in C. Oregon are usually Rocky Mountain red foxes
BEND,Ore. (KTVZ) — Red foxes come in a variety of colors, including gray and black. The name comes from before scientists realized the species had…
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Firefighters stop fast-moving brush fire that threatened homes, burned shed and fences in NE Bend
Bend Fire & Rescue crews quickly responded and stopped a fast-moving brushfire that damaged a shed and fences and threatened several homes along Dean…
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