After an arctic blast made its way through much of Oregon last weekend, and now with a major warmup, several roofing and plumbing businesses on the High Desert are reporting a surge in calls for service — and so is Bend Fire & Rescue, due to issues with sprinkler systems.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Just in time for the Tuesday evening commute, Bend-area roads turned “extremely treacherous,” according to police, who urged people to stay home as a precipitation mix, including freezing rain in places, coated snow-packed streets with a sheen of ice after several frigid days. The National Weather Service has a winter weather
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A Bend man who allegedly pulled a gun during a violent robbery attempt last week and fled pursuing officers two days later, hitting two vehicles, then left the car at Farewell Bend Park and eluded a major manhunt was located and arrested early Tuesday morning at a northeast Bend hotel.
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(Update: Adding video, comments from St. Charles, Bend Fire & Rescue) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — St. Charles Health System’s Trauma Program will host four free upcoming ‘Stop the Bleed’ classes in Bend to instruct the public on potentially life-saving techniques to help stop bleeding. The Trauma Program, along with Bend Fire & Rescue, has taught
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LOS ANGELES (KTVZ) – GRAMMY®-nominated, multi-Platinum band BUSH will celebrate its 30th anniversary with an extensive North American headline tour that kicks off in Bend. Bush – Loaded: The Greatest Hits Tour will kick off on Friday, July 26 at Hayden Homes Amphitheater in Bend, OR, and include shows at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ (August
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – In a life changing moment for some Central Oregonians, Thistle & Nest, a nonprofit organization, has received a funding recommendation of $750,000 from the City of Bend’s Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) for buyer’s down payment assistance. This significant endorsement, received on January 10th, is destined to empower homebuyers with stable
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Chamber has warned its members of scammers posing as the organization and emailing with an offer to purchase a list of 1000+ attendees/registrants/members from “Bend Chamber of Commerce 2023.” “If you receive such an email, please do not respond and simply delete it,” the business organization said in its
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(Update: Adding video and comment from Park and Rec official, visitors) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The recent heavy snowfall that brought close to a foot in places, or even more across the High Desert brings challenges for just about everyone in the public or private sector, property owner or renter, to keep up and keep
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With as much as 10 inches of snow on Bend’s roads and more coming down, the city of Bend has plow crews out about 15 hours a day. NewsChannel 21 got a ride and a first-hand look with a driver amid Saturday’s storm. More than a dozen city trucks are clearing Bend roads in two
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Heavy snow and dangerous cold hit the High Desert as forecast Saturday, making for very risky travel conditions and keeping most folks at or close to home, followed by Sunday’s major dig-out from a foot or more of snow as temperatures warmed Sunday to more normal readings.
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Bella Grinsell is a native Oregonian and graduate of Summit High School. For the past five years, she’s been attending the University of Hawaii in Manoa.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Another sun break came to much of the Bend area Friday morning ahead of another strong winter storm and bitterly cold temperatures, as well as more winds topping 100 mph at higher elevations that have downed trees in many areas and forced a second day of suspended operations at Mt. Bachelor.
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Chick-fil-A® at Highway 97 and Robal Road in Bend is hosting a “Cookies for Shepherd’s House” fundraiser throughout the month of January, and it’s going well so far.
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A southwest Bend resident’s Facebook post includes images of a man who tried to siphon gas from their vehicles. We talked with a Bend police spokeswoman about the crime and how to avoid being a victim.
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A Bend middle school has added a new creative writing elective. In just its first year, the class at Sky View Middle School has students creating books for younger kids, and they’ll be reading them to youngsters soon.
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Cascade Natural Gas on Friday asked customers in a large area of northwest Bend to reduce their natural gas usage from Friday evening at 6 p.m. until noon Monday due to the extreme cold temperatures due in the region. The utility has projects underway to resolve pipeline capacity issues.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)- At Skyline Sports Complex on Bend’s Westside, there is a groomed trail for people looking to cross country ski in town, when snowfall allows and volunteers pitch in to make it happen. The grooming is done by several volunteers, including some from XC Oregon. The Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation and Bend
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Warmer winter weather around the High Desert at the beginning of the winter season allowed some people to delay the purchase or installation of snow tires. Until now.
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With winter weather having definitely arrived in Central Oregon and more on the way, you should not only keep yourself safe but your furry friends too. Keeping pets indoors and out of the snow for long periods of time is one way you can prevent harm from the cold.
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With the slick driving conditions resulting in more accidents, more cars are in need of repairs. Bend Police say they have responded to nearly 50 crash calls since Jan. 1, including eight hit-and-runs.
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