The Leading Edge Flight Academy has completed a new helicopter hangar facility at the Bend Municipal Airport, making use of a new heliport with more than 20 spots.
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The High Desert Museum said Friday it recently welcomed a new animal who happens to be an expert engineer, a keystone ecosystem species and the largest rodent in North America.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) said Thursday she’s cosponsoring H.R. 6224, the “They’re Fast, We’re Furious Act,” legislation to curb street racing, led by Reps. Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Michelle Steel (CA-45). “From Bend to Portland, illegal street racing has caused a number of deaths and endangered Oregonians across the state,” a news release from her
Continue ReadingThis week, Eric Oren visits Goodrich Pasture Park in midtown Bend’s Orchard District! Originally used as an actual pasture by the Goodrich family dating back to the 1940’s, this neighborhood park is worth a visit!
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The Bend Sustainability Fund, a Visit Bend project, announced Tuesday the Visit Bend Board of Directors’ approval of the 2023 Bend Sustainability Fund grantees, awarding a total of $691,672 to eight projects around Central Oregon.
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Once a week, in a space off Highway 20 in Bend, the Unity Dance Collective holds a special needs teen hip-hop class. The studio has been open since September, and this recent class was just the fourth of many more planned in the future.
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Dump City Dumplings in NW Bend has a new all-day Dim Sum menu, with over 20 items. They’re also debuting new mini-dumplings, with the same flavors as the dumplings that have made them a Central Oregon staple.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity capped off its successful Humanity in Action Capital Campaign with a celebration at Tetherow Resort on Nov. 2. The event raised over $100K, pushing the campaign over its $4M goal. Boosted by a $50K match from Laurie & Kent Thomas, donations were made through a lively paddle
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The homeless in Central Oregon are preparing for another long, cold winter, but with the constant need to move and a return of freezing temperatures, this season isn’t easy to get through.
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Of all the slides and stats and details laid out in an eight-month progress report on the city of Bend’s new camping code Wednesday night, perhaps the most surprising number of all was: zero.
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COCC students, faculty and members of the community gathered in Wille Hall Wednesday for the History Department’s free event “Understanding Israel/Palestine.” It was built around a conversation led by Mira Sucharov, Ph.D., professor of political science from Canada’s Carleton University.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — At COCC’s Cascade Culinary Institute, students had a special guest chef Wednesday, focusing on desserts. It’s part of an effort to recruit students to train and learn for future roles as a cook for the U.S. Coast Guard, and there are benefits. “They would come in, they would be eligible for a
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Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Wednesday a nearly $400,000 federal grant to LeapFrog Design in Bend to develop a nature-based treatment technology to reuse onsite non-potable graywater.
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There are a few kitchens in the Jungers Culinary Center on the Central Oregon Community College campus. It’s home to the Cascade Culinary Institute. The program works closely with the U.S. Coast Guard, which sends active-duty personnel to the school for training as chefs.
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Weekly, full-day negotiating sessions are continuing between bargaining teams representing Bend-La Pine Schools and the Bend Education Association, the teachers union.
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Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler returned to NewsChannel 21 at Sunrise on Wednesday, responding to viewer questions posed by Bola Gbadebo on issues ranging from affordable housing, rules for short-term rentals and progress on homelessness to the planned transportation fee and creating safer bike paths. You can submit questions for next month’s visit, anonymously if you
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Commute Options organized a Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day in Bend, a national day honoring a brave 6-year-old girl who walked to a school in Louisiana in 1960 as the first and only Black student. Matt Draxton spoke with those on hand Tuesday morning.
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The Bethlehem Inn and Shepherd’s House Ministries in Bend report they are taking in homeless people at a fairly constant rate ahead of the winter season.
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Thistle & Nest, a Central Oregon-based nonprofit started back in March, has announced the launch of “an ambitious and impactful affordable housing initiative, aimed at addressing the pressing housing crisis in our local communities,” with 160 homes to be made available for purchase in Bend, Madras and Prineville over the next two years.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend artist Lindsay Gilmore admits she gets a little giddy while perusing homes on Zillow and randomly catches a quick glimpse of one of her paintings or prints on a wall in a home for sale. This winter, Gilmore’s unique art will be front and center for all of Bend to
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