Bend nonprofit Street Dog Hero welcomed its largest flight of rescued dogs in the organization’s history Thursday afternoon, as 35 furry friends from Oklahoma arrived at the Bend Airport on a Dog Is My CoPilot plane ride.
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The Oregon Legislature’s Joint Committee on Addiction and Community Safety Response had its first meeting Wednesday in Salem.
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Deschutes County commissioners voted 3-0 Wednesday to approve changes to the county’s Employee Benefits Plan for 2024, which changed course from last year and included fully covering abortion services for county employees.
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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an effort to raise awareness about the importance of staying safe online. When it comes to cybersecurity, it’s important to keep yourself safe online, and a COCC professor has some suggestions on how to do that.
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A Bend woman whose three dogs allegedly fatally mauled a man at a Juniper Ridge homeless camp in July made her first court appearance Tuesday on manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges, a month after her indictment and a day after her arrest.
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This month, Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler answers viewer questions from Bola Gbadebo about the reasons for a planned transportation fee, safety on Highway 97, trash on the Bend Parkway and parking issues. You can submit questions for next month, anonymously if you wish, at https://ktvz.com/ask-the-mayor/
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(Update: Adding video interview with Senior Planner Damian Syrnyk, KTVZ.COM Poll) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend community is invited to an informational open house Thursday evening to learn more about the Stevens Road Tract planning amendments that will help guide how 261 acres of land in southeast Bend will be developed. The open house will take
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A 49-year-old Bend man accused of a serious-injury DUII hit-and-run crash led officers from several agencies on a pursuit Saturday afternoon – eventually on bare tire rims, after hitting spike strips — that ended with his arrest after officers were able to box in his car, Oregon State Police said.
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The Bend Park and Recreation District says it has experienced a steep increase in illegal activities and costly vandalism in its restrooms and said it “wants to make the public aware of the issues and efforts to protect health and safety for all.”
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In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, the High Desert Museum is embarking on a yearlong series of exhibitions and public programs to explore and reflect on the ESA’s impact on the High Desert and beyond.
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Housing Works, Central Oregon’s regional housing authority, held a groundbreaking event Monday to celebrate the start of construction of a 33-unit permanent supportive housing community in southeast Bend that will mean much more than just a place to call home, but provide needed help and a new start in life.
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RootedHomes and Housing Works held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for their joint Simpson Community on Bend’s west side. The public was invited to attend the launch of a project that will provide 99 units of affordable rental and ownership.
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Bend police made a guns-drawn arrest Saturday morning of a 24-year-old woman accused of burglarizing a closed jewelry store of about $5,000 worth of items, then walking out the front door to where officers were waiting.
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Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Dr. Steven Cook sent a letter to school district staff and families on Monday, condemning the terrorist acts by Hamas and mourning the loss of lives and suffering in the region, providing links to resources for parents and voicing the district’s support for the Jewish community, “now and always.”
Continue ReadingThe City of Bend will be accepting proposals for funding for its Affordable Housing Fund and Community Development Block Grant Program. There is approximately $800,000 available in Affordable Housing Fund resources for the development of affordable housing. Funds through the Community Development Block Grant program are also available, with approximately $416,275 to fund affordable housing
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The Pet Evacuation Team held a volunteer training session in Bend on Sunday. The nonprofit also known as PET shows up to help with people’s animals when disasters occur in Central Oregon, such as wildfires.
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of October 16-22. Knott Road between SE 15th Street and SE Raintree Drive for a water service installation, four-way flagging through the roundabout at night, Oct. 16-20, 6:30 p.m. – 6:30 a.m.NE Robinson Street between NE Indigo Lane and NE Jackson
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving, also known as MADD, put on its second annual Central Oregon walk and bike event , Walk Like MADD Oregon, on Saturday at Alpenglow Park in Bend.
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The Bend Film Festival is always a fun and interesting event, but there’s a special reason to party hearty this weekend as the cinema showcase celebrates its 20th year of presenting entertaining, engaging movies and the people who make them.
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Ahead of National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in November, Home Instead in Bend is aiming to educate people on the signs of Alzheimer’s and those with the disease can have on family caregivers.
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