BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Late last week, Golden Squirrel’s Wondrous World by Michael Stutz was installed in the roundabout at Butler Market Road, Empire Avenue & 27th Street, Art in Public Places announced. The woven steel wheel connects the timber mills from Bend’s past, the rolling wheels of cars, and a hamster wheel— humorously representing
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The FBI on Tuesday announced the results of Operation Not Forgotten, which dedicated over 40 FBI Special Agents, Intelligence Analysts, Staff Operations Specialists, and Victim Specialists to 10 FBI Field Offices whose designated regions support women and children in indigenous communities, including the FBI Portland Field Office. During Operation Not Forgotten,
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Cascades East Transit has launched a new bus route in growing southeast Bend. Our Dylan Anderman climbed aboard Route 9 and found plenty of support, including the driver.
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Several fire agencies around the High Desert, including Bend Fire & Rescue and the La Pine and Sisters-Camp Sherman rural fire districts, are receiving ballistic vests (also called ‘bullet-proof vests’) and medical kits this month, for situations where firefighters may be dealing with active threats.
Continue ReadingCommunity committees are a great way to get involved with city government. The City of Bend has several Council-appointed boards, committees, commissions, and advisory groups that make recommendations to City Council or City administrative staff. There are several openings coming up.
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Central Oregon’s challenging affordable housing issues were the focus of a lively 90-minute roundtable discussion in Bend on Monday, held by former state lawmaker and GOP gubernatorial nominee Christine Drazan.
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After 21 years, The Breakfast Club on NE Greenwood Avenue in Bend is closing – or as the sign on the window says, “retiring.”
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A parent’s disturbing report that a Ponderosa Elementary School first-grader had made violent threats spread quickly online Monday morning, but a Bend-La Pine Schools official said it was determined to not be “a credible threat.”
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A food cart at The Bite lot in Tumalo was destroyed by a fire Sunday afternoon that officials said was caused by grease that accumulated in the kitchen hood ductwork, above the fire suppression system. The owner of The Rogue Chef says he’s thankful no one was hurt – and that they’ll be back.
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Jillian Fortner talked Saturday with two of the many artists at this weekend’s Bend Fall Festival, Joel Stockdill and Yustina Salnikova, who have traveled around the world, creating fanciful sculptures out of recycled materials, such as this caterpillar composed of reclaimed cardboard.
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“I was exhausted from yelling and screaming,” Bend resident Lily Dean recollected recently. “I was screaming all the time — ‘Help! Help!’ — and I was thinking, it’s like a dream, like I don’t know if my voice is coming out of my mouth or not.”
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St. Charles Health System said Friday it’s reached an agreement with Medicare Advantage provider PacificSource that “promotes excellence in cancer care, reduces administrative burdens and keeps St. Charles hospitals and clinics in-network for PacificSource Medicare Advantage plans in Central Oregon through 2024.”
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Oregon Business & Industry’s Manufacturing Council of Oregon announced Friday that Epic Aircraft, Radius Recycling and the Tillamook County Creamery Association are the recipients of the inaugural Manufacturer of the Year Awards.
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of October 2-8. Intersection of Pettigrew Road and Gardenia Avenue for a sewer manhole repair, single lane closure with flagging, Oct. 2. Ongoing Closures: Wilson Corridor Improvements Project – Street improvements on Wilson from Second Street to 15th Street. For
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University – Cascades will host a slate of events celebrating the history and culture of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. The First Peoples of Central Oregon – Cultural Experiences will take place Friday and Saturday, Oct. 6 and 7 in conjunction with OSU-Cascades’ Discovery Day. “OSU-Cascades is honored to host
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Scouts BSA, formerly known as Boy Scouts, is one of the oldest and largest youth organizations in the world. Cub Scouts, a younger part of the Scouting program, is open to all elementary school-aged kids.
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Weeks after criticism prompted Bend-La Pine Schools to remove a sponsorship sign for Bend ammunition-maker Nosler from the Mountain View High football scoreboard, the superintendent has decided to allow a new sign for the sponsor while district sponsorship policies are under review.
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A semi-truck struck a fire hydrant in northern Bend Thursday morning, and that sent water flooding into the nearby warehouse of Energy Conservation Insulation.
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Oregon State University–Cascades will host its Discovery Day, a campus-wide festival including talks, demonstrations and hands-on activities that showcase OSU’s growing Central Oregon campus, on Saturday, Oct. 7.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Recent high school graduates joined returning college-goers in Wednesday’s first day of fall classes at OSU-Cascades Campus. Some of the freshmen settling in at Obsidian Hall shared with us what appealed to them about the school. “There’s so much outdoor stuff going on out here at Cascades,” Fleet King said. “The
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