There were a wide variety of health care providers and services were on hand for people to visit with and ask questions of on Sunday at Bend’s Ponderosa Park for the inaugural Health and Wellness Fair.
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(Update: Adding video, comments from head organizer) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A sea of cars were overtaking the lawn at the Deschutes Historical Museum — for the Oregon Festival of Cars Show and Shine. There were red and yellow Ferrari’s, Porsches and the classic orange McLaren’s at the 26th annual event. Crowds of people were strolling the grounds Saturday morning,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bend Church of the Nazarene celebrated its centennial on Saturday with a community party featuring a classic car show, food, music and more. “We wanted to celebrate by throwing a 100-Year Party for our community,” said Kids & Family Pastor Jason Visser. More than 600 people attended the celebration, which featured
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(Update; event held, new photo) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Friday was National POW/MIA Recognition Day, when the Bend Heroes Foundation and volunteers displayed flags at the Bend Heroes Memorial in Brooks Park and along the Veterans Memorial Bridge (Newport Avenue). They read the names and showed records of Bend’s 14 veterans who remain MIA (Missing
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Youth activists in Bend staged a climate protest in front of City Hall Friday evening as part of a global strike to fight against fossil fuels and environmental instability amid a “climate crisis.”
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The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted Friday with five in support and one abstention to prohibit contests for the taking of coyotes and other unprotected mammals after hearing testimony from more than 40 people at their meeting in Bend.
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A Bend woman, the owner of three dogs that fatally mauled a man at a Juniper Ridge transient camp in July, has been indicted by a Deschutes County grand jury on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, and a $100,000 warrant for her arrest has been issued.
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A 31-year-old Bend woman pleaded not guilty Friday to five counts of murder with a firearm, as well as kidnapping and other charges in the fatal shooting of a Madras man who PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 31-year-old Bend woman pleaded not guilty Friday to five counts of murder with a firearm, as well as kidnapping and other charges in the fatal shooting of a Madras man who disappeared a year ago and was sought in a public law enforcement plea as “missing and endangered.”
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of Sept. 18-24. Woodriver Lane between McClellan Road and Elmwood Place for sidewalk construction, full road closure with local access only, began Sept. 7, 2023. Ongoing Closures: Neff and Purcell Improvement Project – The Neff Road and Purcell Boulevard Improvements
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The headline in The Bulletin on Monday, September 9, 1963, read “Bear Creek open, but has too many kids.” Despite the crowded start 60 years ago, Bear Creek Elementary School has served families in Bend’s southeast neighborhood for generations.
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Hwy 20 in North Bend, seems a bit more congested than normal. Big changes are happening. Two new roundabouts on US 20 at Cooley Road, and Cook Avenue in Tumalo. Tracee Tuesday threw on her safety vest, and took to the road to check out the new roundabouts.
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This month, in recognition of National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, Deschutes County, in collaboration with the Central Oregon Suicide Prevention Alliance, is coordinating several activities to build awareness and work toward preventing suicide attempts and deaths.
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Grant Williamson is a 7-year-old Bend boy who was diagnosed with cancer at age 2. Now, Grant is a cancer survivor and has been named a Make-A-Wish Ambassador. On Sunday, Sept. 24, his and another local “wish family” have created a new event called Wishes and Dishes, to help other kids make their wishes come true.
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SALEM, Ore.– Senate Republican Leader Tim Knopp (R-Bend) filed Thursday for re-election to Senate District 27, the seat he has held since 2012. Here’s his full statement: “The clear language of Measure 113 allows me to run one more time.” Knopp said. “Oregonians are fed up with the ‘tyranny of the majority’ over the past
Continue Reading Oregon state senators with at least 10 absences during a record-setting Republican walkout are supposed to be disqualified from running for reelection, according to the secretary of state, but several on Thursday filed candidacy papers with election authorities.
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Deschutes County District Attorney Stephen Gunnels says there have been no arrests or major updates to share in the “very active” investigation into Evelyn Weaver’s July killing at her northwest Bend home, assuring it’s a top-priority case. NewsChannel 21 is asking: How long it takes before a case is considered cold?”
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Researchers at Oregon State University-Cascades brought in $2.3 million in funding during the recent fiscal year to address challenges as varied as the global scarcity of fresh water, the decline of bats in the U.S. Pacific Northwest and the impact of the environment on children’s health.
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A Campbell River, British Columbia man who killed two members of an American family, including a Bend architect and high school robotics coach, and injured three others in a drunk-driving crash nearly four years ago has been sentenced to four years in prison.
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Thanks for the dozens of questions you sent in for our monthly Ask the Mayor segment with Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler, who stops by NewsChannel 21 at Sunrise on the second Wednesday of each month. You can submit yours here: https://ktvz.com/ask-the-mayor/.
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The Bend nonprofit Sleep in Heavenly Peace welcomed volunteers of all ages on Saturday at the Lowes parking lot, helping build 84 beds for kids, part of a national ‘Bunks Across America’ event in which more than 15,000 volunteers nationwide built about 7,000 beds on this special day. The Tetherow Dads Club joined in the
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