BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — St. Charles Health System’s Trauma Program will honor former trauma patients Wednesday, May 20, at St. Charles Bend. The event will feature 17-year-old Paige Wood, a local teen who will share her recovery story after surviving a traumatic car crash last summer. Wood’s crash occurred when she fell asleep while driving
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — “Chaos Theory,” Summit High School’s FIRST Robotics team from Bend recently reached the semi-finals at the FIRST World Championship in Houston. This achievement caps what may be the most accomplished season in Central Oregon robotics history. The team also made history by winning the Industrial Design Award at all four competitions
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(Update: adding video and comments from cast member, theater director) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Caldera High School Theatre invites the community to experience Disney’s “Newsies,” a high-energy production with an impressive display of student talent, both on and off stage. The musical, set in turn-of-the-century New York City, follows a determined group of young newsboys
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Saturday evening fire in a Bend mobile home park destroyed one home and damaged another, after improperly discarded smoking materials ignited a blaze that spread and triggered explosions. Bend Fire & Rescue responded just before 6 p.m. to reports of a structure fire in the Suntree Village Mobile Home Park.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) The City of Bend hosted a short State of the City session at CityFest, held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Life Fitness Studio parking lot in downtown Bend. During the event, Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler addressed the city on several key initiatives. Kebler spoke about current efforts in public safety,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Deputy Kiersten Schwindt will join the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Unit. She is the first female deputy to become a part of the unit’s crew. Schwindt became a member of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office in 2018. She began her career as a cadet in Redmond.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A new weekly farmers market opened today at Elevation Bend, formerly known as Bend Factory Stores. The market, which wraps around the entire side of the outlets, will operate every week until October. The farmers market is part of the rebranding of Bend Factory Stores to Elevation Bend. Organizers intend for
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Nikolas Tone, a student at Bend Senior High, has qualified for the Project MFG National Welding Competition this month in San Diego, Calif. Tone is one of just 24 students nationwide selected to compete in the event. The national competition selected 24 students from a field of 410 competitors across 154 schools.
Continue Reading BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Wells Acres Road will close at Butler Market Road beginning Monday, May 11. The closure is part of the ongoing Butler Market & Wells Acres Roundabout and Key Route Project and is expected to last until about mid-August. During the closure, Purcell Boulevard will serve as the designated detour route for
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon, a program of J Bar J Youth Services, is launching a new Monthly Giving Program today. The initiative aims to recruit 40 founding “Match Makers” during May to provide consistent, year-round support for youth mentorship in Central Oregon. The new program is designed to
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Multi-Agency Traffic Team (MATT) has wrapped up its Distracted Driving Awareness Month focused enforcement and education effort, which took place this week MATT issued 146 citations for distracted driving during a focused enforcement and education effort in April. Central Oregon MATT conducted the operation as part of its
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Park and Recreation District is opening lottery enrollment for its Kids Inc. after-school care program for the 2026-27 school year. The application process begins Friday, May 1, at 8:00 a.m. for K-5th graders in most Bend, Ore., elementary schools. The Kids Inc. program operates daily until 5:30 p.m. in
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Foster the People will bring their brand-new live show, which debuted at Coachella, to the Hayden Homes Amphitheater in Bend this September. The band will headline the show on Saturday, September 12, 2026, with special guest Goth Babe. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the show begins at 7 p.m. The
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Outdoor debris burning in the Bend area will close at midnight on Thursday, April 30. Bend Fire & Rescue, in conjunction with the Central Oregon Fire Chiefs Association, announced the restriction. This closure applies to outdoor debris burning across the Bend area. While such burning will remain open in the rural
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Bend Park and Recreation District will open the application process for its Kids Inc. after-school care program for the 2026-27 school year on Friday, May 1. The lottery enrollment, which supports after-school care for kindergarten through fifth-grade students, will accept applications until May 13 at 11:59 p.m. The Kids Inc.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — More than 170 pounds of unused medications have been safely removed from the streets thanks to a recent DEA take back event, with 64 cars participating and nearly 80 pounds of injectable drugs collected. For those who missed the event, a convenient drop-off kiosk remains available at the Bend Police Station.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — CityFest, hosted by the City of Bend and the First Friday Art Walk will take place this Friday, May 1, in Downtown Bend. The events aim to encourage community members to explore and support local businesses. CityFest will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Lift Fitness Studio parking
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Factory Stores is rebranding as Elevation Bend, with a grand unveiling and the launch of the Elevation Farmers Market scheduled for Friday, May 1, 2026. The event will take place at 61334 South Highway 97 in Bend. This transformation aims to create a refreshed destination for shopping, community connection and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Standing along Highway 97 on Revere Avenue, the changes are hard to miss. Where tents once stood off and on for years, there are large boulders and thick gravel, part of a strategy critics call “hostile architecture,” designed to keep people from camping there. The goal is simple: prevent encampments from
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Farmers Market will return to downtown Bend on Wednesday, May 6, marking the start of another season. The market, located in Brooks Alley just off Drake Park, offers fresh food, community connections and a lively atmosphere. The market aims to support local farmers, ranchers, bakers and artisan food producers
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