BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Police Department is inviting families to stop by its lobby Friday, Oct. 30, for a Halloween treat. Families with children can visit the department at 555 NE 15th Street between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to pick up a bag of treats and Halloween safety gear. While Halloween falls
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — MountainStar Family Relief Nursery will host the 6th Annual Bend Witches Paddle this Saturday, Oct. 31, at Riverbend Park in Bend. The free community gathering runs from 3 to 6 p.m. and aims to offer connection and support as Central Oregon mourns a recent tragic shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvARZ6_PqkQ BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Central Oregon Veterans Outreach (COVO) invites the community to the 25th Annual Bend Veterans Day Parade at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, November 11, in downtown Bend. This year’s theme, “Saluting Our Veterans: 250 Years of Service and Sacrifice,” commemorates America’s 250th anniversary while honoring veterans of all eras and those
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Municipal Airport celebrated a major milestone Thursday with the grand opening of its new air traffic control tower. The new Bend Municipal Airport air traffic control tower features communications and monitoring equipment to support airport operations. (KTVZ) The City of Bend held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday morning, Oct. 29, followed
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Community College will host its 27th annual 5K “Turkey Trot” on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 10:30 a.m. on the college’s Bend campus. The fun run and walk serves as a fundraiser for COCC Foundation scholarships. The event is free for COCC students and staff and $20 for other community
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Silver Rail Elementary teaching assistant Becky Drury, seriously wounded in the October 15 shooting attack, is recovering well from this week’s surgery to reconstruct her left arm, husband Will Drury said Thursday. Here’s the full update he posted Thursday to Drury’s GoFundMe page, which has raised about $201,000 of its $210,000
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Bend, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Fire & Rescue and the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training will conduct a live-fire training exercise on Monday, Nov. 2. The activity will take place between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. at North Station in Bend. The exercise involves a live-fire prop designed to simulate flammable liquid incidents
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Restoration work at Silver Rail Elementary is expected to move into its next phase next week as crews prepare the building for the anticipated return of students and staff. The current restoration contractor is expected to finish its work by the end of this week and transition the impacted areas of
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Right now, the City of Bend is encouraging you to clear fallen leaves to prevent local flooding. The city maintains more than 30,000 stormwater assets across the community. Officials say residents can help by raking, bagging, mulching, or composting fallen leaves. The city says it’s important to keep leaves out of
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Community members are pushing for expanded safety measures following a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School that killed three students and a teacher. In response, a preliminary proposal has emerged to expand the local School Resource Officer program across the district. The School Resource Officer program currently operates as a joint
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 22-year-old Bend resident was arrested early Wednesday morning after a reported stabbing during a dispute in Bend, according to police. Devin Anthony Ordish faces charges of second-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and parole violation. Bend Police responded to the incident at approximately 12:03 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools plans to reopen Silver Rail Elementary School after a survey showed 86.2% of families prefer returning to the campus. The facility will remain closed for repairs through November 6th following damage to the building. District facilities crews and building partners are actively restoring the impacted areas of the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Environmental Center is seeking applications from schools and youth groups that would like to add a garden to children’s learning experiences, through their Garden for Every School program. Here’s the announcement: At The Environmental Center, we believe that every child in Central Oregon should have access to a garden. When
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ ) — An educational assistant who survived the shooting at Bend’s Silver Rail Elementary School is scheduled for her fourth surgery Tuesday — this time, a team of three surgeons helping to restore functioning of her left hand. Annie Moseley, organizer of Becky Drury’s GoFundMe page, posted an update Monday that said,”
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Gas prices are easing in most states, including Oregon, this week, despite crude oil prices hovering around $100 per barrel, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday. Normally, the seasonal transition to winter-blend gas and the usual decrease in demand for gas give drivers some significant relief in the fall. But elevated crude oil
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CENTRAL OREGON — (KTVZ) With Election Day just one week away, ballot returns in Central Oregon are running ahead of the pace recorded during the 2022 midterm election.An early look at Oregon Secretary of State data shows more ballots have been returned in Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties compared with the same point in the
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(Update: adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon photographers and business owners are coming together to offer Silver Rail Elementary families an afternoon of connection, comfort, and moments of joy following the October 15th tragedy. The community event will begin at 2:00 p.m. November 7th at Alpenglow Park in Bend. It will feature complimentary
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — High school students from several schools staged walkouts today to honor the victims of the Silver Rail incident while demanding increased protections and safety changes for students. The demonstrations come as high schoolers directly confront threats of gun violence. KTVZ heard from local students an opportunity to speak out about safety
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With Election Day just over a week away, more than 40,000 ballots have already been returned in Deschutes County.County Clerk Steve Dennison says voter turnout has surpassed 20% as election workers continue processing ballots ahead of the November 3 general election. Returned ballots are organized for processing at the Deschutes County
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SALEM, Ore. — Governor Tina Kotek and other state officials vowed Monday to do all they can to support Bend-La Pine Schools and the community to recover from the mass shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School 10 days ago, and to take action in an effort to prevent similar tragedies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgPL49J-fGU Kotek, flanked by several state
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