Bend Archives

Beaverton man cleans up Bend homeless camp during his visits

February 22, 2022 11:24 pm KTVZ - News Team

A Beaverton man who visits Bend often asked the homeless living along Hunnell Road how he could help, and learned they needed trash removal, so Will…

C.O. service groups, shelters prep for second night of full beds amid single-digit temps

February 22, 2022 11:17 am KTVZ

A string of extremely cold nights are forecasted in Central Oregon, and some volunteers, including Jumar Caoile, a healthcare navigator with Central…

2022 Bend Police Department Community Academy seeks participants

February 22, 2022 1:36 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Bend Police Department Community Academy has received recognition as a national and regional model and continues to be a highly popular program…

Mt. Bachelor’s damaged Skyliner lift officially out of commission for rest of season

February 22, 2022 10:52 am KTVZ

Mt. Bachelor will be without one of its base area lifts through the end of the…

‘Zenith’ sculpture chosen for Bend’s Alpenglow Community Park

February 22, 2022 9:15 am KTVZ News Partners

The group Art in Public Places, Bend Park & Recreation District staff and Bend Park & Recreation Foundation selection committee members have selected…

New barbershop opening in NE Bend on March 1

February 20, 2022 6:44 pm KTVZ

A new barbershop that will service men, women and children is opening in Bend March 1. It’s called “One Stop Buzz,” located across from Planet…

More details from owner’s son in weekend robbery of NE Bend Chinese restaurant

February 20, 2022 2:40 pm Barney Lerten

A northeast Bend Chinese restaurant was robbed by a man with a covered face Saturday night, prompting a police search of the area and steady sirens…

Katie Zuniga gives the Olympic sport of curling a try

February 18, 2022 6:19 pm KTVZ

NewsChannel 21’s Katie Zuniga visited with the Bend Curling Club at The Pavilion to learn the ins and outs of the increasingly popular game of…

Bend fugitive arrested in several thefts from cars, storage unit break-ins

February 17, 2022 10:13 pm KTVZ News Partners

Bend police arrested a 29-year-old fugitive at St. Charles Bend this week, accused in at least 11 recent cases of theft, burglary, mail theft and…

Perkins discusses city of Bend decision to drop 2 shelter sites

February 17, 2022 7:58 pm KTVZ

NewsChannel 21 spoke Thursday with Bend City Councilor Megan Perkins about the city’s decision to drop two controversial sites from consideration for…

Summit grad Hunter Hess battles through 2 medical setbacks, proves his toughness in freestyle skiing

February 17, 2022 5:50 pm KTVZ

Hunter Hess is one of the top freestyle skiers in the country, and despite missing out on this year’s Olympics, he continues to defy the odds.…

City of Bend selects 3 Affordable Housing Fund recipient projects totaling $1.1 million

February 17, 2022 11:15 am KTVZ News Partners

The Bend City Council Wednesday night approved the 2022 Affordable Housing Fund recommendations from the council-appointed Affordable Housing…

City of Bend drops controversial Ninth Street, Juniper Ridge sites for possible outdoor shelters

February 16, 2022 9:45 pm KTVZ News Partners

In her regular update on the city of Bend’s various efforts to deal with a rising number of homeless, City Councilor Megan Perkins announced…

Frustrated customers plan to take previous Bend storage facility owner to court

February 15, 2022 11:49 am KTVZ

Customers of Lucky Horseshoe Storage on the north end of Bend say they plan to file a class-action lawsuit against the former property owner, having…

C. Oregon hockey players work toward big dreams — and some have to move far to do so

February 16, 2022 6:40 pm KTVZ

When you think of Oregon sports, hockey may not come to mind first. But Bend is brewing talent — and often, those with the desire to progress and…

Bend homeless man arrested, accused of threatening woman with shotgun

February 16, 2022 4:46 pm KTVZ News Partners

A homeless man who allegedly threatened to kill a woman with a loaded shotgun was arrested Wednesday morning on Hunnell Road and also was found to be…