Bend Archives

Bend RV arson suspect caught after crash, search, pursuit

February 23, 2020 10:59 am Barney Lerten

A Bend man sought by police since allegedly setting fire to a motor home he shared with his estranged wife two weeks ago ran from a rollover crash…

Bend skier Tommy Ford grabs second World Cup podium finish of season

February 22, 2020 11:13 pm KTVZ news sources

Bend ski racer Tommy Ford waited a long time for his first career world cup podium finish, but his second wasn’t far…

Bend police officer files to unseat Deschutes Sheriff Nelson

February 21, 2020 5:42 pm Barney Lerten

A Bend police officer who shot and killed a suspected drunken driver in downtown Bend more than three years ago filed to run Friday against Deschutes…

Bend council OKs resolution discouraging residents from feeding deer, wildlife

February 20, 2020 11:56 am Rhea Panela

The Bend City Council unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday evening discouraging residents from feeding deer and other wildlife within the city…

Bend to test metered signals at Reed Market-Bond roundabout

February 20, 2020 8:07 am KTVZ news sources

The city of Bend announced Thursday it will test the use of metered signals at the Reed Market/Bond/Brookswood roundabout during the week of March…

Bend planners share vision for city’s core area

February 20, 2020 11:14 pm KTVZ news sources

Bend’s Urban Renewal Advisory Board held an open house Thursday to gather input and share conceptual plans for future improvements in Bend’s “Core…

Lacrosse is Bend Park & Rec’s fastest-growing youth sport

February 19, 2020 8:12 pm Jordan Williams

Lacrosse may not be the first sport you think of, when it comes to Central Oregon youth sports. But according to Bend Park and Recreation, it’s…

Help offered for C.O. first responders who struggle with stress

February 19, 2020 6:13 pm Arielle Brumfield

Law enforcement and other first responders are quite often the first people on the scene of a variety of variety traumatic and stressful incidents,…

Deschutes deputy DA Kropf announces run for Helt’s House seat

February 19, 2020 2:03 pm The Associated Press, KTVZ news sources

A Deschutes County prosecutor announced Wednesday he will run as a Democratic candidate for the Oregon House seat in Bend currently held by…

Bend RV park residents voice frustration in arson aftermath

February 18, 2020 5:51 pm Arielle Brumfield

Some residents of Crown Villa Park in southern Bend say their concerns over safety were neglected before a motor home fire earlier this month, and…

Bend to give 60-day notice for Juniper Ridge homeless campers to leave

February 18, 2020 11:55 am KTVZ news sources

The city of Bend says it will begin an outreach process on Wednesday to inform people at established campsites on city-owned property in the Juniper…

Hoax bomb threat prompts COCC culinary center evacuation

February 18, 2020 10:44 am Barney Lerten

A hoax bomb threat made on social media by a Central Oregon Community College student Tuesday morning led to a 45-minute precautionary evacuation of…

Bend PD: Burglary suspect tried to break into home twice

February 17, 2020 12:00 pm Rhea Panela, Rhea Panela

A Bend man was arrested late Sunday night, accused of burglarizing a southwest Bend home and trying to break in a second time, as well as trying to…

Video by Antarctic scuba diver from Bend goes viral

February 16, 2020 8:22 pm Rhea Panela

When a scuba diver from Bend posted on Facebook a video of her and her colleagues dancing in their diving suits to the song “I’m Sexy and I Know…

Shot fired in NE Bend apartment; suspect arrested in Redmond

February 15, 2020 1:16 am Barney Lerten

A man who fired a gunshot in a northeast Bend apartment Friday night was spotted a short time later in Redmond, leading to a guns-drawn traffic stop,…