BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook joined six other Oregon superintendents in a video released Wednesday expressing their support for children and families in response to announced and enacted cuts to federal programs and grants that help communities across the state. “The goal is to initiate a conversation about the real harm being done
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– A ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday introduced Bend to Mid Oregon Credit Union’s latest branch. The new three-story building is Mid Oregon Credit Union’s new headquarters in Bend’s Old Mill district. As an homage to the history of the mill, this is a mass timber construction, rather than a steel building. The site of
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend homeowner’s attempt to use a smoke bomb to drive rock chucks out from under his house didn’t go too well Wednesday evening. But thanks to a quick call to 911, Bend Fire & Rescue crews kept it from getting a lot worse. Firefighters responded shortly after 5 p.m. to
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hayden Homes is thrilled to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Hayden Homes Amphitheater’s naming rights partnership with a giveaway for five lucky winners to experience a night of live music in style. “The Hayden Homes Amphitheater is an iconic community gathering place that unites people from all over the region
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend is proud to continue its 30+ year legacy of providing safe, supportive spaces where youth thrive. As the Club enters an exciting new chapter, we are preparing a leadership transition that reflects both the Club’s strength and the remarkable career growth of our CEO, Bess
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This May, Newport Ave. Market is excited to partner with Kendall Central Oregon for the highly anticipated Peanut Butter Drive 2025, benefitting NeighborImpact Food Bank. For the entire month, we invite our customers to participate in this essential initiative aimed at supporting families in need throughout Central Oregon. Here’s the rest
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Volunteers were busy Friday at The Pavilion, preparing for the first-ever Bend Bike Fest, happening this weekend.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Amid U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods, Bend’s Campfire Hotel said Friday it’s offering a “tariff-free” enticement: a 20% discount on room stays for all Canadian travelers. Many residents are boycotting American-made goods and cancelling travel plans to the United States, an especially troublesome outlook for hotels on the High Desert, which
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Soroptimist International of Bend is holding the 19th Annual “Community Baby Shower” donation event, from May 1-31. The club is asking for community donations of new or gently used baby items, such as clothing, blankets (crocheted or knitted, baby quilts); crocheted sweaters, hats, booties, baby socks, crib sheets. Sizes from newborn
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(Update: Second outage planned in same area) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Pacific Power says it plans a 15-minute power interruption late Thursday night for 6,530 customers in northeast Bend to carry out maintenance work – the second such outage affecting the same area in less than two weeks. The interruption will start at approximately 11
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — If you’ve opened social media recently, you’ve likely seen it — hundreds, even thousands of people dumping ice water over their heads. No, it’s not the return of the viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge from 2014. This time, it’s the Speak Your Mind Challenge, and it’s sparking a national conversation around
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(Update: adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — When a piece of hardware – like a screw – needs to be inserted into a patient’s spine, it’s important that it is placed in precisely the right spot. “The margin for error is very, very small when inserting instrumentation into the spine. One to two millimeters can
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(Update: adding video, comments from Deschutes County Health Services and Bend father) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – According to Deschutes County Health Services, dog attack reports have increased from the previous year. The majority of reported animal bites occurred in the city of Bend. “Dogs are the No. 1 one (bite reports) around the area. They
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Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District firefighters conducted up to 450 acres of prescribed burning Thursday about three miles west of Bend, near Forest Service Roads 4610 and 4615 and the trail intersection of Grand Slam and Ticket to Ride.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – KTVZ News is proud to announce the promotion of Dylan Anderman to Sports Director. A Central Oregon native and lifelong athlete, Dylan has been a driving force behind the station’s sports coverage, bringing energy, empathy, and excellence to every story he tells. Born and raised in Bend, Dylan played football and
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Residents in the Somerset neighborhood southeast of Bend are voicing their concerns Wednesday to Pacific Power about the proposed installation of a 550-kilovolt power line, known as Route A.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Mosaic Community Health, a nonprofit community health center providing quality care for all in Central Oregon, has received a $25,000 gift from Les Schwab Tire Centers to support their Street Medicine program and fundraising luncheon. “At Les Schwab, we believe in showing up for our communities when it matters most. Mosaic’s
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — An extensive restoration has been completed at the Historic St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in downtown Bend, which is holding an open house from 4-6 p.m. Thursday. Phase 2 of the renovation began last July, at a cost of more than $3 million. The restoration was designed to bring the
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Thanks to alert employees, a fire was kept fairly small and quickly stopped Wednesday morning in a downtown Bend bike and ski shop housed in a more than century-old former church.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A motorcyclist who Bend police said was passing backed-up traffic in the bike lane crashed into an SUV turning left along Northeast Empire Avenue Thursday morning, sending him to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Patrol Sergeant James Poole said officers responded around 7:40 a.m. to the reported crash on Empire Avenue
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