Residents hear Bend City Council candidates address issues at a public forum
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – As we inch closer to Election Day, candidates running for a Bend City Council seat invited the public out to the Deschutes…
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NewsChannel 21 viewers come through: Bend man’s trailer full of Helene relief supplies to bring back to N. Carolina
We told you last week that Bend resident Schuyler Morgan was collecting donations to bring back home to Hurricane Helene victims in his home state of…
Continue ReadingAspen Ridge Special Report, Part 3: Concerned family members of current, former residents speak out on issues
(Update: adding video, comment from family members) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Family members of residents have reached out to NewsChannel 21 after…
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A paws-itively wonderful time was had by all at this year’s Great Bark Bash dog races
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sunday, the final day of this year’s Bend Fall Festival, featured a real crowd favorite: The second annual Great Bark Bash. The…
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COCC ‘plants’ promise garden of pinwheels ahead of Sunday’s Central Oregon Walk to End Alzheimer’s
In advance of the Central Oregon Walk to End Alzheimer’s next Sunday, Central Oregon Community College is “planting” a temporary Promise Garden…
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‘Stability’: Former SE Bend motel transformed into 76 units of transitional housing apartments for homeless
A former motel turned into 76 units of new transitional housing for the homeless was unveiled Monday to Deschutes County and City of Bend officials…
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‘I got off lucky’: Bend resident Danielle Gates shares her breast cancer survivor journey
According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. one in eight women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their…
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Teamsters union members, on strike against Bigfoot Beverage, extend picket lines to Bend distribution facility
ore than two weeks after more than 240 workers at Eugene-based Bigfoot Beverages went on strike in a dispute over pension benefits, two Teamsters…
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Who would abandon a cardboard box full of 8 very young puppies in a NE Bend park? Police would like to know
Bend police are looking to the public for any tips that could help them find who abandoned a cardboard box full of eight very young puppies on Sunday…
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Oregon Transportation Commission to discuss budget, DMV voter registration issues Thursday at Bend meeting
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Transportation Commission will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 9 a.m. The meeting will originate…
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Bend-La Pine Schools hires Karen Rush as new elementary programs director
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools has hired Karen Rush as one of the District’s two Executive Directors of Elementary Programs. She will…
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‘We give people hope’: Red Cross volunteer from Bend is traveling the Hurricane Helene-ravaged streets of Florida
(Adding video) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (KTVZ) – As he has for four years now, Bend retiree and Red Cross volunteer Dennis Smith has brought the tech…
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Discovery West ‘Launches’ new gathering place called Discovery Corner with special event
Discovery West, a neighborhood on the west side of Bend, showed off its new gathering place, called Discovery Corner this weekend. “The Launch”…
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Making connections, having fun, sharing art: Big crowds headed downtown for weekend’s Bend Fall Festival
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fall has come to life in downtown Bend for the Bend Fall Festival this weekend. Big crowds enjoyed Day 2 of the…
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Discovery Corner celebrates completion with a drone show and a chance to meet a former NASA astronaut
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — At Discovery West’s new Discovery Corner in northwest Bend, “The Launch,” a space-themed grand opening of the gathering spot…
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‘I feel a call of duty’: Bend resident seeking donations he’ll bring to North Carolina for Helene victims
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend resident Schuyler Morgan and his family moved to Bend in April, but after witnessing the devastation of Hurricane Helene,…
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Pacific Power crews from across Northwest, including Bend, deploy to Georgia for Hurricane Helene response
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In response to a mutual assistance request from Georgia Power, Pacific Power is sending crews, support personnel and…
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Supporters cheer Bend councilors’ approval of commitment to ‘fossil fuel-free’ city-owned buildings
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In an important step toward fulfilling their Community Climate Action Plan, Bend city councilors passed a resolution Wednesday…
Continue ReadingAspen Ridge death update: Another ex-worker witnessed ‘a lot of neglect’; state agency seeks tougher staffing rules
Aspen Ridge Memory Care in Bend has been categorized as putting residents in “immediate jeopardy condition” by the Oregon Department of Human…
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Oregon statewide student assessment scores show progress, but ‘more work ahead’ to return to pre-pandemic levels
The Oregon Department of Education released results Thursday from the Oregon Statewide Assessment System’s spring 2024 summative tests, which…
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