Show Us Your Garden: Featuring those special places you’ve created at home
This week in Show Us Your Garden, we have a cool garden tucked away in the corner of the back yard, so lovely it attracts hummingbirds and…
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‘We can get to them faster:’ Air tankers from busy Redmond base provide key element to stopping wildfires
(Update: adding video, comment Neptune Aviation Services, US Forest Service) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With numerous major wildfires burning across the…
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Gunman accused of shooting at man on busy NE Bend street indicted, arraigned; prosecutors plan to file federal charges
A Bend man was indicted and arraigned Thursday on several charges after police said he drew a gun and fired at least one shot at a man on a busy…
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Return of east winds amid heat wave expected to boost fire danger across Northwest as crews battle numerous wildfires
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A weather pattern bringing an easterly flow of winds is forecast over much of the fire-stricken Pacific Northwest this…
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Prineville Airport to receive over $4 million from FAA to rebuild runway and lighting, add taxiway connectors
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Thursday the Rogue Valley International Airport and the Prineville Airport have…
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Bend city councilors accept $5 million federal affordable housing grant; half of what was sought, but a big impact
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – During Wednesday night’s Bend City Council meeting, councilors voted to approve the city manager’s acceptance of a $5 million…
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Deschutes County to seek limited state grant for disputed RV campground; board makes case for 710-acre housing rezone
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County commissioners returned to two recent controversies on Wednesday, first agreeing to apply for a limited state…
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‘I think it’s awesome!’: Bend-La Pine Schools provide free breakfast and lunch to students
This school year, thousands of Central Oregon students can get a free lunch and breakfast at school, easing their families’ budget crunch.…
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Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer campaigns in Bend as new poll shows close race with challenger Janelle Bynum
Rep. Lori Chavez DeRemer made two campaign stops in Bend on Wednesday, on the heels of a weekend visit by Democratic opponent Janelle Bynum, as a new…
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‘You’re just chasing the problem’: East Bend residents react to potential new vehicle camping code
A year after the sweep of homeless encampments and RVs on Hunnell Road, the City of Bend is looking to tighten up its on-street vehicle camping code…
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Two south Deschutes County raids turn up illegal marijuana grows, guns, cash and mushrooms; 2 arrested, 2 cited
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Two people were arrested and two others cited as Deschutes County sheriff’s detectives conducted two simultaneous…
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Deschutes County commissioners proclaim Suicide Prevention Awareness Month; several events planned around area
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In concurrence with National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday…
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Fire destroys manufactured home in SW Bend’s Romaine Village; investigators seek cause
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Investigators are looking for the cause of a fire Tuesday night that destroyed a manufactured home on Chuckanut Drive in the…
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Oregon DEQ issues air quality advisory for Crook, Deschutes counties as wildfire smoke returns to much of High Desert
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After a break of clear skies for several days, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory…
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Bend Realtor Howard Friedman named 2024 Good Neighbor Awards finalist
CHICAGO (KTVZ) – The National Association of Realtors® has selected Howard Friedman, a Realtor® from Bend, among 10 finalists for its 2024 Good…
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Fire officials see more danger amid heat, wind; Wiley Flat Fire tops 14,000 acres, Rail Ridge 61,000, Shoe Fly 20,000
Several new lightning-sparked wildfires the blew up in hot, windy and stormy weather around the region on Labor Day, two jumping the Lower Deschutes…
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Driver in downtown Sisters hits two parked cars before his SUV flips on its side
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Wilsonville man who reached for an unknown object left Cascade Avenue in downtown Sisters and hit two parked vehicles…
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Four gunshots fired in area of SW Redmond; police go door-to-door seeking witnesses, home security videos
Police went door-to-door in southwest Redmond Monday night and Tuesday, seeking witnesses or home-security videos after two citizens called to…
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‘We have multi-generational families’: Faculty at R.E. Jewell Elementary in Bend reflect on 50th first day
R.E. Jewell Elementary School in southeast Bend is celebrating a very special back-to-school time, as this year marks the school’s 50th…
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Bend Police 3D laser scanner takes precise measurements, creates crime-scene diagrams, saving officers hours
 An $80,000 3D laser scanner is helping Bend police with investigations at major crime scenes, providing greater accuracy while freeing officers…
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