Downtown Bend kicks off the holiday season in style with Community Tree Lighting
The weather turned out to be pretty agreeable and a big crowd turned out Friday evening for the Downtown Bend Community Tree Lighting festivities by…
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Truck and trailer stolen from Bend businesses recovered, two fugitives arrested at Sunriver Business Park
A tracker on a truck stolen Friday from a Bend auto detailing business helped Bend Police and other law enforcement locate it in the Sunriver area…
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Styx and Foreigner, special guest John Waite bring ‘Renegades & Juke Box Heroes Tour’ to Bend next June 30
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Ten years is a long enough wait for two powerhouse and legendary classic rockers to hit the road together…
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‘They need to be loved’: Prineville woman makes, donates nearly 1,000 pet blankets
A Prineville woman whose painful childhood memories led her to make nearly 1,000 pet blankets for area shelters over the past few years is moving on…
Continue ReadingNorthWest Crossing’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting brings happy crowd – and Santa
Jillian Fortner was on hand for all the fun festivities on Thursday evening as Harcourts The Garner Group Real Estate hosted the annual Christmas…
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La Pine Fire District, St. Charles and La Pine Community Health Center resolve court fight over transport billing
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The La Pine Rural Fire Protection District, St. Charles Health System, and La Pine Community Health Center jointly announced…
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Warm Springs man sentenced to 3-plus years in federal prison for assaulting girlfriend
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Warm Springs man was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison Thursday for assaulting his girlfriend and…
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Oregon state Rep. Emerson Levy announces run for second term in District 53
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon state Rep. Emerson Levy, D-Bend, announced Thursday she is running for reelection in House District 53. Here’s her full…
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Fire caused by improper disposal of woodstove ashes heavily damages NE Bend home; 2 pets perish, dog survives
(Update: Relative of resident revises pet info, says two perished, one survived) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fire traced to improper disposal of…
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Madras HS bomb threat call prompts lockdown; students bused to fairgrounds as school cleared, deemed safe
A telephoned bomb threat involving Madras High School Thursday morning prompted a lockdown, followed by the evacuation of all students, who were…
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Cascade Camera Club celebrates 75th anniversary with members’ new book, ‘The Spirit of Central Oregon’
In celebration of the Cascade Camera Club’s 75th anniversary, the club has partnered with Visit Central Oregon and Eagle Wealth Management to create…
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‘There’s not a lot known about it right now’: Central Oregon kennels prepare for unknown respiratory disease
A new respiratory illness of as yet unknown origin is affecting dogs across the state, according to the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association.…
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1989 killer of Bend woman who took life sentence to avoid death penalty dies at Umatilla state prison
A Deschutes County killer who accepted a life prison term to avoid a death-penalty trial in the 1989 rape, robbery and killing of a Bend woman died…
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and SAR prepared, with over 130 volunteers ready for trouble this winter
With winter weather arriving, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue has reminders about being prepared for whatever the elements bring your…
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New scholarship will honor OSU-Cascades student Joel Tranby, killed in fall while climbing North Sister
The family of an Oregon State University-Cascades student killed in a mountaineering accident last July has committed more than $55,000 to create an…
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Big shopping spree held at Fred Meyer for Les Schwab Tire Center ‘s 2nd annual Toy Drive
Shopping carts were filled with toys and lined up at Bend’s Fred Meyer Wednesday for NewsChannel 21 and Les Schwab Tire Centers’ second annual Toy…
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Former DCSO deputy, detective convicted on two counts of official misconduct, acquitted on two other charges
(Update: Adding no sentencing date set; could face two-year sentence) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – After a two-day non-jury trial, a judge on Wednesday…
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Prineville man arrested on DUII, elude charges after brief pursuit
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 21-year-old Prineville man accused of speeding through an intersection and leading a Crook County sheriff’s deputy on…
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Bend Airport business owners warn new city rules could shut their doors; city agrees to revisit proposed regulations
Some Bend Municipal Airport tenants are warning that the city’s proposed update to rules and regulations for airport tenants could cause some local…
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Merkley introduces bill to ban TSA’s new facial recognition system at US airports
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The holidays are here, with more people traveling. Last summer, the TSA announced a new facial recognition screening…
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