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Conceptual 3D renderings released for 2 proposed Bend homeless villages

September 17, 2021 7:26 pm Leslie Cano

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — New 3D renderings have been released by a group that hopes to be chosen to manage two proposed managed homeless villages in…

The first first responders need help: Deschutes 911 seeks to hire more dispatchers

September 17, 2021 6:56 pm Carly Keenan

“911 — what is the address of your emergency?” a Deschutes County dispatcher asked Friday — a famous line we recognize and rely on, 24/7. The…

Free rapid COVID-19 testing at Les Schwab Amphitheater starts with Friday’s concert

September 17, 2021 9:35 am Noah Chast

Concertgoers at the Les Schwab Amphitheater will have access to free COVID-19 testing before each event, starting…

Redmond Police Captain Devin Lewis named sole police chief finalist; online reception set

September 17, 2021 1:43 pm KTVZ news sources

Redmond Police Captain Devin Lewis has been chosen as the finalist to succeed retiring Police Chief Dave Tarbet, and a virtual community reception is…

Bend’s year-round emergency shelter hits 70-person capacity; Shepherd’s House seeks help with meals

September 16, 2021 8:27 am Max Goldwasser

As cooler days and chilly nights set in across the High Desert, dozens of homeless people are filling up Bend’s new year-round shelter, and the…

Deschutes County COVID-19 vaccination clinics report more people are showing up for shots

September 16, 2021 6:18 pm Leslie Cano

Deschutes County’s COVID-19 vaccination clinics are seeing an increase in people wanting the shot, largely due to the mandates but for other reasons…

Bend restaurant enacts new policy requiring workers to get vaccinated

September 16, 2021 11:54 am Bola Gbadebo

Sunriver Brewing Company, which operates brewpubs in Bend, Sunriver and Eugene, is requiring all staff to get COVID-19 vaccinations by Oct.…

‘Long overdue’: Bend Municipal Airport seeking grant funds for air traffic control tower

September 16, 2021 12:37 pm Noah Chast

The third-busiest airport in Oregon is preparing for an upgrade, in the form of an 80- to100-foot-tall air traffic control…

Warm Springs among 12 tribes gaining access to FBI, other national crime info databases

September 16, 2021 3:08 pm KTVZ news sources

The US Department of Justice said Thursday it has chosen another 12 federally recognized tribes, including the Confederated Tribes of the Warm…

OSU-Cascades research funding totals $3.4 million, second-highest in history of Bend campus

September 16, 2021 2:02 pm KTVZ news sources

Research funding at Oregon State University–Cascades reached $3.4 million during the past fiscal year, the second-highest total in campus history,…

Hospitalized Burns couple with COVID-19 have to say their goodbyes over video call

September 15, 2021 8:31 pm Leslie Cano

Burns resident Carolyn Ellis is leaving Bend feeling…

Bend councilors move forward on permanent fireworks ban, housing code changes

September 15, 2021 5:46 pm Alec Nolan

Bend city councilors were meeting Wednesday evening to take public comment on proposed rules to allow multi-family housing in all neighborhoods, as a…

Deschutes County, sheriff’s deputy reach $527,000 settlement of federal discrimination lawsuit

September 15, 2021 10:17 pm Barney Lerten

A month before it was set to go to trial, a $527,000 settlement was announced late Wednesday of a federal lawsuit filed four years ago by a Deschutes…

Odem Theater Pub’s COVID vaccine mandate-Nazi Germany comparison sparks controversy online

September 15, 2021 7:23 pm Noah Chast

An email from Redmond’s Odem Theater comparing the state’s COVID-19 vaccine requirements to the Nazi persecution of the Jews has sparked controversy…

SE Bend property owner burning weeds with torch cited after sparking brush fire

September 15, 2021 4:32 pm KTVZ news sources

A property owner burning weeds with a propane torch in southeast Bend was cited Wednesday after sparking a fire that grew to nearly a half-acre in…

Bend-La Pine Schools see 1,100 fewer students than two years ago, before COVID-19 hit

September 14, 2021 10:06 pm Barney Lerten

You might call Brad Henry the chief number-cruncher for Bend-La Pine Schools. But after the upheaval that COVID-19 has brought to just about…

Use restrictions to be reduced on C.O. public lands; campfires allowed in designated campgrounds

September 15, 2021 11:49 am KTVZ news sources

Due to increased moisture and cooling temperatures, fire officials on the Deschutes and Ochoco national forests, Crooked River National Grassland and…