Bend’s climate-conscious sewer line assessment tool will bring music to your ears
Have you been hearing music in your pipes? It’s not your imagination, or a noisy neighbor. It’s the city of Bend’s new climate-conscious effort to…
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First ‘Destination of the Year’ honor awarded to Visit Bend by national Leave No Trace organization
Visit Bend announced recently that it has won the 2023 Leave No Trace Destination of the Year Award, which recognizes a tourism entity that embodies…
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‘It’s a great place to be’: As Gen Xers hit middle age, they’re moving to surprising locales – and Bend is in the Top 5
As Gen X prepares to send kids to college and inches closer to retirement, this age group has had time to see compound interest grow their…
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Little snow, no party: Hoodoo cancels annual New Year’s Eve celebration, awaits fresh powder to open
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Hoodoo Ski Area announced Thursday it has canceled its annual New Year’s Eve Celebration due to lack of an adequate snow…
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Judge hears from tearful family member, keeps $2 million bail for driver in Hwy. 97 DUII crash that killed family of 4
After a family member’s tearful plea, a judge rejected a defense lawyer’s request Wednesday and kept bail at $2 million for a Montana man facing…
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A dozen more Bend-La Pine schools to offer free breakfast and lunch in the new year, for total of 22
Thanks to a change in federal guidelines, 12 additional schools throughout Bend-La Pine Schools will serve free breakfast and lunch to all enrolled…
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Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue comes to the aid of two men whose car broke down deep in the Ochocos
Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue was called out Wednesday to help two Salem-area men whose car became disabled on Tuesday, stranding them…
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Missing Bend man, subject of extensive search, found 2 days later, rescued from 6-foot-deep dry well
A 34-year-old Bend man who left home to get coffee on Christmas Day and never returned, prompting an extensive search by worried friends and family…
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There are several ways to recycle or dispose of your Christmas trees, other holiday items in Central Oregon
With the holidays coming to an end soon, you may be thinking about what to do with your fresh-cut Christmas tree. Fortunately, there are a few…
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Bend man arraigned on murder charge in fatal stabbing of mother at their home; also accused of assaulting brother
A Bend man was arraigned on second-degree murder and fourth-degree assault charges Wednesday in the fatal stabbing of his 60-year-old mother during a…
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‘We should’ve been doing more earlier:’ Deschutes leaders talk of M. 110; Chang says it didn’t cause fentanyl crisis
In a conversation with NewsChannel 21, Deschutes County commissioners Phil Chang and Patti Adair shared their current thoughts on one of Oregon’s…
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Viruses are starting to circulate, and more Oregonians have received or are preparing to get their vaccines
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — It’s that time of year once again — to roll up your sleeves for vaccine shots. Respiratory…
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Warm Springs man pleads not guilty to assault; manslaughter charge not filed in man’s death at Madras homeless camp
A Warm Springs man arrested Wednesday on manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges in the death of another man at a Madras homeless camp…
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Truck driver cited after sliding on icy Hwy. 20, hitting OSP patrol SUV, Black Butte Ranch FD ambulance
A truck driver was cited for careless driving after he lost control on icy Highway 20 near the entrance to Suttle Lake on Tuesday morning, crashing…
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Central Oregon jobless rates hold steady in November
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates in Central Oregon registered very little movement in November, with Crook County…
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Bend woman pleads guilty to reduced charges in her dogs’ fatal mauling of man at Juniper Ridge homeless camp
A Bend woman whose three dogs fatally mauled a man at a Juniper Ridge homeless camp last July has pleaded guilty to three of four charges and…
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Hearing music in your pipes? Here’s why
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– The City of Bend is using what’s called an SL Rat sewer inspection tool, to find clogged pipes. The tool uses piano noises at…
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Visit Central Oregon President/CEO Julia Theisen stepping down to take similar tourism role in Snowmass, Colorado
SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — Visit Central Oregon, the Regional Destination Management organization dedicated to managing tourism programs and driving…
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Becky Johnson named interim president of Linfield University in McMinnville
MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Linfield University named Rebecca “Becky” Johnson as interim president on Tuesday, KGW reported. Johnson…
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‘This has been an issue since I started office:’ Bentz discusses China Hat Road issues, Biden impeachment inquiry
Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., is sounding off about the ongoing issues out on China Hat Road, along with why he voted to look further into an inquiry for…
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