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Bend Police Department seeks applicants to serve on revised Police Chief’s Advisory Council

April 25, 2022 1:00 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Bend Police Department is seeking residents interested in serving on a newly reconstituted Police Chief’s Advisory…

Fire that destroyed outbuilding near Terrebonne, exploded ammo caused by burn barrel

April 24, 2022 12:29 am KTVZ News Partners

Investigators said Monday a burn barrel sparked a fire that destroyed an outbuilding Saturday night west of Terrebonne, setting off a large amount of…

Rider bucked off horse, injured at Cyrus Horse Camp, flown to St. Charles Bend

April 24, 2022 11:29 pm KTVZ News Partners

A woman suffered a broken leg when she was bucked off a horse at Cyrus Horse Camp on the Crooked River National Grassland Sunday morning and was…

Madras boy’s dream comes true for 7th birthday, arriving on a garbage truck

April 24, 2022 8:13 pm KTVZ

Malachi Morales celebrated his seventh birthday this year in a belated but unexpectedly happy way — a dream come true, in…

Smoke alarms awaken residents to early-AM house fires in SE Bend, S. Deschutes County, limit damage

April 24, 2022 7:16 pm Barney Lerten

Residents of two homes, in southeast Bend and south Deschutes County, were awakened by smoke detectors early Sunday morning – key to not just…

Pacific NW Forest Service Volunteers of the Year include several special Central Oregonians

April 24, 2022 1:05 pm KTVZ News Partners

The U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest regional forester announced the region’s 2021 Volunteer and Service Awards recipients last week. In…

OSP IDs Salem man killed in collision of two pickups on Highway 20E east of Bend

April 22, 2022 3:55 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State Police on Saturday identified a 34-year-old Salem man killed on U.S. Highway 20E east of Bend Friday afternoon…

Lofty perch: Some Canada geese choose to nest with goslings atop Bend buildings

April 22, 2022 10:37 pm KTVZ

If you’re walking in downtown Bend in the next couple of months, you may see an unfamiliar sight atop a building.…

Envision Bend launches Bend Vision Project, with goal to help build the future Bend needs

April 20, 2022 3:09 pm KTVZ News Partners

Envision Bend announced this week the formation of its Bend Vision Project, a community-driven engagement and visioning initiative designed to…

‘You could’ve been home ten minutes ago’: Crook County signs urge commuters to take local jobs instead

April 22, 2022 11:08 am KTVZ

While the hiring crisis has appeared to improve some around Central Oregon, one area is still feeling the struggle. Prineville businesses still face…

‘This isn’t real struggle’: Redmond man on 100-mile, 1,000-pull-up marathon to help shelter he lived in

April 22, 2022 12:06 pm KTVZ

Brandon Stutzman began running 100 miles around the three-mile Dry Canyon Loop in Redmond on Friday, also doing 1,000 pull-ups along the way, to…

Two-vehicle crash sends 4 to hospital, including 2 children, closes Bend Parkway for hours

April 22, 2022 11:58 am KTVZ News Partners

A violent, two-vehicle crash closed the Bend Parkway for hours on Friday morning and sent both drivers and two injured children to St. Charles Bend,…

SBA offers low-interest loans to C.O. businesses hurt by drought ‘agricultural disaster’

April 22, 2022 10:19 am KTVZ News Partners

Small nonfarm businesses in 18 Oregon counties and neighboring counties in California, Idaho and Washington are now eligible to apply for…

Bend-La Pine Schools in need of volunteers and bus drivers

April 21, 2022 7:51 pm KTVZ

Leaders on the Bend-La Pine School Board fielded questions on bus driver shortages, graduation ceremonies, racial issues and school curriculum during…

‘Just really awesome’: Bend Tech Academy students host basketball fundraiser for first prom in 3 years

April 21, 2022 11:39 am KTVZ

Prom season is making a comeback, after a two-year pandemic pause. This will be Bend Tech Academy at Marshall High School’s second prom in four years…