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Les Schwab Amphitheater offers premium seating

June 10, 2021 5:37 pm KTVZ

Bend’s Les Schwab Amphitheater, which has been undergoing renovation, is offering new premium seating for the busy late-summer concert season.…

National Guard to host Redmond open houses this weekend

June 10, 2021 5:15 pm KTVZ

The Oregon Army National Guard is holding two free open houses in Redmond this weekend. The events are from 1:30 to 5:30 on Saturday at the Redmond…

Oregon House OKs more funds for emergency shelter program, including Bend’s project

June 10, 2021 3:35 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Oregon House voted Thursday to allocate more general fund dollars for Project Turnkey, which has focused on the creation and maintenance of…

Deschutes County Fair Free Summer Concert Series announced: Nelly, Reckless Kelly, Chris Janson, Skillet

June 10, 2021 1:31 pm KTVZ News Partners

In 2020, the music stopped — but what better way to launch the 2021 Deschutes County Fair & Rodeo FREE Concert Series than with some of the biggest…

Prineville man killed, Crook County HS student seriously injured in rollover crash south of Prineville

June 10, 2021 7:51 am KTVZ News Partners

A northeast Oregon man was killed and his younger sibling, a Crook County High School student, was seriously injured Wednesday night in a…

ODOT considers alternatives for US Highway 97-Baker Road interchange

June 9, 2021 7:58 pm KTVZ

he future of the U.S Highway. 97/Baker Road Interchange south of Bend was the focus of Wednesday evening’s online open house, hosted by the Oregon…

Bend median home sales price drops from record in May, while Redmond rises to new record

June 9, 2021 10:37 pm KTVZ News Partners

Bend’s median home sales price dropped $23,000 in May from the record $651,000 set in April, while Redmond’s went the other way, jumping $30,000…

Bend PD draw guns in traffic stop after reports of gun in Walmart parking lot; BB gun found

June 9, 2021 6:11 pm KTVZ

A report of a male running with a handgun through the Bend Walmart parking lot and pointing it at a car late Wednesday afternoon prompted a…

As Bend home prices soar, interest in short-term term rental properties also on the rise

June 9, 2021 7:07 pm KTVZ

As Bend-area home prices soar to record levels, the interest in buying short-term rental properties in Bend is also on the rise, according to real…

Bend Senior HS basketball team manager brings energy, smiles to the sidelines

June 9, 2021 11:56 am KTVZ

The Bend Senior High School basketball team preaches enthusiasm and energy, both on and off the court. With the squad en route to its first winning…

Bend police ID pedestrian struck, killed on NE Third Street as Arizona man, 23

June 7, 2021 10:56 pm Barney Lerten

Bend police on Wednesday released the name of a 23-year-old pedestrian from Arizona who was struck by two vehicles and killed Monday night as he…

Public comments sought on Arnold Irrigation’s $42 million, 13.2-mile canal piping project

June 9, 2021 3:18 pm KTVZ News Partners

Federal officials on Wednesday released for public comment the draft plan for a more than 13-mile, $47 million canal piping project by the Arnold…

COCC set to reopen Bend campus August 23; half of fall classes will be in person, half virtual

June 9, 2021 10:28 am KTVZ News Partners

Central Oregon Community College said Wednesday while it plans to fully reopen all campuses to students and the general public on Monday, August 23,…

Deschutes National Forest’s last prescribed burn of spring Wednesday NE of La Pine

June 9, 2021 9:04 am KTVZ News Partners

Fuel specialists with the Deschutes National Forest will conduct a prescribed burn northeast of La Pine Wednesday, to allow for firefighter training.…

Crunching the numbers: Oregon lawmakers look at redistricting’s C.O. impacts

June 8, 2021 7:58 pm KTVZ

Oregon lawmakers held a committee meeting Tuesday night to discuss changes in county demographics, as lawmakers prepare for the once-a-decade setting…