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Sisters City Council chooses Jordan Wheeler as new city manager

April 3, 2023 10:58 am KTVZ News Partners

The Sisters City Council voted unanimously last Thursday to offer the city manager position to current Sandy City Manager Jordan Wheeler, pending…

Pile burn of tumbleweeds on windy afternoon sparks barn fire east of Bend, $6,000 damage

April 2, 2023 9:24 pm Barney Lerten

A property owner east of Bend was burning a pile of tumbleweeds near a metal pole barn Sunday afternoon when strong winds spread embers into stored…

States aim to boost school safety after Tennessee shooting

April 2, 2023 5:37 am Associated Press

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — In the wake of an elementary school shooting in Tennessee earlier this…

Ibex Global shuts Bend call center, lays off 100 people, shifting others to work from home

April 2, 2023 4:23 pm Barney Lerten

A Bend customer service call center that employed up to 850 people over the past 23 years laid off about 100 workers on Friday, shifted an…

Crook County Sheriff’s Office joins in blitz to mark National Districted Driving Awareness Month

April 1, 2023 9:55 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Crook County Sheriff’s Office would like to let everyone know April is a National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The Sheriff’s Office…

Sleep in Heavenly Peace bed-builders raise ‘dust storm’ of caring at Redmond Fairgrounds, top their 100-bed goal

March 28, 2023 4:35 pm KTVZ

How much sawdust can 135 volunteers make while building beds for kids who don’t have one? Quite a…

Deschutes Historical Museum’s ‘Klunkers and Stumpjumpers’ exhibit to explore Bend’s mountain biking history

April 1, 2023 11:02 am KTVZ News Partners

Once upon a time, Klunker bikes gathered at the base of an undeveloped Awbrey Butte. Members of Klisters Corner and the Black Rock Riders would put…

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office identifies, still looking for suspects in damaging CRR restroom vandalism

March 31, 2023 9:50 pm KTVZ News Partners

Jefferson County Sheriff Jason Pollock said Friday that deputies have identified the juvenile suspects in a destructive case of restroom vandalism…

Fire destroys private ambulance, closes Hwy. 97 south of Bend for a time; no injuries reported

March 31, 2023 4:57 pm Barney Lerten, Tyson Beauchemin

A private medical ambulance caught fire and was destroyed along U.S. Highway 97 five miles south of Bend late Friday afternoon, closing the highway…

Soaring above: Bend business, partner offer free paraglide journeys for people with disabilities

March 31, 2023 7:13 pm KTVZ

Bend business Astro Paragliding is partnering with Project Airtime to provide free tandem paragliding flights to people with disabilities, giving…

‘Something special about this sport’: Pro player bringing new energy to Thump Lacrosse

March 31, 2023 11:03 am KTVZ

Lacrosse in Central Oregon is growing rapidly, and it just got an experienced professional to up its game even more.…

‘We are just here to spend some quality time’: Families visit Bend, C.O. for relaxing, fun spring break

March 31, 2023 11:56 am KTVZ

It’s spring break time in Bend, and while the weather hasn’t been as warm and blue sky as some visitors and residents might want, they’ve been making…

ODA confirms first Klamath County case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

March 31, 2023 3:19 pm Barney Lerten

The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has confirmed the presence…

‘Overwhelmed’ La Pine woman agrees to relinquish 17 dogs; Humane Society of C.O. caring for them

March 31, 2023 10:02 am Barney Lerten

The Humane Society of Central Oregon is caring for 17 dogs taken from a La Pine woman who authorities say recently adopted them from a rescue…

One Class at a Time: Bend Tech Academy at Marshall HS trains future business leaders

March 30, 2023 9:10 pm KTVZ

This month’s One Class at a Time $500 recipient is the business leadership program at Bend Tech Academy at Marshall High School, which teaches skills…