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COCC Board approves $5 per-credit tuition hike for 2023-24 academic year

April 13, 2023 10:15 am KTVZ News Partners

The Central Oregon Community College Board of Directors voted Wednesday evening to approve an in-district tuition increase of $5 per credit for the…

New music and camping festival, Cascade Equinox, coming to Redmond Fairgrounds in Sept.

April 13, 2023 9:47 am KTVZ News Partners

Seasoned event organizers Gem & Jam and 4 Peaks Presents have joined forces to produce the first-ever Cascade Equinox Festival, a new…

A coyote spotted at Shevlin Park has shown aggression towards park visitors

April 12, 2023 6:41 pm Tracee Tuesday

There is a warning this week about an agitated coyote in Bend’s Shevlin Park. Visitors are being warned to keep dogs out of the area. The Bend…

Addisen Fisher committed to ‘dream’ school UCLA, leading Bend softball’s state title push

April 12, 2023 11:52 am KTVZ

Addisen Fisher is officially a UCLA Bruin commit, but has unfinished business during the high school…

Bend’s Lighthouse Navigation Center records growing number of homeless finding greater stability

April 12, 2023 5:47 pm KTVZ

“On July 21, 2021, I was struck and hit by a car crossing Fred Myers on Reed Lane, which landed me to sleep in a tent in China Hat,” Nicole Gilley…

Charged debate on Oregon gun bills reflects national divide

April 12, 2023 3:23 pm The Associated Press

By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An emotionally charged debate over Oregon’s gun-related legislation recently brought…

Mid-April snow makes for slick mountain travel; spin-outs, jackknifed semi close Hwys. 58, 20 for a time

April 12, 2023 12:51 pm Barney Lerten

A few hours after Oregon Highway 58 over Willamette Pass was closed for a time Wednesday due to spun-out vehicles on the snowy roadway, a jackknifed…

‘It’s been very fulfilling’: Judge swears in CASA volunteers to help foster children, but more are needed

April 4, 2023 9:36 am KTVZ

Nineteen new Court Appointed Special Advocates were sworn in recently by Deschutes County Circuit Judge Bethany Flint. While the added volunteers…

City of Bend clears homeless camp along SW Division Street in latest move aimed at safety

April 11, 2023 7:18 pm KTVZ

After providing 10 days notice and a follow-up 72 hours out, the city of Bend cleared its portion of a homeless camp off Southwest Division Street on…

Ask the Mayor: Bend’s Melanie Kebler talks rough roads, short-term rentals, homeless

April 12, 2023 9:27 am KTVZ

In this month’s edition of Ask the Mayor, Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler responds to questions regarding rough roadways, city workers on cellphones,…

Blues Traveler, Big Head Todd and the Monsters join Bend Hayden Amphitheater concert roster

April 11, 2023 8:38 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — GRAMMY Award-winning artist Blues Traveler and Platinum-Selling rockers Big Head Todd and the Monsters will be giving…

Cascades East Transit still needs bus drivers; Deschutes County explores options to expedite licensing process

April 11, 2023 11:31 am KTVZ

Cascades East Transit is looking for more bus drivers, so it can return service back to pre-covid levels and offer new…

Tumalo-area man seeks Deschutes County approval – again – for private airstrip for his 2 planes

April 11, 2023 11:39 am KTVZ

A Deschutes County hearings officer takes testimony at 6 p.m. Tuesday on a request by a Redmond-area man to use a private airstrip for his own two…

Bend Endurance Academy and Bend BMX upgrading climbing wall space and race track

April 11, 2023 11:59 am KTVZ

As Bend continues to grow, the extreme sports facilities and opportunities seem to grow with…

Deschutes National Forest pushes back opening day for several campgrounds due to lingering snow

April 11, 2023 9:42 am KTVZ

The late, heavy snow at higher elevations of the High Desert has brought Central Oregonians more time to enjoy winter sports such as skiing and…

Apparent hoax call of shooting at SW Bend home brings out major police presence, closes streets

April 11, 2023 2:27 pm Barney Lerten

A caller to Deschutes County 911 dispatchers claimed to have shot someone at a home in southwest Bend Tuesday, prompting a major police presence, the…