Local Videos

As the American Red Cross is in need of blood donors this summer, Bend Fire and Police engaged in a Central Oregon Battle of the Badges blood drive on Tuesday.

The latest ‘staffer’ at the KIDS Center in Bend, a service dog named O’Malley, has been specially trained to help the children in their care during interviews and medical checkups.

The group has now expanded to Madras, with a reduced cost for parents. It teaches kids about the great outdoors and destinations around the state.

The Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative held its third statewide Hidden Bottle Hunt this week. An eleven-year-old Bend boy and his mom discovered the third  bottle out of six hidden bottles. The pair found it on Saturday at the Peter Skene Ogden Scenic Viewpoint north of Redmond.   

The first annual Battle of the Bats softball tournament was in full swing at the Vince Genna Stadium on Sunday. The competition featured several local  agencies, including the Bend Police Department, the Bend Fire Department, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and Deschutes County Parole and Probation. Proceeds from the tournament will go to J Bar J Youth Services.

It was a beautiful sunny day for getting active on Saturday. The Central Oregon nonprofit Destination Rehab held its fifth annual SOAR at the Bend Pavilion. It’s an activity day for adults with disabilities to do wellness, sport and outdoor activities. Participants may have conditions such as Parkinson’s disease or cerebral palsy. There was table tennis, rock climbing,

Throughout the entire town of Sisters hung colorful quilts, with intricate designs — everywhere you looked and turned on Saturday. And hundreds of people were out admiring the artwork hung around town. It was the 48th annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. The quilt show is a nonprofit founded in 1975. This year’s theme was the “Hidden Stories”

It’s a weekend of art, food and music on the streets of Bend, and there’s lots of other things going on, too, from the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show to … well, visit http://events.ktvz.com to find plenty more summer fun!