Bend Archives

Homeless Leadership Coalition’s preliminary numbers for yearly Point in Time Count present mixed picture

April 9, 2024 4:23 pm KTVZ

Preliminary results are in from the region’s Point in Time Count, showing how many homeless people live on Central Oregon streets, in the woods…

Bend city councilors applaud early sign of progress on homeless front; annual count indicates reduction

April 3, 2024 9:46 pm Barney Lerten

Bend city councilors got one last visitor-section round of criticism and quite the online survey result Wednesday evening before a unanimous, final…

City of Bend offering turf-removal rebates of up to $3,000, to convert lawns to a low-water use landscape

April 9, 2024 11:00 am KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The city of Bend announced Tuesday that its water customers can now receive a Turf Removal Rebate to convert lawns into a…

Bend Municipal Airport receives $315,000 federal grant for taxi lane project, one of five grants around state

April 9, 2024 10:12 am KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Monday that airports in Lake, Columbia, Deschutes, Linn and Wasco counties have…

State awards over $40 million to build, preserve over 400 affordable homes, including Bend, Redmond and La Pine

April 8, 2024 9:54 pm KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Housing and Community Services announced Monday funding awards of more than $40 million in grants and tax credits to…

OSU Board approves 4.65% tuition hike for 2024-25, also raises fees and level of financial aid

April 8, 2024 8:09 pm KTVZ News Partners

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon State University Board of Trustees on Friday approved tuition rates and student fees for the 2024-25 school…

Clouds part just in time for Central Oregonians to enjoy partial eclipse; others travel far to witness the marvel of totality

April 8, 2024 7:53 pm Tyson Beauchemin

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – While some Central Oregonians traveled thousands of miles for the awesome sight of a total solar eclipse, many others stayed…

New accelerated degree program will help C.O. students looking for career change to nursing

April 4, 2024 10:29 am KTVZ

Central Oregon will have a new option for people wanting to become nurses, starting this summer, thanks to an accelerated degree program created…

OHA partners with dozens more organizations in CO, around the state to expand community public health efforts

April 8, 2024 11:38 am Matthew Draxton

Bend’s Abilitree, a center of independent living that works to support and empower the area’s disability community, is among 44 recent recipients of…

Wildfire Preparedness Fair held in Bend

April 7, 2024 11:04 pm KTVZ - News Team

The Central Oregon Fire Prevention Cooperative held a Wildfire Preparedness Fair at the Bend fire station near Pilot Butte on Sunday, focused on…

NE Bend cannabis store focus of criticism, protests over claims of owner misconduct

April 7, 2024 6:59 pm KTVZ

Former employees of Top Shelf Medicine, a northeast Bend cannabis store, were standing outside on the sidewalk Sunday, protesting against their…

Central Oregonians will see 26% coverage during Monday’s partial eclipse; some are traveling to path of totality

April 7, 2024 6:27 pm KTVZ

While Central Oregonians can expect to see the moon cover about 26% of the sun during Monday’s partial solar eclipse, some residents packed their…

Bend-La Pine Schools looking to cut dozens of unfilled positions in 2024-25 due to enrollment drop, end of federal funds

April 7, 2024 3:00 pm Barney Lerten

Bend-La Pine Schools plan to eliminate dozens of open positions through attrition in the coming fiscal year and may cut even more jobs the following…

Traffic to shift for Empire Avenue’s northbound onramp to Highway 97; another blast planned next Saturday

April 4, 2024 6:56 pm KTVZ News Partners

(Update: ODOT corrected date of next Hwy. 97 blast – April 13th not 11th) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Beginning Wednesday, the northbound U.S. 97 on-ramp at…

Cascade Astronomy group will have telescopes set up in Old Mill District to view Monday’s partial eclipse

April 6, 2024 11:38 am KTVZ - News Team

SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) – Robert Grossfeld, director of the Cascade Astronomy & Rocketry Academy, has announced plans to set up telescopes in…

Deschutes Natl. Forest west of Bend chosen as pilot project for federal-state collaboration to increase prescribed burns

April 6, 2024 1:05 am KTVZ News Partners

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – State and federal agencies and departments in Oregon and Washington have agreed to collaborate on addressing the…

Downtown Bend’s Scalehouse Collaborative for the Arts hosts diverse student works in Youth Art Takeover

April 5, 2024 6:53 pm KTVZ

Youth Art Takeover, a new Bend-La Pine student art exhibition at Scalehouse Collaborative’s Annex Gallery in Franklin Crossing, opened for First…

NE Bend tent fire leads to transient’s arrest; railroad traffic briefly stopped to put it out

April 5, 2024 4:56 pm KTVZ - News Team

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A man was arrested on a misdemeanor reckless burning charge after a tent fire in northeast Bend Friday morning. It prompted a…

Several upcoming C.O. events can help you prepare for prescribed burns and wildfire season

April 4, 2024 11:30 am Jillian Fortner

Central Oregon is about to enter the spring prescribed burn season, which means we need to be mindful of the…

Bend’s Tim Knopp saluted as he steps down from Oregon Senate GOP leader post; Daniel Bonham elected to lead caucus

April 4, 2024 6:13 pm KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) –Oregon Senate Republicans announced a change in leadership Thursday. Senator Tim Knopp (R-Bend) will step down as Senate…