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Community Conversations: BEAT Children’s Theatre presents The Wizard of Oz

July 26, 2024 8:10 pm Lynsey Harris

Lynsey Harris welcomes director Bree Beal, along with actors Quinn LeGrand and Adam Shapiro, to discuss their upcoming production The Wizard of Oz…

Sunrise Birthdays – Friday, July 26th

July 26, 2024 10:16 am KTVZ

Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Friday, July 26th. Happy Birthday! You can see more recent entries and submit an upcoming birthday to…

ODOT, Commute Options partner on free Oregon Friendly Driver Course, aiming to reduce crashes

July 25, 2024 11:07 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Friendly Driver Course is a collaborative effort funded by the Oregon Department of Transportation and administered…

Leath Tonino chosen as winner of 10th annual Waterston Desert Writing Prize by guest judge Sam Waterston

July 24, 2024 11:23 am KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Leath Tonino has been officially selected as the winner of the 10th annual Waterston Desert Writing Prize by guest judge and…

COCC youth program getting ready to stage ‘Wizard of Oz’ in Madras

July 23, 2024 9:57 pm Barney Lerten

MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The yellow brick road is arriving in Madras the first weekend of August, as Central Oregon Community College’s community…

‘Gave somebody their life back’: Kidney donor hiking length of PCT to encourage others makes a stop in C.O.

July 23, 2024 11:47 am Matthew Draxton

A Southern California kidney donor seeking in inspire and inform others is taking on the challenge of hiking 2,600 miles through three states, from…

Mid Oregon Credit Union surpasses 48,000 members

July 23, 2024 11:26 am KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Mid Oregon Credit Union, the only financial institution headquartered in Central Oregon, has announced that it has grown to…

Hayden Homes VP Deborah Flagan appointed to governor’s Regional Solutions Advisory Committee

July 23, 2024 9:24 am KTVZ News Partners

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hayden Homes Vice President of Community Engagement and Giving Deborah Flagan is grateful to be selected to join Governor…

Bend cancer patient, pancake mix-maker raising awareness, funds for Sarcoma and Bone Cancer Awareness Month

July 23, 2024 9:00 am KTVZ

July is national Sarcoma and Bone Cancer Awareness Month, and a Bend woman who’s a sarcoma patient talked with us about her experience and raising…

KFC Foundation gives Bend’s Treehouse Therapies $10,000 for ‘Kentucky Fried Wish’ — an outdoor play space

July 22, 2024 9:14 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The KFC Foundation is giving back to Bend-based nonprofit Treehouse Therapies, which provides pediatric physical, occupational…

After thousands of lightning strikes across the state, Oregon Dept. of Forestry reminds all to be informed and prepared

July 22, 2024 9:04 pm KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Between Wednesday and Sunday, Oregon experienced two separate lightning events that resulted in over 2,000 strikes across the…

Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond wraps up FairWell Festival, prepares for 104th county Fair & Rodeo

July 22, 2024 4:26 pm KTVZ

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Fairgrounds just wrapped up the FairWell Festival and is busily preparing for another…

‘Know Migrations’ this August with the Deschutes Public Library at a variety of programs

July 22, 2024 2:06 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — To Antarctica and back, the tiny Arctic tern makes the world’s longest migration of any animal. Delve into this phenomenon and…

The Museum at Warm Springs kicks off annual membership drive

July 22, 2024 10:28 am KTVZ News Partners

WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Museum at Warm Springs kicks off its annual Membership Drive Monday. It will run through August 31. This year The…

Sunrise Birthdays – Monday, July 22nd

July 22, 2024 9:59 am KTVZ

Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Monday, July 22nd. Happy Birthday! You can see more recent entries and submit an upcoming birthday to…