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Second workforce housing employer selection period opens for Rooted at Simpson community in SW Bend

March 19, 2024 11:38 am KTVZ News Partners

In partnership with the Bend Chamber, RootedHomes announced Tuesday its second workforce housing employer selection is now…

Amid rise in use and safety concerns, Bend-La Pine Schools revises e-bike, e-scooter rules, bans middle-school riders

March 17, 2024 11:49 pm KTVZ, Barney Lerten

Bend-La Pine Schools officials say a rising use of e-bikes by students not old enough to legally ride them has led to collisions and close calls.…

‘It’s had a tangible impact:’ Some people who get Deschutes Alerts and have added needs receiving calls about updates

March 15, 2024 2:11 pm KTVZ News Partners

Beginning Monday, the Oregon Department of Human Services is partnering with the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and Deschutes County 911 to…

Visit Bend, Bend businesses are expecting to see an increase in customers for spring break

March 18, 2024 11:59 am KTVZ

Some of the warmest weather in quite a while has Central Oregonians thinking spring, and people near and far thinking spring break, including the…

Redmond Police say downtown stabbing victim improving, no suspect identified; seeking witnesses, surveillance video

March 14, 2024 8:12 pm Barney Lerten

The victim in a downtown Redmond stabbing late Thursday afternoon is in improving condition, police said Monday as they released more information in…

‘This isn’t a town, it’s a local community’: Greg’s Grill to host benefit for Mt. Bachelor Avalanche Dog Team

March 17, 2024 11:15 am KTVZ

(Update: Adding video, comments from Greg’s Grill, Mt. Bachelor) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — There will be a benefit for the Mt. Bachelor Avalanche Dog Team…

Tips, complaints lead to surveillance, drug raid on NE Bend home; six arrested in breakup of fentanyl trafficking ring

March 17, 2024 2:31 pm Barney Lerten

Community tips and complaints led to several weeks’ surveillance of a northeast Bend home where fentanyl and other drugs were believed to be…

‘The kids are loving it:’ Students with visual impairment experience the joy of skiing at Mt. Bachelor

March 13, 2024 5:06 pm Jillian Fortner

Mountain View High School student Evie Moffitt is legally blind, but that didn’t stop her from snowboarding at Mt.…

‘We are trying to seek justice’: Friends and family of Taylor Wyss react to 2-month delay in Dahnte Cegers’ plea

March 15, 2024 11:55 am KTVZ, Barney Lerten

Dahnte Cegers, the older brother of Bend murder suspect Caleb Cegers, received another two-month delay Friday before entering his plea to a felony…

‘It’s all about hooking kids early’: Wyden wants stores, wholesalers to pull unauthorized vaping products from shelves

March 10, 2024 8:56 pm KTVZ News Partners

NewsChannel 21 spoke Friday with Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, about how he and four fellow senators recently wrote…

Prineville to launch nationwide search for new police chief, as fired manager’s lawsuit against city takes odd twist

March 15, 2024 6:12 pm Barney Lerten

The city of Prineville has chosen a third-party firm to help conduct a nationwide search for a new police chief in the wake of Larry Seymour’s…

Man standing in Hwy. 20/27th St. intersection, threatening to stab drivers arrested at gunpoint; no knife found

March 15, 2024 4:57 pm Barney Lerten

A Bend man who called Deschutes County 911 Friday afternoon to say he was standing on the middle of the NE 27th Street and Highway 20 intersection…

Sheriff identifies Idaho husband and wife killed in crash of small plane that hit wire atop BPA power line SE of Madras

March 10, 2024 10:12 pm Barney Lerten

After several days spent notifying family members, Jefferson County Sheriff Jason Pollock late Thursday released the names of an Idaho couple killed…

Sunriver assault suspect who fled into home, talked of guns, dead people arrested by SWAT after 7-hour standoff

March 14, 2024 4:37 pm Barney Lerten

A Salem man allegedly punched someone in the face in an unprovoked assault on a Sunriver street Thursday afternoon, threatening to kill the victim,…

‘There’s a lot in that bill that matters to us’: Merkley speaks on funding, including $24 million for C. Oregon projects

March 11, 2024 5:44 pm KTVZ

Eight Central Oregon projects are receiving about $24 million in federal funds, and many more projects across the state are also included in spending…

‘They got really competitive’: Realms HS students compete in Shark Tank-style fashion with their video game designs

March 14, 2024 11:56 am Jillian Fortner

Students at Realms High School have been working on creating their own video game concepts in their math and English classes. On Thursday, they faced…