Construction begins on 47-unit Redmond workforce apartments project
Housing Works announced Friday it has begun construction of Midtown Place, a 47-unit affordable housing apartment community designed to support…
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Bend’s 3 Empire Avenue roundabouts to open; celebration set next week
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Members of the community are invited to join the City of Bend for a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate opening of three…
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Officials detail free removal of hazardous material from burned properties
Cleanup from the recent wildfires and wind damage is set to begin in eight Oregon counties as federal, state and local officials have finalized…
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Oregon reports 3 more COVID-19 deaths, 314 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 563, along with 314 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
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COVID-19 brings changes, cancellations to Bend’s traditional fall events
October brings numerous traditional fall events in Bend, but like many festivals and events already this year, most are now going virtual or have…
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend receives boost from community partners
Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend has been running Club+ since the school year began on Sept. 14.…
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City of Bend road and traffic report, week of Oct. 5-11
Here is the city of Bend’s weekly road and traffic report for the week of Oct.…
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FBI offers $10,000 reward, seeks tips to solve 2019 Warm Springs homicide
The FBI said Friday it is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of whoever shot and…
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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of Oct. 4-10
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s weekly road construction update for the week of October 4-10. Old Bend Redmond Highway/Tumalo Road…
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2 OSU-Cascades alumni named to Advocacy, Advisory Board
Oregon State University–Cascades Vice President Becky Johnson has appointed two alumni to serve on the campus’s Advocacy and Advisory…
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Oregon steps up to help people with disabilities vote during pandemic
Advocates for people living with disabilities say Oregon has taken some major steps to ensure that everyone has the help they need navigating the…
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Oregon Workplace Fairness Act provisions take effect
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The final provisions of the Oregon Workplace Fairness Act went into effect Thursday. The law, passed by the Legislature in…
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Early-morning fire causes $500,000 damage to NE Bend cabinet shop
A fire that spread from an attached storage shed to a northeast Bend cabinet shop early Thursday morning caused about $500,000 in damage, but a…
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Salvation Army, Red Cross and Little Caesars feed wildfire evacuees
Wildfire evacuees in Bend and Redmond received about 130 pizzas Thursday, thanks to a collaborative effort among The Salvation Army, the American…
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Oregon officials join CDC in urging no door-to-door trick-or-treating this year
The COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping how Oregonians celebrate holidays, and that includes Halloween. But it doesn’t mean Halloween this year can’t…
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Bend teen set to become one of the first female Eagle Scouts in history
Bend 17-year-old Martha Schwarz is the last in her family to attain the Eagle Scout badge — but she’s one of the first female Eagle Scouts in…
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2020 ‘mock election’ prompts concern among some Bend elementary school parents
Amid another presidential election, Ryan Gilbert of Bend is concerned about the nature of his young stepson’s exposure to politics through an online…
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Bend-La Pine parents plan rally to call for return to in-person learning
Some parents in Bend-La Pine Schools want their children back in the classroom, and they’re planning to rally to make their case.…
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Eugene family living in Bend trailer can return home, due to revised state eviction ban
Being able to work remotely means Joel Erickson can move his family back to Oregon after leaving four years…
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Signs of recovery: Fires still being fought, but Hwy. 126E, parts of PCT, forests reopen
As containment figures climb on the remaining wildfires that tore through much of Oregon, there were signs Thursday of progress in recovery efforts,…
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