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Bend Santa, Mrs. Claus continue holiday event amid health battles

December 5, 2019 6:01 pm Rhea Panela

A Bend couple has dedicated almost a decade to giving out toys and playing Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus for hundreds of children. On Thursday, they…

Group again offers free holiday gift-wrapping

December 4, 2019 10:13 pm KTVZ News Team

Free gift wrapping for the community is being offered again through Dec. 24, from noon to 6 p.m. daily, with extended hours closer to Christmas, at…

Website created to assist new Bend residents

December 4, 2019 6:59 pm Max Goldwasser

The number of families moving to Bend continues to grow each year. If you’re one of those families, there’s a new website that was created to help…

Salvation Army bell-ringers have 6 fewer days to raise funds

December 4, 2019 8:36 am KTVZ News Team

With six fewer days between Thanksgiving and Christmas, The Salvation Army has fewer days to bell-ring and raise funds at Red Kettles across Central…

NorthWest Crossing lights its Christmas tree

December 3, 2019 10:38 pm KTVZ News Team

NorthWest Crossing residents gathered Tuesday evening to witness the lighting of their 65-foot Christmas tree, with the help of Santa, of…

Holiday lights: Redmond style!

December 3, 2019 8:07 pm KTVZ News Team

Downtown’s historic hotel will be getting decorated electronically, thanks to a…

Candy Cane Lane seeks gifts for foster children

December 3, 2019 6:09 pm Barney Lerten

Last year, Candy Cane Lane gift trees and boxes across the region collected donated gifts for more than 200 children in foster care, adopted out of…

$6 million USDA grant to speed internet for Wheeler, Grant counties

December 3, 2019 12:03 pm Barney Lerten

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development State Director John Huffman announced Tuesday that USDA is providing $6 million to expand high-speed…

Utah toddler’s 911 call helps save grandma’s life

December 2, 2019 11:45 am KTVZ News Team

A 3-year-old girl from Bluffdale, Utah is being called a hero after helping to save her grandmother’s life by calling…

Santa’s Mailbox appears in downtown Redmond

December 1, 2019 6:55 pm Rhea Panela

This Thanksgiving weekend, an entire neighborhood north of Bend lost water supply and residents are frustrated about the lack of…

Black Friday shoppers hunt for deals in Bend

November 29, 2019 3:20 pm Arielle Brumfield

Black Friday is one of the most anticipated days of the year because of the countless deals and sales offered by a variety of stores.…

Pet Pals: Pair of frisky kittens visit

November 29, 2019 6:20 pm KTVZ News Team

There’s a reason a cat food brand is called Friskies – Oliver and Romeo are prime examples, and about the last of the recent group of returned foster…

Santa hitches helicopter ride to Bend’s Old Mill

November 29, 2019 6:06 pm Mike Allen

Santa’s sleigh and reindeer are being prepped for next month’s big trip, so he hitched a ride on a helicopter along with Mike Allen to fly into…

Some shoppers hit Black Friday deals early

November 28, 2019 10:56 pm KTVZ News Team

NewsChannel 21 talked Thursday evening with some shoppers who followed their Thanksgiving meal with a trip to area stores that were offering an early…