Holiday Golf Cart Parade lights up the night at Widgi Creek
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Neighbors in Widgi Creek are celebrating the holidays with their own special tradition. For five years now, they’ve decorated…
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Bend Chamber launches 2025 ‘Bend Emerging Talent Passport’
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — It’s a season pass for all things “Bend Emerging Talent-related.” With one ticket, you get access to six community development…
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‘It feels great!’: Rosland Elementary fifth-grader Teegan is excited to make a difference in 2025 Kid Governor’s Cabinet
Teegan Wright, a fifth-grade student at Rosland Elementary School in La Pine, will serve in the cabinet for the 2025 Oregon Kid Governor. He and…
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Deck the halls, not the deer: Wildlife yard entanglements rise over holidays; ODFW urges steps to cut risk
SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has a holiday plea for those who love to do up their yards with festive displays: Deck…
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Trash tide rises over the holidays: Deschutes County Solid Waste offers ways to cut waste, celebrate sustainability
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — While the holiday season is often a time for celebrating with friends and family, it is also a time when the Deschutes County…
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City of Bend opens online open house, sets in-person meeting on Reed Market Road railroad crossing project
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The city of Bend invited residents Wednesday to take part in an open house, in person or online, to help shape the direction of…
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Greater Idaho movement seeks support from President-elect Trump, new administration on border-move talks
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Leaders of the Greater Idaho movement said Wednesday they are asking President Trump and his incoming administration to get…
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KIDS Center in Bend celebrates Giving Tuesday in style, thanking community for support
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — KIDS Center, Bend’s child advocacy organization, spent Giving Tuesday giving back to the community and spreading holiday cheer,…
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‘Turning the page’: Prineville residents meet new Police Chief Jeff Profio, look forward to changes for the better
On Tuesday, residents had a chance to stop by Deep Roots Coffee in Prineville during a two-hour coffee to informally meet Jeff Profio, the new…
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Delays, freezing fog and long lines: Post-Thanksgiving travel woes giving Redmond flyers a headache
(Update: Adding video, comments from travelers and airport officials) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ)– What was first reported as an empty terminal at times…
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Saturday’s 2024 Bend Christmas Parade will have fitting grand marshals: Terry Rahmsdorff’s wife and family
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Christmas Parade will begin this Saturday, December 7th at 12 noon on Wall Street. Bend’s most beloved community…
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November 2025 trial date set in Bend murder case
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A November 2025 trial date was set Monday for a 51-year-old Bend man accused in the fatal stabbing of his roommate in early…
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Mild conditions delay BLM pile burning near Cline Buttes; crews shift to 390 acres of piles along Millican Road
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — With the predicted mild weather, BLM fuels specialists have determined that conditions are not right to burn piles near…
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Crime data on Bend parks proves surprising to some Juniper Park neighbors
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Police Department and Bend Park and Recreation District recently released years worth of data about crime in the public…
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Early holiday season sales showing good signs for C.O. Christmas tree lots
(Update: Adding video, comments from tree lots, Bend residents) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Christmas tree lots have come to life in Central Oregon, with…
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Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, partner start work on developing reservation’s first solar power project
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Warm Springs Power & Water Enterprises, which manages the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs’ energy assets and…
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Oregon Gov. Kotek’s $39.3 billion proposed budget has more for housing, homelessness, schools
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek wants the state to spend more than $2 billion on homelessness and housing and send a record $11.4 billion to public schools as…
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Oregon fire marshal expands defensible space incentive program to more communities, several in C.O.
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) —Â The Oregon State Fire Marshal is extending its incentive program to help Oregonians pay for defensible space projects in more…
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‘Most thieves are opportunistic’: Bend Police Dept. shares how to keep your packages safe this holiday season
(Update: Adding video, comments from Bend Police, Bend resident) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Mail theft has become more common, as people turn to online…
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Mt. Bachelor’s snowiest November in 26 years paves the way for full operations; Hoodoo also opening Friday
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After experiencing its snowiest November since 1998, Mt. Bachelor will commence daily operations on Friday under sunny skies,…
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