Bend family bringing hygiene products, toys and clean drinking water to Uganda
Sam and Logan Forrester are leaving for Uganda at the end of the week, to provide feminine hygiene products, clean well water, soccer balls and toys…
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Bend-La Pine School Board discusses, reviews YouthTruth student survey results
The Bend-La Pine School Board held a work session Tuesday evening to get an understanding and a sense of how students are feeling about school by…
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Hunnell Road improvement project set to begin; some neighbors still worried, despite changes
For the past two years, some residents living near Hunnell Road, known as the Hunnell United Neighbors (HUNS), have been pushing to reduce the impact…
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Another sign of the season is back: Bend Farmers Market returns May 4
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Wednesday, May 4, the Bend Farmers Market kicks off its season and with it, is continuing its participation in the Double Up…
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Downtown Bend Business Association seeks summer flower basket sponsors
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — For many years, the Downtown Bend Business Association has adorned the downtown district for the summer season with beautiful…
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Bend town hall meeting addresses variety of houselessness issues, city’s proposed shelter code
With public response to Bend’s proposed shelter changes being overwhelmingly negative, a panel of city leaders addressed some the questions and…
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Locals, visitors upset with graffiti at popular Phil’s trailhead west of Bend
For the last few years, Alex Rebielak has found a get away on the Deschutes National Forest near Phil’s…
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Redmond boy, 5, back home recovering from serious facial injuries after Bend Parkway crash
Five-year-old Kai Banderas of Redmond, thrown from a car in last Friday’s violent Bend Parkway crash, is back home from a Portland hospital, on the…
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Bend Police Department seeks applicants to serve on revised Police Chief’s Advisory Council
The Bend Police Department is seeking residents interested in serving on a newly reconstituted Police Chief’s Advisory…
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Smoke alarms awaken residents to early-AM house fires in SE Bend, S. Deschutes County, limit damage
Residents of two homes, in southeast Bend and south Deschutes County, were awakened by smoke detectors early Sunday morning – key to not just…
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Bend’s Earth Day Parade and Fair return, reminding people to care for our planet
The Earth Day Parade and Fair were back in downtown Bend on Saturday. People of all ages dressed up for the parade in different costumes –from trees…
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‘It’s an escape for me’: Kids take the field in Bend for a mini lacrosse tournament
At Mountain View High School, there were many children in the grades 5 through 8 playing the sport they love on Saturday. Local lacrosse clubs are…
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Bend Church of the Nazarene creates crisis care kits for Ukraine
The Bend Church of the Nazarene is one of many churches preparing and sending crisis care kits to families in Ukraine. There are 80 churches from…
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OSP IDs Salem man killed in collision of two pickups on Highway 20E east of Bend
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State Police on Saturday identified a 34-year-old Salem man killed on U.S. Highway 20E east of Bend Friday afternoon…
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Lofty perch: Some Canada geese choose to nest with goslings atop Bend buildings
If you’re walking in downtown Bend in the next couple of months, you may see an unfamiliar sight atop a building.…
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Envision Bend launches Bend Vision Project, with goal to help build the future Bend needs
Envision Bend announced this week the formation of its Bend Vision Project, a community-driven engagement and visioning initiative designed to…
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‘This isn’t real struggle’: Redmond man on 100-mile, 1,000-pull-up marathon to help shelter he lived in
Brandon Stutzman began running 100 miles around the three-mile Dry Canyon Loop in Redmond on Friday, also doing 1,000 pull-ups along the way, to…
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City of Bend road and traffic report: Week of April 25-May 1
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of April 25-May 1. Daniel Road between NE Kinley Court and…
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Bend Park and Rec District to hold Tuesday hiring event
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — There’s still time to join the team at Bend Park and Recreation District before the busy summer season. The district is…
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Bend-La Pine students marking Earth Day in a variety of green ways
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In observance of Earth Day on Friday, students in Bend-La Pine Schools are celebrating the day with some creative and meaningful…
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