Bend’s climate-conscious sewer line assessment tool will bring music to your ears
Have you been hearing music in your pipes? It’s not your imagination, or a noisy neighbor. It’s the city of Bend’s new climate-conscious effort to…
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First ‘Destination of the Year’ honor awarded to Visit Bend by national Leave No Trace organization
Visit Bend announced recently that it has won the 2023 Leave No Trace Destination of the Year Award, which recognizes a tourism entity that embodies…
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‘It’s a great place to be’: As Gen Xers hit middle age, they’re moving to surprising locales – and Bend is in the Top 5
As Gen X prepares to send kids to college and inches closer to retirement, this age group has had time to see compound interest grow their…
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A dozen more Bend-La Pine schools to offer free breakfast and lunch in the new year, for total of 22
Thanks to a change in federal guidelines, 12 additional schools throughout Bend-La Pine Schools will serve free breakfast and lunch to all enrolled…
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Missing Bend man, subject of extensive search, found 2 days later, rescued from 6-foot-deep dry well
A 34-year-old Bend man who left home to get coffee on Christmas Day and never returned, prompting an extensive search by worried friends and family…
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Bend man arraigned on murder charge in fatal stabbing of mother at their home; also accused of assaulting brother
A Bend man was arraigned on second-degree murder and fourth-degree assault charges Wednesday in the fatal stabbing of his 60-year-old mother during a…
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‘We should’ve been doing more earlier:’ Deschutes leaders talk of M. 110; Chang says it didn’t cause fentanyl crisis
In a conversation with NewsChannel 21, Deschutes County commissioners Phil Chang and Patti Adair shared their current thoughts on one of Oregon’s…
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Bend woman pleads guilty to reduced charges in her dogs’ fatal mauling of man at Juniper Ridge homeless camp
A Bend woman whose three dogs fatally mauled a man at a Juniper Ridge homeless camp last July has pleaded guilty to three of four charges and…
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Becky Johnson named interim president of Linfield University in McMinnville
MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Linfield University named Rebecca “Becky” Johnson as interim president on Tuesday, KGW reported. Johnson…
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Cascade Natural Gas work to close NW Bend roundabouts, shift and close lanes; detour route advised
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Cascade Natural Gas began work Tuesday along NW Shevlin Park Road that will close two roundabouts and shift and close travel…
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Cliff Bentz sounds off on ongoing China Hat Road issues, President Biden impeachment inquiry
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Representative for Oregon’s 2nd congressional district Cliff Bentz, R-Ore, is sounding off about the ongoing issues out on China…
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Widgi Creek neighborhood holds fourth annual Christmas Golf Cart Parade
The Widgi Creek neighborhood held its fourth annual Christmas Golf Cart Parade recently, a big, colorful hit that was fun for all participants and…
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Taylor Wyss’s sister offers family’s reaction to Sadie Cole’s sentencing: ‘Where’s the justice?’
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Friday, we told you about the girlfriend of downtown Bend murder suspect, Caleb Cegers, who was sentenced to…
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Visit Bend CEO Kevney Dugan moving on to new ‘destination stewardship’ role with Travel Oregon
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Visit Bend President and CEO Kevney Dugan announced Saturday that he has taken a new position with the statewide tourism…
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‘More than just a meal’: Meals on Wheels shares love and food to Central Oregon seniors, with special help from Subaru
The Council on Aging of Central Oregon is dedicated to fighting hunger and isolation for homebound older adults across the region. That’s why…
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St. Charles neonatologist explains effects of fentanyl, other opiates on newborns
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — We’re following up on a story we reported on earlier this week, when Deschutes County Commissioner Patti Adair told NewsChannel…
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ODOT to lower speeds, make other changes to boost safety in Highway 97’s Bend North Corridor work zone
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Travelers moving through the Bend North Corridor construction zone on the north end of town on U.S. Highway 97 are likely to…
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Bend woman gets jail, probation for punching bartender, helping murder suspect flee; likely to testify against him
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The girlfriend of Bend murder suspect Caleb Cegers was sentenced Friday to 10 days in jail and 18 months’ probation for…
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon treats ‘Littles’ from their program to a toy store
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Wednesday evening, at Scalehouse in Bend, RJ Quiris, a former Little, hosted a special toy store for the current Littles…
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Downtown Bend businesses dismayed that city’s new parking guidance system led to removal of twinkling tree lights
In the past, when driving or walking through downtown Bend this time of year, twinkling lights on the street trees made it feel like a winter…
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