Bend Archives

Update: ODFW finds Bend deer, removes net tangled in antlers

September 21, 2021 5:29 pm KTVZ

Word Tuesday from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife that they found and tranquilized a deer Monday afternoon, removed the netting tangled in…

Bend Sustainability Fund announces first 8 grant recipients, totaling more than $837K

September 21, 2021 4:51 pm KTVZ News Partners

On Tuesday, the Visit Bend Board of Directors approved the eight grantees selected to split $837,225 from the first annual granting cycle of the Bend…

Touchmark residents, staff raise more than $35,000 for Alzheimer’s Association

September 21, 2021 2:54 pm Barney Lerten

For individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers, each day presents challenges that require compassion to overcome. In honor and…

Wildfires explored through art in new exhibit set to open at Bend’s High Desert Museum

September 21, 2021 10:11 am KTVZ News Partners

Across the American West, drought, dense forests and extreme weather exacerbated by climate change are contributing to catastrophic fires. The…

‘Totally preventable’: Bend City Council issues statement on fatal downtown Bend shooting

September 19, 2021 9:39 am KTVZ

Grieving friends and family of a 22-year-old Bend man shot and killed over the weekend on a downtown Bend sidewalk gathered at the shooting scene…

Deer with net tangled in antlers sparks concern in Bend; ODFW seeks location tips

September 20, 2021 6:51 pm KTVZ

A buck with what appears to be a volleyball net badly wrapped around its antlers has been spotted by several worried Bend residents; ODFW is trying…

Ducks player from Bend injured again in upset win over Ohio State

September 18, 2021 11:12 pm KTVZ

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Cameron McCormick, a Bend native, is a tight end for the Oregon Ducks. But he’s not your ordinary athlete — Cameron has…

Conceptual 3D renderings released for 2 proposed Bend homeless villages

September 17, 2021 7:26 pm KTVZ

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — New 3D renderings have been released by a group that hopes to be chosen to manage two proposed managed homeless villages in…

Free rapid COVID-19 testing at Les Schwab Amphitheater starts with Friday’s concert

September 17, 2021 9:35 am KTVZ

Concertgoers at the Les Schwab Amphitheater will have access to free COVID-19 testing before each event, starting…

‘The most desperate act’: Bend therapist knows the family pain of suicide, seeks to help others

September 17, 2021 10:48 am KTVZ

September is recognized as National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and suicide is one of the leading causes of preventable death in Oregon.…

C.O. Suicide Prevention Alliance holds candlelight vigil

September 16, 2021 11:15 pm KTVZ

Earlier this month, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners officially recognized September as Suicide Prevention Month. On Thursday evening, the…

Bend’s year-round emergency shelter hits 70-person capacity; Shepherd’s House seeks help with meals

September 16, 2021 8:27 am KTVZ

As cooler days and chilly nights set in across the High Desert, dozens of homeless people are filling up Bend’s new year-round shelter, and the…

‘Long overdue’: Bend Municipal Airport seeking grant funds for air traffic control tower

September 16, 2021 12:37 pm KTVZ

The third-busiest airport in Oregon is preparing for an upgrade, in the form of an 80- to100-foot-tall air traffic control…

OSU-Cascades research funding totals $3.4 million, second-highest in history of Bend campus

September 16, 2021 2:02 pm KTVZ News Partners

Research funding at Oregon State University–Cascades reached $3.4 million during the past fiscal year, the second-highest total in campus history,…

Hospitalized Burns couple with COVID-19 have to say their goodbyes over video call

September 15, 2021 8:31 pm KTVZ

Burns resident Carolyn Ellis is leaving Bend feeling…

Bend councilors move forward on permanent fireworks ban, housing code changes

September 15, 2021 5:46 pm KTVZ

Bend city councilors were meeting Wednesday evening to take public comment on proposed rules to allow multi-family housing in all neighborhoods, as a…

Bend’s Bethlehem Inn says new hires pave the way to open new Redmond shelter

September 15, 2021 8:56 pm KTVZ

‘Now Hiring’ signs have been up for months all over Central Oregon, as businesses struggle and plead to find people to work. But the Bethlehem Inn in…