Munch & Music, a summer tradition, returns to Bend’s Drake Park
Munch & Music, a free summer series of concerts at Bend’s Drake Park returns for its 32nd year on Thursday nights, starting this week, including…
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Fixing potholes: Deschutes County awards Butler Market Road paving contract; Bend also tackling issues
Deschutes County commissioners approved a $1.49 million contract Wednesday to pave Butler Market Road sooner than expected, due to potholes that have…
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Family gets opportunity to move to Alaska after experiencing homelessness on China Hat Road
The Santiagos, a family who has been experiencing homelessness for some time out on China Hat Road, is getting an opportunity to move to Alaska, and…
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Bend’s median home sales price rises to yet another record, $785,000, while Redmond stays in stable territory
Bend’s median home sales price sizzled to a new record of $785,000 in June, while Redmond by contrast saw its median price barely move last month,…
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2 months of preparation helped Bend crews knock down Pilot Butte’s Fourth of July fireworks fires
Some call it a tradition, and there’s plenty of work done by Bend Fire & Rescue and the fireworks providers to pre-position and prep the slopes…
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ODOT has several improvements coming to Hwy. 20 between Bend and Tumalo; more traffic shifts, for now
Summer is peak construction season, and drivers on Highway 20 are dealing with detours, as they have for months. ODOT says to stay alert for new…
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Bend’s 96th Fourth of July Pet Parade rolls through downtown as thousands come out to spectate
Independence Day in Bend once again included the beloved Pet Parade rolling through downtown Bend, to the joy of hundreds of participants and…
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18-year flag display tradition sets off Fourth celebrations in downtown Bend
he first of many events held around Bend to celebrate the Fourth of July began at 7 a.m. Tuesday, as American flags were placed across downtown Bend…
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Investigators unable to find cause of fire that heavily damaged NE Bend home, destroyed shed, RV and deck
Investigators were unable to determine Monday what caused a fire that heavily damaged a home and destroyed a shed, RV and deck on three neighboring…
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‘This ones for Dad’: A look behind the scenes of the annual Pilot Butte Fourth fireworks show
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crews of Sure Shot Blasting and Fireworks are hard at work, getting ready for the annual Fourth of July fireworks show from the…
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Pilot Butte’s big fireworks will be special family tribute
The annual Pilot Butte Fourth of July Fireworks Show, presented by Subaru of Bend, will pay tribute to Gary Mattison, the late patriarch of the…
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Bend man killed, woman injured in single-vehicle crash on US Highway 26 in Grant County
A Bend man was killed and a Bend woman was injured Sunday in a single-vehicle crash on US Highway 26 in Grant County, Oregon State Police…
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Bend Police add holiday patrol officers for Fourth of July, enact zero-tolerance policy for alcohol-related offenses
The Bend Police Department is adding more officers to patrol over the Fourth of July holiday, citing rises in recent years in underage and teen…
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‘It is a long-term disease’: Summit HS student hopes Congress will require insurers to cover pediatric auto immune disease
A junior at Summit High School is working on getting a national bill approved that would require insurers cover an auto immune disease called…
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City of Bend road and traffic report: Week of July 3-9
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of July 3-9. We’re now in the middle of construction season!…
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Envision Bend plans fall release of Vision Action Plan to address community challenges
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Envision Bend is beginning final development of the community’s five-year Vision Action Plan that is designed to help the…
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City of Bend OKs big new Costco plans off Hwy. 20 and Cooley Road, including gas station, car wash
Costco has won city planners’ approval of their plans to build a new, 185,000-square-foot warehouse store at a site off Highway 20 and Cooley Road…
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Bend VFW hosting ‘Raising the Roof’ Fourth of July fundraising fun to replace roof
Bend VFW Post 1643 at 1503 NE Fourth Street is having a special ‘Raising the Roof’ Fourth of July celebration to raise funds for a new roof, and with…
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‘They just don’t know people in our community’: New downtown Bend coffee shop reports repeated thefts of pride flag
A new queer- and indigenous-owned coffee shop has opened up in downtown Bend. In their first week, the business says they have had their pride flag…
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Bend man who showed off illegal fireworks stash online cited; police seize more than $1,000 worth in raid on home
A Bend man who showed off his stash of illegal fireworks online and frequently shoots them off in his neighborhood was cited Thursday and more than…
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