Bend Archives

Bend’s Earth Day Parade and Fair return, reminding people to care for our planet

April 23, 2022 6:29 pm KTVZ

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…

‘It’s an escape for me’: Kids take the field in Bend for a mini lacrosse tournament

April 23, 2022 6:23 pm KTVZ

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…

Bend Church of the Nazarene creates crisis care kits for Ukraine

April 23, 2022 6:20 pm KTVZ

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…

OSP IDs Salem man killed in collision of two pickups on Highway 20E east of Bend

April 22, 2022 3:55 pm KTVZ News Partners

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…

Lofty perch: Some Canada geese choose to nest with goslings atop Bend buildings

April 22, 2022 10:37 pm KTVZ

If you’re walking in downtown Bend in the next couple of months, you may see an unfamiliar sight atop a building.…

Envision Bend launches Bend Vision Project, with goal to help build the future Bend needs

April 20, 2022 3:09 pm KTVZ News Partners

Envision Bend announced this week the formation of its Bend Vision Project, a community-driven engagement and visioning initiative designed to…

‘This isn’t real struggle’: Redmond man on 100-mile, 1,000-pull-up marathon to help shelter he lived in

April 22, 2022 12:06 pm KTVZ

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…

City of Bend road and traffic report: Week of April 25-May 1

April 22, 2022 4:04 pm KTVZ News Partners

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…

Bend Park and Rec District to hold Tuesday hiring event

April 22, 2022 3:40 pm KTVZ News Partners

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…

Bend-La Pine students marking Earth Day in a variety of green ways

April 22, 2022 2:47 pm KTVZ News Partners

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…

Two-vehicle crash sends 4 to hospital, including 2 children, closes Bend Parkway for hours

April 22, 2022 11:58 am KTVZ News Partners

A violent, two-vehicle crash closed the Bend Parkway for hours on Friday morning and sent both drivers and two injured children to St. Charles Bend,…

Bend-La Pine Schools in need of volunteers and bus drivers

April 21, 2022 7:51 pm KTVZ

Leaders on the Bend-La Pine School Board fielded questions on bus driver shortages, graduation ceremonies, racial issues and school curriculum during…

‘Just really awesome’: Bend Tech Academy students host basketball fundraiser for first prom in 3 years

April 21, 2022 11:39 am KTVZ

Prom season is making a comeback, after a two-year pandemic pause. This will be Bend Tech Academy at Marshall High School’s second prom in four years…

Woodward Peace Park Championships draw snowboarding elite to Mt. Bachelor

April 20, 2022 10:45 am KTVZ

After a three-year hiatus, the Woodward Peace Park Championships return this…

City of Bend to drop lawsuit against C.O. Peacekeepers over public records fees, pay $18K in court costs

April 19, 2022 7:46 pm KTVZ News Partners

The city of Bend has agreed to drop its lawsuit against the Central Oregon Peacekeepers group over a $3,600 fee charged for a public records request,…

Bend athlete plans cross-country triathlon fundraiser for Mental Health Awareness Month

April 19, 2022 11:59 am KTVZ

Bend resident Justin True has fought many battles in his 30 years, not only in mixed martial arts but an unseen one people often face alone:…

Bend sisters on MBSEF team take 3 podium finishes at USASA ski-snowboard championships

April 19, 2022 11:58 am KTVZ

Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation athletes and sisters Tatym and Rowan Smith captured a few podium finishes, competing against the best of the…