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Two Bend men arrested in unrelated burglaries at car dealer, C.O. Veterans Outreach

January 3, 2022 7:42 pm KTVZ News Partners

Two Bend men have been arrested in a pair of unrelated burglaries over the past few days, one at a car dealer and the other at Central Oregon…

Heavy, wet snow makes for slick roads, crashes around C.O.; schools close early

January 3, 2022 10:49 am KTVZ, Barney Lerten

The wet and heavy predicted snow was falling Monday across much of the High Desert as Central Oregonians returned to work and school from the holiday…

Hummel vows to fight Cranston lawyer’s bid for murder defendant’s release on bail

December 31, 2021 3:32 pm Barney Lerten

Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel said Monday his office will “vigorously oppose” a motion filed by the attorney for Ian Cranston that…

St. Charles welcomes Central Oregon’s first baby of 2022

January 2, 2022 12:17 am KTVZ News Partners

Central Oregon’s first baby of the new year is 6-pound, 9-ounce Natasha Roshau, St. Charles Health System…

Fire burns travel trailer at SE Bend RV park when owners try to thaw frozen hose

January 1, 2022 9:03 pm KTVZ News Partners

A 31-foot travel trailer caught fire Saturday afternoon at the Crown Villa RV Resort in southeast Bend, a blaze that investigators traced to the use…

SE Bend man threatens neighbors with gun, surrenders after CERT call-out

January 1, 2022 7:56 pm Barney Lerten

A southeast Bend man allegedly broke out car windows, entered a neighbor’s vehicle and threatened people with what turned out later to be a replica…

New Year’s Day low-cost spay & neuter clinic held in Bend

January 1, 2022 6:29 pm KTVZ

‘Drop the Balls’ was the name of the New Year’s-themed spay and neuter, vaccine and microchip clinic for animals held Friday and Saturday at…

2021 ended very cold — but December overall was warmer than average in Bend, Prineville

January 1, 2022 3:08 pm KTVZ News Partners

Bend and much of the High Desert ended 2021 with a bone-chilling cold night, but the last month of the year overall was warmer than normal, the…

Bend Bikes organization puts its first bike map of city routes online

December 29, 2021 2:14 pm KTVZ - News Team

Bend Bikes said Wednesday it has launched Bend’s first bike map and it is available for free and to the public at https://bendbikes.org/map/.…

Mt. Bachelor adds lift ticket ‘pick-up box’ in Old Mill, making for quicker trip to the lifts

December 28, 2021 11:25 am KTVZ News Partners

Skiers and snowboarders making the trek to Mt. Bachelor now have a touchless way to pick up pre-purchased lift passes before even leaving Bend,…

Early-AM robber holds up NE Bend restaurant, eludes police manhunt

December 28, 2021 2:02 pm KTVZ News Partners

A northeast Bend restaurant was robbed around closing time early Tuesday morning, and a police search of the area including a K-9 team failed to find…