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Housing Works sets Sept. 16 grand opening for NE Bend affordable housing

September 9, 2021 1:29 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Housing Works is excited to announce the grand opening of a new affordable mixed-use property in Bend. On Thursday, Sept. 16…

City of Bend plans to develop Public Works Campus at Juniper Ridge; info session set

September 9, 2021 12:38 pm KTVZ News Partners

The city of Bend said Thursday it is beginning to plan for the development of a new Public Works Campus on city-owned property in Juniper Ridge.…

Lifeguard shortage prompts Bend Park & Rec to trim Larkspur hours, delay reopening Juniper pools

September 9, 2021 9:41 am KTVZ News Partners

The Bend Park and Recreation District said Thursday it is reducing operating hours at Larkspur Community Center and delaying opening renovated indoor…

City of Bend receives grant for repairs at historic Charles Boyd Homestead

September 9, 2021 8:24 am KTVZ

The city of Bend has received a grant through the federal Historic Preservation Fund, administered by Oregon State Historic Preservation Office to…

Recently soaring Bend, Redmond home prices are now ‘stabilizing,’ appraiser says

September 8, 2021 6:32 pm Barney Lerten

Here’s a word not heard often about Central Oregon’s sizzling real estate market for some time –…

US flag placed atop Bend’s Old Mill smokestacks after 9/11 is still flying high, 20 years later

September 8, 2021 11:58 am KTVZ

An American flag that was placed atop one of Bend’s most visible landmarks — the Old Mill smokestacks — shortly after the terrorist attacks on…

Bend police following OHA guidelines, not requiring Covid-19 vaccinations of officers

September 8, 2021 12:00 pm KTVZ

Police in Bend, and all of Oregon, may not fall under the statewide health care provider Covid-19 vaccination…

Bend Police Department offers back-to-school safety reminders

September 8, 2021 10:27 am KTVZ News Partners

School is back in session! The Bend Police Department wants to remind our community that kids are back in school Wednesday for the start of the…

Bend Park and Rec Board welcomes new trails ‘action plan’

September 7, 2021 7:13 pm KTVZ

The Bend Park and Recreation District is reprioritizing trail projects by applying new scoring methodology to projects identified in a comprehensive…

Bend man, a ‘sizable’ meth trafficker, arrested in Hwy. 20 traffic stop, held on $1 million bail

September 7, 2021 4:57 pm KTVZ News Partners

A Bend man and suspected major methamphetamine dealer was arrested on numerous drug charges Monday in a traffic stop on Highway 20 west of Black…

Middle Fork Complex fires mostly to blame for C.O. smoke; containment a challenge

September 6, 2021 11:44 am KTVZ

A month-old group of wildfires on the Willamette National Forest that has been sending a thick stream of smoke into Central Oregon shows no sign of…

Thick C.O. smoke cancels Death Cab For Cutie concert, has impacts on restaurants, others

September 6, 2021 6:09 pm KTVZ

For the second night in a row, a concert at the Les Schwab Amphitheater was scrubbed on Monday due to thick smoke from the region’s wildfires and…

C.O. family reaches out to community in ‘last resort’ to find missing son

September 4, 2021 7:20 pm KTVZ

Aaron Silva, 38, was last seen on Thursday, Aug. 26 near the Bend Costco. A community search took place Saturday. If you have any information, please…