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Pine Ridge Elementary teacher Stephanie Johnson Presidential Award

Pine Ridge Elementary math teacher Stephanie Johnson receives prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence

January 17, 2025 4:02 pm KTVZ News Partners

(Update: Adding video from 5PM broadcast) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Stephanie Johnson, a first-grade math teacher at Bend’s Pine Ridge Elementary…

Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project receives $125K from Oregon DEQ to launch Reuse Bend initiative

January 17, 2025 2:53 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Environmental Center’s Rethink Waste Project has been awarded the highly competitive Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine Materials…

Wyden presses federal regulators to fix error that has cost St. Charles Health System $6 million

January 17, 2025 11:21 am Barney Lerten

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., urged federal health regulators Friday to fix their mistake that he said has unfairly cost St. Charles Health System $6…

ODOT approves 28 new Safe Routes to School projects; several planned in Central Oregon

January 17, 2025 11:55 am KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) –The Oregon Transportation Commission invested at its Thursday meeting in new sidewalks, pedestrian crossings, curb ramps, and…

Oregon DMV launches express kiosks at nine Fred Meyer stores, including Bend’s

January 16, 2025 6:21 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services said Thursday it has launched self-service express kiosks in Fred Meyer stores in…

City of Bend hosting series of community open houses to guide City Council goal-setting

January 16, 2025 5:57 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Beginning next week, the City of Bend will host a series of events to guide the Bend City Council as they launch into goal and…

Pahlisch Homes drops appeal of Bend’s new tree preservation rules; both developer and city speak of ‘balance’ going forward

January 16, 2025 4:29 pm KTVZ News Partners

Pahlisch Homes, one of the region’s largest developers, said Thursday it has dropped its state appeal of the city of Bend’s revised tree preservation…

City of Bend’s housing efforts celebrated at second day of Western Governors’ Housing Workshop

January 16, 2025 9:44 am KTVZ

Day 2 of the Western Governors’ Association housing workshop kicked off Thursday morning, focusing on infrastructure and homeownership.…

Deschutes National Forest to close nearly 35,000 acres south of Bend for a year-plus of prescribed burns, thinning

January 16, 2025 3:42 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Deschutes National Forest announced Thursday it will temporarily close the Cabin Butte Vegetation Management Project area south of Bend,…

Problem Solvers: C.O. organizations highlight changes amid recent rise in online trafficking

January 15, 2025 11:03 am KTVZ

This month is recognized as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and Central Oregon organizations are spreading awareness about the issue…

New year, new adventures: Boys & Girls Club of Bend to open 2025 summer memberssip enrollment

January 15, 2025 5:19 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend is excited to announce the 2025 BGCB Summer Membership application will be open…

Apologetic former Bend St. Vincent de Paul leader receives 41-month prison term for drug-dealing

January 15, 2025 4:26 pm Barney Lerten

(Update: adding video from 5PM broadcast) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The former executive director of St. Vincent de Paul in Bend was sentenced Wednesday…

Fixing a ‘mess’: City of Bend receives $32 million in federal funds for Reed Market Railroad Crossing Project

January 15, 2025 4:51 pm KTVZ

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend has received $32.3 million in federal funding to fix traffic backups for the Reed Market Railroad Crossing…

Gov. Tina Kotek pays visit to Bend to discuss regulatory reforms, attainable homeownership and resilient housing

January 15, 2025 1:07 pm Tracee Tuesday

Following years of underbuilding, underinvestment, and extraordinary growth – driven by a complex mix of factors – the West is facing severe…

Feds award Bend $32.3 million for long-awaited overpass to fix traffic backups at Reed Market Road railroad crossing

January 10, 2025 2:37 pm KTVZ - News Team

Members of Oregon’s congressional delegation and the City of Bend announced Friday that the city has been awarded $32.3 million in federal funding…

Scalehouse receives $20,000 grant from National Endowment for the Arts

January 15, 2025 10:22 am KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Scalehouse is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts…

City of Bend hosts open house on Olney Ave. pedestrian-bike project to enhance above, below-ground infrastructure

January 14, 2025 10:49 pm Tracee Tuesday

BEND, Ore. {KTVZ} – The City of Bend hosted its pedestrian and bicycle open house Monday evening at the Element Bend Hotel. This particular project…

Bend’s High Desert Museum receives two prestigious grants from National Endowment for the Humanities

January 14, 2025 11:18 am KTVZ News Partners, Harley Coldiron

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded two exceedingly competitive grants to Bend’s High Desert Museum totaling…

‘This is 100% a preventable crime’: Bend Police report their officers made nearly 600 DUII arrests last year

January 14, 2025 11:55 am KTVZ, Barney Lerten

(Update: Adding video, comments from police, MADD) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Police said in 2024, nearly 600 drivers were arrested, accused of DUII.…

Burgerville update: Popular Portland fast-food chain still plans to come to Bend – but not at spot it listed by mistake

January 14, 2025 4:53 pm Barney Lerten, Harley Coldiron

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A much-anticipated addition to Bend’s fast-food scene is clearly still planning to come to the High Desert soon, though…