Dozens brave cold in Bend to win free ice cream for a year
The new Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream on S. Highway 97 in Bend had a crowd lined up on a cold Saturday morning for free ice cream — as their grand…
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‘Our connection is different’: Summit’s Carmichael brothers thrive in their own sports, hope to win title together
While a Super Bowl is unlikely in their future, Summit High’s Hogan and Pearson Carmichael are cementing a legacy on the football field, and the…
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Webfoot Painting seeks nonprofit nominations for 15th annual Project Serious giveaway
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Webfoot Painting Company is looking for a local nonprofit with a painting, carpentry, and/or deck need…
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Pilot Butte Taproom, Bend Poker Room brings new life to iconic dining spot
The former Pilot Butte Drive-In is busy once again, now the Pilot Butte Taproom, also known as the Bend Poker Room, which features plenty of poker…
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Climate activists protest in downtown Bend over proposed natural gas pipeline expansion
TC Energy is a Canadian company looking to expand a 60-year-old natural gas pipeline that passes just east of Bend, but climate activists are…
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Rep. Emerson Levy of Bend proposes ‘Alyssa’s Law,’ school silent panic alarms to speed first responders to scene
State Rep. Emerson Levy, D-Bend, said Friday she is proposing legislation aimed at saving lives in schools with a mobile-based silent panic alarm…
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City of Bend launches dashboard to track transportation bond projects
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With work progressing on the 2020 Transportation General Obligation (GO) Bond, the City of Bend and the Transportation Bond…
Continue ReadingThe last surviving Blockbuster has an ad timed for the Super Bowl
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN When you’re the last lone surviving store in any industry, you’ve earned the right to have fun and hype it up.…
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Police: FBI helped track Bend Senior HS phone threat to out-of-country caller
Bend Senior High School was placed in “Secure” lockout Thursday afternoon and all other area high schools soon were as well, for close to an hour as…
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Special Olympics Polar Plunge returns to Bend’s Riverbend Park on Saturday
A fun, cold event for so many brave Central Oregonians, the Polar Plunge benefiting Special Olympics Oregon returns to Bend’s Riverbend Park on…
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Bend nonprofit In Our Backyard returns to Super Bowl, again working to thwart human trafficking
Carly Keenan speaks with the director of In Our Backyard, a Bend-based nonprofit devoted to stopping human trafficking, which has traveled to the…
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Drug raid on NE Bend duplex finds dangerous lab making psychedelic hallucinogen DMT; 4 residents arrested
A raid Wednesday morning on a northeast Bend duplex that’s been the subject of numerous investigations turned up a surprise – an active,…
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Bend PD adding two DUII-focused officers to patrol the streets on Super Bowl Sunday
The Bend Police Department is adding two additional DUII officers, in addition to one full-time DUII officer, to their force to help patrol the roads…
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Accessory dwelling units — ADUs — an increasingly popular way to add housing on existing Bend lots
The Bend Chamber and Simplicity by Hayden Homes held a special resource fair Tuesday evening to help more people follow the recently widened path…
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Bend, Redmond home prices hold steady as new year begins, report says; Bend sales hit recent low
Bend and Redmond median home sales prices held fairly steady in January, though the number of sales in Bend hit a recent low of 84, a report out…
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Bend Chamber, Hayden Homes holding ADU Resource Fair to explain new housing options for property owners
The Bend Chamber, in partnership with Simplicity by Hayden Homes, are holding an Accessory Dwelling Unity (ADU) Resource Fair Tuesday night from…
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Bend Police Department Community Academy returns this spring
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend Police Department says it is excited to host its 39th Community Academy this spring. The Bend Police…
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Bend Police make six drunken-driving arrests in 12 hours; two of the men were arrested twice
Bend police made six drunken-driving arrests in 12 hours Sunday night and early Monday – and for two of the men, it actually was their second…
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‘We haven’t changed the rate in 10 years’: Bend Fire & Rescue trims May levy request to boost odds of success
Bend Fire and Rescue has a year and a couple of months before their current operating levy expires, but they are planning ahead and will be seeking a…
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James Taylor and His All-Star Band to perform May 28 at Bend’s Hayden Homes Amphitheater
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — James Taylor and His All-Star Band will perform at Hayden Homes Amphitheater over Memorial Day Weekend…
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