Bend man killed, woman injured in single-vehicle crash on US Highway 26 in Grant County
A Bend man was killed and a Bend woman was injured Sunday in a single-vehicle crash on US Highway 26 in Grant County, Oregon State Police…
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Bend Police add holiday patrol officers for Fourth of July, enact zero-tolerance policy for alcohol-related offenses
The Bend Police Department is adding more officers to patrol over the Fourth of July holiday, citing rises in recent years in underage and teen…
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‘It is a long-term disease’: Summit HS student hopes Congress will require insurers to cover pediatric auto immune disease
A junior at Summit High School is working on getting a national bill approved that would require insurers cover an auto immune disease called…
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City of Bend road and traffic report: Week of July 3-9
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of July 3-9. We’re now in the middle of construction season!…
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Envision Bend plans fall release of Vision Action Plan to address community challenges
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Envision Bend is beginning final development of the community’s five-year Vision Action Plan that is designed to help the…
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City of Bend OKs big new Costco plans off Hwy. 20 and Cooley Road, including gas station, car wash
Costco has won city planners’ approval of their plans to build a new, 185,000-square-foot warehouse store at a site off Highway 20 and Cooley Road…
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Bend VFW hosting ‘Raising the Roof’ Fourth of July fundraising fun to replace roof
Bend VFW Post 1643 at 1503 NE Fourth Street is having a special ‘Raising the Roof’ Fourth of July celebration to raise funds for a new roof, and with…
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‘They just don’t know people in our community’: New downtown Bend coffee shop reports repeated thefts of pride flag
A new queer- and indigenous-owned coffee shop has opened up in downtown Bend. In their first week, the business says they have had their pride flag…
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Bend man who showed off illegal fireworks stash online cited; police seize more than $1,000 worth in raid on home
A Bend man who showed off his stash of illegal fireworks online and frequently shoots them off in his neighborhood was cited Thursday and more than…
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Locals and visitors react to rising concert ticket prices at Bend’s Hayden Homes Amphitheater
In 2021, the formed Les Schwab Amphitheater in Bend partnered with Live Nation — the largest concert promoter in the country and parent company to…
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Bend hyperbaric chamber business offers oxygen therapy for low cost
A Bend business has dived head-first into the world of recovery and alternative therapies after realizing certain types of treatments were limited in…
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‘Trees are what makes Bend, Bend’: City’s new tree regulations advisory committee holds first meeting
A city of Bend citizen committee focused on the future of trees in Bend held its first meeting Wednesday.…
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Oregon DHS update: Three missing Bend children who may have been at risk have been found
Three young children who went missing from Bend with their mother and a man earlier this month and were considered possibly at risk have been found,…
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Tickets now available for High Desert Rendezvous, signature fundraiser for High Desert Museum
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Tickets are now available for the High Desert Museum’s signature fundraiser, High Desert Rendezvous — one of the…
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Rare High Desert KC-135s flyover was Fairchild AFB aerial display marking a century of aerial refueling
To those who looked up and saw unusual military planes flying over the High Desert on Tuesday, here’s details on what you were seeing: a traveling…
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City of Bend receives nearly $25 million for bike and pedestrian-only Hawthorne Crossing project
The City of Bend was just awarded about $25 million in state and federal dollars for its landmark Hawthorne Avenue Pedestrian and Bicyclist…
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Fireworks on the Fourth: Plans set for Bend’s Pilot Butte, Redmond’s Deschutes County Fair & Expo displays
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — It wouldn’t be the Fourth on the High Desert without the large, professional fireworks displays celebrating our country’s…
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Central Oregon lawmakers point to successes after tumultuous session comes to a close
The 2023 Oregon Legislative session wrapped up Sunday. It included the longest walk out in history, but in the waning days, numerous bills and…
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C. Oregon Locavore launches urgent fundraising campaign to replace failing point-of-sale system
The nonprofit Central Oregon Locavore is launching an urgent capital campaign called the “SOS POS Fundraiser” (Point of Sale) to fund the…
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Bend Fire & Rescue hosting Camp Fire Axe
Bend Fire & Rescue has kicked off Camp Fire Axe 2023! This camp is an exciting introduction into a Fire/EMS career at Bend Fire.…
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