Bend pedestrian struck and killed on NE Boyd Acres Road
A 39-year-old Bend man was struck and killed on Boyd Acres Road early Tuesday morning after he apparently fell in the roadway while walking home from…
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Weekend food cart fire in Bend points to new state fire codes, requirements for restaurants on wheels
New code to be phased in over the next two years BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A fire over the weekend caused $8,000 in damage to a northwest Bend food cart,…
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Fire damages Bigfoot BBQ cart at The Podski lot in NW Bend; state phasing in new fire code requirements
A fire caused about $8,000 damage to a food cart at The Podski food cart lot in northwest Bend Saturday afternoon. It prompted fire officials to…
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High Desert Museum announces name of new river otter pup: Wesley
The High Desert Museum said Monday it is excited to announce the name of the new North American river otter pup that came to live in the Autzen Otter…
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Bend city councilors being asked to approve issuing $40.1 million in bonds for various uses
Several major money matters come before Bend city councilors Wednesday evening, as well as a significant land-use hearing, but the most immediate…
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Bend’s last Blockbuster on Earth debuts its Super Bowl Sunday ad — on VHS tape (and Instagram)
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s the ad that was played at the Bend Blockbuster – last one in the world – for a Super Bowl party on Sunday. Those who were…
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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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