Bend fire official offers safety tips on how to avoid lithium-ion battery fires
Lithium-ion batteries have been known, in some cases, to spark fires. They have been the cause of at least two garage fires this…
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Bend’s Sparrow Bakery closing original Scott Street location
Bend’s Sparrow Bakery announced it is closing its original SE Scott Street location, due to severe hiring and staffing challenges, but will keep its…
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Bend Fire & Rescue plans back-to-school drive-thru event, providing supplies, info
On Sunday, Sept. 5, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bend Fire and Rescue will host a back-to-school drive-through event at the North Fire Station, 63377…
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City of Bend wraps up summer street preservation projects
This year, City of Bend street crews improved 74.5 lane miles of roads in Bend, officials said Tuesday as the summer of projects draws to a…
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Cascades East Transit to resume weekday bus schedule as more bus drivers come aboard
Like many businesses, Cascades East Transit had to change its schedule to allow more flexibility for their workers and ensure they could meet the…
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NE Bend doctor’s office hit by three incidents of flag, sign vandalism
Bend pediatrician Dr. Erika Beard-Irvine is looking for answers after her office was vandalized three times last…
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Struggling St. Charles receives 65 state-contracted traveling nurses, paramedics, others
St. Charles provided orientation on Sunday to 65 traveling nurses, certified nursing assistants, paramedics and respiratory therapists provided under…
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Think Wild, Bend emergency vet clinic team up in bid to save injured golden eagle
Bend wildlife hospital Think Wild has been treating a golden eagle with an injured shoulder since May, and just partnered with a local emergency…
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SW Bend traffic moving quicker with opening of city’s 42nd roundabout
What once was a four-way stop is now a lot easier to get “a-round.” City leaders say the roundabout at SW Simpson Avenue and Columbia Street — the…
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Bend’s Tower Theatre to require proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test
The Tower Theatre in downtown Bend on Friday joined the list of venues that will require proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test…
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47 current, former Bend Senior HS coaches object to city’s proposed homeless camp
Nearly 50 current and former coaches at Bend Senior High School have joined a growing chorus of concern about the city’s proposed managed homeless…
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Bend firefighters union takes sharp issue with state vaccine mandate for health care workers
The union representing Bend Fire & Rescue firefighters has taken sharp issue with Gov. Kate Brown’s new vaccination mandate, saying it “sets a…
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Sisters woman grateful for successful experience with new COVID-19 treatment
After promising results from St. Charles’ new COVID-19 therapy treatment, the health system is looking to expand to more sites across Central Oregon.…
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Bend man, affiliated home care company agree to pay $2.9 million settlement of fraudulent claims
A Bend resident and his residential care company have agreed to pay $2.9 million to settle federal and state allegations that the firm submitted…
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Reduced Deschutes River flow in Bend also affecting recreation
While farmers and ranchers deal with the serious impacts of drought, surfers at Bend’s Whitewater Park are adjusting to reduced Deschutes River…
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SE Bend housing project for chronically homeless receives $2 million from Deschutes County
A housing project for a specific portion of the homeless population is being planned in southeast…
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Visit Bend seeks community votes to help decide first Bend Sustainability Fund grants
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Visit Bend, an economic development organization, is asking the community to get involved with its first Bend Sustainability…
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OSU-Cascades Summer Academy giving high schoolers a ‘jump start’ to the college experience
Some high school students are spending some of their late-summer days back in a classroom, testing what it’s like to be in…
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Bend Park and Rec could cut 25% of children from Kids INC program if it cannot fill 20 positions
On Tuesday, the Bend Park and Recreation District sent an e-mail to more than 1,000 families, informing them their child might not be enrolled in the…
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Community asked to vote, help choose who gets first Bend Sustainability Fund grants
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Having a say in future trails is enticing enough, but Visit Bend is sweetening the pot with a chance to choose who gets an…
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