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C.O organizations hold panel talk on ending homelessness in Bend

August 8, 2021 6:59 pm KTVZ

A group of panelists discussed upcoming and ongoing solutions to battle homelessness and ways for the public to get involved at a special event on…

Supporters of Literacy in Deschutes County hosts book sale to help children with literacy

August 8, 2021 6:59 pm KTVZ

The group Supporters of Literacy in Deschutes County, also known SOLID, held their second book sale over the weekend to fund child literacy…

Electrical fire destroys crematorium at Deschutes Memorial Gardens in Bend

August 7, 2021 10:27 am Barney Lerten

A fire late Friday night that destroyed the crematorium facility at Deschutes Memorial Chapel and Gardens was traced to a failed electrical panel, an…

April, June murder trials set for Bend man in killings of woman, two brothers

August 6, 2021 10:16 pm KTVZ News Partners

A judge on Friday set two murder trials next year for a Bend man charged in the killing of a woman late last year and two brothers in…

C.O. businesses fighting big fines over violating state, local COVID-19 rules

August 6, 2021 7:37 pm KTVZ

Three Central Oregon businesses that were fined for violating Covid-19 restrictions last spring, such as mask requirements, are now taking the battle…

Mini-mural festival adding social justice, equality artwork to downtown Bend

August 6, 2021 7:25 pm KTVZ

The High Desert Mural Festival and Scalehouse, an arts center, are putting together a mini-mural festival in downtown Bend this weekend, with a…

BPRD youth soccer league enrollment at record high; volunteer coaches needed

August 6, 2021 9:16 am KTVZ News Partners

Soccer fever is alive in Central Oregon! Enrollment for the 2021 Bend Unified Recreation Soccer League is at an all-time high, with more than 2,300…

Bend’s Whitney ‘Hollywood’ Gomez hopes to punch her ticket to Olympic Games in 2024

August 6, 2021 5:16 pm KTVZ

Whitney Gomez’s Olympic dream has taken her from swimming to water polo to boxing. She’s only been boxing for five years and nearly made the Olympics…

City of Bend road and traffic report: Week of August 9-15

August 6, 2021 9:12 am KTVZ News Partners

Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of August…

Fireworks retailer, fundraising church dismayed by Bend’s plan to keep fireworks ban

August 4, 2021 10:05 pm Barney Lerten

Bend city councilors have decided they want to make permanent a temporary ban on public fireworks sales and use, but a fireworks supplier said…

Born in Central Oregon, sport climbing’s Olympic debut shares many Bend connections

August 5, 2021 5:50 pm KTVZ

A sport invented in Central Oregon roughly 35 years ago, is now front and center on the world’s biggest…

Bend-La Pine students get jump start in new late-summer programs

August 5, 2021 4:08 pm KTVZ News Partners

Starting this week, more than 2,000 Bend-La Pine Schools students have returned to classrooms to learn and connect with teachers and fellow students…

OSU-Cascades counseling clinic finds success with virtual appointments

August 5, 2021 3:09 pm KTVZ News Partners

More than 250 area community members and others beyond Central Oregon have been served over the past year by telehealth services offered by Oregon…

C.O. towing company backs new law to hold unlicensed, predatory tow businesses accountable

August 4, 2021 8:21 pm KTVZ

Towing can be a headache for anyone, especially if it is not regulated or practiced…

Amid rise in COVID-19 patients, St. Charles welcomes state rule requiring staff vaccinations or testing

August 4, 2021 6:12 pm KTVZ News Partners

St. Charles Health System, again dealing with a rise in COVID-19 patients, said Wednesday it is beginning efforts to meet Gov. Kate Brown’s new state…