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Businesses stand with Saving Grace against domestic violence

October 11, 2019 12:06 am KTVZ

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and local businesses are showing their support by standing with Bend-based nonprofit organization…

Parents still protesting SW Bend cell tower placement

October 10, 2019 7:25 pm KTVZ

About two dozen parents and a few students braved the freezing temperatures outside Elk Meadow Elementary Wednesday morning, holding up signs and…

Bend retailers partner in Bethlehem Inn coat drive

October 10, 2019 6:52 pm KTVZ

Bend retailers Pine Mountain Sports, Foot Zone and Patagonia Bend have teamed up for the third year in a row to collect gently used coats, sleeping…

C.O. warming shelters get ready for winter

October 10, 2019 6:24 am KTVZ

With cold weather on the way, many warming shelters across the region are starting to get ready for winter. Warming shelter operators around the…

Winter road prep underway in Central Oregon

October 10, 2019 2:29 am KTVZ

With temperatures dropping overnight and the first snow already on the books, Central Oregon street and operations departments have been conducting…

Trial underway in Pine Nursery Park contract dispute

October 10, 2019 1:43 am KTVZ

Kids who frequent Bend’s Pine Nursery Park have been forced to improvise when it comes to entertaining themselves, as the playground area has…

Two Bend students earn perfect ACT scores

October 10, 2019 12:23 am KTVZ

Fewer than 1 percent of all students who take the ACT come away with a perfect score of 36. This year, two students from Bend-La Pine Schools earned…

Bend Senior HS honors Lanzarotta, Penhollow, Taylor

October 9, 2019 8:30 pm KTVZ

Bend Senior High School will honor three former graduates on Friday as part of the school’s 10th annual Distinguished Alumni event to celebrate…

Bend’s State of the City focus: transportation, housing

October 9, 2019 7:17 pm KTVZ

The Bend Chamber hosted a State of the City event Tuesday night, and it was a packed house where City Manager Eric King and Mayor Sally Russell spoke…

Walden talks with KTVZ on impeachment, Syria and vaping

October 9, 2019 5:33 pm KTVZ

In the wake of President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will not cooperate with the impeachment probe, Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., told…

Bend deploying drones to help inspect buildings

October 9, 2019 2:59 am KTVZ

The city of Bend has been testing out a new method to perform building inspections. The inspectors will no longer be strapping into harnesses and…

Bend Fire and Rescue trains for tight spaces

October 9, 2019 1:38 am KTVZ

Each month, Bend Fire and Rescue stages different special operations and rescue training sessions. On Tuesday, firefighters trained in performing…

Overbay gives $1 million to COCC for scholarships

October 9, 2019 1:06 am KTVZ

The Central Oregon Community College Foundation announced Tuesday that it has received a major gift of $1 million, a bequest that will be used to…

5 Bend students receive National Merit Semifinalist honors

October 8, 2019 10:23 pm KTVZ

Five Bend-La Pine Schools students have earned top academic recognition as National Merit Semi-Finalists. Mountain View High School students Liliana…

State recreational trails advisory panel to meet in Bend

October 8, 2019 6:17 pm KTVZ

The state Recreational Trails Program (RTP) Advisory Committee will meet 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Oct. 22-24 at the Comfort Inn and Suites, 62065 SE…

C.O. task force aims to help kids avoid online predators

October 8, 2019 6:45 am KTVZ

An increase in predators reaching out to children online has caused the FBI to step in and make sure kids understand the dangers of social media and…

Bend man with Parkinson’s finds hope in table tennis

October 8, 2019 5:28 am KTVZ

Table tennis, or pingpong , is no easy sport. For some people, it can even help change their life for the better. Six years ago, Bend resident George…