Bend Archives

Apologetic former Bend St. Vincent de Paul leader receives 41-month prison term for drug-dealing

January 15, 2025 4:26 pm Barney Lerten

(Update: adding video from 5PM broadcast) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The former executive director of St. Vincent de Paul in Bend was sentenced Wednesday…

Fixing a ‘mess’: City of Bend receives $32 million in federal funds for Reed Market Railroad Crossing Project

January 15, 2025 4:51 pm KTVZ

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend has received $32.3 million in federal funding to fix traffic backups for the Reed Market Railroad Crossing…

Gov. Tina Kotek pays visit to Bend to discuss regulatory reforms, attainable homeownership and resilient housing

January 15, 2025 1:07 pm Tracee Tuesday

Following years of underbuilding, underinvestment, and extraordinary growth – driven by a complex mix of factors – the West is facing severe…

Feds award Bend $32.3 million for long-awaited overpass to fix traffic backups at Reed Market Road railroad crossing

January 10, 2025 2:37 pm KTVZ - News Team

Members of Oregon’s congressional delegation and the City of Bend announced Friday that the city has been awarded $32.3 million in federal funding…

Scalehouse receives $20,000 grant from National Endowment for the Arts

January 15, 2025 10:22 am KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Scalehouse is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts…

City of Bend hosts open house on Olney Ave. pedestrian-bike project to enhance above, below-ground infrastructure

January 14, 2025 10:49 pm Tracee Tuesday

BEND, Ore. {KTVZ} – The City of Bend hosted its pedestrian and bicycle open house Monday evening at the Element Bend Hotel. This particular project…

Bend’s High Desert Museum receives two prestigious grants from National Endowment for the Humanities

January 14, 2025 11:18 am KTVZ News Partners, Harley Coldiron

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded two exceedingly competitive grants to Bend’s High Desert Museum totaling…

‘This is 100% a preventable crime’: Bend Police report their officers made nearly 600 DUII arrests last year

January 14, 2025 11:55 am KTVZ, Barney Lerten

(Update: Adding video, comments from police, MADD) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Police said in 2024, nearly 600 drivers were arrested, accused of DUII.…

Burgerville update: Popular Portland fast-food chain still plans to come to Bend – but not at spot it listed by mistake

January 14, 2025 4:53 pm Barney Lerten, Harley Coldiron

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A much-anticipated addition to Bend’s fast-food scene is clearly still planning to come to the High Desert soon, though…

Film on Mt. Bachelor founder Bill Healy to debut to sold-out Tower Theatre; group ski in his honor planned Thursday

January 14, 2025 2:59 pm Harley Coldiron

(Update: adding video from 5PM broadcast) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation (MBSEF) and Mt. Bachelor are proud to…

Red Cross Cascades Region sends volunteers and staff to assist those affected by L.A. wildfires

January 12, 2025 5:04 pm KTVZ

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fires in Los Angeles County are still raging, burning thousands of acres. Volunteers and staff from the Red Cross…

‘The industry is growing’: Central Oregon businesses serving up non-alcoholic options for Dry January

January 10, 2025 9:20 am Jillian Fortner

The new year brings a fresh opportunity to focus on health, and for many, that means taking part in Dry January by going alcohol-free for the…

Alleged drug dealer from Bend stopped, arrested in Jefferson County; drugs, stolen handgun seized

January 10, 2025 6:41 pm Barney Lerten

MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Bend man accused of dealing drugs around the region was pulled over in Jefferson County and arrested on several charges…

Crash south of Redmond claims life of 16-year-old Bend Senior High student

January 10, 2025 11:36 am Barney Lerten

A 16-year-old Bend Senior High School student was killed in a two-vehicle crash south of Redmond Thursday evening, Deschutes County sheriff’s…

Update: FDA issues alert to veterinarians warning of adverse side-effects from osteoarthritis drug Librela

January 10, 2025 10:53 am Matthew Draxton

(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — KTVZ News has an update Friday on our previous reports about the sometimes tragic results from use of…

Bend Olney Avenue pre-construction open house

Bend to begin Olney Avenue pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements; in-person, online open houses set

January 10, 2025 4:24 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Changes are coming to Olney Avenue in northeast Bend to make it a safer road to walk, bike, roll, drive and more, the city said…

‘I learned a lot from the academy’: Bend Fire and Rescue celebrates the graduation of six new firefighter/paramedics

January 8, 2025 10:15 am KTVZ

– Bend Fire and Rescue is celebrating the fire academy graduation of six new firefighter/…

Three grants give boost to COCC initiative to encourage student diversity in science programs

January 9, 2025 4:04 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — An initiative to encourage student diversity in science programs at Central Oregon Community College and to promote broader…

Bend Rep. Emerson Levy, other moms in the Oregon Legislature are driven by a passion for kids

January 9, 2025 12:17 pm KTVZ News Partners

By Hannah Wallace, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Children are a top priority for the moms in the Legislature and a big reason why…

Ask the Mayor with Bend’s Melanie Kebler: Speaking on neighborhood speed limits, parking spaces and more

January 9, 2025 7:35 am KTVZ - News Team

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — From neighborhood speed limits to dividing city council responsibilities, NewsChannel 21 asked Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler your…