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‘We give people hope’: Red Cross volunteer from Bend is traveling the Hurricane Helene-ravaged streets of Florida

October 6, 2024 4:25 pm Barney Lerten

(Adding video) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (KTVZ) – As he has for four years now, Bend retiree and Red Cross volunteer Dennis Smith has brought the tech…

Discovery West ‘Launches’ new gathering place called Discovery Corner with special event

October 6, 2024 9:32 am KTVZ

Discovery West, a neighborhood on the west side of Bend, showed off its new gathering place, called Discovery Corner this weekend. “The Launch”…

Making connections, having fun, sharing art: Big crowds headed downtown for weekend’s Bend Fall Festival

October 6, 2024 9:29 am KTVZ

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fall has come to life in downtown Bend for the Bend Fall Festival this weekend. Big crowds enjoyed Day 2 of the…

Discovery Corner celebrates completion with a drone show and a chance to meet a former NASA astronaut

October 5, 2024 9:44 am KTVZ

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — At Discovery West’s new Discovery Corner in northwest Bend, “The Launch,” a space-themed grand opening of the gathering spot…

‘I feel a call of duty’: Bend resident seeking donations he’ll bring to North Carolina for Helene victims

October 4, 2024 4:39 pm Jillian Fortner

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend resident Schuyler Morgan and his family moved to Bend in April, but after witnessing the devastation of Hurricane Helene,…

Pacific Power crews from across Northwest, including Bend, deploy to Georgia for Hurricane Helene response

October 4, 2024 2:39 pm KTVZ News Partners

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In response to a mutual assistance request from Georgia Power, Pacific Power is sending crews, support personnel and…

Supporters cheer Bend councilors’ approval of commitment to ‘fossil fuel-free’ city-owned buildings

October 3, 2024 8:06 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In an important step toward fulfilling their Community Climate Action Plan, Bend city councilors passed a resolution Wednesday…

Aspen Ridge death update: Another ex-worker witnessed ‘a lot of neglect’; state agency seeks tougher staffing rules

October 3, 2024 4:43 pm Matthew Draxton

Aspen Ridge Memory Care in Bend has been categorized as putting residents in “immediate jeopardy condition” by the Oregon Department of Human…

Oregon statewide student assessment scores show progress, but ‘more work ahead’ to return to pre-pandemic levels

October 3, 2024 9:20 am Barney Lerten

The Oregon Department of Education released results Thursday from the Oregon Statewide Assessment System’s spring 2024 summative tests, which…

The 2024 Coolest Thing in Oregon contest has come down to four finalists, including Bend’s Epic Aircraft

October 2, 2024 11:15 pm Tracee Tuesday

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The second round of voting in the 2024 Coolest Thing Made in Oregon contest concluded September 30th, narrowing the list of…

Caldera forfeits its two football wins for violating playing-time limits; head coach Mike Mitchell resigns

October 2, 2024 11:09 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Caldera High School has forfeited two varsity football non-league victories this season due to violations of the OSAA rule that…

Bend councilors vote 6-1 to adopt new rules limiting vehicles used to camp on city streets, closer to rules for tents

October 2, 2024 10:45 pm Barney Lerten

Bend city councilors voted 6-1 Wednesday night to enact a new vehicle camping code that will be more closely aligned to city regulations for campers…

Wyden’s brings ‘special delivery’ to Bend post office, presses postmaster general to drop plan that’s delaying mail

October 2, 2024 11:59 am KTVZ

Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined union members and others outside the main Bend post office Wednesday to decry the “mail madness” that he said…

KPOV 88.9 FM High Desert Community Radio plans fall fund drive

October 2, 2024 2:45 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — KPOV 88.9 FM, High Desert Community Radio, is excited to announce our fall fund drive dates of Friday, October 11 through…

Central Oregon residents make their voices heard after vice presidential debate

October 2, 2024 12:37 am Tracee Tuesday

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The vice presidential debate between Republican nominee JD Vance and Democratic nominee Tim Walz has come and gone. Let’s get…

‘The Launch’ event for Discovery West’s new gathering spot features drone show, former astronaut

October 1, 2024 11:48 pm KTVZ

“The Launch” is the name for this weekend’s space-themed grand opening for the Discovery West neighborhood’s gathering place, Discovery Corner, from…

‘It’s just such a beautiful community here’: Bend nonprofit HÚE helps at-risk youth during mental health crises

October 1, 2024 11:48 am KTVZ

(Update: Adding video, comments from founder, board) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Located on Franklin Avenue in Bend, local nonprofit HÚE, or Hearts Unknown…

‘Convoy of Hope’: Bend linemen helping restore power in S. Carolina in wake of destructive Hurricane Helene

October 1, 2024 2:55 pm Barney Lerten

(Update: Second Bend-area lineman working in S.C.) GREENEVILLE, S.C. (KTVZ) – Among the many emergency workers who traveled far to help victims of…

Bend’s Compass Commercial Real Estate receives Top Workplace Award for second straight year

October 1, 2024 4:09 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Compass Commercial Real Estate Services has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2024 honor by The Oregonian Top Workplaces. This…

Sunriver, Tetherow resorts, Oxford Hotel Bend earn Condé Nast Traveler 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards

October 1, 2024 3:54 pm KTVZ News Partners

SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) – Two Central Oregon resorts and a Bend hotel have earned a place in the coveted Condé Nast Traveler 2024 Readers’ Choice…