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Bend 49ers and Chiefs fans react to Super Bowl LIV

February 2, 2020 8:31 pm Rhea Panela

Immersion Brewing hosted its first Super Bowl viewing party Sunday, with fans of both the 49ers and Chiefs in…

Bend driver critically injured in Hwy. 20-Cooley Road crash

February 1, 2020 12:44 am Barney Lerten

An 89-year-old Bend man was critically injured Friday evening when he failed to stop at a stop sign on Cooley Road, stopped in the middle of Highway…

Two Bend kitchen fires reported in 24 hours

January 31, 2020 12:05 pm KTVZ news sources

A southeast Bend apartment four-plex was evacuated Friday morning due to a kitchen fire that investigators said was caused by a Keurig K-cup carousel…

Purcell Blvd. Bridge in NE Bend to close for 2 1/2 months

January 29, 2020 12:04 pm KTVZ news sources

The Purcell Boulevard Bridge that crosses the North Unit Irrigation District main canal north of NE Butler Market Road and south of Empire Avenue in…

NW Bend raid triggers standoff, arrest of burglary, theft suspect

January 28, 2020 2:55 pm Barney Lerten, Jacob Larsen

A raid Tuesday on the northwest Bend home of man wanted in numerous recent thefts and burglaries from stores around the city turned into a…

Johnny Carino’s in Bend closes its doors

January 27, 2020 5:22 pm Barney Lerten

The restaurant comings and goings on Bend’s north end had another “going” on Monday, as Johnny Carino’s Italian Restaurant closed its doors…

The Big Playback 1/24: Bend-Summit, Trinity Lutheran

January 25, 2020 12:04 am Max Goldwasser

The Big Playback turned into a mega playback this week with seven highlights, the first round of which includes a Bend-Summit cross-town class and a…

Bend man arrested on drug charges; raid finds heroin, cocaine, LSD, pills

January 23, 2020 8:32 pm KTVZ news sources

A wanted Bend man was arrested on a traffic stop near his downtown home early Thursday morning, followed by a raid on his home that turned up…

High school wrestling ramping up in C.O.

January 22, 2020 8:25 pm Max Goldwasser

Schools like Crook County and Culver High School have had historically talented wrestling programs. This year’s no different. Over the last few…

Arrest made in string of thefts from unlocked COCC gym lockers

January 22, 2020 2:53 pm Barney Lerten

A 24-year-old Bend transient has been arrested on theft and ID theft charges, accused of stealing from several unlocked lockers in the Mazama Gym…

Transient caught, jailed in SE Bend parking-lot shooting

January 21, 2020 2:50 pm Barney Lerten

A 43-year-old Bend transient who allegedly walked up to a car in a southeast Bend parking lot and shot the driver Monday night was found hiding in…

Bend man jailed in stabbing of van roommate in Fred Meyer parking lot

January 20, 2020 2:28 pm KTVZ News Team

A Bend man was arrested early Monday morning in the Fred Meyer parking lot, accused of stabbing another man several times while both were in a van…

Redmond man arrested in NW Bend DUII hit-and-run crashes

January 18, 2020 12:58 am Barney Lerten

An alleged drunken driver from Redmond who police said struck a mother carrying her infant child in downtown Bend Friday evening fled the scene and…

Bend neighborhood reps pick eight street safety projects

January 17, 2020 2:30 pm KTVZ news sources

Bend’s Neighborhood Leadership Alliance met this week and decided unanimously to recommend eight top-priority projects for funding as part of the…

C.O. cities vary on wildlife feeding regulations

January 16, 2020 7:27 pm Arielle Brumfield, Barney Lerten

Several cities in Central Oregon recognize that feeding wildlife like deer and elk can cause more harm to the animals and the community.…

As cold snap hits, new Bend warming shelter sees highest occupancy

January 15, 2020 11:39 am Arielle Brumfield

With snow falling over several days and nighttime lows dropping into the teens, the month-old emergency Bend Winter Shelter reached its highest…

Bend man gets 9 years in fatal shooting of Sisters woman

January 14, 2020 12:59 pm Jessie Foster, Barney Lerten

A Bend man who fatally shot a Sisters woman at his apartment during their first date a year ago was sentenced Tuesday to nine years in prison, saying…