COCC singers serenade seniors at Regency Village at Bend
Students in COCC’s singing program perform each term at various retirement communities and assisted living facilities around the area. On Thursday,…
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Light ’em up, pickleballers: New lights can extend the play at Bend’s Pine Nursery Park
Pickleball players can now extend their play a bit longer, thanks to new lighting installed at half of the courts at Bend’s Pine Nursery…
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Special Report: When Heroes Need Saving: Support for firefighters suffering with PTSD
Firefighters spend long hours on the front lines of daily crises, faced with danger and sometimes, with tragedy. The traumatic situations they face…
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Over $10 million headed to Central Oregon for affordable housing projects
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ)– This week, over $10 million was brought into Central Oregon to build new affordable housing. In Sisters, Habitat for Humanity…
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COCC uses $112K grant to add electric vehicle charging infrastructure at its Bend, Prineville campuses
Other charging ports already in place in Redmond, Madras BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — AÂ nearly $112,000 grant from the Oregon Clean Fuels Program and…
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Deschutes County Jail staff administer Narcan to save the life of inmate who suffered overdose while being booked
Deschutes County Jail staff took quick, crucial steps Sunday night to save the life of an inmate who suffered a suspected drug overdose while being…
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RootedHomes chooses five C.O. employers for Rooted at Simpson workforce housing community in SW Bend
A major challenge in attracting people to Bend is finding a place they can afford to live. RootedHomes, which takes on that problem,…
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Disputed south Bend footbridge plans could be getting new life with help of Deschutes County Commissioner Chang
A proposed footbridge over the Deschutes River in southern Bend has created quite a lot of controversy since it was first suggested back in 2012. A…
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Bend man with long criminal history sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison on drug, firearm convictions
EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend man with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison Wednesday for possessing…
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Ask the Mayor: Bend’s Melanie Kebler talks D.C. trip, speeders, old Costco site, affordable housing, gun regulations
As always, viewers asked about a wide variety of issues as Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler visited Wednesday morning with Bola Gbadebo and Lynsey Harris on…
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Bend, Redmond housing markets see spring upswing in sales; Bend’s median price falls $46,000, Redmond $4K
REDMON, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend and Redmond single-family home markets saw a significant increase in the number of sales in April and the marketing…
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Deschutes County judge speaks out on ‘very concerning’ public defender shortage; seven defendants released so far
Last week, NewsChannel 21 reported on Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels’ alarm over the growing public defender shortage and how that…
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‘We try and lead with education first’: BPRD reminds spring park, trail users of the rules about keeping dogs on leashes
Bend’s parks and trails are already getting plenty busy this spring, so the Bend Park and Recreation District is reminding pet owners about its…
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Jury in wrongful death lawsuit over Bend teen’s 2021 Wickiup Reservoir drowning finds driver, victim, mom, others negligent
A Deschutes County jury has ruled in a $34 million wrongful death lawsuit filed by the mother of Bend teen killed in June 2021 crash at Wickiup…
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Bend police arrest man workers found sleeping inside NE Third Street taco shop; officers say he broke window to get in
BEND, Ore.. (KTVZ) — Workers arriving to start the day Monday morning at Lucy’s Taco Shop on NE Third Street found an unauthorized man inside.…
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Bend PD still looking for DUII suspect who fled after hitting light pole at SW Bend roundabout; 2,100 residents alerted
Bend Police were still searching Monday for a 46-year-old Bend man and suspected DUII driver who fled officers investigating a reported domestic…
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Bend schools hold first walk-a-thon fundraiser at Alpenglow Park for Ronald McDonald House
People were getting their steps in for a worthy cause Sunday at Alpenglow Park. Despite the rainy weather, people came out to support the Bend…
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Stroke Awareness Month: Quick response key to treatment, says Bend-based group bringing Randy Travis to town
May is Stroke Awareness Month, and health experts stress that time is of the essence when responding to the medical…
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Former Bend resident, PSU football player receives 23-year prison term in 2022 fatal shooting of girlfriend
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — A former Bend resident and Portland State University football player who was arrested in southern Deschutes County on a…
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Bend Young Professionals’ YP Summit at the Tower Theatre inspires with speakers of note
Business entrepreneurs gathered Friday at the Tower Theatre for the 2024 Young Professionals Summit, to talk shop and be inspired by a variety of…
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