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Bend gym-goers react to new mask requirement

July 1, 2020 7:49 pm KTVZ

With the latest statewide mask requirement that took effect Wednesday, Central Oregon’s gyms are going to look a little…

Bend sewer project to bring closure of stretch of SE 15th Street, temporary traffic light

July 1, 2020 11:58 am KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A full closure of 15th Street, between Reed Market Road and Ferguson Road, will begin on Thursday, July 9 and last through late…

COVID-19 brings ticket sales hit, refunds blowback for Les Schwab Amphitheater

July 1, 2020 11:41 am KTVZ

With most summer entertainment on hold due to COVID- 19, many people who looked forward to concerts and shows at the Les Schwab Amphitheater are…

Bend’s June was warmer, drier than normal, NWS says

July 1, 2020 8:44 am KTVZ News Partners

Bend experienced a warmer and drier than normal June, according to preliminary data released Wednesday by NOAA’s National Weather Service in…

Bend’s summer tourism on the rise, which could lead to more COVID-19 cases

June 30, 2020 6:26 pm KTVZ

The summer months are a popular time of the year for many tourists to visit Bend, but during a pandemic, it could increase the spread of COVID-19. …

Bend woman among 4 killed in California car crash

June 30, 2020 10:10 pm KTVZ News Partners

A 23-year-old Bend woman was one of four people killed Monday night when their car left a road and hit an oak tree in Templeton, California, the…

Bend, Redmond businesses say they will enforce mask mandate

June 30, 2020 4:01 pm KTVZ

Now that Gov. Kate Brown has issued a statewide mandate requiring face coverings in all indoor public spaces, starting Wednesday, some Central Oregon…

Pilot Butte State Park parking lot closed on the Fourth

June 30, 2020 4:52 pm KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Based on the need to limit crowd size at Pilot Butte State Park for the upcoming fireworks show, the eastside parking lot will…

Bend chosen as a ‘cohort city’ for 2020 Digital Curb Challenge

June 30, 2020 1:02 pm KTVZ News Partners

Coord, the leading curb management company, on Tuesday announced that the cities of Aspen, Nashville, Omaha and West Palm Beach have been selected…

Bend Fire & Rescue asks residents to report illegal fireworks, notes $750 fine

June 30, 2020 10:54 am KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Fire & Rescue is urging residents to celebrate the Fourth of July safely, with legal fireworks — and to report the use…

Pappy’s Pizzeria’s Bend location to close, make way for car wash

June 29, 2020 6:44 pm KTVZ

A Bend pizzeria is closing its doors to make way for a car wash. Pappy’s Pizzeria in Bend will permanently close its doors at 9 p.m.…

Masked woman with gun holds up NE Bend taco shop

June 29, 2020 8:52 am KTVZ News Partners

An armed woman wearing a mask held up a northeast Bend taco shop late Sunday night and eluded police who responded to the scene, officers…

Hwy. 97 driver swerves to avoid deer, crashes, sparks brush fire, power outage

June 28, 2020 12:40 pm Barney Lerten

A driver who swerved to avoid a deer crossing U.S. Highway 97 in southern Bend crashed and sparked a brushfire Sunday morning that closed the highway…