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Bend Rapids’ new 16U ice hockey to compete at Nationals; looking to add more elite teams

December 5, 2022 11:45 am KTVZ

In its first home series of the season, the Bend Rapids 16U AA team swept the Seattle Juniors with 11-1 and 5-3 wins at the Bend Pavilion this…

City of Bend seeks community input to help improve city website

December 5, 2022 2:12 pm KTVZ News Partners

To help the city of Bend update and improve its website, bendoregon.gov, the city is conducting usability testing and asking for the community’s…

Bend woman’s DUII arrest after wrong-way Hwy. 97 crash adds to city’s record tally for year

December 2, 2022 1:48 pm KTVZ

A 31-year-old Bend woman was arrested on drugged driving, hit-and-run and numerous other charges Thursday night after police said she sped away from…

Bend City Council opens application period for council vacancy when Melanie Kebler becomes mayor

December 2, 2022 3:15 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Bend City Council plans to declare a vacancy on the Council on Jan. 4, when Melanie Kebler becomes the city’s new mayor, and on Friday opened the…

Marines’ ‘Team Long Road’ arrives in Bend, near finale of coast-to-coast walk to honor, help recover MIAs

December 1, 2022 5:20 pm KTVZ

A small band of Marines nearing the end of a cross-country walk with a special mission arrived in Bend on Thursday, on their way from the…

Bend police chief: Safeway shooting video was released to comply with public records law

December 1, 2022 11:32 am KTVZ

Shortly after Bend Police released a dramatic five-minute video compilation of the Eastside Safeway shooting on Thursday, including a worker’s…

Bend Chamber seeks nominations for 2023 Business Excellence Awards

December 1, 2022 5:10 pm KTVZ News Partners

The nomination process for the Bend Chamber’s annual Business Excellence Awards is now open through Jan. 1, 2023. The 2023 Business Excellence…

Prineville man gets 17 1/2 years for seeking photos, traveling to Bend for sex with ‘teen’ undercover officer

December 1, 2022 3:45 pm KTVZ News Partners

A Prineville man was sentenced to more than 17 years in federal prison Thursday after he requested sexually explicit photos from an undercover law…

Charge it, in a jam: AAA deploys mobile electric-vehicle charging truck in Bend; second city in Oregon

December 1, 2022 1:03 pm KTVZ News Partners

AAA is expanding its capabilities and membership benefits by providing more services for electric vehicle drivers with the addition of a mobile…

City of Bend plans open house on Ferguson Road sewer improvement project

December 1, 2022 9:36 am KTVZ News Partners

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend is hosting an in-person open house to share information about the Ferguson Sewer Improvement Project. This…

Foundation’s $50K grant to help fund new school-based health center at Bend’s Mtn. View High School

November 30, 2022 5:17 pm KTVZ News Partners

Mosaic Medical, a nonprofit community health organization providing quality care for all in Bend, Redmond, Prineville and Madras, was recently…

Bend woman traveling to Poland to assist Ukraine refugees

November 29, 2022 10:27 pm KTVZ

Next month, Bend resident Sandra Kowalski says she will be traveling to Poland, near the Ukrainian border, to work with the charity All Hands and…

Cardiac arrest survivor points to Bend Fire’s successful effort to boost survival rate

November 29, 2022 9:24 pm Lee Anderson

Bend Fire & Rescue’s cardiac arrest survival rate now far outpaces the nation, thanks to a program Larry Bryant credits with saving his life -…

Suspect in 2 Hunnell Road assaults arrested after standoff, trailer raid, bite of K-9 ‘Kim’

November 28, 2022 3:09 pm KTVZ News Partners

A suspect in two assaults in the Hunnell Road homeless encampment area on Sunday was found Monday evening at a trailer in that area and a standoff…

City of Bend begins community survey for council goal-setting, will offer online version soon

November 29, 2022 2:02 pm KTVZ News Partners

The City of Bend is seeking community feedback to guide priorities and direction for the next two years. People in Bend may receive a call or a text…

Giving Tuesday encourages greater community support for Central Oregon nonprofits

November 29, 2022 6:40 pm KTVZ

“So Giving Tuesday is such an important day for nonprofits,” KIDS Center Director of Development and Marketing Ginger Theis-Stevens said Tuesday.…

Owner of Bend’s Reptile Zone seeks help finding thief who stole several animals

November 29, 2022 6:11 pm KTVZ

A thief broke into the Reptile Zone on Greenwood Avenue late Sunday night and took several of the animals. The owner, Jeff Jensen, believes it may be…