Mardi Gras, Bend-style: Friday marks Day One of first-ever Bendi Gras
(Update: Adding video, comments from organizers) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Friday marked the first day of Bendi Gras, bringing Mardi Gras to the High…
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US Bureau of Reclamation office in Bend to close, according to DOGE cuts list
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — President Trump’s goal to dramatically reduce the federal government has now hit the Bureau of Reclamation, as DOGE announced…
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Indian restaurant, The Crown Curry, set to take the place of closed Nome Italiano on Bend’s Westside
(Update: Added video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – KTVZ News told you recently about the sudden closure of Nome Italiano, on Bend’s Westside. Friday came…
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Avion Water Co. pipe springs a leak along Knott Road; million-gallon spill brings damage, boil-water notice
(Update: Added video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A rock broke a buried Avion Water Co. pipeline near Knott Road in southern Bend Thursday afternoon,…
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Portland father, teen daughter seriously injured in snowmobile crash into tree off Century Drive SW of Bend
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Â A cellphone’s automated crash notification and a witness report brought rescuers to the scene of a snowmobile crash into a…
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Turtle Island Coffee Company closing in downtown Bend
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Turtle Island Coffee Company is closing down their shop in downtown Bend. With a post on Instagram on…
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Small natural gas explosion in pizza oven at Bend Poker Room sends one person to the hospital
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A small natural gas explosion in the kitchen of the Bend Poker Room in northeast Bend, traced to a gas-fired pizza oven, caused…
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‘We need your help’: Bend nonprofit HÚE seeks public’s assistance to support at-risk youth program
The executive director of the Bend nonprofit HÚE says they could soon be forced to shut their doors, after a delay in thousands of dollars in…
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Supermarket egg hunt: How is bird flu outbreak limiting egg supplies, raising prices at Bend grocery stores?
Egg prices are skyrocketing to all-time highs, due in large part to an outbreak of avian flu. This has been afflicting egg-laying hens in the US…
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Bend, Salem IRS offices reportedly set to close under DOGE cost-cutting moves, workforce reductions
Tax season is in full swing and the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service announced he plans to retire Friday. This comes as the Trump…
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Bend Cultural Tourism Fund opens grant application period for arts, cultural tourism projects
 BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Cultural Tourism Commission, a Visit Bend Project overseeing the Bend Cultural Tourism Fund, announced the opening of…
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Bend High students and staff etch their names in Lava Bears past, present and future
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As Bend High ushers in a new chapter with their major expansion, some students became a permanent part of the school’s history.…
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Rep. Emerson Levy of Bend introduces legislation to lower prescription drug prices, boost price transparency
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Rep. Emerson Levy, D-Bend, introduced a legislative package on Tuesday before the House Committee on Health and Health Care…
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Bethlehem Inn in Bend opens its doors to the community for annual open house
Bethlehem Inn invited community members from around Central Oregon to tour the Bend facility Tuesday and learn more about its many programs.…
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Bend Police tip leads to Tacoma man’s nearly 14-year federal prison term for coercing, exploiting minor online
EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ)–A Tacoma, Washington man has been sentenced to nearly 14 years in federal prison for using social media to coerce a minor into…
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Central Oregon shoppers react to Joann’s closing, flock to store for supplies
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — KTVZ went to Joann Fabrics in Bend on Tuesday and saw first-hand how the news of the chain’s closure was hitting Central Oregon.…
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Smoke alarms sound, save sleeping Tumalo family of 8 and their pets from fire that destroyed their home
A family of eight and their dog and cat escaped a fire that destroyed their Tumalo home late Monday night, thanks to smoke alarms that awakened them,…
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Bend man charged with pulling a gun on another man before downtown rally; charged with menacing, DUII
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend man says he had a gun pulled on him Sunday morning at Peace Corner in downtown Bend, an hour before a rally called to…
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More disturbing details of S. Deschutes County child abuse case revealed at woman’s, father’s arraignment
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Sarah Session 33, and her father, Gary Hardenburg, 65, made their first court appearance Monday afternoon for arraignment on…
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Crafters react to the closure of 800 Joann fabric stores, including Bend and Redmond
(Update: Adding Reaction Video) By Rob Wile, NBC News NEW YORK (KTVZ) — Fabrics outlet Joann will shutter all of its approximately 800…
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