Residents hear Bend City Council candidates address issues at a public forum
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – As we inch closer to Election Day, candidates running for a Bend City Council seat invited the public out to the Deschutes…
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A paws-itively wonderful time was had by all at this year’s Great Bark Bash dog races
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sunday, the final day of this year’s Bend Fall Festival, featured a real crowd favorite: The second annual Great Bark Bash. The…
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COCC ‘plants’ promise garden of pinwheels ahead of Sunday’s Central Oregon Walk to End Alzheimer’s
In advance of the Central Oregon Walk to End Alzheimer’s next Sunday, Central Oregon Community College is “planting” a temporary Promise Garden…
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‘Stability’: Former SE Bend motel transformed into 76 units of transitional housing apartments for homeless
A former motel turned into 76 units of new transitional housing for the homeless was unveiled Monday to Deschutes County and City of Bend officials…
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‘I got off lucky’: Bend resident Danielle Gates shares her breast cancer survivor journey
According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. one in eight women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their…
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Teamsters union members, on strike against Bigfoot Beverage, extend picket lines to Bend distribution facility
ore than two weeks after more than 240 workers at Eugene-based Bigfoot Beverages went on strike in a dispute over pension benefits, two Teamsters…
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Who would abandon a cardboard box full of 8 very young puppies in a NE Bend park? Police would like to know
Bend police are looking to the public for any tips that could help them find who abandoned a cardboard box full of eight very young puppies on Sunday…
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‘Is there one right answer? There’s not’: Sisters community comes together for a conversation about houselessness
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The homeless population in Sisters has been steadily increasing, according to the latest Central Oregon Point-in-Time…
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Redmond child rape, abuse suspect who fled to Mexico nearly a decade ago is extradited, back in Bend to face 28 charges
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A former Redmond resident who allegedly fled to Mexico nearly a decade ago shortly before being indicted on 28 counts of rape,…
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Oregon Transportation Commission to discuss budget, DMV voter registration issues Thursday at Bend meeting
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Transportation Commission will hold its regular meeting on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 9 a.m. The meeting will originate…
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Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue receives new fire engine through state program, invites public to ‘push-in’ ceremony
CROOKED RIVER RANCH, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue has received a new wildland interface fire engine through a state program…
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A still-warm, still-dry early fall means C.O. fires are still putting up smoke, but containment also growing
The Bachelor Complex of fires, primarily the Little Lava Fire, grew some over the weekend, totaling 12,536 acres, but containment also grew to 68% by…
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Sunday’s Heaven Can Wait 5K marked 25 years of fundraising, support for Central Oregon’s breast cancer community
(Update: Adding video, comments from St. Charles staff) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — More than 1,200 people registered to take part in Sunday’s 25th…
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Civic Assembly on Youth Homelessness wraps up its final discussion, preps proposed solutions for leaders to consider
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — An innovative new way for Central Oregonians to weigh in on one of the region’s most pressing issues wrapped up its fifth and…
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‘We give people hope’: Red Cross volunteer from Bend is traveling the Hurricane Helene-ravaged streets of Florida
(Adding video) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (KTVZ) – As he has for four years now, Bend retiree and Red Cross volunteer Dennis Smith has brought the tech…
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Making connections, having fun, sharing art: Big crowds headed downtown for weekend’s Bend Fall Festival
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fall has come to life in downtown Bend for the Bend Fall Festival this weekend. Big crowds enjoyed Day 2 of the…
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Winds test, lines hold on Little Lava Fire; Bachelor Complex nearly 2/3 contained; Bingham, Rail Ridge fire updates
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – All of the containment and control lines on the Little Lava Fire held in Friday’s strong winds and the Bachelor Complex is…
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Despite all the hoops to jump through, Culver farmer is excited about $822K USDA grant to help them go solar
Kerry Backsen has learned a thing or two over the years about running a combination feed mill, 1,300-acre farm, retail store and trucking company…
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Discovery Corner celebrates completion with a drone show and a chance to meet a former NASA astronaut
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — At Discovery West’s new Discovery Corner in northwest Bend, “The Launch,” a space-themed grand opening of the gathering spot…
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‘I feel a call of duty’: Bend resident seeking donations he’ll bring to North Carolina for Helene victims
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend resident Schuyler Morgan and his family moved to Bend in April, but after witnessing the devastation of Hurricane Helene,…
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