Bend, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Community College is celebrating Native American Heritage Month with a series of events highlighting Indigenous history, culture and traditions. The lineup includes history and art presentations, a documentary featuring a historic journey down the Klamath River, a Native American dinner and a frybread-making class. The events are designed to
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Good Wednesday morning! We’re off to a chilly start across Central Oregon, with some areas waking up to freezing fog. Give yourself a little extra time this morning if you encounter reduced visibility or slick spots on the roads. Temperatures will climb into the mid to upper 50s this afternoon. We’ll
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It was a great week of Pet Pics, we had a bunch of adorable submissions, including some dressed up pups for the Halloween weekend. We are always in need of more submission so if you have a pet photo you’d like to share, all you gotta do is click the contests tab. You might just
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– The tremendous public outpouring of love and support for the recovering 7-year-old survivor of the Silver Rail shooting has been so strong – well beyond dollars – that her thankful mother is asking that people pause sending any more gifts and cards. “As of right now, it’s going to take us forever to read and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ_ Members of 100+ Women Who Care Central Oregon have collectively donated $20,500 to the BEAM Program, helping neurodivergent learners build confidence, develop self-regulation skills and rediscover the joy of learning. BEAM will also receive an additional $500 anonymous donation through the Oregon Community Foundation, bringing the total contribution to $21,000. “BEAM allows children
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BEND, Ore. — Deschutes County 911 released Tuesday the terrifying audio of the call Silver Rail Elementary parent Kaylub Giamanco made while pursuing a 16-year-old gunman into the school on Oct. 15 before he was able to fatally shoot him and stop the attack that left three children and a teacher dead and another child
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SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest is conducting 150 acres of pile burning operations Tuesday, seven miles northwest of Sunriver near Kiwa Butte. Firefighters implement pile burning to reduce leftover vegetation generated from active forest management such as timber sales and pre-commercial thinning treatments. The piles are concentrations of leftover materials associated with
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CENTRAL OREGON (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Forestry Central Oregon District will officially end fire season for all protected forestlands effective 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. The Central Oregon District protects more than 2.1 million acres of private, state, county, municipal and tribal lands. The service area spans Hood River, Wasco, Deschutes, Jefferson, Crook, Lake, Gilliam,
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Bend, Ore. (KTVZ) — Democracy is a word often heard during election season, but what does it actually mean to the people who live and work in Central Oregon?As elections bring conversations about leadership, representation and the future of communities into focus, KTVZ is taking a closer look at what democracy means beyond the ballot
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Good morning everyone! Tuesday starts cloudier, but more sunshine will break through by the afternoon. Daytime highs will top out in the low to mid 50s with generally light winds across the area. If you’re heading out to drop off your ballot, expect dry weather. Wednesday starts chilly and clear before
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Bend, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gas prices in Oregon are continuing to fall, dropping 9.5 cents over the past week to an average of $4.75 per gallon, according to GasBuddy. Prices are now 26.4 cents lower than a month ago but remain nearly 92 cents higher than this time last year. The national average also dropped,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Community College has broken ground on an estimated $8 million expansion and renovation of its Manufacturing Center. The project comes amid growing regional demand for skilled labor and heightened student enrollment in technical fields. The U.S. Department of Labor projects that Oregon’s welding workforce will expand by 15% between
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Students at Silver Rail Elementary School are scheduled to return to their building on Thursday, Nov. 12, following the expected completion of restoration work. Bend-La Pine Schools announced the reopening timeline in an update sent to staff and families yesterday. Restoration work at the elementary school is expected to wrap up
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Nearly three weeks after four people were killed inside Silver Rail Elementary School — and other lives forever changed — families are confronting a decision few could have imagined: whether, when, and how to return. A Bend-La Pine Schools survey found 86.2% of respondents listed returning to Silver Rail as their
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After almost 20 years in business, local sushi restaurant Mio Sushi is closing after the Old Mill District decided not to renew it’s lease. Mio Sushi had some of the county’s lowest health inspection scores in recent years, with violations including improper sanitation, food storage temperatures and missing food handler permits.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend South Little League has launched the Silver Rail Elementary Scholarship Fund to provide 100% registration scholarships for students wishing to play baseball or softball during the 2027 season. The initiative was established following a tragedy at Silver Rail Elementary. The scholarship fund was created to ensure financial constraints do not
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The early-season snow is quite a draw to visit Mt. Bachelor, but two drivers in a 90-mph hurry to hit the slopes got what Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies called an unwanted “souvenir from their trip, and it definitely wasn’t a season pass.” Here’s DCSO’s lighthearted Facebook post Monday – with a
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — La Pine firefighters were battling a structure fire at an adult foster home on Huntington Road early Monday afternoon, the second structure fire in the area in three days. “La Pine Rural Fire Protection District is on-scene of a structure fire 50792 S Huntington Road,” a Facebook post and X
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crooked River Ranch Fire & Rescue and the Crooked River Ranch Volunteer Fire Association are hosting a Holiday Giving Tree program to support local families in need. The initiative relies on community donations to provide holiday gifts for families living in the area. Participants pick tag requests from a tree set
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Silver Rail Elementary teaching assistant Becky Drury is recovering after undergoing surgery last week to reconstruct her left arm following the Oct. 15 shooting attack at the school. Drury was seriously wounded during the shooting at the school. A GoFundMe campaign established to support her recovery has raised more than $200,000.
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