BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A repeat convicted felon was sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday, just two weeks after Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy found a handgun in the car he was riding in, District Attorney Steve Gunnels said. Deschutes County Circuit Judge Alison Emerson sentence Lawrence Mark Stroud, 45, after he pleaded guilty to
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(KTVZ) — General Motors will pay $220 million to settle allegations from a 36-state coalition that the automaker sold drivers’ private driving and location data to third-party brokers without customer permission. Oregon, which co-led the multi-state coalition alongside Washington, will receive more than $10.4 million from the settlement. The settlement addresses GM’s Smart Driver program,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Community College will host its 27th annual 5K “Turkey Trot” on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 10:30 a.m. on the college’s Bend campus. The fun run and walk serves as a fundraiser for COCC Foundation scholarships. The event is free for COCC students and staff and $20 for other community
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Silver Rail Elementary teaching assistant Becky Drury, seriously wounded in the October 15 shooting attack, is recovering well from this week’s surgery to reconstruct her left arm, husband Will Drury said Thursday. Here’s the full update he posted Thursday to Drury’s GoFundMe page, which has raised about $201,000 of its $210,000
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Bend, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Fire & Rescue and the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training will conduct a live-fire training exercise on Monday, Nov. 2. The activity will take place between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. at North Station in Bend. The exercise involves a live-fire prop designed to simulate flammable liquid incidents
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Central Oregon will stay cooler than normal through the rest of the week as low pressure lingers near the Pacific Northwest. Thursday and Friday look quiet, but we could see some rain/snow showers in the Cascades. Highs will reach the low to mid 50s across the High Desert today with periods
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Restoration work at Silver Rail Elementary is expected to move into its next phase next week as crews prepare the building for the anticipated return of students and staff. The current restoration contractor is expected to finish its work by the end of this week and transition the impacted areas of
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Right now, Bend-La Pine Schools is inviting you to its annual ‘Trunk or Treat’ celebration! Bus drivers will decorate their school buses, hand out treats, and offer a ride through a haunted school bus. The event runs from 1-3 p.m. Friday, October 30th, at two locations. Families can visit Bend Transportation on
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Today is National First Responders Day, a day to recognize the men and women who answer the call when our communities need them most. That includes firefighters, police officers, EMTs, paramedics, 9-1-1 dispatchers, and search and rescue personnel. These first responders often face dangerous and unpredictable situations, working around the clock to
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Right now, the City of Bend is encouraging you to clear fallen leaves to prevent local flooding. The city maintains more than 30,000 stormwater assets across the community. Officials say residents can help by raking, bagging, mulching, or composting fallen leaves. The city says it’s important to keep leaves out of
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Community members are pushing for expanded safety measures following a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School that killed three students and a teacher. In response, a preliminary proposal has emerged to expand the local School Resource Officer program across the district. The School Resource Officer program currently operates as a joint
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Public Utility Commission approved new rates and program updates for Cascade Natural Gas customers, effective Saturday, Oct. 31. Under the approved rate decision, a typical residential customer using 57 therms per month will see a monthly bill increase of approximately $7.38, or about 10.7%. The rate adjustments combine outcomes
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TUALATIN, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges and Universities announced day a comprehensive program to ease and inform student transfers from community colleges to the state’s private nonprofit colleges and universities. The Oregon Transfer Pathway Initiative provides streamlined opportunities for community college students to assess transfer options and continue their education at
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – An extraordinary show of community generosity at Kendall’s Catwalk for a Cause on Saturday, October 24th, resulted in a fundraising total of $356,000 for hope in our community, including more than $100,000 raised to support Silver Rail Elementary following the recent tragedy. During the event, guests exceeded the $50,000 fundraising goal
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The La Pine Moose Lodge is holding a special barbecue event on Friday, November 6th, with all proceeds going to the Silver Rail Elementary School victims and families. The gathering, open to the public, takes place at the Moose Lodge at 52510 Drafter Road in La Pine, from 4-8 p.m.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to increased moisture and cooler weather, the Deschutes National Forest said Wednesday it plans to begin pile burning as early as Thursday. Pile burning operations may occur intermittently through January 2027, based on conditions. Due to elevation differences units will be burned when conditions are appropriate to meet objectives, the
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Bend, Ore. (KTVZ) — 3The Oregon Department of Human Services, based in Salem, Ore., is encouraging state residents who are not currently receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to apply now ahead of the holiday season. The agency noted today that individuals who previously lost benefits may also be eligible again. SNAP provides monthly food
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend man who called for help after he became stranded on a ridge above the crater of Broken Top on Friday afternoon led to a challenging air and ground rescue operation that took about 20 hours to successfully conclude, officials said Wednesday. Around 3:15 p.m. last Friday, Deschutes County 911
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Bend, Ore. (KTVZ) — Students across the Crook County District celebrated the fall season this month with trips to the pumpkin patch, which featured story time, petting zoo visits and train rides. The school district thanks the many volunteers who help make these trips possible and says they apprecaite all that is done for their
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Central, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregonians will gain an extra hour this weekend as daylight saving time comes to an end.Clocks will fall back one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday, November 1, marking the return to standard time.While the change gives people an extra hour overnight, it also means earlier sunrises and sunsets, bringing less
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