Items specifically about Bend and nearby areas
Community and Safety: A Closer Look at Bend, Oregon’s Recent Challenges
Image via mp.newsbreakapp.com In the charming town of Bend, Oregon, residents are coming to terms with two recent events that have raised serious public safety concerns. Sadie Madalyn Cole, aged…
Heated discussion: ODOT to lower speeds, make other changes to boost safety in Highway 97’s Bend North Corridor work …
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) recently announced a series of safety improvements for the Bend North Corridor construction zone on U.S. Highway 97. These changes, which include restriping, adding…
Prineville man killed, Bend woman seriously injured in crash on icy Highway 20 bridge over Snake River
(Update: OSP confirms icy conditions) ONTARIO, Ore. (KTVZ) - A Prineville man was killed and a Bend woman was seriously injured Tuesday morning in a crash amid icy conditions on…
Coming to Bend: GEM’s Proptech Getaway
Every couple of weeks, someone asks me, "When is the GEM conference?" Never say never. But, well, never. I hope being an investor in Blueprint helps dispel any notions that…
Adair: Six infants have experienced fentanyl-affected births at St. Charles Bend in past three months
(Update: Adding video, comments from commissioners Adair and Chang) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- In the past 90 days, six infants have been born at St. Charles Bend with fentanyl in…
City of Bend seeks input on planned roundabout, bike and pedestrian upgrades along Bear Creek Road and SE 27th Street
Dec. 19 meeting; info, survey available online now BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The City of Bend said Thursday it's designing a variety of safer and more accessible bike and pedestrian…
Residents near China Hat Road upset after recent string of crimes, continuing issues in homeless camps
Deschutes County Sheriff's Office DCSO SWAT Team and detectives arrested three suspects in an RV theft, shooting at a La Pine-area home on Saturday Deschutes County Sheriff's Office Remains of…
Downtown Bend businesses dismayed that city’s new parking guidance system led to removal of twinkling tree lights – N…
(Update: Adding video, comments from downtown merchants, city parking official) 'It's a joke' ... 'massively disappointed'; also affects sponsored banner signs on light poles BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) - In the…
Unsanctioned homeless camps driving longtime residents out of Bend, OR
While people may associate Portland with exceptionally bad homeless news stories, the upscale city across the Cascade Mountains called Bend, is also appearing on the infamous scene. Unsanctioned mass homeless…
Boy, 13, struck by van, injured while riding bike in crosswalk across Bend’s NE Greenwood Avenue – NewsBreak
(Update: Police say it was a van that struck the boy) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A 13-year-old boy was struck by a van and injured while riding his bike across…