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Read more about the article Cooking fire causes $30,000 damage to SE Bend home; fire official offers safety tips ahead of holiday meals
Cooking fire causes $30,000 damage to SE Bend home; fire official offers safety tips ahead of holiday meals

Cooking fire causes $30,000 damage to SE Bend home; fire official offers safety tips ahead of holiday meals

(Update: Adding video, interview with deputy fire marshal) Cooking oil spilled on hot stove burner, ignited BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) - A neighbor used an extinguisher to help stop a cooking…

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Read more about the article Contractor hits, ruptures natural gas line in NE Bend, closing Greenwood Ave. (Highway 20) for hours
Contractor hits, ruptures natural gas line in NE Bend, closing Greenwood Ave. (Highway 20) for hours

Contractor hits, ruptures natural gas line in NE Bend, closing Greenwood Ave. (Highway 20) for hours

(Update: Adding video; CNG says line secured; Pacific Power says what happened) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) - A Pacific Power contractor doing drilling work to replace a power pole hit a…

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Read more about the article Next phase of Hwy. 97 project on Bend’s north end will shift and squeeze lanes for 8 months, halt some turns – NewsBreak
Next phase of Hwy. 97 project on Bend’s north end will shift and squeeze lanes for 8 months, halt some turns – NewsBreak

Next phase of Hwy. 97 project on Bend’s north end will shift and squeeze lanes for 8 months, halt some turns – NewsBreak

Changes arrive Monday BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Beginning next Monday, a temporary traffic realignment will be in place on U.S. Highway 97 between Grandview Drive and Empire Avenue on Bend's…

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Read more about the article Bend residents weigh in on city’s planned new transportation fee – NewsBreak
Bend residents weigh in on city’s planned new transportation fee – NewsBreak

Bend residents weigh in on city’s planned new transportation fee – NewsBreak

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) - Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler and other city leaders met with community members at Summit High School on Wednesday to discuss a planned Transportation Utility Fee. The…

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Read more about the article Firefighters douse early-morning fire at SE Bend Vietnamese restaurant; damage held to stove area
Firefighters douse early-morning fire at SE Bend Vietnamese restaurant; damage held to stove area

Firefighters douse early-morning fire at SE Bend Vietnamese restaurant; damage held to stove area

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) - A private security patrol discovered a fire in the kitchen of a southeast Bend Vietnamese restaurant early Wednesday morning and firefighters quickly put out the blaze,…

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Read more about the article Next phase of Bend’s Wilson Avenue Corridor Project to close Wilson westbound between Ninth and Hill streets – NewsBreak
Next phase of Bend’s Wilson Avenue Corridor Project to close Wilson westbound between Ninth and Hill streets – NewsBreak

Next phase of Bend’s Wilson Avenue Corridor Project to close Wilson westbound between Ninth and Hill streets – NewsBreak

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The next stage of the Wilson Avenue Corridor Project is set to begin Monday, Nov. 6, with a road closure impacting westbound traffic on Wilson Avenue…

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Read more about the article Weekly Safety Report: Burglary, Dog Mauling, and Fire Incident Impact Bend, Oregon
Weekly Safety Report: Burglary, Dog Mauling, and Fire Incident Impact Bend, Oregon

Weekly Safety Report: Burglary, Dog Mauling, and Fire Incident Impact Bend, Oregon

This week in Bend, Oregon, there were three notable incidents. A woman was arrested for burglarizing a jewelry store and was apprehended as she walked out the front door. Another…

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Read more about the article AirLink helicopter pilot, Powell Butte resident, speaks on recovery challenges since 2022 crash in Christmas Valley
AirLink helicopter pilot, Powell Butte resident, speaks on recovery challenges since 2022 crash in Christmas Valley

AirLink helicopter pilot, Powell Butte resident, speaks on recovery challenges since 2022 crash in Christmas Valley

(Update: Airing delayed to Friday) POWELL BUTTE, Ore. -- On May 17th 2022, Powell Butte resident Michael McGarry suffered serious injuries after he lost control of an AirLink helicopter that…

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Read more about the article ‘Thank you, all you guys’: Bend Fire presents Life Saver Award to dispatcher and wife of cardiac arrest survivor – Ne…
‘Thank you, all you guys’: Bend Fire presents Life Saver Award to dispatcher and wife of cardiac arrest survivor – Ne…

‘Thank you, all you guys’: Bend Fire presents Life Saver Award to dispatcher and wife of cardiac arrest survivor – Ne…

( Update: Adding video, comments from officials, Walker's wife) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Bend Fire & Rescue crews saves lives every day -- and sometimes they get crucial assistance in…

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