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The second annual Prideville Festival took over Pioneer Park outside the Crook County Courthouse on Sunday afternoon. From noon to 5 p.m., local musicians played while hundreds of guests meandered among the booths. With temperatures in the 90’s, it was still cooler than it was during last year’s celebration, which...

Saturday was the first annual 2022 gala to benefit Central Oregon Veterans Ranch. The Hollywood style celebration took place at the Juniper Golf Course in Redmond. The event included a formal dinner, gifts, an award ceremony, a color-guard, and a red carpet rolled out for celebrity guests. Some of those...

EUGENE, Ore.- The Eugene Concert Choir is back home after a trip to the Big Apple for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The choir traveled to New York City to perform at the iconic Carnegie Hall. On top of performing they got to take in all of the sights offered by the...

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Two women, from Bend and Northern California, were killed and three people were injured in a head-on collision of a pickup and SUV early Friday morning on U.S. Highway 97 north of Klamath Falls, Oregon State Police reported. The post Two women, one from Bend, killed in Highway 97 head-on crash north of Klamath Falls appeared first on KTVZ.

This weekend marked the first annual Bend Yoga Festival. It included a film screening, community rituals, a sound bath, yoga and other types of wellness workshops and activities.

The Crux Fermentation Project held their 10th annual Cruxapalooza party in Bend Saturday. The party was a family-friendly celebration of craft beer and community, including a special IPA marking the brewery's 10th anniversary.

Central Oregon’s natural flora was on display Saturday at the 32nd annual Wildflower Show and Pollinator Festival. The event held at the Sunriver Nature Center offered an up close look at native plants. And those attending had a chance to learn about the native pollinators that keep our ecosystem...

They’re playing basketball in Downtown Bend this weekend. It’s Deschoops, a three on three basketball tournament held on courts up and down NW Wall Street. Ballers of all ages are out for fun and bragging rights at the event that features 16 courts. The tournament will bring 400...

Central Oregon celebrated diversity Saturday at the annual Pride Festival in Drake Park. The event was an opportunity for everyone, not just those in the LGBTQ+ community, to be themselves. “There just not being a care, you know. Everybody is just here for it, everybody is here to celebrate together,”...

Okay, I’ll admit it. As someone who makes a living off our climate, the enticement of the electric car has been with me for a while. I even remember how hideously ugly, yet emotionally inspiring it was, when the first Prius hybrids started coming out in the late 90s.

Hundreds of people came out to Bend's Drake Park Saturday afternoon with lots of smiles, colorful clothing, and rainbow flags. There was entertainment, vendor booths and plenty of activities. The day started with a Bend Pride 5k fun run and walk, drag dash, Central Oregon Pride Festival and Hey Honey Dance Party.

The Oregon Department of Human Services, Child Welfare Division, asked the public Friday to help find Mercedes “Bow” Dunnington, 16, a child in foster care who went missing from Sunriver on Thursday. She is believed to be in danger, the agency said. The post Teen from Sunriver reported missing, believed to be in danger appeared first on KTVZ.

Some roads in downtown Bend were closed for the Deschoops basketball 3 by 3 tournament Saturday morning. The streets were lined with basketball hoops for the inaugural event. Many families came out to see and support the players. The tournament for all ages and skill levels continues Sunday, and participants can play for fun or to win cash and prizes.

Since the draft to overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked last month, the country has been waiting for Friday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling, which ends nearly 50 years of the constitutional right to an abortion. The post Central Oregonians offer mix of reactions to Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade appeared first on KTVZ.

CHILOQUIN, OR -- A Bend woman was killed in an overnight crash on Highway 97 in Klamath County. According to OSP, a pickup collided head-on with an SUV driven by 35-year-old Cybil Nelson of Bend. Both vehicles were destroyed by the resulting fire; Nelson was pronounced dead at the scene.

Central Oregon's amateur operators staged Ham Radio Field Day Saturday in Sisters and La Pine. People were able to learn more about the hobby from the High Desert Amateur Radio Group. Amateur or ham Radio is a means of communicating when other methods can fail in disasters, such as hurricanes, tornadoes and storms. Ham radios proved crucial during events such as Hurricane Katrina and 9/11.