Month: October 2026

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 13-year-old boy from Bend suffered critical injuries Friday evening after the e-motorcycle he was riding collided with a minivan. The crash occurred at approximately 7:58 p.m. at the intersection of NE Neff Road and 27th Street.

According to Bend Police, a white Dodge minivan was traveling northbound on 27th Street and attempted to turn left onto westbound Neff Road. The driver turned into the path of the southbound Surron e-motorcycle, which was traveling at a high rate of speed, throwing the teenager from the vehicle.

Police believe the 13-year-old rider was wearing a helmet at the time of the collision. Bend Police noted that the Surron e-motorcycle is not street legal and is capable of reaching speeds greater than 50 mph.

The driver of the Dodge minivan, identified as a 51-year-old Bend man, remained at the scene following the crash. He cooperated with law enforcement officers and was not issued a citation.

Members of the Bend Police crash reconstruction team were called to investigate the scene. Parts of the intersection at NE Neff Road and 27th Street were closed while investigators examined the area.

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Dr. Charan Cline has announced he will retire after more than 30 years in education, including seven years as superintendent of the Redmond School District.

In a letter posted to the community on the district’s website, Cline said, “Serving the students, staff and community of Redmond has been one of the highest honors of my life. I am deeply grateful for the trust and support I have received along the way.”

The district’s board of directors will now search for a new superintendent. At a recent board meeting, members spoke with a consultant to help the district through the hiring process.

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Mountain View High School physics teacher Daniel Gibson received $2,000 in grant funding to purchase new laboratory equipment for his classroom.

The funding includes $1,000 from the “One Class at a Time” program—a joint initiative by MidOregon Credit Union and television station KTVZ—along with a $1,000 matching grant from the Bend La Pine School District.

The grant comes during Gibson’s first year teaching physics at Mountain View High School. Since starting the position, he has created much of his course curriculum from scratch while searching for funding for his classes.

The $2,000 total grant will fund hands-on physics laboratory equipment, enabling Gibson to conduct practical demonstrations of abstract mathematical equations. Among the planned purchases are a spinning device designed to demonstrate rotational momentum and a cannon capable of launching objects at designated angles and forces.

Gibson says these visual and physical demonstrations are how he learned advanced physics. “For me and this is kind of like one of the pillars of my philosophy of like how I teach physics. Something doesn’t click for me unless I have a physical understanding what’s actually going on in the real world. So I might be able to to do the math and get the right answer. But in order to really thread that with the conceptual understanding of what’s happening, I just need to physically see what’s going on.”

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Cascade Seventh-day Adventist Church will host God’s Closet this Sunday. From 9 a.m. till 1 p.m, they’re offering free clothing for children. The distribution includes items for both boys and girls, with sizes ranging from newborn to age 12.

The church hosts the free clothing giveaway twice a year to assist local families. Everyone who attends receives one bag per child and can fill it with needed clothing items.

Julie Ward, a volunteer with the event, highlighted the impact the giveaway has on both attendees and church workers. “It gives us great joy,” Ward said. “The, the receiving that people have that makes a difference in their lives. We really are making a difference. And we hear that from people.”

In addition to distributing clothes, God’s Closet welcomes community donations of used children’s clothing. All donated items are processed to go directly back to families who need them.

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Police Department has released their quarterly report and according to the department, compared to previous years, crime is down and / or flat across the city.

The report, which is posted below, highlights crimes against people, property and society, which all saw declines compared to the previous year.

It is also important to note that calls for service were flat, compared to last year.

As Bend’s population continues to grow, the police department has been focused on community policing, which was highlighted in their report and participating in National Night Out.

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — KTVZ News has learned through online court documents the semi-truck driver, Rajinder Kumar, who was involved in a deadly crash that killed a newlywed couple William Micah Carter and Jennifer Lower Carter in 2025, has a warrant out for his arrest.

On Thursday, Judge Wells Ashby issued the bench warrant.

As of our last reporting, Kumar was in ICE custody in Tacoma, Washington and was in the process of being deported back to India.

Kumar’s trial is schedule for Jan. 19, 2027.