Marshall HS students hold blood drive, fundraiser
The Bend Leadership Academy at Marshall High School teamed up for a Christmas Eve blood drive with the American Red Cross and also to raise funds for…
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Cloudy skies expected for Christmas Day
A storm brewing on the coast is moving east across the Cascades, bringing mostly cloudy conditions with it, but the moisture will miss Central…
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Snow Report: Mellow day in the mountains
Timberline is the only resort on our watchlist to add any new snow, and it only saw one inch in the last 24 hours. Hoodoo still hopes to open for the…
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Latino Community Assn. receives workforce training grant
TC Energy (formerly TransCanada Corporation) has awarded $2,000 to the Latino Community Association to expand and strengthen its workforce education…
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Bend PD holiday patrols to focus on impaired drivers
This holiday season, the Bend Police Department will be focusing on keeping the community safe by increasing focus on impaired drivers. Throughout…
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NeighborImpact helps C.O. govts. secure $2.3 million in grants
NeighborImpact says it has secured a total of over $2.3 million in Community Development Block Grant funds in support of community facilities and…
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Bus hits, kills pedestrian in Gresham
GRESHAM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Authorities say a TriMet bus hit and killed a pedestrian in southeast Gresham early Tuesday morning. KOIN reports the deadly…
Continue ReadingChild’s death reported as flu season ramps up
The Oregon Health Authority’s latest weekly flu season statistics indicate a child died from influenza-associated issues, the first seen this…
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Company set to buy NORPAC for $49 million
The Salem and Brooks vegetable processing plants owned by bankrupt NORPAC Foods could soon reopen after Lineage Logistics filed to purchase the…
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C. Oregon’s job picture stays strong in November
November’s snow event did little to dampen Central Oregon’s employment situation, with job levels still up from this time last year in all three…
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Les Schwab Tires confirms plans to sell company
Les Schwab Tire Centers, one of the most iconic Central Oregon-born companies and the region’s third-largest private employer, announced Thursday it…
Continue ReadingTuesday snow report
New snow all across the Cascades to report this Christmas…
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Christmas snow? There’s a chance
Tuesday will be a dry with just partly cloudy skies, but a weakening trough of low pressure will continue to move into the northeast and away from…
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What happens to the unsold Christmas trees?
A Bend Christmas tree dealer tells us what happens with the trees that don’t get…
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Bend Rapids youth hockey team takes Boise tourney title
The Bend Rapids youth hockey 10-under team went undefeated and won the championship at a Boise tournament over the weekend, while the 12-under team…
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Redmond PD report DUII, distracted driving enforcement results
In November, the Redmond Police Department conducted DUII High Visibility Enforcement Patrols. Redmond patrol officers working their normal shifts…
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Fired Sunriver PD sgt. files whistleblower lawsuit
A fired Sunriver police sergeant filed a $2.5 million federal lawsuit Monday against the police department, Police Chief Cory Darling and others,…
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Holiday Lights: Lovely scene on Lotno Drive
As Christmas nears, the lights appear – such as this wonderful display on NE Lotno Drive in Bend. You can still add your photo at our Holiday Lights…
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Salvation Army makes late bell-ringing plea
The fewer days between Thanksgiving and Christmas aren’t just challenging retailers, but The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign fundraising goal in…
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County backs Bend bid to name Prowell Springs
Deschutes County commissioners are supporting a bid by the city of Bend to name the springs in the city of Bend’s Bridge Creek municipal watershed in…
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