The Giving Plate food drive a big success
An expanded food donation effort for The Giving Plate involved 10 locations on Saturday, and despite the rain, nearly 5,000 pounds worth of food and…
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Equine rescue group preps seized horses for adoption
Some of the last of dozens of horses seized in a Terrebonne animal abuse case two years ago are closer to finding new homes, through Love This Horse…
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Redmond outdoor market returns, with changes
General Duffy’s Waterhole in Redmond held its second annual outdoor market on Saturday, with policies in place to comply with social distancing…
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Stay-home protesters gather in Prineville
Protesters gathered at Prineville City Hall on Saturday to oppose Gov. Kate Brown’s orders to stay home and to keep businesses…
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Hundreds demonstrate in Salem against stay-at-home order
Hundreds of people opposed to Oregon’s stay-at-home order demonstrated at the state Capitol on Saturday as health officials announced dozens more…
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Five more Oregon COVID-19 deaths; total reaches 109
COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 109, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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C.O. Realtors help cities mark Fair Housing Month
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Every April, Realtors® across the country celebrate the passage of The Fair Housing Act on April 11, 1968. In order…
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Oregon reopens Columbia River salmon/steelhead fishing
Recreational salmon and steelhead fishing on the Columbia River will reopen for four days in May under rules adopted Friday by the Oregon and…
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Oregon emergency managers update PPE distribution plans
Oregon’s Office of Emergency Management issued updated guidelines Friday to help ensure distribution of protective equipment across the state as…
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C.O. Assn. of Realtors gives $900 to Family Access Network
The Family Access Network received over $900 from the Central Oregon Association of Realtors to support basic-need services for children and families…
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Suspect jailed after string of crimes in SE Bend neighborhood
It took several Taser deployments, pepper spray and a WRAP restraint device to arrest a 25-year-old Bend man Friday night who police said charged…
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Hobby Lobby reopens in Bend with social distancing measures in place
Hobby Lobby has been reopening stores across the country, and on Friday that included its location in the Bend River Promenade on Third…
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Bend’s new warming shelter provided nearly 3,500 bed nights
While most winter warming shelters in the region closed their doors on March 15, NeighborImpact extended the season for the Bend shelter, keeping it…
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Cloth face coverings encouraged; no known COVID-19 transmission through food
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Friday’s COVID-19 digest from the Central Oregon Emergency Information Network: FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS ENCOURAGED TO USE…
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VA Portland offers safe mental health care amid COVID-19 outbreak
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Now more than ever, VA Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS) is committed to providing high-quality mental…
Continue Reading Non-residents can fish, hunt in Oregon again starting Tuesday
Non-residents may fish and hunt in Oregon again beginning next Tuesday. Recreational clamming and crabbing will remain closed to non-residents until…
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City of Bend weekly road-traffic report: week of May 4-10
Here’s the city of Bend’s weekly road and traffic report for the week of May 4-10: For the Week of May 4–10: Newport Avenue between NW College Way…
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Pet Pals: Lenny is a shy, playful boy
Lenny is a 3-year-old American pit bull/terrier mix who arrived at the Humane Society of Central Oregon as a stray, He loves to…
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Bend concussion management conference goes virtual
The Center Foundation held a conference on concussion management on Friday, and like so many such events, this year’s was…
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May Pole celebration held in downtown Bend
The start of May marks new beginnings, and downtown Bend was the scene of a May Pole celebration on…
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