State Rep. Cheri Helt, R-Bend, minced no words Thursday evening in a Facebook post about the killing of George Floyd, saying President Trump “has not only failed the test of presidential leadership — he is making the crisis worse and has failed America.”
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With Bend’s Brew Fest canceled for this year, Silver Moon Brewing has created a take-home ‘brew fest’ this year, with 18 unique beers and ciders.
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Regal Cinemas, including their Bend theaters, are not reopening at this time, and no date has been set.
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Some business owners in downtown Bend have asked city leaders to accommodate their outdoor seating plans by considering proposals to close some streets and parking spaces, and change traffic patterns.
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More than a century after arriving in a then-tiny town, JCPenney announced Thursday it’s closing its Bend store, one of 154 around the country.
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On Thursday, NBA owners nearly unanimously (29-1) approved a 22-team format to resume the 2019-20 season at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. While the Portland Trail Blazers got the invite, they are also the only team that voted against the proposal.
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A Culver woman was arraigned on second-degree murder and other charges Friday, accused of fatally shooting a man whose body was found in a refrigerator on property southwest of Madras nearly a month ago.
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Firefighters extinguished a small brush fire in the front yard of a southwest Bend home Thursday afternoon that officials said was caused by a resident’s use of a weed burner — not allowed within the city limits.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., sent a letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, voicing grave concerns over Donald Trump’s threat to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to nationwide protests seeking justice for George Floyd and an end to systemic racism.
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Skies will become partly cloudy Thursday night and lows will stay pretty mild; scattered through the 40s.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In response to COVID-19, the High Desert Food & Farm Alliance has raised $12,500 in emergency grant funds to pay farmer partners for the produce they contribute to HDFFA’s Grow & Give Program. Funding to pay farmers was awarded through The Oregon Community Foundation, Northwest Farm Credit Services and the Central
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Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday approved 26 counties — including Crook, but not Deschutes or Jefferson — to move to Phase 2 of reopening on Friday, Saturday or Monday under her “framework for building a safe and strong Oregon.”
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Portland Public Schools, Oregon’s largest school district, will discontinue its use of Portland Police Bureau school resource officers.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — City of Redmond road closures can be viewed on the Redmond Area Street Closures, Events and Delays Map and ODOT TripCheck. **NEW CLOSURES: NW Maple Ave from NW Rimrock Dr to NW Canyon Dr (Maple Avenue Bridge) – Temporary single lane closures, weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., beginning on Monday, June 8 thru Thursday, July 2. The
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Thursday joined with colleagues in urging congressional leadership to include funds in future legislation that ensures college and university students with the greatest financial need in Oregon and nationwide have access to high-speed internet during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Even before the pandemic, only 66 percent
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington officials say they believe they have recovered about half of the hundreds of millions in unemployment benefits paid to criminals who used stolen identities to file claims during the coronavirus pandemic. Officials are still working to determine the final amount paid out fraudulently, but they believe it was between $550
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The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Wednesday and remains at 159, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday.
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The city of Bend will close southbound traffic on SE 15th Street through November for the first phase of the Septic to Sewer Conversion project.
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