Out & About: Beautiful pics
Honestly, these pictures could win awards.
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Big Ol Fish: Great angling
Please disregard the goofy narration.
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‘The Last Blockbuster’ to premiere at Bend pop-up drive-in event
BendFilm is holding a pop-up drive-in theater on Saturday, July 25 for the world premiere of “The Last Blockbuster,” a documentary film about Bend’s unique video rental store.
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City of Bend making changes in bid to curb problems at downtown parking garage
The city of Bend, police and nearby downtown restaurants are coming together to implement some new rules to curb vandalism and other issues at the Centennial Parking Garage.
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‘Move Oregon’s Border’ effort sues in bid to reduce signature requirement
Move Oregon’s Border for a Greater Idaho announced July 13 that their president had filed a federal lawsuit, in light of the COVID-19 situation, hoping for a reduction of the number of signatures required to get their ballot initiatives on ballots in rural Oregon counties. Their ballot initiatives are related to moving the Oregon/Idaho border to make rural Oregon a part of Idaho.
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NE Bend development plan could bring renovation of the world’s last Blockbuster
Plans to renovate Bend’s Northeast Second Street have begun. The street will be extended and made into a biking and walking path. There are also plans to renovate the block of land that the now-famous world’s last Blockbuster Video currently resides on. NewsChannel 21’s Jordan Williams spoke with the developer to see how soon some
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New mental health crisis hotline
In 2022, there will be a new three digit emergency number to call for help during a mental health crisis. The Federal Communications Commission approved 988 as a nationwide hotline.
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Bend police issue dozens of tickets for cellphone use while driving
In just four hours Monday, Bend police issued 39 citations on Third Street between Greenwood Avenue and Reed Market Road and U.S. Highway 20 between Third and 27th streets. Most of the tickets were for cellphone use while driving.
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Wooden train at center of Metolius controversy destroyed, taken to landfill
A wooden train set built by a convicted sex abuser that sparked controversy over city of Metolius plans to put it on display at City Hall has been dismantled and removed from the city, an official said Friday.
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Downtown Bend project brings traffic backups
Water and sewer line work, as well as a median, on Newport Avenue in downtown Bend was causing big traffic backups Thursday at the Bond Street-Greenwood Avenue intersection.
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Grant to sustain Latino Community Association’s pandemic relief efforts
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Latino Community Association had to cancel a major fundraising event this year, its annual Gala de Oro, because of the coronavirus. In June, the Oregon Community Foundation awarded a $25,000 grant to LCA to help make up the gap in funding and sustain its local response to the pandemic. This grant from OCF’s Oregon Community Recovery Fund indirectly supports what has become LCA’s primary focus
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New wildfire burns 50 acres above Upper Klamath Lake
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A wildfire burning in rugged terrain on Spence Mountain above Upper Klamath Lake grew to about 50 acres Thursday, officials said. The Spence Fire was reported Wednesday, about 15 miles northwest of Klamath Falls, and was fanned by gusty winds, according to the South Central Oregon Fire Management Partnership. Due
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OSU-Cascades outlines fall term course plans, focuses on safety and flexibility
Oregon State University–Cascades said Thursday it is planning for a fall term focused on student success and public health safety, with 80% of courses offered with elements of face-to-face instruction.
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Washington Phase 3 social gatherings to be limited to 10
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Starting Monday, Washington state counties in the third phase of a four-stage coronavirus reopening plan will have to limit indoor and outdoor social gatherings to no more than 10, down from the current 50. The new restriction was announced Thursday by Gov. Jay Inslee. The restriction on gatherings for the 17
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Average warmth for a few days
More warm days ahead with highs in the mid to upper 80s through Saturday.
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Agency throws curveball at largest U.S. dam demolition plan
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal regulators on Thursday threw a significant curveball at a coalition that has plans to demolish four massive hydroelectric dams on a river along the Oregon-California border to save salmon. A deal years in the making would require PacifiCorp to transfer its hydroelectric license to a non-profit commission that has been
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Gov. Brown: School this fall ‘will not look like a normal year’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued the following statement Thursday, following Wednesday’s meeting of the Healthy Schools Reopening Council: “As COVID-19 continues to spread across Oregon, it has become clear that school this fall will not look like a normal year. Many, if not most Oregon students are in districts that will
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Oregon reports record 437 COVID-19 cases, 34 in Central Oregon; 2 new deaths
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 249, along with a record 437 new cases, including 34 in Central Oregon, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday.
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Two Oregon prisons may close to save school funding and balance state budget
The state’s top budget writers have proposed closing two Oregon prisons as lawmakers try to balance a huge budget shortfall created by the COVID-19 pandemic and business shutdowns.
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Bend planning organization seeks citizen technical advisors
The city of Bend is seeking applicants to fill two citizen positions on the Bend Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Technical Advisory Committee
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