Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate faces lawsuit to be removed from ballot
Cody Boswell of Bend served in the U.S. Marine Corps for over 20…
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2020 Get There Challenge begins next Monday
COVID-19 has caused unprecedented disruption to daily life. Starting next Monday, the Get There Challenge, sponsored by Central Oregon’s Commute…
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October is Historic Cemeteries Month: You can help protect them
October is a great time to explore and protect historic cemeteries. With fall in the air, leaves changing and morning dew, they are beautiful and…
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New COCC board chair Erica Skatvold has been a student, too
Central Oregon Community College’s board of directors recently selected Erica Skatvold of Bend to chair the 2020-21 year, a leadership post she…
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$300K to museum, library for education programs
CARES Act funds go to High Desert Museum and Deschutes Public…
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Distracted driving awareness, prevention focus in October
October is national Distracted Driving Awareness…
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Plans for Deschutes County’s groundwater issues discussed
Nitrates in water supply concern authorities, so options are being…
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Two men cross the country on bikes to bring Americans together
There are more than 3,000 miles between Portland, Maine, and Portland, Oregon. But that daunting number didn’t stop Andre Block Sr. and Jonathan…
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Affordable housing project just one of the big changes underway in southern Bend
The recently announced Stillwater Crossing development will be Bend’s largest affordable housing…
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Bend-La Pine Schools monitor virtual absenteeism amid online classes
School attendance is especially important, not just for the children’s success, but because state funding of schools is based in part on how many…
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Young C.O. voters react to first presidential debate
NewsChannel 21 spoke Wednesday with some young Central Oregon voters to get their reaction to Tuesday night’s presidential…
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8 Bend City Council candidates to discuss land use at forum
Eight Bend City Council candidates will be taking part in a 3 p.m. Sunday discussion about land use, organized by neighborhood association leaders.…
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ODOT: Distracted driving isn’t just costly, but dangerous — and deadly
In Oregon, over the past five years, 137 people have lost their lives in crashes involving a distracted driver, and more than 20,992 were injured,…
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ODFW to hunters: Check for access as deer season kicks off Saturday
Oregon’s largest hunting season (any legal weapon deer) begins on Saturday, with general season hunting in Western Oregon and controlled deer…
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Feds reject Portland mayor’s request to end federal deputation of police
The top U.S. prosecutor in Oregon on Wednesday rejected a request from Portland’s mayor to end the federal deputation of dozens of police officers…
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Oregon DEQ issues air quality advisory for S. Oregon, Warm Springs
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Wednesday for Southern Oregon and South Central Oregon, as well as the…
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ODOT repair crews make progress on clearing roads closed by wildfires
ODOT crews continue to make progress clearing and repairing roads damaged by wildfire around the state, but there’s a lot of work to do before…
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Wild game food drive to benefit NeighborImpact Food Bank
The NeighborImpact Food Bank is partnering with Cinder Butte in Redmond and F5 Smokehouse in Prineville to bring locally sourced venison to families…
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Warm, with some haze
Lows Wednesday night will be in the high 30s to high 40s.…
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C.O. natl. forests extend free personal-use firewood cutting through Nov. 30
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and the Crooked River National Grassland will extend free personal use firewood…
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