The Assistance League of Bend, a 21 Cares for Kids partner, has shifted its Operation School Bell program to provide clothing to children in need has shifted its operations due to COVID-19 limits.
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Volansi, which makes long-distance drone delivery systems, just announced it is opening a Bend facility.
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Jake’s Diner in Bend is just one of 10,000 restaurants across Oregon that will be impacted by the state’s executive order to go on a 2-week ‘freeze’ starting Wednesday.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Kelly Fitzpatrick, director of the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs, will host a live virtual town hall meeting this week to discuss women veterans’ services, answer questions and hear challenges and experiences from Oregon women veterans. Trained and certified Veteran Service Officers and other benefits experts will also be on hand
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Four winter wildlife area closures will take effect across the Deschutes National Forest on Tuesday, Dec. 1, to protect winter range for deer and elk. The four wildlife closures include Cabin/Silver Lake, Metolius Winter Range, Opine Travel Management Area and Tumalo Winter Range. Motorized vehicles (including snowmobiles and electric bicycles) are
Continue ReadingHalfway through the topsy-turvy, but very memorable year of 2020, Central Oregon in general continued to grow faster than the state as a whole, new population estimates released Monday showed.
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Skies will stay cloudy Monday night, but with a break from the rain.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — At a special meeting related to rising COVID-19 cases last week, the Bend City Council agreed to increase fines for businesses and organizations not in compliance with Oregon Health Authority guidelines on face coverings by increasing the civil penalty for a violation to a Class A civil infraction, which has a
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Despite lifesaving efforts, a 20-year-old Sunriver man became trapped underwater and drowned on Sunday while kayaking on Canyon Creek in southwest Washington, Clark County sheriff’s deputies said.
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On Tuesday, Dec. 1st, the nonprofit Tower Theatre Foundation joins the #GivingTuesday movement – a global day of unity to unleash grassroots generosity, inspire citizen engagement and encourage corporate giving.
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COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 765, along with 781 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday.
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On Friday, the Oregon Governor’s office announced wide-ranging closures of all indoor and outdoor dining rooms across Oregon, starting November 18.
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Two Oregon State University researchers have discovered a microscopic soil-dwelling nematode on the Corvallis campus that could be an important tool against invasive slugs that cause billions of dollars a year in agricultural damage worldwide.
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Affordable housing remains a challenge for the Bend community, but a powerful partnership between a local nonprofit organization and an exceptionally generous private business has brought the two organizations together to add to Bend’s affordable housing base according to Amy Warren, executive director of the Bend-based Kôr Community Land Trust.
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The state of Oregon will provide no-cost wildfire ash and debris cleanup for all homes and businesses in the eight counties affected by the disastrous September wildfires, the Oregon Debris Management Task Force announced Monday.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes Public Library Board is seeking applicants for a vacancy in the Zone 2 position, which represents Sisters, Tumalo, parts of east and north Bend and surrounding areas. The position is being vacated by current board member Linda Davis, who has served for 11 years and announced her departure on
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Here is ODOT Region 4’s construction report for the week of Nov. 16-20.
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As Thanksgiving Day approaches, many families are already thinking about Christmas. For those who are including Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts as part of their holiday, more than 4,000 drop-off sites are now open.
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After seeing light rain fall across the region for much of the night we will only get some partial clearing today.
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A demobilization ceremony for Oregon Army National Guard soldiers of 1-186 Infantry, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, was held Sunday to recognize and honor their nearly year-long deployment as part of Task Force Guardian.
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