Jake & Josh Eckstein Memorial Trade Scholarship Fund surpasses fundraising goal
– Harcourts the Garner Group Real Estate has partnered with area restaurants and the Discovery West Builders Guild to raise funds for the Josh and…
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Chavez-DeRemer urges Biden administration to review former Chinese Communist’s Oregon timberland, Skyline Forest purchase
After new reporting uncovered that a Chinese billionaire previously associated with the Chinese Communist Party owns 198,000 acres of Oregon…
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Jobs report: Oregon gained 3,900 jobs in December after losing nearly 6,000 the prior month
Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment rose by 3,900 jobs last month, following a revised loss of 5,900 jobs in November, while…
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Prineville’s Samson Sky receives seventh patent for Switchblade Flying Sports Car
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Samson Sky has received their seventh patent for the unique wing-swing design of the Switchblade Flying Sports Car, with…
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Bend Cultural Tourism Fund announces opening of online grant application period
(Update: Adding video, interview) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Cultural Tourism Commission, a Visit Bend Project overseeing the Bend Cultural…
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‘Big thaw’ brings high volume of service calls to C.O. plumbers, roofers; Bend Fire sees dozens of sprinkler issues
After an arctic blast made its way through much of Oregon last weekend, and now with a major warmup, several roofing and plumbing businesses on the…
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Old Mill District’s volunteer Santas raise over $2,000 for area nonprofits
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The community Santas who manned SantaLand in the Old Mill District this holiday season did more than spread goodwill, hope and…
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John J. Graham Jr. named new leader of COCC’s Center for Business, Industry and Professional Development
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — John J. Graham Jr. is the new executive director of the Center for Business, Industry, and Professional Development (CBIPD) at…
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Windermere Real Estate collects hundreds of warm winter items for Redmond community members in need
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With frigid temperatures and winter weather upon us, donations collected during Windermere Central Oregon Real Estate’s…
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Bend Chamber warns members of email scammers selling list of ‘1,000-plus members, attendees’
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Chamber has warned its members of scammers posing as the organization and emailing with an offer to purchase a list of…
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Cascade Natural Gas, other utilities asked Wash. customers to curtail use during gas storage plant outage, now resolved
EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Energy utilities in Washington and Oregon asked their customers to curtail gas and electricity usage on Saturday after the…
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Lonza Bend announces winners of 32nd annual 2024 Inventerprise Contest
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The winners of the 32nd annual Inventerprise contest have been announced! Inventerprise is an annual problem-solving contest…
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Oregon gas prices still on decline, down 19 cents in a month, nearly same as a year ago, GasBuddy reports
CHICAGO (KTVZ) — Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 3.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.65/gallon Monday, according to…
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Washington state sues to block proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons grocery chains
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday sued to block the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons, two of the…
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Merkley, colleagues call for ban on menthol cigarettes, say FDA has delayed finalizing rule
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), along with Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and…
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Rep. Breese-Iverson, fellow lawmaker support 6 policy recommendations to quickly boost housing production
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – State Sen. Dick Anderson (R-Lincoln City) and Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson (R-Prineville) released a memo…
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Bend Chick-fil-A hosting ‘Cookies for Shepherd’s House fundraiser throughout January
Chick-fil-A® at Highway 97 and Robal Road in Bend is hosting a “Cookies for Shepherd’s House” fundraiser throughout the month of January,…
Continue ReadingUS intensifies oversight of Boeing, will begin production audits after latest mishap for planemaker
By TOM KRISHER and DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writers The Federal Aviation Administration says it will increase oversight of Boeing and audit…
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Cascade Natural Gas asks NW Bend residents to reduce natural gas use during extreme cold snap to maintain service
Cascade Natural Gas on Friday asked customers in a large area of northwest Bend to reduce their natural gas usage from Friday evening at 6 p.m. until…
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Late winter is here: Central Oregon Les Schwab stores busy installing snow tires during calm between storms
Warmer winter weather around the High Desert at the beginning of the winter season allowed some people to delay the purchase or installation of snow…
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