Four Oregon craft beverage producers collaborate to help restore Oregon’s parks
Four leading Oregon craft beverage producers, including Sunriver Brewing, are once again teaming up with Oregon Parks Forever this summer to raise…
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Bend roofing distributor holds second annual ‘fastest roofer’ competition
Bend roofing distributor RoofLine Supply and Delivery is holding their second annual “fastest roofer” competition Friday at their facility in…
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ODOT expands OReGO road usage charge program with commercial account manager, NextMove
The Oregon Department of Transportation continues to expand its road usage charge program, OReGO, by offering customers a new commercial account…
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BPA’s $2 billion ‘Evolving Grid’ projects include 53-mile power line to La Pine, new substation in Crook County
The Bonneville Power Administration said Wednesday it is moving forward with more than $2 billion in multiple transmission substation and line…
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OLCC recalls batch of Bend company’s cannabis flower that contains arsenic
The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission said Thursday it is issuing a product recall for a Bend company’s batch of cannabis flower that tested…
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In past 11 years, OSU-Cascades degree program has graduated over 200 energy systems engineers
A degree program launched at Oregon State University-Cascades more than a decade ago to address the national need for energy-savvy engineers has…
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Bend’s Food 4 Less discount grocer unveils its new name: Local Acres Marketplace
Bend’s Food 4 Less independent discount grocery store unveiled its new name on Tuesday – Local Acres Marketplace, marking its 38th…
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Oregon housing agency approves $8.3 million in funding for College View Apartments in NW Bend
The Oregon Housing Stability Council announced Tuesday it has approved $103.5 million in Local Innovation Fast Track (LIFT) funding to go to 10…
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Oregon hospitals report mounting losses in Q1 of 2023 as costs continue to outpace revenue
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (KTVZ) — While Oregon hospitals saw modest improvement in their operating margins and revenue in the first quarter of 2023,…
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Reinsurance companies pull out of S. Deschutes County due to fire risk; homeowners hit by insurance premium hikes
Local insurance companies are on a “total lockdown” due to a 3-year long fire loss on manufactured homes, La Pine Farmers Insurance Agent Karen…
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Redmond detailer heading back to Seattle’s Museum of Flight for fifth year on Air Force One Detailing Team
(Update: Adding video, comments by Mayfield) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond automotive detailer Shane Mayfield of Perfection Plus Auto Salon has…
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Bend’s median home sales price rises to yet another record, $785,000, while Redmond stays in stable territory
Bend’s median home sales price sizzled to a new record of $785,000 in June, while Redmond by contrast saw its median price barely move last month,…
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Wet spring can’t head off early C.O. irrigation district water curtailments due to dwindling Deschutes flow
Despite experiencing heavy rainfall and a series of spring storms, the majority of Deschutes and Crook counties remain entrenched in a state of…
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Inflation, cost of living raise Oregon’s minimum wage, but many C.O. businesses know they have to pay more
Saturday marks the annual increase in Oregon’s minimum wage, as across the state, the minimum wage will increase by 70 cents, no matter the area. But…
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City of Bend OKs big new Costco plans off Hwy. 20 and Cooley Road, including gas station, car wash
Costco has won city planners’ approval of their plans to build a new, 185,000-square-foot warehouse store at a site off Highway 20 and Cooley Road…
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Revived Kah-Nee-Ta Resort in Warm Springs set to reopen by next spring, after storm delays planned summer return
In the town of Warm Springs, about 15 minutes away from the Kah-Nee-Ta Hot Springs Resort, residents and tourists alike are wondering when the resort…
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‘They just don’t know people in our community’: New downtown Bend coffee shop reports repeated thefts of pride flag
A new queer- and indigenous-owned coffee shop has opened up in downtown Bend. In their first week, the business says they have had their pride flag…
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Kah-Nee-Ta Resort renovation project affected by storm damage; planned 2023 reopening delayed
A major restoration and renovation project underway at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation is proceeding in numerous ways, but…
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Locals and visitors react to rising concert ticket prices at Bend’s Hayden Homes Amphitheater
In 2021, the formed Les Schwab Amphitheater in Bend partnered with Live Nation — the largest concert promoter in the country and parent company to…
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Bend hyperbaric chamber business offers oxygen therapy for low cost
A Bend business has dived head-first into the world of recovery and alternative therapies after realizing certain types of treatments were limited in…
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