Epic Aircraft, FAA partner on pilot hypoxia training
The Federal Aviation Administration brought a special hypoxia chamber to Epic Aircraft to help train pilots on the effects and what to do if they…
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City of Bend’s giveaway of closed Hong Kong Restaurant items draws a crowd
The city notice said “first come, first served,” so the city of Bend’s giveaway of surplus equipment and items from the closed Hong Kong Restaurant,…
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Bend Senior High alumni gather for one ‘final’ tour of the campus before big changes
Bend Senior High’s Class of 1977 held its traditional reunion tour of their old stomping grounds – but with a major rebuild of the campus headed for…
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Memorial Day ceremony at Bend’s Deschutes Memorial Gardens honors those who made the ultimate sacrifice
The Deschutes Memorial Gardens in Bend has hosted a Memorial Day service for more than 30 years. NewsChannel 21 photojournalist Tyson Beauchemin…
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St. Francis School students toss water balloons at eighth-graders, for a good cause
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School in Bend held its second annual ‘Splash an Eighth Grader’ fundraiser on Monday, as younger students paid for…
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Cascade Lakes Highway still set for Monday opening, despite snow
Snow removal operations are already underway and the road to Paulina and East Lakes is set to open…
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Full statement by Cloverdale Fire Chief Thad Olsen on levy defeat
Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection Chief Thad Olsen spoke with NewsChannel 21 on Tuesday’s voter defeat of a five-year levy to improve…
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Defense rests case in Luke Wirkkala murder retrial
After calling more character witnesses the defense rested its case Thursday in the Redmond murder retrial of Luke Wirkkala in the fatal shooting of…
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Hundreds gather at Bend’s Drake Park for Black Lives Matter rally
Hundreds gathered at Bend’s Drake Park on Sunday for the fourth Black Lives Matter event in recent days, listening to several speakers. We spoke with…
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Virtual ‘Heaven Can Wait’ fundraising run underway
Like so many events this year, the Heaven Can Wait 5K fundraiser has shifted from a one-day run to a longer, socially shared virtual event that folks…
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Bend Orthodox Christian Church resumes services in Phase 2
St. Jacob Orthodox Christian Church in Bend has reopened under Phase 2 state guidelines for services on…
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Downtown Bend video arcade reopens as Phase 2 arrives
Vector Volcano Classic Arcade in downtown Bend has reopened for the first time in months, part of the Phase 2 reopening that took effect…
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On D-Day anniversary, Bend WWII veteran looks back
On Saturday, the 76th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Europe, we talked with Bend WWII veteran Frank Spiegel, who as an Army private was on…
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Bend store holds social-distance sidewalk sale
Crow’s Feet: A Mountain Collective in Bend’s NorthWest Crossing put up a tent for this weekend’s social distance sidewalk sale of winter sports…
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Two Bend skate parks reopen
Two Bend skate parks reopened Saturday, much to the enjoyment of users, even with a request for physical…
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Deschutes Brewery sells old barrels for reuse
Deschutes Brewery put dozens of barrels up for sale on Saturday after their use to age wine and bourbon, so people can recycle them as furniture or…
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Armed Forces Day observed in Bend
Members of the Bend Heroes Foundation and others gathered Saturday at the Bend Heroes Memorial for a ceremony marking Armed Forces Day, and Bend…
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Fire Free free yard debris recycling days at hand
As wildfire season approaches, the Fire Free free yard debris recycling days give Central Oregonians a chance to clean up the defensible space around…
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School volunteers collect food for The Giving Plate
Volunteers from Miller and High Lakes elementary gathered Saturday at the Bend Food Project warehouse to collect food for The Giving Plate’s ‘Kids’…
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The Giving Plate food drive a big success
An expanded food donation effort for The Giving Plate involved 10 locations on Saturday, and despite the rain, nearly 5,000 pounds worth of food and…
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