Bend community comes together to support Lava Lanes bartender battling cancer
A fundraiser was held Sunday for Lava Lanes bartender Stacy Caito, who on Friday started chemotherapy to fight Stage IV cancer. Caito has worked at…
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Bend city councilors being asked to approve $1.1 million purchase of 23 new police vehicles
Bend city councilors are being asked Wednesday evening to approve an over $1 million purchase of 23 new vehicles for the city’s police…
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Warm Springs solar streetlights, Sisters EV charging, Bend ‘mobility points’ among ODOT carbon-reduction grants
Electric cars and buses, e-bike lending libraries and solar streetlights are among the 15 projects across Oregon to receive funding from the…
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‘ We want to be inclusive’: Health and Wellness Fair brings providers, services to the community
There were a wide variety of health care providers and services were on hand for people to visit with and ask questions of on Sunday at Bend’s…
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Car lovers enjoy Oregon Festival of Cars Show and Shine on the grounds of the Deschutes Historical Museum
(Update: Adding video, comments from head organizer) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A sea of cars were overtaking the lawn at the Deschutes…
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Bend Church of the Nazarene throws a community party to celebrate its centennial
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bend Church of the Nazarene celebrated its centennial on Saturday with a community party featuring a classic car show, food,…
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POW-MIA Recognition Day observance held at Bend Heroes Memorial; flags flown on Veterans Memorial Bridge
(Update; event held, new photo) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Friday was National POW/MIA Recognition Day, when the Bend Heroes Foundation and volunteers…
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‘It’s going to cause a lot of damage’: C.O. climate activists protest amid global strike, call for ‘climate crisis’ declaration
Youth activists in Bend staged a climate protest in front of City Hall Friday evening as part of a global strike to fight against fossil fuels and…
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Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission votes in Bend to ban coyote, other ‘unprotected mammal’ killing contests
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted Friday with five in support and one abstention to prohibit contests for the taking of coyotes and other…
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Bend woman indicted on manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide charges in fatal dog mauling
A Bend woman, the owner of three dogs that fatally mauled a man at a Juniper Ridge transient camp in July, has been indicted by a Deschutes County…
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Bend woman pleads not guilty to murder, kidnap charges in fatal shooting of Madras man who disappeared a year ago
A 31-year-old Bend woman pleaded not guilty Friday to five counts of murder with a firearm, as well as kidnapping and other charges in the fatal…
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City of Bend road and traffic report: Week of Sept. 18-24
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of Sept. 18-24. Woodriver Lane between McClellan Road and…
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Bend’s Bear Creek Elementary set to celebrate 60th birthday with a family Fun Run
The headline in The Bulletin on Monday, September 9, 1963, read “Bear Creek open, but has too many kids.” Despite the crowded start 60 years ago,…
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Big changes are finally here for HWY 20 in the way of Roundabouts
Hwy 20 in North Bend, seems a bit more congested than normal. Big changes are happening. Two new roundabouts on US 20 at Cooley Road, and Cook…
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September marks National Suicide Awareness Month; Central Oregon offers help, support, training events
This month, in recognition of National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, Deschutes County, in collaboration with the Central Oregon Suicide…
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‘Wishes & Dishes’: Two C.O. Make-A-Wish families unite 10 Bend-area chefs, to help grant more wishes
Grant Williamson is a 7-year-old Bend boy who was diagnosed with cancer at age 2. Now, Grant is a cancer survivor and has been named a Make-A-Wish…
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Sen. Tim Knopp issues statement on re-election filing, despite Measure 113 on unexcused absences
SALEM, Ore.– Senate Republican Leader Tim Knopp (R-Bend) filed Thursday for re-election to Senate District 27, the seat he has held since 2012.…
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Oregon state senators with at least 10 absences during a record-setting Republican walkout are supposed to be disqualified from running for…
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No arrests in the 2 months since Evelyn Weaver’s killing; DA Gunnels assures it’s ‘definitely not a cold case’
Deschutes County District Attorney Stephen Gunnels says there have been no arrests or major updates to share in the “very active” investigation into…
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OSU-Cascades attracts more than $2 million in annual research award, grant funding
Researchers at Oregon State University-Cascades brought in $2.3 million in funding during the recent fiscal year to address challenges as varied as…
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