Bend Rugby Club undefeated this season, looking to stay hot after home opener
The Rough Riders beat Salem 75-27 this…
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High Desert Museum will feature popular wildlife program, extended hours during spring break
The High Desert Museum celebrates spring break with special programs and extended hours beginning Saturday, March 25 through Sunday, April 2, 9 a.m.…
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City of Bend opens application period for $2,000 e-bike rebates
The application period opened Monday for the City of Bend’s Electric Bike (e-bike) Rebate Program.…
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Deschutes County commissioners extend lease on Redmond Safe Parking Program site, OK adding 2 spaces
Deschutes County commissioners agreed Monday to extend the lease on a recently location for Redmond’s Safe Parking Program for another year and…
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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland wraps up Oregon visit after stops in Bend, Medford, Klamath Basin, at Crater Lake
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has concluded a three-day visit to Oregon this weekend, including a stop in Bend, to highlight Biden-Harris…
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St. Patrick’s Dash returns to Bend’s Old Mill; over 400 take part
After a four-year absence, the St. Patrick’s Day Dash returned to Bend’s Old Mill District on Saturday, drawing more than 400 participants for the…
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Bend’s Spoken Moto is all set for its big move across town
The coffee shop is taking its shop with it on Saturday night. A DJ will spin up some tunes, and a party is planned, as the pine shed currently used…
Continue Reading Interior Secty. Deb Haaland, Merkley speak after Bend roundtable on outdoor recreation, tribal assistance
As U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland began a three-day visit to Oregon, including a Friday stop in Bend, the Department of the Interior announced…
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Central Oregonians join in celebrating St. Patty’s Day; Bend Police urge arranging a safe, sober ride home
It’s that time again, to wear something green in order to avoid being pinched and to become invisible to leprechauns. St. Patrick’s Day is here,…
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‘Pay or Die’: Bend mother, daughter featured in new documentary about struggle to afford life-saving insulin
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The high cost of insulin has been a stressful challenge for millions of Americans and families across…
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Teacher at Bend’s Seven Peaks School nominated for National History Day Teacher of the Year
The Oregon Historical Society has nominated Megan Kruer, a 7th/8th grade language and literature teacher at Seven Peaks School in Bend, for the…
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City of Bend road and traffic report: Week of March 20-26
Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of March…
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Bend restaurant seeking to add new location runs into city permitting backlog, long delays
A Vietnamese-inspired boba restaurant with locations in downtown Bend and Medford is working to open a second southwest Bend location, but has hit…
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COCC adds childbirth, newborn simulators for critical hands-on training of health professionals
 Critical life-saving skills were practiced Thursday on new equipment at Central Oregon Community College. Paramedics and health professionals…
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‘It means the world’: 19-year-old Bend personal trainer finds his passion helping kids with special needs
Luke Williams is a personal trainer, but not for just…
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Madras marks 30th year as a ‘Tree City USA’ community; Bend hits 20 years
Madras and Bend mark significant milestones as Tree City USA communities this year, reaching 30 and 20 years with that recognition,…
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Bend City Council OKs Houseless Fund, discusses preserving more trees
Plans to move existing funding of homeless programs into a separate fund moved forward Wednesday night at the Bend City Council meeting, where…
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City of Bend plans 37 lane miles of street preservation work this year
The city of Bend’s 2023 street preservation work begins in April. Councilors approved a paving contract and a slurry seal contract at their…
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Public invited to meeting to review designs for reimagined Bend Senior High School; renderings released
Community members, staff, students, families and alumni are invited to review draft designs for a reimagined Bend Senior High School during a meeting…
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La Pine man’s loaded pistol stolen from unlocked pickup at NE Bend Bottle Drop; suspect arrested, gun recovered
A La Pine man said a loaded 9mm pistol was among several items stolen from his unlocked pickup truck parked at the northeast Bend Bottle Drop last…
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