Housing proposal at River’s Edge Golf Course in Bend upsets some residents
One half of River’s Edge golf course, could soon go from holes to houses.…
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St. Charles at 92% capacity amid latest COVID-19 surge; some elective surgeries delayed again
Oregon’s recent surge in COVID-19 cases has helped to spark a capacity crunch at St. Charles Bend. Despite having just half December’s peak of 60…
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Butler Market Rd.-Purcell Blvd. intersection to close for 4-5 months for roundabout project
The intersection of Butler Market Road and Purcell Boulevard in northeast Bend will be closed for 4-5 months for roundabout installation, starting…
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Bend’s Regal Old Mill theaters reopen – for now
For the second time in a year, Bend’s Regal Old Mill ScreenX & IMAX reopened its doors to moviegoers Friday — this time, for the first time in…
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NW Bend neighbors upset by sudden removal of trees; city apologizes
People living near Drake Park in downtown Bend are upset after several trees were suddenly cut down. On Friday, the city…
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‘Slow burn’: C.O. health care workers hit hard by pandemic; some move off the frontlines
At the start of the pandemic, health care workers were honored and recognized for the working on the frontlines in an unprecedented…
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City of Bend urges: ‘Slow the flow’ of irrigation this growing season
With warming spring weather and the start of the growing season, the City of Bend wants to remind the community of the importance of “slowing the…
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City of Bend road and traffic report for week of April 26-May 2
Here is the city of Bend’s weekly road and traffic report for the week of April 26-May…
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Revived Bend bike share program plans to add more bikes, new locations
Bike sharing in Bend arrived in 2016, but was another victim of the pandemic that hit last…
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Bend’s Murphy Road Corridor improvements are ahead of schedule
“It’s going to be done before you know…
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Bend Police Community Response Team aims to help people in crisis
The Community Response Team at the Bend Police Department includes an embedded social worker with officers who help individuals during a crisis, work…
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Bend councilors unanimously approve downtown parklet license program
Bend city councilors unanimously agreed Wednesday night on creating a commercial parklet license program, so that downtown businesses which expanded…
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Bend-La Pine Schools set graduation schedules, lay out options
Bend-La Pine Schools have released a schedule for high school graduations in early June — and expects to hold outdoor ceremonies, unless rising…
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Bend’s scaled-down ‘Mini 4 Peaks’ music festival announced; tickets going fast
Live, in-person music is coming back to Central Oregon, courtesy of the 4 Peaks Music Festival — in scaled-back, “Mini” fashion.…
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Bend Park and Rec summer programs return with added safety measures, offerings
Bend Park and Recreation programs for swimming, day camps and outdoor sports will return this summer, after many were canceled last year due to the…
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Bend-La Pine Schools adding electric bus to fleet by summer, as replacements go green
Bend-La Pine Schools typically replaces about 20 school buses every two years. That, of course, is not cheap. Fortunately, the district has received…
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Bringing back the ‘memory of the forest’: Bend man turns wildfire charcoal into art
Troy Stith uses a medium in his artwork that might not be so common:…
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Fugitive arrested in NE Bend parking lot; K-9 finds heroin, methamphetamine in SUV
A Bend man with an outstanding arrest warrant was arrested Saturday night at a northeast Bend parking lot and a drug-sniffing K-9 found heroin and…
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Bend’s Element 1 Corp. demonstrates zero-emission fuel cell technology
Element 1 Corp. of Bend held an event Monday to demonstrate its zero-emission fuel cell technology , operating a golf…
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Bend resident feels work as NASA engineer helped pave the way for historic Mars flight
It was a historic moment for NASA on Monday as the helicopter Ingenuity successfully took flight on…
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