Owner of Bend’s Reptile Zone seeks help finding thief who stole several animals
A thief broke into the Reptile Zone on Greenwood Avenue late Sunday night and took several of the animals. The owner, Jeff Jensen, believes it may be…
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7,800 grams of cocaine seized in C.O. this year, more than over the past 10 years combined, drug agents say
Cocaine use is rising, across the High Desert and across the country.…
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Bend startup expands from junk removal service to holiday lights assist, now offering 2 giveaways
Live Junkless is offering a giveaway to one person for a free junk removal, removing a full truck of unwanted stuff for you. And its affiliated…
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OnPoint Community Credit Union gives $100,000 to Oregon, SW Wash. nonprofits on Giving Tuesday
On Giving Tuesday, OnPoint Community Credit Union announced it will contribute a total of $100,000, which will be split among eight non-profits that…
Continue ReadingUpdate: Missing Bend 16-year-old has been found, police say
Bend police said early Tuesday that a missing 16-year-old Bend girl had been…
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Ian Cranston sentenced to 10 years in prison in Sept. 2021 fatal Bend shooting of Barry Washington, Jr.
After tearful statements by the victim’s mother and family, a Deschutes County judge imposed the required Measure 11 sentence of 10 years in prison…
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Deschutes County commissioners receive briefing on SriPonya, a new recovery program in Bend
SriPonya is a new nonprofit wellness program in Bend, helping empower people of all ages to recover from addictive patterns or behaviors.…
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Bend man armed with flare gun holds hostage, surrenders after standoff at SW Bend home
A Bend man armed with a flare gun and refusing to leave a southwest Bend home Saturday night also would not let someone else leave, prompting a…
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Bend’s Boy Scout Troop 90 begins Christmas tree sales
Tme to start thinking about a fresh-cut Christmas tree? Bend Boy Scout Troop 90 has begun selling them at the Bend Habitat ReStore parking…
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Bend’s Pavilion offers families a chance to enjoy a Thanksgiving skate
The Pavilion in Bend was open on Thanksgiving so families could spent part of their holiday skating together on the…
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Bend’s ‘I Like Pie’ run held on sunny Thanksgiving morning
It was a sunny, pretty warm Thanksgiving morning for about 2,300 participants in the “I Like Pie” run in Bend’s Old Mill District, raising funds for…
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Bend rapper again gives back to those in need with free Thanksgiving meal
For a fifth year, Bend rapper JMeast staged (and cooked) a free Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday at the Domino Room, which he funded at first but now…
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Nels and Lillian Anderson House sustains damage in move
Issues arose during the 700-yard move of the Nels and Lillian Anderson House in Bend Tuesday evening, as the chimney collapsed and porch had some…
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Thanksgiving Eve shoppers fill Bend grocery stores
It’s something of a tradition for many grocery shoppers to hit the stores one more time on Thanksgiving Eve, to get those last-minute items for their…
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The Shepherd’s House ministries offers free holiday meal
Shepherd’s House Ministries offered a free traditional Thanksgiving meal on Wednesday afternoon at The Lighthouse Navigation Center in…
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‘We’re thankful for our health’: Council on Aging holds first Thanksgiving meal at renovated Bend facility
Thanksgiving got off to an early, very thankful start for some seniors in Bend, with an extra reason to celebrate. After being closed for a few…
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Recovered tundra swan, survivor of recent waterfowl ‘mass casualty,’ released by Think Wild
A tundra swan in the care of Bend’s Think Wild wildlife rehabilitation hospital for the past two weeks was successfully released back into the wild…
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Bend’s historic Nels and Lillian Anderson House gets a move on, slow and steady
Slow and steady, with police, fire and Bend Band of Brothers escort, the nearly century-old Nels and Lillian Anderson House, adorned with a Christmas…
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Santa Express returning to Bend neighborhoods to collect food, clothing and toys for families in need
After a year off of neighborhood collections, Santa and the Bend Fire Department’s Santa Express are back spreading holiday cheer! We will be driving…
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Early-AM NE Bend shed fire spreads to garage, home; residents escape unhurt
A neighbor’s report and police knocking on the door helped two northeast Bend residents and their two dogs escape a fire early Tuesday morning…
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