Bend Senior High School to dedicate new Robert D. Maxwell Center next Thursday
Bend Senior High School will host a special dedication ceremony next Thursday for the school’s new Robert D. Maxwell Center as part of the…
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Attorneys argue evidence before Ian Cranston murder trial; opening statements set to begin
It’s been more than a year since the shooting of Barry Washington Jr. in downtown Bend. Wednesday, jury selection began for Ian Cranston, the man…
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Bend Fire plans community survey as it eyes May 2023 levy request
As discussed with city councilors Wednesday might, Bend Fire & Rescue plans a survey in coming weeks as it weighs a possible levy request to…
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Icy roads bring crashes, snarl traffic around Bend; city lists sanding, plowing priorities
Crashes, slide-offs and spinouts kept Bend police busy Wednesday morning, so we talked to a city representative about their street priorities to sand…
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Salem Police arrest park homicide suspect in SE Bend with local PD, CERT assist
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Detectives from the Salem Police Department Violent Crimes Unit have arrested 56-year-old Thomas Patrick Healy in southeast…
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‘She was a strong girl’: Beaverton woman in kayak accident near Cline Falls has died, family member says
Last Tuesday, Susan Rose Doyle of Beaverton and her partner made the trip from Beaverton to go kayaking on the Deschutes River near Cline Falls,…
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Bend city councilors wrap up work on proposed code regulating unsanctioned camping; hearing in 2 weeks
The Bend City Council has been working since June on crafting a proposed camping code to deal with health, safety and other issues related to…
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New dishwasher fails, sparks fire at NE Bend home
A northeast Bend resident fled her home Wednesday afternoon when a new dishwasher failed and caught fire for a reason fire officials could not…
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Jury finds former CET bus driver guilty on 2 of 3 charges in no-shoes altercation, chokehold on passenger
After a two-day trial and 3 ½ hours of deliberation, a Deschutes County jury found a former Cascades East Transit bus driver guilty Wednesday on two…
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Jury selection begins in murder trial of Ian Cranston in fatal shooting of Barry Washington Jr.
Jury selection began Wednesday in the murder trial of Ian Cranston in the fatal shooting of Barry Washington Jr. in September of last year in…
Continue Reading‘I’m super-excited to ski’: As C.O. snow-lovers eye the slopes, hit the shops, Bend sanding crews hit the streets
Across Central Oregon, the month of November started with a sudden blanket of white. City of Bend Streets and Operations workers got out the sanders…
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Oregon tops HUD’s ‘House America’ goals to re-house hundreds of people, create homes with supportive services
The state of Oregon said Tuesday it has met the commitments it announced in August when it joined the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban…
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Mother Nature flips a switch, as C.O. calendar turns from warm October to snowy start to November
The turn of the calendar flipped a weather switch as well for many Central Oregonians, as November arrived with heavy, wet snow falling over a wide…
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Bend Fire holding annual coat drive, needs cold-weather clothing, especially children’s coats
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Fire and Rescue and the Bend Fire Association are conducting their annual coat drive. They are taking donations of new or…
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Downtown Bend thriving with Halloween festivities, spooky spirit back in the air
The spooky spirit is thriving in…
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C.O. homeless shelters seeing higher demand as winter weather approaches
With the dropping temperatures and recent rain, and some snow in the forecast at lower elevations in Central Oregon, more people facing houselessness…
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In Our Backyard, Bend nonprofit targeting human trafficking, holds Freedom Festival
In Our Backyard, a nonprofit based in Bend that fights human trafficking and supports survivors, held its annual Freedom Festival at the Tower…
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St. Charles holds medication take-back event at Bend PD, collects seven boxes worth from over 100 cars
St. Charles Health System is hosting a medication take-back event on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bend Police Department at 555 NE 15th…
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City of Bend road and traffic report: Week of Oct. 31-Nov. 6
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Bend road and traffic report for the week of Oct. 31-Nov. 6. Ongoing Closures: Wilson Corridor Improvements…
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Mirror Pond fish passage advisory panel begins Phase 2 of work, reviewing 3 design options
On Monday, Nov. 7 from 9-11a.m., the City of Bend’s Mirror Pond Fish Passage Advisory Committee will host a virtual meeting to launch Phase 2 of…
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