Bend returns to record median home sales price — and Redmond smashes record to start 2022
After a slight one-month dip, Bend’s median home sales price returned to its record level to start 2022 – and Redmond’s price smashed its way…
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City of Bend developing Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan, holding public meeting
The city of Bend is inviting the community to learn more about the Bend Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan under development at a public…
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Consultant urges numerous changes to improve COCC Campus Public Safety operations
Nearly six years after the brutal murder of Central Oregon Community College student Kaylee Sawyer by a campus security officer, a consultant this…
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Still searching for answers: Five ‘cold cases’ being investigated in Deschutes County
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is hoping for more advances in technology and help from the public to solve five open “cold cases” in…
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Bend Brewfest is back after a 2-year hiatus, on earlier mid-May dates, timed with the PPP
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Bend Brewfest will be back in 2022, featuring a new look, a new schedule, and the vast selection of local…
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Portland-area man sentenced to 8-plus years in federal prison for sex trafficking woman to Bend
A Multnomah County man was sentenced to more than 8 1/2 years in federal prison Monday for transporting an adult victim from California to Bend and…
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Judge denies Ian Cranston release on bail; dramatic Barry Washington shooting video played in court
After dramatic videos of Ian Cranston’s fatal shooting of Barry Washington Jr. on a downtown street corner, and what led up to it, were played in…
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Sunriver Brewing Co. preparing to open fourth pub, at Neff Place in NE Bend
Sunriver Brewing Company said Monday it will open its fourth pub at Neff Place in Bend. The “Eastside Pub,” which will occupy the former…
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Bend city councilor discusses homeless issues with concerned residents at Drake Park gathering
“The more shelters we have, the less people on the streets, the less crime that we have on our streets,” City Councilor Megan Perkins told dozens…
Continue ReadingSee these Central Oregon YouTube divers crack a missing-person cold case in Florida
When Margaret “Jan” Shupe Smith, 59, vanished near Lakeland, Florida last year, her family and police were…
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Boot gets the boot: City of Bend uses new ‘Barnacle’ tool to enforce unpaid parking tickets
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The traditional parking boot is getting the “boot”. The city of Bend has implemented a new tool to enforce parking ticket…
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Permanent entrance, extended boundary coming to Bend’s Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Phase two of the Hayden Homes Amphitheater construction project is underway, with big changes…
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Bend-La Pine Schools outline upcoming key dates for families for 2022
During the coming months, families and students will have the opportunity to learn about many schools and programs throughout the district and, in…
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New principals picked for Cascade, Pacific Crest middle schools
Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook announced Thursday the hiring of two new principals at district middle schools. Gabe Pagano is…
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C.O. Irrigation District raising rates amid drought, assures costs will stay lowest in area
The Central Oregon Irrigation District is raising its rates over the next four years because it is losing hydropower contracts.…
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City of Bend hosting second online open house on Stevens Road Tract concept plan
The City of Bend is hosting a second online open house on the Stevens Road Tract Concept Plan website, where community members can learn more about…
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Redmond driver arrested in DUII crash that sheared off power pole by Bend Parkway, causing blackout
A DUII driver from Redmond crashed into and toppled a power pole on the Bend Parkway Wednesday night, knocking out power to about 1,100 Pacific Power…
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Bend councilors OK $200K contract with NeighborImpact to open NE Division St. shelter
Bend city councilors Wednesday night unanimously approved an up to $200,000 contract with NeighborImpact to operate a temporary shelter at a former…
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DCSO deputy on leave after Bend woman fleeing stop, pursuit killed in rollover crash near Alfalfa
A Bend woman, apparently fleeing an attempted traffic stop for possibly impaired driving by a Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy, prompting a…
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Soroptimist Intl. of Bend’s Community Baby Shower returns after year’s absence
Soroptimist International of Bend’s two-month-long Baby Shower is back! “We took a year off due to Covid, but now we are beginning again,”…
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