Bend councilors OK budget, water and sewer fee hikes, purchase of 2 shelter sites
Bend city councilors Wednesday night approved new fees for the coming year as part of the biennial budget adoption and also approved two planned…
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Bend couple arrested on drug charges; raids on home, warehouse find psilocybin, marijuana grow
Drug agents arrested a northeast Bend couple and conducted a pair of raids Wednesday on their home and large commercial warehouse in the Spring River…
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‘I have to do this’: Redmond man rescues pair from crashed, burning car on Hwy. 126
Gabriel Lascurain still cannot believe what happened, but it’s a night he’ll never forget. The shuttle driver for Bend’s B&R Auto Wrecking was on…
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Bend-La Pine Schools expect kindergarten numbers to bounce back, possibly increase
The number of students going back to elementary school in the fall could be back to normal, if not even…
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Bend-La Pine School Board names building for Robert Maxwell, gets grief from parents over masks
Tuesday night’s Bend La-Pine School Board online meeting opened with another round of upset parents in Central Oregon, as many voiced their anger…
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Teen crossing Bend Parkway struck, critically injured by pickup, now in medical coma
An 18-year-old Bend man was struck and critically injured by a pickup truck on the Bend Parkway late Monday afternoon, police said. The crash and…
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41 jumps: Bend man breaks Oregon single-day skydiving record at Madras Airport
Rain and wind (and a bird) at the Madras Airport were not enough to slow down Dan Horne en route to setting a single-day state skydiving…
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Some Bend drivers going through construction site
Despite ‘Road Closed’ signs and marked detours, several motorists a day are driving through the Columbia-Simpson Avenue roundabout construction site…
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BPRD is boosting Juniper Park security after parking lot assault on teen, arrest
A northeast Bend man was arrested Monday night on charges he accosted and sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl as she walked to her car in the…
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City of Bend seeks to fill Affordable Housing Advisory Committee vacancy
The City of Bend is seeking applicants to fill one position on the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.…
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Central Oregon groups planning first official Juneteenth celebration
Groups in Central Oregon are gearing up for the first official Juneteenth celebration.…
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‘It just got canceled’: St. Charles elective surgery backlog still has patients waiting
Opal Larson was scheduled for a hip replacement at St. Charles Bend, back in March of last year. She’s still…
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Bend Park and Rec revives Juniper Swim & Fitness drop-in visits, Senior Center social activities
Two of Bend Park and Recreation District’s recreation facilities will welcome the summer season with several changes, including the return of…
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Local non-profit hosts bed-building event for kids in need
Sleep in Heavenly Peace is an organization geared toward making sure every child has a bed to sleep in. Volunteers gathered in Bend Saturday to build…
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Bend man jailed in online luring case; ’14-year-old girl’ was officer
A 25-year-old Bend man was arrested and jailed Saturday on several charges, accused of using a social media app to have a sexual conversation with,…
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City of Bend, Deschutes County may jointly fund effort to find, open managed campsite for homeless
The city of Bend and Deschutes County are in talks to possibly jointly fund a managed campsite for the area’s…
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Bend Chamber, other biz groups urge state to fund ‘modest’ return-to-work bonuses, to ease hiring crunch
The Bend Chamber has joined a consortium of business advocates in a letter to Gov. Kate Brown’s office, recommending the use of some federal…
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City of Bend road and traffic report: Week of June 14-20
Here’s the city of Bend’s weekly road and traffic report for the week of June…
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Unique Best of Both endurance bike race returns to Bend, after a year off
The Best of Both bike race is back on west of Bend this month, after taking a year off because of the pandemic. The mixed-terrain, 90-mile course is…
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Bend Councilor Melanie Kebler posts details of housing issues, options
Bend City Councilor Melanie Kebler has posted a detailed list of issues and ideas to tackle Bend’s affordable housing challenges on Reddit, prompting…
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