St. Charles Bend nurses facing dismissal over COVID-19 vaccine refusal speak out
Two nurses and a certified nursing assistant at St. Charles Bend who requested religious exemptions for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations spoke out…
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COCC, NW Bend schools locked down over ‘armed subject’; orienteering compass mistaken for gun
Several reports of a person pointing a handgun in a classroom at Central Oregon Community College prompted lockdowns, lockouts and a major police…
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Registered sex offender runs from police, caught after offense in NE Bend business
A registered sex offender allegedly caught committing public indecency in a northeast Bend business Thursday morning ran from officers but was caught…
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Community invited to celebrate Bend’s new Caldera High School at special event
Community members, staff, students and neighbors are invited to help celebrate the opening of Bend’s newest high school with a ribbon-cutting and…
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Bend councilors give final OK to HB 2001 code changes to promote more ‘middle housing’
The Bend City Council gave final approval Wednesday night to amendments to the Bend Development Code and the Bend Comprehensive Plan that will…
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Bend firefighters put out challenging blaze at Fitness 1440; finding cause hampered by unstable roof
A fire at a northeast Bend gym Wednesday morning brought numerous firefighters to the scene and took about an hour to knock down, initial reports…
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Bend city councilors unanimously approve permanent fireworks ban
Bend city councilors voted unanimously Wednesday night to make permanent a temporary ban on the use and sale of fireworks, after hearing public…
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C.O. nonprofit Furnish Hope providing furniture for new Veterans Village in Bend
Furnish Hope is a nonprofit organization that provides and installs furnishings and household essentials to families in need throughout Central…
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Popular Bend HS basketball player advancing to a bigger, national stage
“Total shock.” Shocked and caught off-guard. That’s how the Walker family felt when their son, Cameron, was chosen to play in the Special Olympics…
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BendFilm is back, in-person this time (and virtual again, too)
After being only a virtual event last year, BendFilm gets underway Thursday in that virtual mode, but also with an in-person event this weekend.…
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Bend-La Pine Schools to offer free weekly COVID-19 testing to students, staff
The Bend-La Pine School District plans to provide weekly COVID-19 testing to students and staff later this year during the fall…
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C.O. law enforcement getting lesson in drone safety at national conference in Bend
More than 40 law enforcement agencies are getting first-hand experience in drone safety this week at a national conference being held in Bend.…
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Bend Chamber: Survey shows residents support more, denser housing
With the rising cost of single-family homes in Bend dominating headlines, Bend residents are actually more concerned about rising rents that make…
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Bend Design 2021 announces speaker lineup
Bend Design 2021, a program of Scalehouse, will be taking place for the seventh year as a hybrid (online and in-person) creative conference on…
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Restorative Justice and Equity Group in Bend holds panel to address C.O. racial issues
The shooting death of 22-year-old Barry Washington Jr. in downtown Bend on Sept. 19 has left a lot of anger and heartache among Central Oregon’s…
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ODOT notifies homeless campers of ‘no camping’ policy, planned removals
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) –The Oregon Department of Transportation had a crew out Tuesday morning, serving homeless camp removal notices at two locations…
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‘It’s scary’: Bend hunter worried about shared hunting, recreational lands
Deer hunting season began on Saturday, and Dee Neff was out all weekend in the Deschutes National Forest, searching for bucks. Neff was born and…
Continue ReadingLooking ahead to an already crowded OR gubernatorial race, including a Bend man
About five months before the deadline, nearly a dozen candidates already have filed to run for Oregon governor in 2022, including a Bend resident.…
Continue Reading Suspect in thefts, burglaries arrested after NE Bend guns-drawn traffic stop
A report of a burglary in progress at a northeast Bend home led to a guns-drawn traffic stop Monday morning, the arrest of a fleeing suspect and…
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Tesla solar roof available in Central Oregon; Bend resident says extra cost is worth it
A new way to do solar roofing has arrived in Central Oregon, and it’s backed by Tesla, the high-profile electric car…
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