Bend-area churches, schools adapt to deal with COVID-19 concerns
A Catholic church and a Methodist church in Bend have both implemented significant changes to services in an effort to help prevent the spread of…
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C.O. expert, RDM travelers weigh in on novel coronavirus
Health officials on Monday confirmed the third presumptive case of the novel coronavirus in Oregon. While there are no confirmed local cases, experts…
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Bend records a much warmer, drier than normal February
Bend was significantly warmer and drier than normal in February, according to preliminary data released Monday by the National Weather…
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Bedroom fire causes $60K damage to SW Bend home with no smoke alarms
Bend police used an extinguisher to douse a fire in a guest bedroom that caused $60,000 in damage to a southwest Bend home Sunday morning, according…
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Amid flu, COVID-19, St. Charles urging patient, visitor precautions
With flu activity still considered high and the Oregon Health Authority’s announcement of the first presumptive case of COVID-19 coronavirus in…
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Bend-Redmond Habitat seeks to fill 6 AmeriCorps positions
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity has been awarded six AmeriCorps member Construction Crew Leader positions and is looking for…
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Bend-Redmond once again named ‘Best Performing Small City’
The Milken Institute has released its yearly findings for the Best Performing Small Cities study, again naming the Bend-Redmond metro area the Best…
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Time running out for Redmond man in need of kidney
Alvin Law is suffering from kidney failure. For the last two years, the 70-year-old Redmond man has been hooking himself to needles and machines…
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Bend dental practice feeling coronavirus impact: mask shortage
Despite no confirmed cases in Oregon as of yet, the global novel coronavirus outbreak is leading to issues locally that some may not have expected,…
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Bend Police ID woman struck, critically injured by pizza delivery driver
A 20-year-old Bend woman was critically injured and a second pedestrian also was hurt Wednesday night when they were struck by a Pizza Hut driver…
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St. Charles Bend prepares, says still no novel coronavirus cases locally
St. Charles Bend officials said Thursday there have been no samples of suspected COVID-19, better known as the novel coronavirus, sent from Central…
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Remains found south of DRW identified as missing Bend man
Remains found by a hiker south of Deschutes River Woods 10 days ago have been positively identified as those of a Bend man whose disappearance nearly…
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Knopp bill to freeze some seniors’ property taxes advances, despite walkout
State Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, said Thursday his bill for the 2020 short legislative session, to freeze property taxes for low-income seniors, has…
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OSU-Cascades offers Summer Academy for HS students
Oregon State University–Cascades will again host high school students for a Summer Academy that will expose participants to college classes and…
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Oregon legislative limbo lingers, threatening bills of both parties
Pressure continued to rise and the House and Senate chambers remained empty Wednesday at the Oregon Capitol, one day after most House Republicans…
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Summit basketball star Jacob Tompkins setting records
A senior on the Summit High School basketball team has not exactly been shooting for lots of school records, but he’s been knocking them down…
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Demographics drive GOP nosedive on West Coast
Deschutes County has, for the first time in memory, more registered Democrats than Republicans, a sign of how demographic shifts and the GOP’s tack…
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Oregon man dies after rescuing drowning boy in Micronesia
According to authorities, a 30-year-old man with ties to Central Oregon died after sacrificing his life to rescue a drowning boy in the Federated…
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Bend councilor Livingston announces bid for Congress
Bend City Councilor Justin Livingston announced Tuesday his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Oregon’s Second Congressional District…
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BPRD responds to critics, vows to save every Drake Park tree it can
The Bend Park and Recreation District acknowledged Monday it removed green ribbons and tags wrapped around about a dozen of the three dozen trees in…
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