‘Competitor’: Bend-based tight end Luke Musgrave ready to make a difference with NFL team
Bend High grad Luke Musgrave is heading to the NFL and will hear his name called at some point in this year’s…
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GMC partners with Bend’s EarthCruiser to bring overlanding to its Hummer EV pickup
GMC and Bend-based EarthCruiser Overland Vehicles are teaming up to help shape the future of overlanding with focused product development and…
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Bend equine rescue hosts class for trail riders to learn injury treatment, large-animal technical rescue skills
A Central Oregon horse rescue that cares for neglected and abused horses is hosting an emergency rescue class for trail riders this weekend.…
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Presidents Day sales bring holiday weekend crowds to downtown Bend businesses
Many shoppers swept the streets of downtown Bend this Presidents Day weekend, looking for bargains — and finding…
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George Fox University program helps Central Oregonians become teachers, schools address shortages
George Fox University in Newberg says it’s seeing success with its program to help more people train to earn a degree, obtain a license and become…
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As Bend city councilors hold ‘listening session’ on affordable housing issues, homeless man warms up in City Hall lobby
Bend city councilors met on Thursday to discuss and gather input about two of the top issues residents say are of concern in Central Oregon:…
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Ballots already pouring into Deschutes County Clerk’s Office ahead of Nov. 8 election
It’s the last few miles in the campaign marathon as the Nov. 8 election night draws closer. The ballots in Deschutes County are already starting to…
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Blazing meteor seen over Northwest, in Bend as well; Lincoln City PD sgt. captures it on dashcam
A meteor was seen far and wide around the Northwest Wednesday night, including in Bend, and was captured on the dash camera of a Lincoln City police…
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St. Charles Bend home health, hospice nurses file to join union
Another group of nurses at St. Charles Health System filed a request Wednesday to join a union, the Oregon Nurses…
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‘Stronger Together’: Bend’s Eastside Safeway quietly, busily reopens, weeks after tragedy
Many shoppers and well-wishers were on hand to welcome the reopening of the Eastside Safeway in northeast Bend Wednesday morning with a full parking…
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Bend firefighter and his twin brother killed in small-plane crash at Idaho airport
A Bend firefighter and his twin brother were killed Monday morning in the crash of a small plane at an airport in Yellow Pine, Idaho, the agency and…
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Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz revives, appoints 19 members to Police Chief’s Advisory Council
Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz announced Thursday he’s appointed the 19 members of the revived Police Chief’s Advisory Council, which had been…
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Mental health and wellness festival planned Sunday at Drake Park
Bend therapist Savanna DeLuca has put together what she considers Bend’s first mental health and wellness festival. …
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Cedar Creek Fire brings serious smoke to Bend for first time this summer
A fast-growing new wildfire in rugged, hard-to-access terrain on the Willamette National Forest 18 miles east of Oakridge was growing fast — 500…
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NE Bend house fire sparked by overloaded extension cord, investigators say
A fire that damaged a northeast Bend home late Tuesday afternoon was started by a failed extension cord that apparently became overloaded, officials…
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SE Wilson Avenue and Ninth Street roundabout opens, Bend’s first with protected bike lanes
The Southeast Wilson Avenue and Ninth Street roundabout – Bend’s first-ever bicycle-protected traffic circle – opened to traffic Thursday…
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Passing train sparks fire in northern Bend on hot, windy afternoon, prompting reminder to property owners
A wet spring followed by hot summer temperatures can make a fire like one that broke out Monday afternoon near the BNSF Railway tracks in northern…
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Half of Sunriver restaurant’s outdoor furniture gone after fake online ad says it’s closing, come and take it
A Sunriver restaurant is missing half its outdoor furniture, after a fake ad told people to come by and take…
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Bend motorcyclist killed in early-morning crash at NW Bend intersection
A 39-year-old Bend man was killed in a motorcycle crash early Saturday morning at a northwest Bend intersection, police…
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Bend man jailed on theft, forgery charges in fraudulent sale of manufactured home; other victims sought
A Bend man has been arrested on theft, ID theft and forgery charges, accused of selling a manufactured home he did not own to an Idaho resident.…
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