Bend rents have become significant, impacting both landlords and tenants, but there may be light at end of the tunnel
Affordable housing and low-income housing are two totally different…
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Deschutes sheriff candidates William Bailey, Kent Vander Kamp to square off in first forum Monday evening in Sunriver
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The two candidates who are seeking to become the next Deschutes County sheriff, Captain William Bailey and Sergeant Kent Vander…
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OSU-Cascades asks state lawmakers for $24 million to speed remediation on Bend campus expansion site
OSU–Cascades is seeking $24 million from the Oregon Legislature to expedite the next phase of its land remediation, which will provide space over…
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‘This is a safe place for them’: Volunteers in Medicine Clinic of the Cascades marks 20 years, accepting new patients
With rising health care costs burdening Americans’ pocketbooks, a clinic for Central Oregon’s uninsured that opened its doors two decades ago,…
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OSP IDs Redmond man killed, two family members injured in five-vehicle crash on icy Hwy. 97 in Jefferson County
A Redmond man was killed and two family members injured in a five-vehicle crash on icy Highway 97 in Jefferson County early Monday morning, Oregon…
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Second Bend-area raid turns up more drugs, cash allegedly tied to arrested, jailed fentanyl trafficking suspect
An alleged fentanyl trafficker arrested last week in a traffic stop and a raid on his trailer near the Bend Airport faces additional charges after a…
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Redmond assault suspect barricades herself in car; spike strips, CERT armored car, pepper spray used to arrest her
A Redmond woman who allegedly tried to run into and threatened to assault others at the Shepherd’s House Redmond Center early Tuesday barricaded…
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205-unit Outlook at Pilot Butte apartments in NE Bend sold by Seattle owner to San Diego LLC for $57.5 million
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — CBRE announced Tuesday the sale of Outlook at Pilot Butte, a 205-unit multifamily community in Bend, to a new owner for…
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Waiting for Help: A family’s plea to Deschutes County’s Crisis Team after what they believe was too slow a response
A local family says it recently took Deschutes County’s Community Crisis Response Team nearly two hours to help their son in mental health crisis,…
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Presidents Day weekend brings loved ones together, many to spend the day enjoying downtown Bend
It’s Presidents Day weekend, and many people had the day off. The holiday weekend brought out many people from around the West Coast to Bend. I…
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Update: Deschutes County deputies say man missing from La Pine area has been found safe, in good health
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies who had sought the public’s assistance in finding a 41-year-old man last seen on Thursday morning, when he…
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Bend man, 70, killed in collision of two snowmobiles on Alaska’s Denali Highway
A collision of two snowmobiles among a group riding on Alaska’s Denali Highway has killed a Bend man, Alaska State Troopers…
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Bend man arrested, jailed on manslaughter, DUII charges in rollover crash last fall that killed La Pine man
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 24-year-old Bend man was arrested and jailed Saturday evening on first-degree manslaughter, DUII and assault charges in a…
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Fire sprinkler stops SW Bend apartment blaze with minimal damage; cause traced to improper cigarette disposal
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – An apartment patio fire in southwest Bend Saturday night was put out and stopped from spreading inside by a single activated…
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Hwy. 26 near Warm Springs reopens after serious-injury crash; DCSO responds to 10 crash reports around county
A serious-injury crash closed U.S. Highway 26 in both directions near Warm Springs for a time late Saturday afternoon, officials said, on a day when…
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Bend Cub Scout Troop 18, friends and families watch their cars fly down the track at the annual Pinewood Derby
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Nerves and adrenaline were high on Saturday for Bend Cub Scout Pack 18’s third Annual Pinewood Derby. Cars were…
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Pacific Power makes 22 electric mobility grants, 6 in C. Oregon, to help more Oregonians plug into EVs’ benefits
Pacific Power has awarded more than $2 million to 22 organizations in Oregon, six on the High Desert, for projects that will expand electric mobility…
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New Bend drug treatment center sees strong demand in the face of the rising opioid crisis
“My story in addiction and recovery started at a young age,” Zack Ament says. “I had my first drink at 13, after my bar mitzvah, and it…
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Bend transient arrested in Legos theft jailed for 2nd time in 3 days, accused of trying to sell sets online to detective
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – One of two transients arrested in a parking-lot drug bust earlier this week was arrested again Friday, accused of trying to…
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Fired Prineville Police manager sues city, former chief Larry Seymour for $1.5 million, alleges illegal conduct
(Update: Adding city statement on lawsuit) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A recently fired administrative services manager for the Prineville Police…
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