Candidate filing period opens for Bend mayor, three city council seats on fall ballot
The candidate filing period has begun for the three Bend City Council seats and the position of mayor that will be on the November election…
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COCC receives nearly $250K grant to offer free, low-cost summer youth programs
Just in time for summer, Central Oregon Community College has received a $247,819 award from the Oregon Association of Education Service Districts…
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‘Moving forward in life’: St. Vincent’s Place in SE Bend putting final touches on 10-unit homeless village
St. Vincent’s Place has been under construction for more than a year and is just about set to make a big difference in the lives and future of some…
Continue ReadingGet ready for some more heat!
Happy Thursday, Central Oregon! It was another beautiful day over the region. We’re seeing mostly sunny skies with very light cloud coverage over the…
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Wanted Portland man jailed after traffic stop near Warm Springs; seized drugs may bring federal charges
A traffic stop on Highway 26 Wednesday by Warm Springs Tribal Police led to a Portland man’s arrest on an outstanding warrant, as well as new charges…
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Lava River Cave parking lot crunch prompts Forest Service to launch timed reservation system
Beginning August 1, the U.S. Forest Service will implement a timed reservation system for parking in the Lava River Cave parking lot, due to a rise…
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Deschutes County begins Skyliners Road chip-sealing, assures cyclists the bike lanes get smoother treatment
Deschutes County began a chip-sealing project on about eight miles of Skyliners Road west of Bend on Wednesday, and an official assured concerned…
Continue ReadingSummer off to a warm and sunny start!
Happy Wednesday, Central Oregon! It seems like once we hit the summer solstice, it triggered those summer conditions! It was a beautiful warm and…
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Bend hemp store owner troubled by new OLCC hemp rules
Changes to OLCC regulations on hemp products sold in Oregon go into effect a week from Friday, but one Central Oregon hemp grower says the new rules…
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Job growth starts to slow on High Desert after recovery from ‘pandemic shock,’ state economist says
Employment growth is beginning to slow across Central Oregon, as all three counties have recovered from the pandemic shock, a state Employment…
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Police make 290 traffic stops, write 259 tickets during 2-week Bend Parkway speeding crackdown
Over the past two weeks, Bend Police officers participated in a speed detail on the Bend Parkway in an effort to combat excessive speeds and…
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Bend-area man killed in single-vehicle crash on Ward Road; farmer leaves behind large family
A 39-year-old Bend-area man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Friday night on Ward Road east of Bend, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said…
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City of Bend adding incentives — and penalties — to address issues with Bird e-bikes being left around town
One month in, Bend’s new Bird electric bike rental program has seen success, but not without some complaints about them being left scattered around…
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Bend police seek man apparently injured in reported accidental shooting in Safeway restroom
Bend police are looking for a man who reportedly said he’d dropped a gun in the restroom of Bend’s Westside Safeway grocery store and it went off…
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Update: Escaped St. Charles psychiatric patient returns to hospital, is arrested and jailed
A man who escaped from the psychiatric unit at St. Charles Bend on Monday morning returned to the hospital late Monday night and was taken into…
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Redmond butcher shop sparks online controversy with post criticizing Juneteenth; some customers cut ties
The Redmond butcher shop We’re the Würst posted a message to its Facebook page on Friday, making claims about the reasoning and legitimacy of the…
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South Sister climber injured in fall, hoisted aboard National Guard helicopter after overnight rescue effort
A climber from New York apparently triggered a small avalanche that sent him tumbling down the north side of South Sister on Saturday, prompting a…
Continue ReadingSummer is coming and bringing warm temperatures!
Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! We’ve been seeing partly cloudy skies over the region, with a new system headed our way. Winds are coming out of the…
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New neighborhood park opens in northern Bend
A long-awaited neighborhood park just opened on the north end of Bend. Northpointe Park is located off Hunters Circle on Wellington Street. The 2.7…
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Participants in Bend’s third annual Take the Butte Back March show solidarity
The third annual Take the Butte back March happened Sunday morning at Pilot Butte in Bend, hosted by the Central Oregon Black Leaders Assembly. In…
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