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State LCDC approves Bend’s new rules, paving way for more high-density housing
Two years after lawmakers paved the way, Oregon’s land-use commission has unanimously approved changes to the city of Bend’s development codes that…
Continue ReadingTwo years after lawmakers paved the way, Oregon’s land-use commission has unanimously approved changes to the city of Bend’s development codes that…
Continue ReadingWith Bend-La Pine kindergarten through third-graders back in class this week and high school students set to return in February, a Summit High School…
Continue ReadingTwo people escaped a fierce fire that destroyed a northwest Redmond home Wednesday afternoon, though one was evaluated for smoke inhalation, and five…
Continue ReadingIllegal marijuana grows in Deschutes County have authorities’ attention, and they are looking to the public for help in efforts to find and remove…
Continue ReadingBeginning Thursday, more than 1,000 acres encompassing several trails on the Deschutes National Forest west of Bend will be closed on weekdays for…
Continue ReadingBend-based ReachAnother Foundation is working with hospitals in the Netherlands to give thousands of medical instruments a fresh lease on life after…
Continue ReadingThe Deschutes National Forest plans to start work this week on a restoration project along Paulina Creek near Ogden Group Camp, to improve the…
Continue ReadingRedmond city councilors had their first but apparently not last discussion Tuesday night about whether to allow recreational marijuana dispensaries…
Continue Readingthe Oregon State Public Interest Research Group is backing house bill 2698, also known as the ‘right to repair’…
Continue ReadingDemand for guns as been exceptionally high since the pandemic began, but it’s so strong that it’s hurting some gun stores around Central…
Continue ReadingCentral Oregon is one of the only areas in the state to gain approval to start vaccinating all residents age 75 and older. That puts the region well…
Continue ReadingCentral Oregon counties posted monthly job losses in December for the first time since April, after a surge in COVID-19 cases this fall and increased…
Continue ReadingJefferson County firefighters rescued and revived a cat from a smoky RV fire in Metolius on Monday afternoon that was traced to a burning candle, an…
Continue ReadingRecreational marijuana is legal across Oregon, but the city of Redmond has never authorized dispensaries within city limits.…
Continue ReadingIt was the welcome return of a scene out of the past, as parents lined up to pick their children up from Bend’s North Star Elementary School Monday…
Continue ReadingThe Deschutes County Board of Commissioners was meeting Monday to discuss a possible ballot measure for next November’s election that would make…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County sheriff’s deputies asked the public for help Monday in their search for whoever fired several gunshots into an SUV parked near a…
Continue ReadingOregon State University says its groundbreaking project to determine community prevalence of the novel coronavirus is expanding to include three days…
Continue ReadingVideo evidence and DNA testing have confirmed that only one person – the pilot, a Portland businessman – was aboard a twin-engine business jet…
Continue ReadingA national beer campaign has comes to Central Oregon, as Boneyard Beer is taking part in brewing the “Black Is Beautiful”…
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