Bend’s Earth Day Parade and Fair return, reminding people to care for our planet
The Earth Day Parade and Fair were back in downtown Bend on Saturday. People of all ages dressed up for the parade in different costumes –from trees…
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Wild Ride Brewing in Redmond hosts Classic Car Show, draws over 400 cars
Wild Ride Brewing in Redmond hosted its Classic Car Show on Saturday, its first year back after taking a couple years off due to the Covid pandemic.…
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‘It’s an escape for me’: Kids take the field in Bend for a mini lacrosse tournament
At Mountain View High School, there were many children in the grades 5 through 8 playing the sport they love on Saturday. Local lacrosse clubs are…
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Bend Church of the Nazarene creates crisis care kits for Ukraine
The Bend Church of the Nazarene is one of many churches preparing and sending crisis care kits to families in Ukraine. There are 80 churches from…
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OSP IDs Salem man killed in collision of two pickups on Highway 20E east of Bend
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State Police on Saturday identified a 34-year-old Salem man killed on U.S. Highway 20E east of Bend Friday afternoon…
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Lofty perch: Some Canada geese choose to nest with goslings atop Bend buildings
If you’re walking in downtown Bend in the next couple of months, you may see an unfamiliar sight atop a building.…
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Envision Bend launches Bend Vision Project, with goal to help build the future Bend needs
Envision Bend announced this week the formation of its Bend Vision Project, a community-driven engagement and visioning initiative designed to…
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‘You could’ve been home ten minutes ago’: Crook County signs urge commuters to take local jobs instead
While the hiring crisis has appeared to improve some around Central Oregon, one area is still feeling the struggle. Prineville businesses still face…
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Two-vehicle crash sends 4 to hospital, including 2 children, closes Bend Parkway for hours
A violent, two-vehicle crash closed the Bend Parkway for hours on Friday morning and sent both drivers and two injured children to St. Charles Bend,…
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SBA offers low-interest loans to C.O. businesses hurt by drought ‘agricultural disaster’
Small nonfarm businesses in 18 Oregon counties and neighboring counties in California, Idaho and Washington are now eligible to apply for…
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Bend-La Pine Schools in need of volunteers and bus drivers
Leaders on the Bend-La Pine School Board fielded questions on bus driver shortages, graduation ceremonies, racial issues and school curriculum during…
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‘Just really awesome’: Bend Tech Academy students host basketball fundraiser for first prom in 3 years
Prom season is making a comeback, after a two-year pandemic pause. This will be Bend Tech Academy at Marshall High School’s second prom in four years…
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Twin Lakes Resort deals with spring snow, still expects to fill up for fishing season’s opening weekend
Twin Lakes Resort staff are cutting, moving and unpacking everything they need to open for the start of fishing season…
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Burrowing rockchucks breach COID canal near Redmond; flooding stopped, repairs begin
A 30-foot hole is what’s left after burrowing rodents — rockchucks, to be specific — caused a breach in an irrigation canal south of Redmond…
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Eco-arsonist pleads guilty to role in 1997 Redmond slaughterhouse fire, faces 7-plus years
A Pacific Northwest environmental extremist, arsonist and former fugitive pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court for his role in two arson…
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Decision 2022: Three candidates running for Crook County Commission in May primary
Three candidates are running for Position 2 on the Crook County Board of Commissioners in the May 17 primary, as incumbent Brian Barney seeks…
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SUV driver runs into Sunriver Marketplace post office; no injuries reported
A woman who accidentally hit the gas crashed her SUV into the wall of the post office at the Sunriver Marketplace on Cottonwood Road Wednesday…
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Ascend Academy: New Redmond flight program breaks barriers for aspiring pilots amid shortage
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — There’s a serious pilot shortage around the country, after the pandemic prompted early retirement by thousands of pilots. But…
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Redmond 6-year-old fighting cancer for a second time, in need of bone marrow donor
Six-year-old Journey Marino is no ordinary Redmond girl. Sure, her favorite character is a Disney princess. But she’s also incredibly brave as she…
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Redmond Mayor Endicott talks homelessness, housing and growth in State of the City
During his 13th State of the City address on Wednesday, Redmond Mayor George Endicott tackled a number of issues, but the most eye-catching one may…
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