Bend restaurant lays off 30 workers as freeze hits, hopes to keep a few staff on
At McKay Cottage Restaurant in Bend, owner Pamela Morgan says with the governor’s two-week statewide freeze that began Wednesday, she has had to lay…
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Crooked River Ranch saloon owner fighting for his life amid restaurant shutdown
The year 2020 has already been a difficult one for the restaurant industry — and with two-week freeze starting on Wednesday, it’s even…
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Your photos: More glorious sunrise views across the High Desert
The number of unique, special and even spectacular sunrises and sunsets on the High Desert seems infinite. Here are just some of the many photos our…
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Les Schwab to pay $16M to Oregon employees over lunch breaks
Thousands of Les Schwab Tire Centers employees in Oregon will receive $2,500 checks this month as part of a settlement over a lawsuit that said the…
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Over 1,600 challenged Deschutes County ballots outstanding at deadline
On Tuesday morning, two weeks after the election, Raven Radford was at the Deschutes County Clerk’s Office to fix a challenged…
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Bend woman’s animal-detection dog reunites cats with wildfire evacuees
Katie Albright and her 3-year-old dog, Franklin, are helping some wildfire evacuees reunite with their lost…
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OSP seeks tips to find poacher who illegally took deer west of Bend
Oregon State Police sought the public’s help Tuesday in identifying the person(s) seen leaving the area of the 4606 Road near Bull Springs Road west…
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Facebook’s Prineville security contractor to pay $595K to settle racial bias claims
The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries said Tuesday it has reached a settlement agreement with G4S Secure Solutions, Facebook’s security…
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ODOT advises: Century Drive motorists need to be ready for winter driving
With the recent snowfall at and near Mt. Bachelor, winter sports enthusiasts are taking to Century Drive (Oregon Highway 372) in greater numbers, so…
Continue ReadingStill growing: If Bend is a ‘Zoom town,’ Sisters, La Pine, Redmond ‘Super-Zoom’
Halfway through the topsy-turvy, but very memorable year of 2020, Central Oregon in general continued to grow faster than the state as a whole, new…
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Prineville police cite, remove woman from fairgrounds after mask incident
A woman was placed in handcuffs by Prineville police, removed from the Crook County Fairgrounds and cited for second-degree criminal trespass after…
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Crews working to quickly get Bend’s winter warming shelter up and running
As temperatures drop and COVID-19 cases rise, advocates in Central Oregon are working to keep Bend’s vulnerable homeless population warm in a safe…
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Two-week ‘freeze’ puts more pressure on C.O. service industry
Jake’s Diner in Bend is just one of 10,000 restaurants across Oregon that will be impacted by the state’s executive order to go on a 2-week ‘freeze’…
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Sunriver man drowns in SW Washington kayaking accident
Despite lifesaving efforts, a 20-year-old Sunriver man became trapped underwater and drowned on Sunday while kayaking on Canyon Creek in southwest…
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Bend protesters rally, speak out against Gov. Brown’s 2-week COVID-19 freeze
More than 100 protesters gathered in downtown Bend for a “Keep Us Open” rally on Sunday to speak out against the two-week statewide freeze announced…
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NE Bend church offers cold-weather shelter until Nov. 23 opening of winter facility
A northeast Bend church has stepped in to serve as a temporary cold-weather shelter for the homeless and those in need until an official winter…
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OSU adapts COVID-19 testing of students and employees as holidays near
TRACE OSU, Oregon State University’s weekly COVID-19 prevalence testing of students and employees, is adjusting to serve thousands of OSU students…
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Estacada man injured in pickup-trailer crash on icy George Millican Road
An 82-year-old Estacada man was injured and taken to St. Charles Prineville Friday night after losing control of his pickup truck towing a camp…
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Bend police K-9 bites man with knife who officers say refused to follow commands
A Bend man who displayed a knife while disputing his bill at a medical marijuana dispensary Friday evening later refused to follow officers’ commands…
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Bend PD: Drunk driver, accused of backing into police car, faces charges
A 34-year-old Bend man faces drunk driving and other charges after officers said he was pulled over Friday afternoon, backed into a Bend police car…
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