Bend council OKs May $180 million transportation bond measure
After some cost-shaving and one more fine-tuning go-round to achieve a hard-won consensus, the Bend City Council agreed Wednesday night to send a…
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Deschutes County Judge Stephen Forte to step down
Deschutes County Circuit Judge Stephen Forte confirmed Wednesday he’s decided not to seek re-election after nearly two decades on the…
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Bend man donates blood for first time in years
NewsChannel 21 caught up with one of the donors on Wednesday who said his wife signed him for the blood drive while watching the telethon.…
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Sisters Middle School wins in national STEM contest
Sisters Middle School has been named one of the winners in Oregon in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest. The school was chosen from thousands of…
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Juniper burning continues on Crooked River Grassland
Firefighters plan to burn more juniper slash piles beginning Wednesday and continuing through the rest of the week on the Crooked River National…
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Crook County Schools plan K-4 ‘theme school’ for this fall
In response to continued growth, Crook County School District administrators said Tuesday they are developing plans to open a theme elementary school…
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Schoen chosen to fill Bend Park and Rec Board vacancy
The Bend Park and Recreation Board Tuesday evening chose Deb Schoen to fill a vacant board position. …
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3 new restaurants to bring more traffic to Bend’s north north end
Since the very moment Chick-Fil-A announced they were planning a location in Bend, there’s been a flurry of mixed reactions. The reactions include…
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City of Bend advises of possible data security breach
The city of Bend said Tuesday it was recently informed a potential data security incident may have compromised the payment card information of some…
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Jamie McLeod-Skinner holds town hall
Candidate for Secretary of State Jamie McLeod-Skinner held a town hall meeting in Bend on Tuesday…
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State picks advisor for sale of Stevens Road Tract in SE Bend
Cushman & Wakefield announced Tuesday the firm has been retained as exclusive advisor by Oregon Department of State Lands for the sale of about 382…
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Suspect in beating of Redmond motel owner charged with hate crimes
A Deschutes County grand jury indicted a Eugene man Monday on attempted murder, hate crime and other charges in a New Year’s Eve assault on the…
Continue Reading Juniper burning planned Tuesday on Crooked River Grassland
Central Oregon firefighters plan to burn juniper slash left over from a large thinning project in the Willow Creek drainage of Crooked River National…
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DMV secures 2-year extension of La Pine office lease
The La Pine DMV office lease has been extended for two more years as the state continues to search for a new location in the area, the Oregon DMV…
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Parents, neighbors concerned over possible cell tower in NE Bend
Some people in Bend are concerned about the possibility of another cell tower going up near a residential neighborhood and…
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Redmond looks at future of economy, tourism, livability
The city of Redmond is working to stay ahead of the curve and keep up with the changes and the growth that it’s seeing, and is looking to the future…
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Bend’s Chick-fil-A set to open on Jan. 23
Central Oregon’s first Chick-fil-A restaurant has set its opening date: Thursday, Jan. 23, close to a year after it broke ground at the Robal Road…
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Rep. Lynn Findley of Vale chosen for Sen. Cliff Bentz’s seat
State Rep. Lynn Findley (R-Vale) was chosen Monday by county commissioners in Senate District 30 to fill the seat left open by the resignation of…
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Three C. Oregonians head to Australia to help battle wildfires
Three Central Oregon firefighters are among more than 20 Northwest Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management personnel with specific expertise…
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Bend home sales, median price rise in December, report says
A mild December may have played a role in a rising number of Bend-area home sales at year’s end, as well as an increase in the median sales price,…
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