City of Bend recaps affordable housing efforts, looks ahead to 2020
As the year comes to an end, the city of Bend has recapped its efforts to boost the supply of affordable housing.…
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Redmond looks to add nearly 7,000 homes by 2039
Redmond is looking at adding about 7,000 housing units to accommodate the city’s projected growth over the next 20…
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State single-use plastic bag ban to replace Bend ban Jan. 1
The statewide ban on single-use plastic bans officially goes into effect January 1st, following the Bend City Council’s decision to repeal a local…
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Train hits pickup at crossing S. of Redmond; CRR man critically injured
A freight train struck a pickup truck at a railroad crossing south of Redmond Wednesday morning, sending the 74-year-old driver to the hospital by…
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Prineville fugitive caught after DCSO chase NE of Redmond
A pursuit northeast of Redmond Thursday morning hit speeds of nearly 80 mph and ended with the car losing two tires and ending up in a ditch, where…
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Two drivers injured, one cited in Hwy. 126 crash
Two pickup trucks collided nearly head-on Friday on state Highway 126 about five miles west of Redmond, sending both drivers to the hospital, one…
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Pile burning continues this week near Sisters
Pile burning operations on the Deschutes National Forest continue this week as firefighters work to dispose of slash piles near Sisters that were…
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Bend man arrested after Hwy. 20 DUII head-on crash
A 65-year-old Bend man was arrested on drunk and reckless driving and assault charges after a head-on crash on Highway 20 west of Tumalo Monday…
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Terrebonne comes together to give family in need new home
About 100 members of the Terrebonne community came together to help provide a new home for a family going through some hard…
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Bend-Redmond fifth in US for people working from home
The Bend-Redmond metro area (defined as all of Deschutes County) has slid a bit in a ranking of places where many folks work from home, but is still…
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Bend considers downtown parking improvements
The city of Bend is looking to ease the challenges of parking…
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Bend-Redmond’s GDP growth slowed markedly last year, new data shows
Some newly released figures show the Bend-Redmond Metro Area (Deschutes County) saw a notable drop in the growth of its gross domestic product in…
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Larkspur Community Center project making progress
The Larkspur Community Center adjacent to the Bend Senior Center has been under construction since April. As of Thursday, construction crews have…
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Flu season in full swing in Central Oregon
Deschutes County Health Services said Friday it is seeing an increase in flu cases in Central Oregon.…
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Snowmobilers get lost, crash, prompting DCSO rescue
A Washington state couple out for a snowmobile trip to Elk Lake got separated from others Thursday, crashed and got stuck, prompting a call-out of…
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New emergency warming shelter opens in Bend
Part of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office work-release center opened up to about 48 people on Tuesday as an emergency warming shelter during the…
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Taylor NW chosen for COID’s Pilot Butte Canal piping project
Central Oregon Irrigation District said Thursday it has selected Taylor Northwest, LLC of Bend as the construction manager/general contractor for the…
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Second Democrat files for Deschutes commission seat
Bend resident and Democrat Phil Chang announced Thursday that he is running for the Deschutes County Commissioners seat held currently by Republican…
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Sponsorship program supports C.O. farmers
Central Oregon Locavore, a non-profit in Bend, announced Wednesday it has launched a sponsorship program called Adopt a Farmer to continue supporting…
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ODOT, county still working to finalize Terrebonne solution
Oregon Department of Transportation officials and Deschutes County commissioners still have yet to finalize a chosen path forward for safety…
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