‘We’re quickly seeing everyone getting pushed out’: Bend Chamber, Bend YIMBY advocate for more housing in C.O.
Bend’s Chamber of Commerce is looking at more ways to bring more affordable housing to…
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‘There’s a way to hold them to justice’: Bend sex-trafficking case brings more awareness to national hotline
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Staff at Bend anti-human trafficking nonprofit In Our Backyard say the recent rescue of a 31-year-old Salem woman from a…
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City of Bend adds stop signs, all-way stop at O.B. Riley Road and Empire Avenue for safety until planned roundabout
On Tuesday, the city of Bend added new stop signs at O.B. Riley Road at the Crusher Avenue and Empire Avenue intersection. Because of increasing…
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Pile burning conducted at Skull Hollow Campground after trailhead expansion, other improvements
(Update: Adding photo, burn takes place) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) -— Firefighters from the Ochoco National Forest ignited piles of woody debris at…
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Burglars hit Bend Macy’s store overnight: Dozen cash registers broken into, $4,000 in cash stolen
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bend police were investigating and working to secure video Tuesday to find whoever broke into the…
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‘She took a chance to tell on her abuser’: Woman in hotel saved by Bend Police after texting Human Trafficking Hotline
A Salem woman texted the National Human Trafficking Hotline from a Bend hotel room to report she was being held against her will and forced to engage…
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Interior Dept., National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announce two C. Oregon habitat, migration project grants
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The Department of the Interior and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced Tuesday $11.8 million for 10 projects in…
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Central Oregon jobless rates edge upward in February; Deschutes County adds jobs for month, year
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased in all three Central Oregon counties, but not by very much, the Oregon…
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Scenic, winding McKenzie Pass Highway about to get 15-mile repaving; ODOT’s plea is for all to stay out, for safety’s sake
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The seasonally popular, winding and historic McKenzie Pass Highway (state Highway 242) is being cleared of winter snow as…
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Deschutes County commissioners react to update on Juniper Ridge remediation effort, plans for the future
A staff update presented to commissioners last week shows Deschutes County continues to have challenges in the county-owned part of the homeless…
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Funding package passed by Congress includes $1.14 million for St. Charles/OHSU psychiatric residency program
(Update: Statement from St. Charles) WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Monday the first in what’s expected…
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Whoo doesn’t love a happy ending? Think Wild, Sunriver Nature Center team up to rescue, re-nest fallen great horned owlet
Now whoooo doesn’t love a baby owl rescue story with a happy…
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Redmond to use first-time Oregon Community Trees grant for Dry Canyon cleanup, fuels-reduction work party
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Community Trees is helping boost Oregon Arbor Month celebrations in six Oregon communities this year, thanks to grants…
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Deschutes County sees some progress in cleanup, remediation plan at its Juniper Ridge property, will continue funding
Deschutes County is seeing some success and as expected, some continued challenges in its remediation efforts to reduce health and safety concerns…
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Deschutes County panel weighs deep pile of pros, cons, assumptions and impacts of two finalist sites for next landfill
Deschutes County’s Solid Waste Advisory Committee is closing in on a decision on which of two finalist sites in the east county to recommend to…
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Three Sisters Historical Society hosts talk on interesting piece of area history: the Oregon Pacific Railroad
The Three Sisters Historical Society hosted a get-together to discuss the Oregon Pacific Railroad on Sunday afternoon at the Sisters Fire Ha.…
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ODOT conducts first in series of blasting operations to clear new Highway 97 path on Bend’s north end
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – U.S. Highway 97 was shut on Bend’s north end for a brief period Sunday morning for the first in a series of blasting…
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SUV hits school bus carrying 14 Baker Co. FFA youth on Hwy. 126 in Redmond; 3 minor injuries, driver charged with DUII
A Culver woman was arrested on DUII, reckless driving and assault charges Friday night after Oregon State police say she ran a stop sign on Highway…
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12th annual Big Wave Challenge held at Mt. Bachelor, bringing people from all over to compete
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Snowboarders surfed their way down the slopes at Mt. Bachelor on Saturday for the Gerry Lopez Big Wave Challenge. Instead of…
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Bend man accused of fatally assaulting his mother had been arrested 18 times by Bend Police since 2006
A Bend man accused of killing his mother on Wednesday at the northeast Bend apartment they shared for at least three years had a lengthy criminal…
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