Crews quickly get line around new wildfire on Ochoco National Forest at under 10 acres
Firefighters responded and got a line around a fire that burned nine acres near McKay Saddle on the Ochoco National Forest Wednesday…
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Bend-La Pine Schools teachers, staff hold rally before district and union hold fourth contract bargaining session
The contract for Bend La-Pine teachers and other district staff, affecting more than 1,100 employees, is set to expire June 30, and talks are…
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‘We’re always getting better’: Two Bend High grads look to shine in Division I beach volleyball
Two Bend high grads — and best friends — are playing Division I beach volleyball next year in the same state, but at different…
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‘It was extremely competitive this year’: Visit Bend selects 15 organizations for Cultural Tourism Fund grants
Visit Bend has selected 15 organizations for this year’s Cultural Tourism Fund grants. It’s an investment in activities and programs that help…
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Oregon House-passed school budget includes Emerson Levy’s ‘Alyssa’s Law’ funding for panic alarm systems
The Oregon House has passed House Bill 5014, a record $10.2 billion budget for K-12 schools that includes $2.5 million for schools to install panic…
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OSU-Cascades to graduate more than 300 students, including 5,000th in its history, at Sunday commencement
Oregon State University–Cascades will graduate 303 students, including the 5,000th graduate of the campus, during its commencement ceremony on…
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Transit to Trails: New Bend-Mt. Bachelor Summer Shuttle service to launch with free rides on June 21
Cascades East Transit is launching a new service between Bend and Mt Bachelor starting Wednesday, June 21. Expanding on the success of the popular…
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Redmond plans to draft rules, send marijuana dispensary measure to fall ballot, Mayor Ed Fitch says
Redmond officials plan to draft proposed regulations for marijuana dispensaries, not allowed currently in the city, to put before voters in November,…
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Bend Cultural Tourism Fund awards $400,000 in grants to 15 local arts and culture organizations
The Bend Cultural Tourism Commission, a Visit Bend Project overseeing the Bend Cultural Tourism Fund, announced it has awarded $400,000 in funding to…
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‘She just took off’: National archery champ from Bend High joining Texas A&M team this fall
Avery Beauvais is a multi-time national champion archer, and is heading to one of the top archery schools in the country this…
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Grieving sister of Redmond motorcyclist killed in hit-and-run crash urges driver to come forward
“It was like an, ‘Oh, my God.’ How could someone leave my brother on the side of the road? He never regained consciousness. He was had (a) brain…
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Bendable Therapy, a new alternative mental health clinic, will offer psilocybin treatment for patients
A new Bend mental health treatment facility is set to become one of the first clinics in the state of Oregon to legally use psilocybin to help…
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Prescribed burning scheduled to resume along Paulina Lake Road NE of La Pine
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District firefighters plan to resume prescribed burning operations Wednesday five miles northeast of La…
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Crook County SO SAR called out on 24th mission of year – but these stranded motorists were already back home
Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue’s 24th mission of the year so far was for more stranded motorists – but this time, with a twist:…
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Oregon senators announce $1.2 million in wood products innovation funding, including La Pine sawmill business
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Tuesday the U.S. Forest Service has awarded Oregon more than $1.2 million to support wood…
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Early-morning garage fire at Deschutes River Woods home traced to combustion of oily rags being laundered
A garage fire early Tuesday morning that caused about $30,000 in damage to a home in Deschutes River Woods was caused by spontaneous combustion of…
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Bend-area cocaine trafficking suspect arrested in guns-drawn traffic stop; raid on home turns up drugs, guns, silencers
A suspected cocaine trafficker from southern Deschutes County was arrested Monday in a guns-drawn traffic stop, drug agents said, and a raid on his…
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‘Aging with Laughter,’ an upcoming Bend comedy performance, showcases senior talents
A comedy show catered to a new kind of audience is coming to…
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Highway 242 cyclist crashes down 15-foot cliff, says another cyclist cut him off
A cyclist rescued after crashing down a 15-foot cliff on Highway 242 west of Sisters on Sunday morning told officials he was cut off by another…
Continue Reading USFS firefighters resume prescribed burn along Paulina Lake Road; planned burn Tuesday west of Bend canceled
Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District continued prescribed burning along Paulina Lake Road northeast of La Pine on Monday, but canceled…
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