Downtown Bend ATM theft attempt fails; machine, stolen pickup left behind
At least three people used a stolen pickup truck to try to steal a downtown Bend bank’s automated teller machine early Sunday morning, but they…
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Pedestrian struck, seriously injured while walking in NW Redmond street
A pedestrian walking in a northwest Redmond street was struck and seriously injured by a vehicle early Sunday morning, police…
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Sprinkler system stops laundry room fire at NE Bend rehabilitation facility
A laundry room fire Sunday afternoon at Pilot Butte Rehabilitation in northeast Bend was stopped by the facility’s fire sprinkler system, an…
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SE Bend family acts fast; firefighters stop garage blaze before it can spread
A fire that caused $15,000 in damage to the garage of a southeast Bend home Friday morning was caused by a wick used to light smoking materials that…
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Proposed SE Bend gas station sparks neighborhood controversy, petition drive
“For Sale” signs are hard to miss in the empty lot across from the Brosterhous and Murphy roads roundabout in Southeast Bend. The land has already…
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Labor, supply shortages affecting holiday grocery shoppers in Central Oregon
Food 4 Less is a locally owned grocery store preparing for the holiday season, but there are some items it’s prepared to run out…
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Rep. Reschke to run for redrawn House District 55, including much of Deschutes County
State Rep. E. Werner Reschke, R-Klamath Falls, announced Friday his intent to file to run for state representative for the newly redrawn House…
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Homeless camps off China Hat Road prompt fire danger concern, call for solutions
s the issue of homelessness continues to grow in Bend, residents living at the south end of Bend feel the homeless camps off China Hat Road also…
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Smith Rock State Park due to gain new visitor center, parking/traffic improvements
The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission approved an initial list of park capital improvement projects Wednesday, to be funded by new general…
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Two Central Oregon referees receive state’s top ‘Official of the Year’ awards
The Oregon Athletic Officials Association has announced its first awards for officials of the year — and two Central Oregon referees, Chuck Aldred…
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City of Bend ‘playing catch up’ with homelessness; council posting possible solutions
Bend city councilors posted a long list of active and possible solutions to address the houseless…
Continue ReadingState Rep. Jack Zika, R-Redmond, won’t seek reelection, cites ‘family illness, personal health’
State Rep. Jack Zika, R-Redmond, announced Thursday that he will not run for reelection next year “due to family illness and personal health…
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Councilors review Old Bend Neighborhood parking program, get earful about homeless camps
As Bend welcomed in the new year in 2021, the Old Bend Neighborhood also ushered in a new residential parking permit pilot program, near Delaware and…
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Bend woman seriously hurt in SE Third Street vehicle-pedestrian crash
A Bend woman was struck and seriously injured Wednesday afternoon in a vehicle-pedestrian crash on Southeast Third Street, police…
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‘Making history’: OSU-Cascades students are first in doctor of physical therapy degree program
At OSU-Cascades this fall, 45 students are making history, the first to take part in a doctor of physical therapy program at a public university in…
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Lack of snow delays Mt. Bachelor opening at least a week; resort ‘optimistic’ snow will come soon
Staff at Mt. Bachelor are actively training for ski season, but they’ll have at least an extra week to…
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Two K-9s help Bend police find car theft suspect who ordered passenger out of parked car
A pair of K-9 teams helped police find and arrest a woman who allegedly ordered a passenger out of a car parked at a northeast Bend business and…
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West Linn man headed to federal prison for investment schemes, including Bend real estate fraud
A West Linn man was sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison Wednesday for posing as a successful Bend real estate developer, hemp seed…
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Jon Stark named interim CEO of Economic Development for C.O.; Roger Lee ending 22-year role
The Economic Development for Central Oregon Board of Directors’ Executive Committee announced Wednesday the appointment of Jon Stark as interim…
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Fire destroys back half of loaded moving truck on George Millican Road
A brake problem apparently sparked a fire that destroyed the back half of a fully loaded moving truck on George Millican Road near Prineville…
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