Salem stalemate may kill Bend homeless shelter funds
Oregon House Democrats, frustrated by the continued walkout of most Republican lawmakers, are spotlighting specific bills in jeopardy, one that would…
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Bend presses ahead with renewed Juniper Ridge vision
At Wednesday night’s Bend City Council meeting, councilors got an update and looked some of the best ways to encourage and accommodate more business…
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Suicide becomes leading cause of death among Oregon youth
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released data showing that suicide was the leading cause of death among Oregon youth ages 10…
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COCC: New homes on its Bend land will help offset tuition costs
Central Oregon Community College and its partners held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for a new housing development on college-owned land that…
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OSP trooper arrested in Bend on domestic violence assault charge
A 39-year-old Oregon State Police trooper surrendered to Bend police Wednesday and was arrested on a misdemeanor fourth-degree assault charge in a…
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Construction contractors join Oregon’s Top 10 consumer complaints list
Construction contractors, from home repairs to cleaning services, have for the first time made the Oregon Department of Justice’s annual list of Top…
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Redmond School District names 4 superintendent finalists
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Redmond School District Board of Directors on Wednesday announced four finalists for the position of superintendent who…
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New Bend-area school attendance areas approved
Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Shay Mikalson on Wednesday approved the adoption of new attendance areas for Bend-area middle and high schools…
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Prineville BLM seeks input on proposed solutions to Teaters Road access issue
The Prineville District Bureau of Land Management requested public input Wednesday on a proposal to address a long-standing access issue to federal…
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Deschutes Natl. Forest proposes expanded cave protections
The Deschutes National Forest on Tuesday proposed a unified forest order to extend protection of hundreds of caves by prohibiting more activities in…
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Bend attorneys address workplace concerns amid COVID-19 outbreak
NewsChannel 21’s Rhea Panela on Wednesday was talking with area attorneys about workplace issues regarding COVID-19, also looking at potential…
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Bend native survives deadly Nashville tornado
Bend resident Ted Engstrom, the owner of Sunday Guitars, had quite the wake-up call Tuesday morning, when he realized his son, who grew up here and…
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Tumalo hemp farm’s plastic mulch blows onto neighbor’s property
A Tumalo horse owner says a neighboring hemp farm’s plastic mulch blew onto his property, potentially endangering his animals, but he later cleaned…
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Redmond school bus hit in rear-end crash; no injuries aboard
A Redmond School District bus carrying about 15 students was struck from the rear in a three-vehicle chain-reaction crash Tuesday afternoon, but no…
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USFS seeks comments on proposed Bend-Lava Lands paved path
The Deschutes National Forest’s Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District said Tuesday it is seeking public comments regarding a planned 3.6-mile paved path…
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Ruptured Madras gas line sealed; Hwy. 97 reopens
An excavation crew punctured a four-inch natural gas line in Madras late Tuesday morning, forcing closure of U.S. Highway 97/26 for about two hours…
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$1.5M warrant out for Crook County fugitive who failed to show for abuse trial
A nationwide $1.5 million arrest warrant has been issued for a 35-year-old California man who failed to show up Monday for his Prineville trial on…
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Oregon’s jobless rate keeps falling, setting records in 2020
Oregon’s unemployment rate fell to 3.3 percent in January, once again the lowest in comparable records dating back to 1976, the Oregon Employment…
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C.O. agencies open joint center to coordinate COVID-19 response
Bend-La Pine Schools representatives, area law enforcement, health care officials and other government representatives gathered for a briefing Monday…
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Pendleton casino closed by COVID-19; Hillsboro hospital workers quarantined
Leaders of an American Indian reservation in Pendleton shut down its casino and several other facilities Monday after an employee contracted…
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