Bend-La Pine School Board votes unanimously to send 5-year local option levy to May 21 ballot
The Bend-La Pine School Board voted unanimously Tuesday evening to place a five-year local option levy on the ballot this May.…
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Takeaways from the Michigan primaries
CNN By Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Joe Biden and Donald Trump won their respective primaries in Michigan on Tuesday, but a…
Continue ReadingRedmond police, state investigating claims by former, current staff against assisted living facility
A 108-unit residential care facility in Redmond is being investigated by local police and the state. More than two-dozen current and former employees…
Continue ReadingNew Bend incubator lab provides assistance to tech entrepreneurs launching startups
(Update: adding video, comments from co-founders, entrepreneurs) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The new Bend Entrepreneur Lab says it focuses on providing…
Continue ReadingLawsuit seeks up to $11.5M over allegations that Oregon nurse replaced fentanyl drip with tap water
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — The first lawsuit brought amid reports that a nurse at a southern Oregon hospital replaced intravenous fentanyl drips with tap…
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‘2023 was a great year for us’: Bend Fire & Rescue takes a look back at past year, notes accomplishments
During 2023, Bend Fire & Rescue received more than 10,000 calls, the large majority involving medical issues. Their lifesaving efforts recently…
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‘I think the storm is coming your way’: Bend city councilors get an earful from public on planned transportation fee
Criticism, concerns and questions were on the menu as expected Monday afternoon at the first of two Bend City Council listening sessions in which…
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Crook County School Board announces three finalists to be next superintendent; public forum set
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Crook County School Board is pleased to announce the selection of three finalists for the position of superintendent.…
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Boaters at Lake Billy Chinook urged to use caution during low water levels for work on Round Butte Dam
CULVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State Parks is asking boaters at Lake Billy Chinook to use caution and patience when boating during temporary…
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Oregon public universities, classified workers union reach tentative contract agreement
EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bargaining teams representing Oregon’s seven public universities and Service Employees International Union Local 503, which…
Continue ReadingArmy National Guard directs aviation stand-down to review safety procedures after deadly crash
By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The director of the Army National Guard has ordered an aviation safety stand-down for all Army National Guard…
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Milwaukie retiree who just won $8.4 million Megabucks jackpot hadn’t checked his ticket for weeks
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Milwaukie retiree is the latest winner of Oregon’s Game Megabucks, with a winning ticket worth $8.4 million,…
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Wanted man flees DCSO deputies south of Bend; K-9s, drone help track, arrest him at his trailer off China Hat Road
A man wanted on a warrant and new charges left his SUV and fled Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies along China Hat Road south of Bend Monday…
Continue ReadingUS Coast Guard seizes more than $143 million worth of cocaine in the Pacific
By Colin McCullough, CNN (CNN) — The US Coast Guard seized nearly 11,000 pounds of cocaine, worth over $143 million, in the eastern Pacific…
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Girl Scout Cookies season is back: Local Travel Patrol Troop 69 raising funds for big overseas trip
Travel Patrol Troop 69 is working to raise funds to visit England and Switzerland next…
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Deschutes sheriff candidates William Bailey, Kent Vander Kamp square off at first campaign forum in Sunriver
The two men asking Deschutes County voters to elect them to succeed Shane Nelson as the next sheriff met for their first joint appearance of the…
Continue ReadingA California utility agrees to pay $80 million over the 2017 Thomas Fire to resolve federal suit
By Jason Hanna and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Utility giant Southern California Edison has agreed to pay $80 million to settle the US Forest…
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Bend’s next car wash could take up residence at the spot where Cracker Barrel Restaurant fans used to dine
The site of Bend’s former Cracker Barrel Restaurant, located in Robal Road Village, next to Chick-fil-A, MOD Pizza, Chipotle and Mud Bay, among…
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Bend Police Department reviews the numbers, taking a look at what’s in the new 2023 annual report
Bend Police have just released their 2023 annual report, and we took a look Monday at some of what it shows and…
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Three Bend residents arrested in alleged kidnap, robbery, chokehold of 18-year-old over marijuana vape cartridge sale
An 18-year-old man told Bend Police early Sunday morning that he’d been kidnapped, attacked and robbed by a group of people over a marijuana vape…
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