‘He’s been very sad’: Bend 12-year-old’s mountain bike stolen from gym
Last week, Logan Williams was playing a basketball game at the Athletic Club in Bend.…
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Bend woman, 87, seriously injured in 2-vehicle crash that closed NE 27th Street for hours
An 87-year-old Bend woman was seriously injured Friday morning in a crash at a busy northeast Bend intersection when she turned her SUV into the path…
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Prineville fugitive runs from Sunriver traffic stop, caught by DCSO K-9, jailed
A Sunriver police officer pulled over an SUV for several traffic violations early Thursday, but the Prineville man at the wheel ran, prompting a…
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Central Oregon’s ‘significant wildfire potential’ this summer prompts USFS call for preparation
During the month of May, the Deschutes National Forest is encouraging folks to recognize “National Wildfire Awareness Month” by doing their part…
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Central Oregon’s annual homeless count finds 17% increase in past year, to nearly 1,300
The number of homeless people in Central Oregon, as measured in an annual, federally overseen “Point in Time” count in January, rose 17% to nearly…
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‘Where else are they going to go?’: Bend businesses struggle with issues related to homeless camps
On Wednesday night at the Bend Municipal Court, Bend city councilors took public testimony, then proposed changes to a controversial plan to revise…
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Deschutes County Health ‘expected’ rise in Covid-19 cases; some events, businesses feeling impact
Two hosts for the Bend Bicycle Film Festival, one of them Robert Crocker, have contracted Covid-19, pushing the event back two…
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Police raid unlicensed NE Bend massage business, recommend owner be charged
Police raided a northeast Bend massage business Thursday after a six-month investigation determined it did not have a state license, and recommended…
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Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plans 2,700 acres of prescribed burns near Sunriver and La Pine
Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District said Thursday they plan to implement 2,700 acres of prescribed fire within the wildland-urban…
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Bend city councilors plan changes to disputed shelter code after emotional public hearing
The Bend City Council heard plenty of testimony Wednesday night at the Bend Municipal Court on proposed changes to homeless shelter codes, and then…
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New OSU-Cascades, COCC program aims to build child care workforce, pays year of full tuition
A program launched at Oregon State University–Cascades and in partnership with Central Oregon Community College aims to increase the number of…
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‘I need to go help, not fight’: Redmond veteran travels to Polish border to help Ukrainian refugees
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — “He is one of the most dynamic, incredible men I’ve ever known,” Redmond resident Megan Flanagan told NewsChannel21 while…
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Bend business among latest victims of catalytic converter thefts
Providing office supplies has helped keep Strive Workplace Solutions in business for years, but when the pandemic happened, that all changed.…
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DCSO deputies stop pickup, flatbed trailer loaded with items stolen in burglary near Sisters; 2 men arrested
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies made a high-risk, guns-drawn traffic stop Wednesday on Highway 97 north of Terrebonne of a pickup towing a…
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Marine law enforcement takes to the water at Lake Billy Chinook for key training before busy summer
To prepare for what no doubt will be a very busy summer, marine sheriff’s deputies from across the state and Oregon State Police troopers took to the…
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Jefferson County DA Leriche, retired sheriff Adkins endorse Heckathorn challenger Pollock
An already controversial campaign involving Jefferson County’s appointed Sheriff Marc Heckathorn and his main challenger, Senior Deputy Jason…
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Oregon Employment Department prepares for 2023 launch of ‘Paid Leave Oregon’ program
The Oregon Employment Department’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance program, set to roll out next year, is now “Paid Leave…
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Deschutes County planners to tackle defensible space requirements, new deer habitat inventory
Deschutes County residents are invited to provide input on the Deschutes County Community Development Department’s draft Work Plan for Fiscal Year…
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BPRD director: Teen surfer’s father wants Whitewater Park wave reopened — once it’s made safer
The Bend Whitewater Park’s wave pool, where a 17-year-old surfer became trapped underwater and later died, is closed for an investigation and any…
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Oregonians react strongly to Supreme Court leak that suggests possible Roe vs. Wade reversal
About 200 abortion rights supporters rallied on the steps of the Deschutes County Courthouse on Tuesday evening as Oregonians joined the rest of the…
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