Thanks to generous community, Shepherd’s House serves Thanksgiving meals to those in need
Shepherd’s House Ministries set up and served, with volunteers’ help, an elaborate Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings on Wednesday for…
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Bend real estate group sues state over pending ban on ‘love letters’ to homebuyers
A Bend realty group is suing the state over its pending “love letter” ban, which bans home buyers from adding personalized letters to their offer.…
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‘Unique opportunity’: Bend set to get bigger with addition of 261 undeveloped acres
Bend is getting bigger, again. The city’s Growth Management Division has begun the first steps of planning for the development of 261 acres of land…
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Oregon-born gray wolf dies after ‘epic’ trek to California
An Oregon-born gray wolf that thrilled biologists as it journeyed far south into California was found dead after apparently being struck by a…
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Judicial panel upholds Oregon’s newly drawn six congressional districts
Following September’s contentious redistricting special session in the Oregon Legislature, a judicial panel on Wednesday unanimously dismissed a…
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Senators send White House names of 3 U.S. attorney finalists; Hummel not among them
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., sent to the White House Wednesday the names of three finalists to be the next U.S. Attorney for…
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Plans for new apartment complex at Bend Westside roundabout concerns neighbors
Mill Creek residential plans to develop a new 297-unit multifamily apartment complex called Modera Century West at the Century Drive/Reed Market…
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Two Bend double-homicide suspects’ plea entries delayed again, until at least Jan. 14
Some 5,000 pages of reports provided by prosecutors to defense attorneys representing two Bend double-homicide suspects has delayed their entry of…
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Liberal Oregon resists dropping fossil fuel, other controversial investments
Oregon residents are increasingly pushing for the state to divest from fossil fuel companies and other controversial investments, but the state…
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Bend Police Dept. outlines past five years of DUII arrests, adds dedicated enforcement team
This year, the Bend Police Department redirected two traffic unit officer positions to be a dedicated DUII / Aggressive Driving Enforcement Team on…
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OSU-Cascades ‘spinout’ firm is semifinalist in $4 million federal lithium extraction contest
A company started by an Oregon State University–Cascades researcher is a semifinalist in a $4 million federal competition to develop green,…
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Deschutes National Forest modifies trail closures west of Bend
The Deschutes National Forest said Tuesday it has modified temporary closures on portions of trails within the greater West Bend trails…
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Oregon lifts outdoor mask mandate, adopts ‘test to stay’ protocol to ease school quarantines
With promising recent signs in declining COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the Oregon Health Authority on Tuesday lifted the requirement for…
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Central Oregon sees strong October hiring; Deschutes County workforce tops pre-pandemic levels
Recent revisions to the employment situation using payroll records through June revealed a much stronger job market for most of Central Oregon than…
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Young Bend golfer excited he’ll get to compete in ‘Drive Chip Putt’ finals at Augusta National
Bend 12-year-old Owen Greenough is working on his game at Awbrey Glen Golf Club, because in April, he’ll be heading to Augusta National for the…
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Deschutes County plans expanded public safety campus, jail, sheriff’s office upgrades
Deschutes County is currently in the process of accepting bids from architects and engineers to continue work on its master plan to upgrade the…
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Bend man jailed on bias crime, disorderly conduct charges, accused of shouting slurs at juvenile
A 42-year-old Bend man has been jailed on bias crime and disorderly conduct charges, accused of walking toward a Bend juvenile male and his family…
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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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Snow cover is key for forest recovery after severe wildfires, OSU study finds
How much and how long a severely burned Pacific Northwest mountain landscape stays blanketed in winter snow is a key factor in the return of…
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Oregon Supreme Court dismisses challenge to new legislative maps
The Oregon Supreme Court on Monday dismissed two challenges filed by Republicans to new state legislative districts approved by the Legislature in…
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