Permanent downtown Bend parklet program proposed; fee is a matter of debate
The city of Bend last year created a temporary parklet program for restaurants and others to use downtown sidewalks and curbside parking spaces under…
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Bend police: Man with improvised spear jailed after threatening insurance adjuster at fire-hit gym
A man wielding an improvised spear threatened one of two insurance adjusters at a fire-hit northeast Bend gym Wednesday morning and was arrested on…
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Deschutes Brewery closing its Roanoke, Va., tasting room, cites pandemic impacts
Deschutes Brewery announced Wednesday that it is closing its Roanoke, Virginia tasting room at the end of the year, a victim of the pandemic and its…
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Bend woman carries on blanket drive in honor of her late husband
Margaret Brown is a Bend woman who recently lost her husband in August after he spent eight months battling Type 2…
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Crook County sees rise in COVID-19 cases; per-capita rate is highest in state
While Oregon is seeing COVID-19 case numbers slowly decline in recent weeks, Crook County has hit a record several times in recent…
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Barry Washington Jr. poster ripped; community members call for permanent memorial
Community members, including Luke Richter, president of the Central Oregon Peacekeepers, are calling for a permanent memorial for Barry Washington…
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AAA Oregon warns: Driver assist features lose performance in poor weather, pose safety risk
New research from AAA finds that rain diminishes the performance of advanced driver assistance systems, such as automatic emergency braking and…
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DCSO sheriff’s Captain Deron McMaster resigns after ‘personnel action,’ files notice to sue
A nearly 30-year Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office employee has resigned after a personnel investigation led to unspecified “personnel action,”…
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Signs of the season: ODOT begins winter closure of McKenzie Pass Highway
The winding, scenic and seasonal McKenzie Pass Highway will be closing in one direction this week and likely on Nov. 1 going the other way, the…
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Oregon WinterFest moving to larger venue, Deschutes County Expo Center, in 2022
After more than 20 years of winter celebrations in Bend’s Old Mill District, a new and larger venue was announced Wednesday by Lay it Out Events…
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Merkley: Spending bill for 2022 includes numerous Oregon priorities, C.O. projects
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Wednesday that he’s used his seat as chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that funds the Department of…
Continue ReadingNikolas Cruz pleads guilty to murder charges and apologizes for Parkland high school massacre
By Eric Levenson, Leyla Santiago and Gregory Lemos, CNN Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who carried out the massacre of students and faculty members at…
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Oregon State Police outline employee vaccinations, exceptions and 4 resignations
Oregon State Police released information Tuesday evening, laying out the numbers regarding employee compliance with Executive Order 21-29, Gov. Kate…
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Deschutes DA Hummel among 7 candidates being considered for next U.S. Attorney for Oregon
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Tuesday that seven Oregonians, including Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel, will be…
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La Pine HS, community mourn coach, ‘dream volunteer’ Robert ‘Mac’ McDaniel
For more than 20 years, Robert “Mac” McDaniel volunteered at La Pine High School, running scoreboards for just about every sport at the school.…
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‘Really helpless’: La Pine parents worry after Rosland Elementary special-needs teacher loses job
LA PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Parents who rely on special education teachers to assist their children in school are worried, after suddenly learning their…
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Waste hauled from Bend brewers, restaurants, other sources could generate power one day
Ever thought about how waste from a brewery can actually be used on a…
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Deschutes River Conservancy organizes yearly fall fish rescue, saving 100s of stranded fish
Every year, Central Oregon irrigation districts reduce the river flow in the Upper Deschutes River from Wickiup Reservoir to Bend to prepare for the…
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Oregon agency inadvertently releases 40,000 state employees’ vaccine status
Oregon’s central administrative agency inadvertently released the COVID-19 vaccination status of more than 40,000 state employees to two media…
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OHA, DEQ to monitor 150 drinking water systems, 6 in C. Oregon, for PFAS chemicals
The Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality said Tuesday they are teaming up on a project to monitor small public…
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