City of Bend proposes Home Energy Score requirement to help buyers make purchasing decisions
Homebuyers will have an easier time finding out how much they’ll be spending for a home’s energy…
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2023, 2024 trial dates set for two men charged in August 2020 double-homicide of NE Bend couple
A Deschutes County judge set late 2023 and early 2024 trial dates Tuesday afternoon for a Bend-area man and his nephew, accused of murder in the…
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Oregon’s new wildland-urban interface, statewide wildfire risk map to be available Thursday
The wildland-urban interface and statewide wildfire risk map will be available through the Oregon Explorer online tool on Thursday, as required by…
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Bend’s Pilot Butte show, Central Oregon’s other traditional fireworks displays set to go, despite challenges
Bend’s Fourth of July fireworks show from atop Pilot Butte will blaze into the sky next Monday night, and other colorful, traditional displays are…
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Jersey Mike’s Subs pays nearly $25K in fines for federal child labor law violations at 10 locations, 2 in Bend
A federal investigation at 10 Jersey Mike’s Subs locations, including two in Bend, found the popular chain of sandwich shops allowed 14- and…
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Conservationists call for action on Northwest wolf poaching
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Wildlife advocates say there has been a distressing uptick in wolf poaching cases in…
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Prineville’s Central Oregon Butcher Boys among six Oregon meat processors awarded ODA grants
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — After a competitive process, the Oregon Department of Agriculture chose six Oregon meat processing business to receive a…
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Bend’s new Lighthouse Navigation Center aims to help the houseless gain autonomy, stability
“It’s exciting, you know, to see that there’s still compassion to be found, there’s still help to be found, and it’s not just that homeless…
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8-hour standoff with barricaded man at La Pine home ends in his arrest on numerous charges
An eight-hour standoff at a La Pine home that involved the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team ended early Monday morning with the arrest…
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Lebanon man killed in motorcycle crash on U.S. Highway 20 east of Sweet Home
SWEET HOME, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Lebanon man was killed in the crash of his motorcycle Sunday evening on U.S. Highway 20 about 25 miles east of Sweet…
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Alpenglow Community Park opens in SE Bend; some finishing touches underway
The Bend Park and Recreation District announced Monday the opening of the Alpenglow Community Park in southeast Bend, though a few features are still…
Continue ReadingWhy tribal lands are unlikely to become abortion sanctuaries
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN With Roe v. Wade now overturned, tribal lands are again coming up in conversations on social media and elsewhere as potential…
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‘Biblical’ insect swarms spur Oregon push to fight pests
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America ARLINGTON, Ore. (AP) — Driving down a windy canyon road in northern Oregon rangeland, Jordan…
Continue Reading10 arrested in Eugene protest over abortion ruling
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Police in Eugene say 10 people were arrested during a Friday night protest following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to…
Continue ReadingAuthorities warn Northwest swimmers to beware risky waters
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Authorities are warning recreationists to be wary of risky waterways as hot weather hits part of the Pacific Northwest. The…
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Central Oregonians offer mix of reactions to Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade
Since the draft to overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked last month, the country has been waiting for Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling, which ends nearly…
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Warm Springs welcomes disaster response team’s help to reduce fire risk near museum, casino, Hwy. 26
Team Rubicon crews at the Museum at Warm Springs were cutting down trees, trimming branches, clearing brush and doing overall fuel reduction and fire…
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Prineville Police Chief Dale Cummins announces he’ll retire in a week; Larry Seymour set to take the helm
Prineville Police Chief Dale Cummins announced Friday his decision to retire from the Prineville Police Department in just a week, on Friday, July 1,…
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Democrats vow to help women who must travel for abortions
By CLAIRE RUSH and ADAM BEAM Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Democratic leaders across the nation vowed Friday to help women who travel to…
Continue Reading Oregon elected officials, groups, candidates react to US Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade
Swift reaction arrived from Oregon’s elected officials, numerous organizations and election candidates Friday morning in response to the historic…
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