Frustration and anger in the St. Charles Bend ICU, overwhelmed with COVID patients
Oregon’s hospitals are in crisis. Beds are filled with COVID-19 patients — more than ever before, and nearly all of them are unvaccinated.…
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C.O. schools, nurses worry Gov. Brown’s vaccine mandate could cost them crucial staff
Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that all health care and school workers will have to be vaccinated by Oct. 18 or six weeks after full FDA approval…
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Attic fire heavily damages historic Prineville home
A stubborn fire traced to an electrical failure in the attic floor heavily damaged an historic home in downtown Prineville, officials…
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Bridging Bend: City asked to consider special footbridge spanning Hwy. 97, railroad tracks
If you’re someone who struggles to get from the east side to west side of Bend by foot or on a bike, there is a proposal in place which just might…
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DEQ issues air quality advisory for Deschutes, Jackson and Klamath counties due to smoke
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality extended an air quality advisory Thursday for Jackson, Klamath and Deschutes counties due to smoke…
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New Deer Ridge prison superintendent charged in Bend with DUII, resisting arrest
The recently appointed superintendent of Deer Ridge Correctional Institution near Madras was arrested early Thursday morning on charges of drunken…
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Bend-area high school football teams face rising concerns heading into upcoming season
The problems are piling up for the athletics programs for Bend-area high schools, specifically for their football teams. After a reported COVID-19…
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Oregon appeals court rejects city of Bend appeal in dispute over use of room taxes
The Oregon Court of Appeals has rejected an appeal by the city of Bend of a lower-court ruling in a years-long dispute with some lodging operators…
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Bend councilors agree to proceed with two possible sites for managed homeless camps
Bend city councilors got an update Wednesday evening on an array of efforts to tackle the problem of homelessness in the community and gave staff…
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Les Schwab Amphitheater to soon require proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test for all events
The Les Schwab Amphitheater will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test at all concerts “in short order,” but still plans to only…
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150 National Guard members arriving in Bend to help St. Charles with COVID impacts
Starting at 8 a.m. Thursday, 150 members of the Oregon National Guard will begin to arrive at the Guard Armory at 875 SW Simpson Avenue to prepare…
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‘Another disappointment thanks to Covid’: downtown Bend Oktoberfest canceled for second year
Less than two weeks after announcing a revamped, week-long downtown Bend Oktoberfest for late September, the surging rate of COVID-19 delta variant…
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Oasis Village, planned community for Redmond-area homeless, narrowing site location
A village for the Redmond area’s houseless community, many living in camps on public land east of the city, is being proposed to help address the…
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‘It’s been like hell’: C.O. war veterans struggle to cope with events in Afghanistan
Veterans from all ages and eras are dealing with the personal emotions and impacts of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan and the sudden…
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After 914 COVID-19 cases in past week, Deschutes commissioners urge vaccinations, masks
Amid a record-breaking surge in COVID-19 cases, fueled by the delta variant, Deschutes County commissioners issued a statement Wednesday urging…
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Sisters Folk Festival is still on, will require proof of vaccination, enforce mask mandates
The 2021 Sisters Folk Festival, scheduled for Oct. 1-3, has announced updated health and safety protocol requirements for all attendees at this…
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Gov. Brown: ‘Oregon stands ready to help’ resettle Afghan refugee families
Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday that Oregon “stands ready to help the federal government resettle Afghan refugee…
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Chilly night on the lines as crews work to contain 6,500-acre fire west of Lakeview
Overnight temperatures dropped down to 36 degrees as fire crews worked hard to plumb and strengthen lines around the Patton Meadow Fire west of…
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As mask mandate returns, so do the questions about what masks are most effective
As the mask mandate is reenacted for Central Oregon, the question of how well masks protect against the more contagious Delta variant is being…
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‘A perfect story’: Famed Bend golf course designer David McLay-Kidd may cap Bandon Dunes with 6th course
Hundreds of thousands of golfers head to Bandon Dunes each year to find a Scottish feel on the Oregon…
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