13-year-old Bend middle-schooler wins 2023 Selco Pole Pedal Paddle artwork contest
The Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation and SELCO Community Credit Union announced Wednesday that an eighth-grader from Morning Star Christian…
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Oregon AG Rosenblum welcomes appeals court ruling invalidating Columbia County gun safety laws challenge
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Rosenblum announced Wednesday that the Oregon Court of Appeals has invalidated a Columbia County…
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Oregon joins debate over police education requirements
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Amid a renewed nationwide focus on police qualifications following the fatal…
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Redmond City Council holds hearing on draft code changes to regulate camping on public property
The city of Redmond, like others across the state and nation, is struggling to deal with a rising number of homeless, many living on public property…
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Redmond Airport travelers will be boarding larger planes to some popular summer destinations
The Redmond Airport will be welcoming larger planes this summer on some flights to its most popular destinations, according to airport Manager Zach…
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Bend’s Tommy Ford, fellow US skiers cast injury aside to win team event gold at worlds
By Andrew Dampf, AP Writer MERIBEL, France (AP) — Broken bones. Surgeries. Rehab. Stinging losses. American resilience and a never-give-up attitude…
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Bend man pleads no contest to criminally negligent homicide in fatal Mayfield Pond shooting
A Bend man apprehended by federal marshals in Mexico late last year and brought back to Bend to face manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide…
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Second suspect in violent break-in, assault at Eagle Crest hotel room last May arrested in Utah
A second suspect has been arrested in Utah in a violent break-in, burglary and assault of a Tennessee man last May at The Lodge Hotel at Eagle Crest…
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Bend pedestrian struck and killed on NE Boyd Acres Road
A 39-year-old Bend man was struck and killed on Boyd Acres Road early Tuesday morning after he apparently fell in the roadway while walking home from…
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Deschutes County Jail inmate found unresponsive in cell, rushed to hospital amid life-saving efforts
An unresponsive Deschutes County Jail inmate was found in their dormitory cell Monday night, prompting immediate life-saving efforts before being…
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Weekend food cart fire in Bend points to new state fire codes, requirements for restaurants on wheels
New code to be phased in over the next two years BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A fire over the weekend caused $8,000 in damage to a northwest Bend food cart,…
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Fire damages Bigfoot BBQ cart at The Podski lot in NW Bend; state phasing in new fire code requirements
A fire caused about $8,000 damage to a food cart at The Podski food cart lot in northwest Bend Saturday afternoon. It prompted fire officials to…
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Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue helps five stranded motorists in Maury Mountains
Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue’s busy year of rescuing motorists stranded in the snow continued Thursday evening, as they brought five…
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OSP stop for speeding on Hwy. 97 in Madras turns up 7 pounds of meth; 2 Wash. residents arrested
An Oregon State Police trooper made a traffic stop for speeding on Highway 97 in Madras Sunday evening, leading to the discovery of more than seven…
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ODF staff gathers Oregon ash tree seeds to save gene pool ahead of emerald ash borer outbreak
Oregon Department of Forestry staff recently completed an unprecedented effort to collect seeds from populations of Oregon ash (Fraxinus latifolia)…
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Oregon liquor agency head resigns amid bourbon scandal
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The executive director of Oregon’s liquor regulatory agency announced his resignation Monday…
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Hundreds take a cold river splash in Bend’s Polar Plunge for Special Olympics, top fundraising goal
(Update with no. of participants, amount raised) Dozens of hardy souls ran into the ice-cold water of the Deschutes River at Riverbend Park on…
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High Desert Museum announces name of new river otter pup: Wesley
The High Desert Museum said Monday it is excited to announce the name of the new North American river otter pup that came to live in the Autzen Otter…
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Bend city councilors being asked to approve issuing $40.1 million in bonds for various uses
Several major money matters come before Bend city councilors Wednesday evening, as well as a significant land-use hearing, but the most immediate…
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Bend’s last Blockbuster on Earth debuts its Super Bowl Sunday ad — on VHS tape (and Instagram)
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s the ad that was played at the Bend Blockbuster – last one in the world – for a Super Bowl party on Sunday. Those who were…
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