At their first regular meeting of the new year, Bend city councilors heard divided testimony, then voted 4-2 to adopt a state-mandated directive to…
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Smith Rock State Park is slated to get a new, wider pedestrian bridge this summer, which means there will be no bridge access for up to four weeks…
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Oregon’s nonfarm payroll employment rose by 6,100 jobs in December, following a gain of 8,200 jobs in November, but the jobless rate rose…
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN A bloody crime scene left in the aftermath of four college students killed in Idaho would help authorities navigate their hunt…
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By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. is directing $930 million toward reducing wildfire dangers in 10 western states…
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A crash involving several semi-trucks closed U.S. Highway 20 about 80 miles east of Bend for a time Wednesday night, before a partial reopening of…
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The Bend Police Department and Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that each agency has welcomed two new K-9s to its team, all four…
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State Rep. Jason Kropf, D-Bend, said on Tuesday’s opening day of the 2023 Legislature that he’s working to tackle some very pressing issues…
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The Bend Park and Recreation District is in the midst of a series of improvements at its riverfront parks, where increased use has caused river bank…
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Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District conducted pile burning operations Wednesday west of La Pine, next to the Ponderosa Pines…
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A handheld remote device called the Bola Wrap is a new tool in the Bend Police Department’s toolbelt, designed to detain someone without using…
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The club had multiple top finishers, calling the finish a full team…
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Lonza Bend hosted their annual Inventerprise contest from October through early January, where Central Oregon students were challenged to invent…
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A passing motorist alerted Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies to a man in a ski mask who was breaking into a Sisters bookstore Tuesday evening,…
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After six years of planning and meeting with thousands of community members, the La Pine Library is about to undergo remodeling to bring the…
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Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue came to the aid Tuesday night of a stranded motorist from Redmond whose pickup truck became stuck in heavy…
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Family Kitchen said Tuesday it provided 133,472 meals in 2022 to community members in need through direct service and through partnerships with…
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By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers in both the Democratic and Republican parties named housing,…
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“We are really concerned about the value of our properties, the land value. We also have some real concern about potential lost tax revenue for the…
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The Oregon Wrestling Classic in Redmond over the weekend left a couple Central Oregon teams feeling on top of the world — and one feeling…
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