Breast Cancer Awareness: Addressing fears
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Breast cancer is the most-feared cancer among women. With a diagnosis comes various stages of coping including unease,…
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Redmond pickup truck thieves try but fail to yank, steal Prineville bank’s drive-thru ATM, then run, elude police
Prineville police are seeking the public’s help, including home surveillance video, to find two men who used a pickup truck just stolen in Redmond…
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‘A perfect fit’: Budd + Finn, a ‘classy souvenirs’ store, set to open next month in Bend’s Old Mill District
Kevin Pilla cut his teeth in the retail industry working on the East Coast for giants like Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s and Tommy…
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Background emerges about Portland climber accused of planning mass shooting at Smith Rock weekend event
More details have come to light about the climbing and work background of a Portland man arrested late last week on attempted murder and other…
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Oregon gas prices fall nearly a dime a gallon in past week, down 22 cents in a month, 63 cents from a year ago
Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 9.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.42/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of…
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Central Oregon Flea Market makes its way to the Redmond Fairgrounds, with plenty of goods to purchase
The Deschutes County Fairgrounds was bustling with excitement Sunday for the Central Oregon Flea Market. People woke up bright and early to add…
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Oregon school leaders defend, Drazan blasts vote to continue pause in basic skills test graduation requirement
The Oregon Department of Education is defending a controversial state board decision to continue a pause on a high school graduation testing…
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OSU Board approves strategic plan, including goal to nearly double OSU-Cascades enrollment by 2030
The Oregon State University Board of Trustees on Friday accepted a university strategic plan that will guide Oregon State through 2030, and in which…
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Bend Venture Conference winners – including two Bend companies – pitch for, receive investments totaling nearly $600K
Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) hosted the 20th Annual Bend Venture Conference for the past two days at locations around Bend.…
Continue ReadingTeachers union in Portland, Oregon, votes to strike over class sizes, pay, lack of resources
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Teachers in Portland, Oregon, have voted to go on strike, their union announced Friday, in another sign of a growing national…
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Downtown Bend landmark set for revival: Old post office to become boutique hotel
The nearly 20,000-square-foot historic Post Office Plaza in downtown Bend, has been an iconic city landmark since its construction in 1932. And now,…
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Oregon, Idaho lawmakers discuss ‘Greater Idaho’ movement progress in closed-door Baker City meeting
Lawmakers from Oregon and Idaho are meeting at the Geiser Grand Hotel in Baker City Thursday to get updates about the Greater Idaho movement and…
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‘It’s certainly a load off their shoulders’: Grant funds solar power for new Bend-Redmond Habitat townhomes
Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity announced Tuesday that a $60,000 grant from All Points North Foundation will supply solar power to its new homes…
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Merkley joins 3 C.O. irrigation districts, nonprofits to break ground on $120 million in canal piping projects
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., joined leaders from three Deschutes River Basin irrigation districts and nonprofits Farmers Conservation Alliance and…
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Adult remains found a year ago by Bend teen swimmer in Deschutes River still unidentified; case closed, for now
More than a year after a teen girl swimming in the Deschutes River in Bend found human bones underwater, an attempted DNA test was unable to obtain a…
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‘We’re just so grateful for our partnership’: Hayden Homes helps build, donates 20 kids’ bikes to Every Child C.O
Every Child Central Oregon and Hayden Homes are holding a dynamic celebratory donation event Thursday afternoon, where at least 20 bikes will be…
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OK of disputed NW gas pipeline expansion brings dismay from activists and senators, cheers from Chavez-DeRemer
Federal regulators’ approval Thursday of a controversial natural gas pipeline expansion whose route extends through Central Oregon brought…
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Street Dog Hero’s ‘freedom flight’ brings 35 rescued Oklahoma dogs to Bend, their most ever in one trip
Bend nonprofit Street Dog Hero welcomed its largest flight of rescued dogs in the organization’s history Thursday afternoon, as 35 furry friends from…
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Squash squishin’ tradition mission accomplished: Oregon Zoo pachyderms pulverize pumpkins for special Halloween treat
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Some of the world’s largest land animals demolished some of the area’s largest pumpkins Thursday morning during the…
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Will you ‘bee’ buying them? Oregon DMV’s new Pollinator Paradise license plates go on sale Nov. 1
The “bee plate” – Oregon State University Department of Horticulture’s Pollinator Paradise license plates – will be available to the public…
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