Cascade Lakes Highway opens partially past Mt. Bachelor
The gate on the Cascade Lakes Highway has been moved from Mt. Bachelor to just north of Lava Lake. Crews are working to remove more snow on the…
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Big shift in volume from letters to packages means more Bend mail to be processed in Portland
As part of a nation-wide consolidation of facilities, the Bend U.S. Postal Service processing center is moving to Portland. The facility on NE 4th…
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Furry Friends: Pepper is a sweet, energetic pup
Pepper is a sweet 6-month-old puppy, as energetic as you’d expect, waiting at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center for her forever…
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Bend Police hold forum on new body cams
The Bend Police Department held an online forum Thursday evening to answer public questions about their new body-worn…
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Out & About: Fine weather, fine feathered sights
From an owl family and bald eagles to a tree full of birds and spectacular scenery, you sent us photos we were happy to share. Keep ’em coming, from…
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Big Ol’ Fish: From Wickiup to Lava Lake, fine catches abound
Spectacular catches abound in this week’s edition of Big Ol’ Fish. Send us yours from the Share tab on the…
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Bend Park & Recreation District holds job fair
The Bend Park and Recreation District held a job fair Thursday at The Pavilion for dozens of part- and full-time…
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Aspen Lakes trumpeter swan Eloise passes away
The Aspen Lakes community near Sisters is mourning the loss of beloved trumpeter swan matriarch Eloise, who apparently died of natural causes at the…
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Kropf plans to direct federal aid funds to Bend shelter
Each Oregon House member is being asked how to use $2 million of federal relief funds, and Bend Democrat Jason Kropf is recommending it go to Bend…
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Young Redmond man hailed as hero for helping save woman’s life
A young man in the Redmond School District’s StepUP program recently helped save a woman’s life in the Walmart parking lot. We got to talk to Cooper…
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Bend Farmers Market returns for the season
The weekly Bend Farmers Market returned Wednesday at its familiar spot on Brooks Street downtown, with some new options, like curbside…
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Every Child Central Oregon begins ‘Kick-Off Summer’ shoe drive for youth in foster care
Nonprofit Every Child Central Oregon is collecting new shoes for children in foster care. There are 17 drop off bins located across the tri-county…
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Knopp co-sponsors legislation to address harassment at Oregon universities
State Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, has co-sponsored bipartisan legislation to hold public Oregon universities accountable regarding their efforts to…
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Deschutes River Conservancy receives funding
The Deschutes River Conservancy will use $2.6 million in federal funding to further its work on water conservation…
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New multi-use trails planned near Sunriver
The Central Oregon Trail Alliance has received $25,000 from Travel Oregon to improve multi-use trails near Sunriver to accommodative adaptive…
Continue ReadingOregon inmates sue over COVID-19 response, attorneys seek class certification
Last April, Oregon inmates sued Governor Kate Brown and the Oregon Department of Corrections over COVID-19 response in state prisons. 42 inmates have…
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RPA Music Collective set to release second album, ‘Otherworld’
Students in Redmond Proficiency Academy’s RPA Music Collective will release their second album…
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Nationwide chlorine shortage affects C.O. pool, hot tub owners
A nationwide shortage of chlorine tied to a fire and other factors is affecting pool and hot tub owners on the High Desert — and there’s also very…
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Second Chance Bird Rescue seeks volunteers
For more information on how to volunteer with Second Chance Bird Rescue in Bend, visit…
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La Pine volunteers help clean up abandoned campsite
Paula Walters and a group of fellow volunteers spent the last four days cleaning up debris from an abandoned campsite in La…
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