LGBTQ COCC students protest choice of Rep. Chavez-DeRemer as commencement speaker
A group of LGBTQ Central Oregon Community College students are protesting the selection of Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as this year’s commencement…
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Armed man who called hotline, threatened to harm self, others surrenders, ending closure of Phil’s Trailhead
An armed 33-year-old Canby man who contacted a national hotline and threatened harm to himself and others surrendered and was taken into custody…
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Sheriff Nelson wins 2-1 commission support for strict code to ban most homeless camping on Deschutes County land
Deschutes County commissioners heard from Sheriff Shane Nelson at Wednesday’s meeting about why he’s proposing strict new county code that would bar…
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Bend Park & Rec Board approves 2-year, $430K contract for private security patrols in parks
The Bend Park & Recreation District Board on Tuesday evening unanimously agreed to authorize Executive Director Don Horton to negotiate and award a…
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Bend Police Department installing dash, in-patrol car camera systems, following up on body-worn camera project
The Bend Police Department said Tuesday it is having Axon fleet cameras installed in all of patrol cars this month, the second phase of its body-worn…
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City of Bend dismantles, removes two-story structure homeless man built on NE Mary Rose Place
A two-story structure a homeless man recently built on wheels along a busy northeast Bend street, drawing scrutiny and criticism, was dismantled by…
Continue ReadingPlanning for SE Bend’s long-awaited Reed Market Road railroad overpass gets $1 million-plus federal boost
The Biden administration announced Monday it is handing out more than $570 million in grants to help eliminate railroad crossings in 32 states, just…
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Bend biotech leader, OSU alumnus Rod Ray to deliver OSU-Cascades commencement address
Rod Ray, a lifetime Central Oregonian and former leader of Bend Research, Inc., will give the commencement address at the Oregon State University -…
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Foes of controversial SE Bend gas station file state appeal, also reach out to developers, seek common ground
Opponents of a proposed southeast Bend gas station have done as they promised and appealed the city’s approval of the retail project to the Oregon…
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Bend’s third annual Juneteenth Celebration coming to Drake Park
Bend’s third annual Juneteenth Celebration will take place June 17th and 18th at Drake Park, put on by the Father’s Group to celebrate and teach the…
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‘ I hope to be one’: Bend Swim Club welcomes two Olympians give advice and inspire young athletes
Young swimmers with the Bend Swim Club welcomed a pair of special visitors Saturday for a clinic at the Juniper Swim and Fitness Center, for the…
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City of Bend road and traffic report: Week of June 5-11
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of June 5-11. Hartford Avenue between NW 14th Street and NW…
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Deschutes County commissioners vote 2-1 for nearly $14K increase in their yearly salary
Deschutes County commissioners on Wednesday approved a yearly increase for their positions of $13,727, raising their annual salary from $111,422 to…
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‘We hope that the ONAÂ continues to meet us at the table’: St. Charles Bend nurses give 10-day strike notice
The union for nurses at St. Charles Bend have announced a 10-day strike deadline for reaching a contract agreement, and both sides in the labor…
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New principals named for Elk Meadow, Buckingham Elementary schools
Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook announced Friday the selection of two new elementary principals and seven assistant principals for…
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Bend Police officer charged with assault now facing civil lawsuit from alleged victim
Bend Police Officer Kevin Uballez, facing a misdemeanor assault charge in a 2021 arrest, is now facing a civil lawsuit brought by the man he…
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St. Charles Bend nurses give 10-day strike notice; federal mediator to join talks next week in bid to avert walkout
The Oregon Nurses Association, representing nearly 1,000 St. Charles Bend nurses, gave a 10-day strike notice to hospital officials late Thursday…
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Caught on camera: New video system alerts Bend private security firm to business intruder, helps police make arrest
A Bend private security company says its new technology made quick work of spotting an intruder and helping police detain and arrest the suspicious…
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Bend’s downtown parking garage may add a robot on patrol in bid to prevent crime, problems
The city of Bend is considering adding a Knightscope K3 robot to its downtown Centennial Parking Garage to patrol the multi-story structure and…
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School-Based Health Center opens at Mountain View HS; First Story donation pushes fundraising past goal
A recent donation of $10,000 from First Story pushed the fundraising campaign for Mountain View High School’s just-opened School-Based Health Center…
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