City of Bend plans 37 lane miles of street preservation work this year
The city of Bend’s 2023 street preservation work begins in April. Councilors approved a paving contract and a slurry seal contract at their…
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Public invited to meeting to review designs for reimagined Bend Senior High School; renderings released
Community members, staff, students, families and alumni are invited to review draft designs for a reimagined Bend Senior High School during a meeting…
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La Pine man’s loaded pistol stolen from unlocked pickup at NE Bend Bottle Drop; suspect arrested, gun recovered
A La Pine man said a loaded 9mm pistol was among several items stolen from his unlocked pickup truck parked at the northeast Bend Bottle Drop last…
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Witness video helps Bend PD find car stolen while warming up unlocked at restaurant, arrest suspect
A Terrebonne man learned the hard way what can happen when you leave your car warming up unlocked in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant. But…
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ODOT’s draft project list for 2024-27 includes Highway 97 median barriers, other C.O. safety projects
More road construction is coming to Central Oregon, including some long-sought safety improvements, such as a completed median barrier on Highway 97…
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‘A monitoring tool’: City of Bend creating new ‘Houseless Fund’ in budget to track efforts to help homeless
The city of Bend has been tackling how to handle homelessness in various ways for quite some time now, similar to many other cities facing the same…
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Bend’s Crux Fermentation Project is brewing up something different — a new whiskey
This is the second time Crux Fermentation Project has made a whiskey. Crux worked with Pursuit Distilling Company to make this straight bourbon…
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Jimmy Eat World, Manchester Orchestra set July 16 concert stop at Bend’s Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Jimmy Eat World and Manchester Orchestra announced Monday their upcoming co-headline The Amplified Echoes Tour, produced by Live Nation,…
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Bobcat sighting prompts brief, precautionary ‘secure’ status alert for three NW Bend schools
A reported bobcat sighting near three northwest Bend schools Monday afternoon prompted a 20-minute precautionary “secure” status alert, until…
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U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to visit Bend during Oregon trip, talk outdoor recreation, wildfire prep
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland plans to visit Bend at the end of the week during an Oregon visit spotlighting investments in wildfire…
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Former Bend PD captain, Sunriver police chief named COCC director of campus safety, emergency mgmt.
Central Oregon Community College said Monday it has hired Cory Darling as director of campus safety and emergency management.…
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Bend-Redmond Habitat offers full-time service opportunities through AmeriCorps
Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity has been awarded four AmeriCorps National Construction Crew Leader positions and is looking for motivated,…
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Oregon School for the Deaf student from Bend wins state ‘Poetry Out Loud’ competition, trip to D.C. event
For the second straight year, a student from Oregon School for the Deaf is Oregon’s Poetry Out Loud champion — and this time, it’s Bend’s Kari…
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Mission Linen in Bend helps Shepherd’s House with laundry service for homeless
Mission Linen and Uniform Service in Bend is partnering with Shepherd’s House Ministries to help clean laundry for the…
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Sen. Ron Wyden holds town hall meeting at COCC in Bend
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., held a Deschutes County town hall meeting Saturday in…
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It’s a wrap: Bend-La Pine Schools finishing up tasty, fun ways to mark National School Breakfast Week
Bend-La Pine Schools have been celebrating National School Breakfast Week all week, in various tasty ways. They provide breakfast every morning for…
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Deschutes County Jail repaired after rifle shot that landed Sunriver man in same jail as dad hours later
A 25-year-old Sunriver man allegedly fired a high-powered rifle shot into the entrance of the Deschutes County Jail Thursday night – just 10 hours…
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Bend councilors set to discuss: Does the city need tougher rules to save, protect its ‘urban tree canopy’?
The Bend City Council will begin to consider how to protect Bend’s urban tree canopy, a term that refers to the part of a city that is shaded by…
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City of Bend road and traffic report – week of March 13-19
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of March 13-19. Butler Market Road between Eagle Road and…
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Deschutes Public Library unveils Stevens Ranch library renderings, sets Monday evening public meeting
The Deschutes Public Library released two renderings Friday and invited the community to a public meeting on Monday evening to learn more about its…
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