New dishwasher fails, sparks fire at NE Bend home
A northeast Bend resident fled her home Wednesday afternoon when a new dishwasher failed and caught fire for a reason fire officials could not…
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Jury finds former CET bus driver guilty on 2 of 3 charges in no-shoes altercation, chokehold on passenger
After a two-day trial and 3 ½ hours of deliberation, a Deschutes County jury found a former Cascades East Transit bus driver guilty Wednesday on two…
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Jury selection begins in murder trial of Ian Cranston in fatal shooting of Barry Washington Jr.
Jury selection began Wednesday in the murder trial of Ian Cranston in the fatal shooting of Barry Washington Jr. in September of last year in…
Continue Reading‘I’m super-excited to ski’: As C.O. snow-lovers eye the slopes, hit the shops, Bend sanding crews hit the streets
Across Central Oregon, the month of November started with a sudden blanket of white. City of Bend Streets and Operations workers got out the sanders…
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Oregon tops HUD’s ‘House America’ goals to re-house hundreds of people, create homes with supportive services
The state of Oregon said Tuesday it has met the commitments it announced in August when it joined the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban…
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Mother Nature flips a switch, as C.O. calendar turns from warm October to snowy start to November
The turn of the calendar flipped a weather switch as well for many Central Oregonians, as November arrived with heavy, wet snow falling over a wide…
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Bend Fire holding annual coat drive, needs cold-weather clothing, especially children’s coats
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Fire and Rescue and the Bend Fire Association are conducting their annual coat drive. They are taking donations of new or…
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Downtown Bend thriving with Halloween festivities, spooky spirit back in the air
The spooky spirit is thriving in…
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C.O. homeless shelters seeing higher demand as winter weather approaches
With the dropping temperatures and recent rain, and some snow in the forecast at lower elevations in Central Oregon, more people facing houselessness…
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In Our Backyard, Bend nonprofit targeting human trafficking, holds Freedom Festival
In Our Backyard, a nonprofit based in Bend that fights human trafficking and supports survivors, held its annual Freedom Festival at the Tower…
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St. Charles holds medication take-back event at Bend PD, collects seven boxes worth from over 100 cars
St. Charles Health System is hosting a medication take-back event on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bend Police Department at 555 NE 15th…
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City of Bend road and traffic report: Week of Oct. 31-Nov. 6
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Bend road and traffic report for the week of Oct. 31-Nov. 6. Ongoing Closures: Wilson Corridor Improvements…
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Mirror Pond fish passage advisory panel begins Phase 2 of work, reviewing 3 design options
On Monday, Nov. 7 from 9-11a.m., the City of Bend’s Mirror Pond Fish Passage Advisory Committee will host a virtual meeting to launch Phase 2 of…
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One Class at a Time: Skate park at Summit High School gives students a space of belonging
Skateboarding made its official debut as an Olympic sport in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, garnering greater interest in the…
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Bend police shoot, kill cougar in NW Bend neighborhood after deer-kill site found in a backyard
Bend Police officers shot and killed a cougar in a northwest Bend neighborhood Wednesday night, less than 12 hours after the first of several…
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Bend Warming Shelter resident arrested in stabbing of another man outside facility
A Bend Warming Shelter resident was arrested Thursday evening on charges he confronted and stabbed another man in the chest at the Northeast Second…
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City of Bend continues Second Street cleanup
The city of Bend was removing items Thursday as it cleared a homeless encampment from Second Street, working with Central Oregon Bio Solutions on a…
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‘Silver Sneakers’ senior discount program will be discontinued at Bend Park and Rec at end of year
A discounted fitness program for Bend seniors, Silver Sneakers, is coming to an end at the end of the year at the Bend Park and Recreation District.…
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St. Charles reports ‘concerning’ rise in respiratory illness in children, shortage of pediatric hospital beds
St. Charles Health System says it is seeing a “concerning increase” in respiratory illness in children and is encouraging families with infants to…
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Bend Parade of Flags to display 250 American flags along Veterans Day parade route
The Bend Heroes Foundation and volunteers will install about 250 American flags at Bend Heroes Memorial in Brooks Park and along the Bend Veterans…
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