SE Bend family acts fast; firefighters stop garage blaze before it can spread
A fire that caused $15,000 in damage to the garage of a southeast Bend home Friday morning was caused by a wick used to light smoking materials that…
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Bend Fire & Rescue seeks cold-weather clothing donations for area shelters
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Fire & Rescue is partnering with the Bethlehem Inn and the Shepherd’s House again this year to help collect new or used…
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Proposed SE Bend gas station sparks neighborhood controversy, petition drive
“For Sale” signs are hard to miss in the empty lot across from the Brosterhous and Murphy roads roundabout in Southeast Bend. The land has already…
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Labor, supply shortages affecting holiday grocery shoppers in Central Oregon
Food 4 Less is a locally owned grocery store preparing for the holiday season, but there are some items it’s prepared to run out…
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Homeless camps off China Hat Road prompt fire danger concern, call for solutions
s the issue of homelessness continues to grow in Bend, residents living at the south end of Bend feel the homeless camps off China Hat Road also…
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DCSO deputy, K-9 help police arrest SE Bend home break-in suspect
A Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy and K-9 partner helped Bend police find and arrest a burglary suspect who allegedly broke into a southeast Bend…
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Direct route: Murphy Road railroad bridge opens, offers new east-west link for growing SE Bend
A new bridge crossing over the train tracks and extending Murphy Road to 15th Street in southeast Bend, opened Thursday with a ribbon-cutting, a…
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City of Bend ‘playing catch up’ with homelessness; council posting possible solutions
Bend city councilors posted a long list of active and possible solutions to address the houseless…
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Old Mill District unveils 2021 Winter Art Series piece by Bend artist Sheila Dunn
The Old Mill District in Bend recently unveiled this year’s submission to its annual Winter Art Series collection, an original painting by local…
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City of Bend offers Community Assistance Grants to help nonprofits recover from COVID-19
The City of Bend is launching a new Community Assistance Grant Program to help qualifying nonprofit organizations recover from the COVID-19…
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Councilors review Old Bend Neighborhood parking program, get earful about homeless camps
As Bend welcomed in the new year in 2021, the Old Bend Neighborhood also ushered in a new residential parking permit pilot program, near Delaware and…
Continue Reading Bend woman seriously hurt in SE Third Street vehicle-pedestrian crash
A Bend woman was struck and seriously injured Wednesday afternoon in a vehicle-pedestrian crash on Southeast Third Street, police…
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St. Vincent De Paul of Bend developing ‘St. Vincent’s Place’ structured program to serve homeless
St. Vincent De Paul in Bend is taking its mission of being community-focused and helping those in need to the next…
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‘Making history’: OSU-Cascades students are first in doctor of physical therapy degree program
At OSU-Cascades this fall, 45 students are making history, the first to take part in a doctor of physical therapy program at a public university in…
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Two K-9s help Bend police find car theft suspect who ordered passenger out of parked car
A pair of K-9 teams helped police find and arrest a woman who allegedly ordered a passenger out of a car parked at a northeast Bend business and…
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West Linn man headed to federal prison for investment schemes, including Bend real estate fraud
A West Linn man was sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison Wednesday for posing as a successful Bend real estate developer, hemp seed…
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Bend Park and Rec Board discusses Sawyer Park renovations, debates adding parking
In 2018, the Bend Park and Recreation District identified a need to renovate Sawyer Park.…
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Perkins: No decision on possible Summit West neighborhood managed homeless camp site
Another potential site for a managed homeless camp in Bend, this time on Bend’s Westside, is drawing…
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BPRD finishes $2.6 million upgrade of the Haul Road Trail, linking Westside to the forest
The Bend Park and Recreation District, in partnership with the city of Bend and Western Federal Lands, said Tuesday it recently completed an…
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Hayden Homes Amphitheater: Bend homebuilder new title sponsor of Old Mill riverfront venue
Live Nation announced Tuesday that local area partner Hayden Homes will be the new name-in-title sponsor of Bend’s 20-year-old, popular Old Mill…
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