C. Oregon farmers struggle to adapt, plan for future amid restaurant closures
Shannon Sbarra owns Volcano Veggies in Bend, which not only grows its own greens, but also works with other local farms to distribute locally grown…
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Deschutes County conducting phone survey on COVID-19 impacts
Beginning this week, Deschutes County Health Services is conducting a voluntary phone survey as part of an ongoing effort to better understand…
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Deschutes County seeks applicants for COIC board
Do you have a background in tourism and recreation, business and industry or a field that represents the unemployed or underemployed? The Deschutes…
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Deschutes County SO keeps ‘Shop With a Cop’ going, with changes this year
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office has been working throughout this pandemic on a way to continue with Shop with a Cop. And they’ve found a…
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Oregon reports 13 more COVID-19 deaths, including Deschutes County’s 16th
COVID-19 has claimed 13 more lives in Oregon, including one in Deschutes County, raising the state’s death toll to 1,123, along with 1,586 new…
Continue ReadingFDA advisers recommend authorization of Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine
The US Food and Drug Administration’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted Thursday to recommend the agency grant…
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COCC plans to stay in largely remote learning for spring term
Central Oregon Community College this week shared initial plans for the spring 2021 term, which it said will closely resemble operations for its fall…
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Historic Post Office Plaza in downtown Bend sold for $4.3 million
The historic downtown Bend building known as Post Office Plaza recently sold for $4.3 million to new owners who plan upgrades but to keep its…
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Deer Ridge inmate with COVID-19 dies at hospital amid growing outbreak
A Deer Ridge Correctional Institution inmate who tested positive for COVID-19 died Wednesday at an area hospital, amid an outbreak of the virus at…
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Could volunteer substitute teachers help reopen Crook County schools? Perhaps
Crook County Judge Seth Crawford sparked much discussion Wednesday with a Facebook post indicating more volunteer substitute teachers could reopen…
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OSU engineering students get a handle on solving long-time trucker safety problem
Students in the Oregon State University College of Engineering have helped the trucking industry get a handle on a long-standing safety problem:…
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Portland eviction protest fueled by history of gentrification
Protesters in Portland have barricaded streets in a neighborhood and set booby traps after police made arrests in a clash over gentrification and…
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‘Kind of mind-blowing’: Bend teen golfer scoring big at prestigious boarding school
After his junior season of golf at Summit High School was cut short because of the pandemic, Cort Benner saw his dream of playing college golf…
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Platypus Pub, former Bend church, being demolished
A former Third Street church that most recently was the Platypus Pub and The Brew Shop and formerly a Nazarene church is being torn down to make way…
Continue Reading12-9 PM Snow Report
Not a lot of snow in the last 24 hours, but snow is on the way starting…
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Sargent’s Cafe in Bend latest victim of coronavirus restrictions
A longtime Bend staple is now the victim of coronavirus…
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Suspect in 2 Bend holdups shot, killed by officers after chase over Santiam Pass
A Bend man who pulled a gun and robbed a Dutch Bros coffee stand and Domino’s Pizza in southeast Bend Tuesday night, stole an employee’s car and…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 30 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,243 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed 30 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,110, along with 1,243 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
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Rep. Greg Walden gives emotional farewell speech on House floor
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., delivered emotional farewell remarks Wednesday on the House floor, set to retire from over 30 years of public service,…
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Bend-La Pine Schools invite public to (virtually) meet 2 superintendent finalists
Questions can be submitted online BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend-La Pine Schools Board of Directors invites the community to save the date to meet,…
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