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Luke Wirkkala acquitted of murder in retrial of 2013 Bend shooting death
After three weeks of testimony and six hours of deliberations, a Deschutes County jury on Monday acquitted Luke Wirkkala, the Bend man earlier…
Continue ReadingAfter three weeks of testimony and six hours of deliberations, a Deschutes County jury on Monday acquitted Luke Wirkkala, the Bend man earlier…
Continue ReadingAs the public makes plans for spring and summer outdoor recreation, the Deschutes National Forest offered some important information and tips Monday…
Continue ReadingRetired nurse Nancy Petersen is helping change the world of endometriosis and those left in pain by the illness, one Facebook post at a…
Continue ReadingNo one was injured, but a Bend driver was cited Monday after police say his foot slipped from the brake to the gas pedal as he parked, sending his…
Continue ReadingThe year 2020, troublesome in so many ways, turned out to be a record year for Juniper Golf Course in…
Continue ReadingOregon Housing and Community Services publicly announced awardees for the second round of Emergency Solution Grants-Coronavirus totaling more than…
Continue ReadingA Bend man was arrested on drugged driving and other charges Sunday after a head-on crash east of Prineville that sent both drivers to the hospital,…
Continue ReadingA second person has been arrested on attempted murder and other charges in a stabbing south of Bend a week ago that seriously wounded a Bend man,…
Continue ReadingFunds raised by students, as well as equipment and supplies, were stolen from the Madras Pep & Cheer Studio during a break-in Friday night, the owner…
Continue ReadingA fire that began in a carport spread to and destroyed a home in Warm Springs early Friday morning, officials…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County sheriff’s Captain Deron McMaster, a 28-year veteran of the agency, was placed on paid administrative leave Friday pending the…
Continue ReadingBlisters, exhaustion and sore muscles will soon be a reality for Britney Ingram. In two weeks, the Bend woman will begin a five-month trek on the…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Health Authority has allocated 7,780 first-dose COVID-19 vaccines to Deschutes County for next week, officials said Friday. Vaccine…
Continue ReadingA proposal to make last year’s pilot program of downtown Bend restaurant outdoor seating areas a permanent fixture will come before city councilors…
Continue ReadingIn late 2019, the city of Bend and its neighborhood associations identified 25 projects that would help improve safety.…
Continue ReadingA Bend man, who considers himself an extreme athlete, is planning his next outrageous adventure – this time, raising awareness for a cause that…
Continue ReadingCentral Oregon drug agents made a traffic stop on Highway 97 south of Madras, arrested a 65-year-old Redmond man and seized methamphetamine, heroin…
Continue ReadingMedical techs, technologists and therapists at St. Charles Bend voted Wednesday to ratify their first union contract, a 3-year pact that the union…
Continue ReadingCentral Oregon members of the Live Events Industry of Oregon, a state chapter of the National Live Events Coalition, have signed a petition asking…
Continue ReadingLast year, Easter services at the Christian Life Center in Bend looked a little different, because of COVID-19 restrictions.…
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