‘Busiest season ever’ for downtown Bend parking — so the hunt for a spot is on
Tobi Marx, Bend’s Parking Services Division manager, admits there were issues with the newly added parking gate at Bend’s Centennial Parking Plaza at…
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Parents push back against state mandate for masks in school; some unenroll their children
Some parents in Central Oregon and elsewhere are threatening to, or actually pulling their children out of public schools until masks are not…
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AdvenChair, a Bend-made, all-terrain wheelchair, helping more C. Oregonians enjoy the outdoors
AdvenChair, an all-terrain wheelchair designed by Bend resident Geoff Babb, aims to help people with mobility restrictions enjoy the…
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Two drivers killed in head-on crash on Highway 97 north of Madras
Two drivers were killed Tuesday morning in a head-on collision of a pickup towing a trailer and a semi-truck on U.S. Highway 97 in the Cow Canyon…
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NeighborImpact helps city of Madras secure $1.5 million grant for planned homeless facility
NeighborImpact said Tuesday it provided-grant writing services and technical assistance to help secure a $1.5 million federal grant, with the city of…
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Bend woman surprised to find a ‘payback noise parade’ outside her door
‘It’s quenching, just perfectly quenching’ BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend’s Jennifer Payer thought she had pulled off the perfect prank on her sister,…
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Bend Olympic gymnast speaks on breaking cultural barriers, Simone Biles saga
As the captain of the U.S. women’s gymnastics team in 2004, Mohini Bhardwaj-Barry helped propel the ladies to a silver medal at the summer games in…
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New C.O. storms bring large hail, rain and lightning that sparks 11 new fires, spreads old one
A new burst of thunderstorms Monday afternoon brought towering clouds, rain, golf ball-sized hail and lightning that sparked nearly a dozen new…
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Delayed by COVID and fire, Deschutes Land Trust resumes Whychus Creek restoration
After being delayed by the pandemic, and then last month’s Grandview Fire, restoration work on a 1.5-mile stretch of Whychus Creek is now…
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Walt Reilly’s, a new dining and entertainment venue, opens on Bend’s Westside
Walt Reilly’s, a new entertainment venue on the Westside of Bend, offers virtual golf suites, virtual batting cages, mini-golf aBEND, Ore. (KTVZ)…
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Family hires private investigator in hunt for Prineville woman, 83, missing nearly a month
Prineville police and family members have been searching for 83 year old Betty Counts for almost a month.…
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Oily rags spark fire at NE Bend sports performance business; months of work lie ahead
Oily rags from a staining project sparked a fire Sunday evening that caused about $110,000 in damage and losses to a sports performance business in…
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Bend’s Paul Hait reflects on challenges before winning 1960 Olympic gold
Making the Olympics is hard enough and winning a gold medal is even…
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Bend swelters through hottest July on record; Prineville’s was second-hottest
Bend-area residents sweated through the hottest July on record, and it was close — second-hottest — in Prineville, the National Weather Service…
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Bend residents share their opinions on mask requirement for K-12 students
The new requirement for students and staff at K-12 schools statewide to again wear masks indoors has stirred a lot of public…
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New Italian restaurant in NW Bend offers diverse dishes
If you’re looking for a new Bend restaurant to try explore, Bosa is a neighborhood Italian restaurant that opened this past Friday for limited…
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Charity cyclists stop in C.O. on cross-country ride to spotlight, meet need for better housing
Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure riders are cycling 3,750 miles from the Atlantic the Pacific to fight poverty housing…
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Two wildfires that burned over 2,000 acres north of Madras nearly contained
As expected, firefighters brought two larger wildfires north of Madras that burned over 2,000 acres close to full containment on…
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Electrical fire causes $350K damage to downtown Bend office building; sprinkler limits spread
An electrical fire caused about $350,000 in damage and losses at a downtown Bend office building late Saturday night, but an official said the…
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Public tips, resident NW of Redmond help searchers find missing woman, 81
An extensive search for a missing 81-year-old Redmond-area woman with memory loss ended in success Saturday night when a resident who had been…
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