Bend Chamber says it’s getting mixed feedback about mask mandate
Some Bend businesses have faced some challenges after Gov. Kate Brown ordered all Oregonians to wear face coverings in indoor public spaces,…
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St. Charles begins posting daily COVID-19 hospitalization data online
In an effort to promote transparency as we continue to navigate rising cases of COVID-19 here in Deschutes County, St. Charles will now release…
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Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths, 218 new cases, Morrow Co. outbreak
COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 220, along with 219 new cases and a new outbreak at a northeast…
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Mt. Bachelor offering COVID-19 vouchers to combat season pass uncertainty
Mt. Bachelor, a year-round POWDR mountain resort located at the heart of Bend, announced Tuesday new summer and winter In Season COVID-19 Coverage as…
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OLCC inspectors: Most bars, restaurants complying, but downtown Bend trouble spot
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission said Tuesday it found most bars and restaurants were operating according to OLCC rules, following social…
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Madras police identify 18-year-old shooting victim; suspects’ hearing delayed
Madras police on Tuesday released the name of an 18-year-old Madras resident who was shot and killed last week, a crime for which two teen brothers…
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Oregon National Guard soldier dies in non-combat incident in Kosovo
The U.S. Department of Defense announced Monday the death of an Oregon Army National Guard soldier from Willamina, Oregon, who was supporting…
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Feds scrap plans to reintroduce grizzlies to North Cascades
The federal government is scrapping plans to reintroduce grizzly bears to the North Cascades…
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Wyden calls on AG to enforce law requiring police report in-custody, arrest deaths
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Tuesday called on Attorney General William Barr immediately to fully implement and enforce a law that requires states to…
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7 arrested, face federal charges in rioting at Portland courthouse
The U.S. Attorney in Oregon announced federal charges Tuesday against seven people accused in court papers of defacing a federal courthouse and…
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Bend police: Suspect in Calif. shooting, fatal hit-and-run may be in C.O.
Bend police said Tuesday they received information that a suspect in a shooting and a fatal hit-and-run crash in Yuba County, California last week…
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Deer Ridge prison inmate dies
A Sandy man serving a 90-month prison term on an abuse conviction died Tuesday morning at the Deer Ridge Correctional Institution east of Madras, the…
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Redmond mayor tries on a few masks, but says they’re not enough
The city of Redmond has released a video of Redmond Mayor George Endicott trying on a few face coverings while noting that masks alone are not a…
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Salem woman dies after crash on Hwy. 20 at Santiam Junction
A Salem woman died after her car and a pickup truck collided on U.S. Highway 20 at Santiam Junction, west of Santiam Pass Monday evening, Oregon…
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Terrebonne man killed, Calif. pair injured in Hwy. 97 crash south of Terrebonne
A 21-year-old Terrebonne man was killed and two Stockton, California residents were injured Monday night in a head-on crash on Highway 97 south of…
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Family Swim returns Friday at Juniper Swim & Fitness Center
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The pools at Juniper Swim & Fitness Center have been quiet for too long. While lap swim and water fitness returned a couple…
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Paulina Lake Fire reaches 30% containment
A new wildfire broke out and quickly put up a billowing smoke column Sunday afternoon near Paulina Lake Road in the La Pine area, burning nearly 50…
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Small plane skids off RDM runway after landing gear collapses; no injuries
A small plane pilot and passenger escaped injury Monday after calling in a possible problem with a landing gear that collapsed during an emergency…
Continue ReadingGov. Brown talks with KTVZ of COVID-19 issues
Gov. Kate Brown expressed concern in a talk with NewsChannel 21 on Monday about the rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations, in Bend and elsewhere, and the…
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Bend teen on life support after Alfalfa ATV crash; family to donate organs
A 14-year-old Bend High School freshman badly injured in an ATV rollover crash on the Fourth of July was on life support at St. Charles Bend Monday…
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