‘What our students deserve’: Bend-La Pine School Board sends 5-year local option levy to May ballot
The Bend-La Pine School Board voted 6-0 Tuesday evening to put a five-year local option levy on the May 21 ballot, as expected.…
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New Bend incubator lab provides assistance to tech entrepreneurs launching startups
(Update: adding video, comments from co-founders, entrepreneurs) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The new Bend Entrepreneur Lab says it focuses on providing…
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‘2023 was a great year for us’: Bend Fire & Rescue takes a look back at past year, notes accomplishments
During 2023, Bend Fire & Rescue received more than 10,000 calls, the large majority involving medical issues. Their lifesaving efforts recently…
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‘I think the storm is coming your way’: Bend city councilors get an earful from public on planned transportation fee
Criticism, concerns and questions were on the menu as expected Monday afternoon at the first of two Bend City Council listening sessions in which…
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Crook County School Board announces three finalists to be next superintendent; public forum set
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ)Â – The Crook County School Board is pleased to announce the selection of three finalists for the position of superintendent.…
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Boaters at Lake Billy Chinook urged to use caution during low water levels for work on Round Butte Dam
CULVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State Parks is asking boaters at Lake Billy Chinook to use caution and patience when boating during temporary…
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Wanted man flees DCSO deputies south of Bend; K-9s, drone help track, arrest him at his trailer off China Hat Road
A man wanted on a warrant and new charges left his SUV and fled Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies along China Hat Road south of Bend Monday…
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Girl Scout Cookies season is back: Local Travel Patrol Troop 69 raising funds for big overseas trip
Travel Patrol Troop 69 is working to raise funds to visit England and Switzerland next…
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Deschutes sheriff candidates William Bailey, Kent Vander Kamp square off at first campaign forum in Sunriver
The two men asking Deschutes County voters to elect them to succeed Shane Nelson as the next sheriff met for their first joint appearance of the…
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Bend’s next car wash could take up residence at the spot where Cracker Barrel Restaurant fans used to dine
The site of Bend’s former Cracker Barrel Restaurant, located in Robal Road Village, next to Chick-fil-A, MOD Pizza, Chipotle and Mud Bay, among…
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Bend Police Department reviews the numbers, taking a look at what’s in the new 2023 annual report
Bend Police have just released their 2023 annual report, and we took a look Monday at some of what it shows and…
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Three Bend residents arrested in alleged kidnap, robbery, chokehold of 18-year-old over marijuana vape cartridge sale
An 18-year-old man told Bend Police early Sunday morning that he’d been kidnapped, attacked and robbed by a group of people over a marijuana vape…
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Oregon joins feds in suing to block Kroger-Albertsons merger’; AG Rosenblum explains why; Wyden cheers move
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined the Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from across the nation on…
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Foes of planned SE Bend gas station lose challenge at Oregon Court of Appeals, ‘will definitely be boycotting’
The Oregon Court of Appeals has upheld a state land-use board’s ruling against opponents of a planned gas station in southeast Bend, and one of…
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Deschutes County announces new Community Fire Assistance grant program for projects near BLM land
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County is announcing a new grant opportunity to help local communities reduce the risk of wildfire. The Bureau of Land…
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U.S. judge sides with insurer: ‘$1.3 million’ insurance settlement offer in Bend off-leash dog-injury claim was a typo
A Bend couple argued in federal court that they were offered a $1.3 million insurance settlement after they filed a claim that the woman was injured…
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Neighbors 4 Redmond holds gatherings to issues around town, region; climate change was Sunday’s focus
A group called Neighbors 4 Redmond held its latest community gathering, to discuss issues related to climate change, at the High Desert…
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Monster trucks take over the Deschutes County Fairgrounds for the Monster Truck Nitro Tour
(Update: Adding video, comments from the chief operations officer) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The First Interstate Bank Arena at the Deschutes County…
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As Madras looks at new rules, fines to curb shopping cart thefts, misuse, what do Bend, other places do?
The City of Madras said Tuesday it’s concerned about “the impact of shopping carts being removed from premises and misused by individuals, leading to…
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White House, tribal leaders hail ‘historic’ deal to restore salmon runs in Pacific Northwest
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration, leaders of four Columbia River Basin tribes and the governors of…
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