ODOT notifies homeless campers of ‘no camping’ policy, planned removals
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) –The Oregon Department of Transportation had a crew out Tuesday morning, serving homeless camp removal notices at two locations…
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No homecoming dances for C.O. high schools; parents step up to host unofficial event
Bend-La Pine Schools will not be having homecoming dances this year, but some parents are stepping in to try to fill the gap.…
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St. Charles to require that all hospital, clinic visitors be fully vaccinated
To further protect its patients and caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Charles Health System announced Tuesday it soon will require that…
Continue ReadingLooking ahead to an already crowded OR gubernatorial race, including a Bend man
About five months before the deadline, nearly a dozen candidates already have filed to run for Oregon governor in 2022, including a Bend resident.…
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Suspect in thefts, burglaries arrested after NE Bend guns-drawn traffic stop
A report of a burglary in progress at a northeast Bend home led to a guns-drawn traffic stop Monday morning, the arrest of a fleeing suspect and…
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3 Redmond School District bus routes canceled after 7 drivers call out sick
The Redmond School District canceled three bus routes for students Monday morning due to seven bus drivers calling in sick, an unusually high number,…
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Tesla solar roof available in Central Oregon; Bend resident says extra cost is worth it
A new way to do solar roofing has arrived in Central Oregon, and it’s backed by Tesla, the high-profile electric car…
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Sparks may fly as Bend City Council takes public comment on permanent fireworks ban
After banning the public use of fireworks this summer due to excessive drought conditions, the Bend City Council appears poised to make that ban…
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Fire damages Madras home office; resident suffers smoke inhalation trying to put it out
A Madras resident was treated for smoke inhalation Monday morning after he tried to put out a fire that broke out in a home office, a fire official…
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Prescribed burns planned Tuesday in Metolius Basin, near Crescent Lake
On Tuesday, fuels specialists on the Sisters Ranger District plan to conduct a 120-acre prescribed burn in the Metolius Basin south of the Metolius…
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Bend police: Fatal train-pedestrian collision determined to be suicide
A man was struck and killed on railroad tracks in northeast Bend late Saturday afternoon by a BNSF Railway freight train, in what police said Monday…
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Bend women help spread word of the importance of mammograms
In honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, NewsChannel 21 spoke with two women in Bend on two different journeys to…
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Cyclist injured in Kent’s Trail bike crash prompts rescue effort
A California woman was injured in a bike crash on a trail southwest of Bend Saturday afternoon, prompting a rescue effort, officials…
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‘Finally going to get their justice’: Family relieved by arrests in Bend double-homicide
The family of Ray Atkinson Jr. and his fiancé Natasha Newby have been waiting for this day since the couple was killed 14 months ago at their Bend…
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Latino Community Association expands Bend location, adds new services
The Latino Community Association in Bend has expanded and moved into a new location that provides benefits for the organization and those it…
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Ian Cranston arraigned on second-degree murder, other charges in shooting of Barry Washington Jr.
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Deschutes County grand jury late Thursday indicted Redmond resident Ian Mackenzie Cranston, 27, and he was quickly arrested,…
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NWS: Bend saw typical precipitation in September, but Prineville was rainier than usual
While it may have seemed like a rainy September in Bend, monthly precipitation was a bit below normal and the temperatures above normal, the National…
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Oregon Ducks fan’s clothing site is ‘touching’ for Bend’s Cam McCormick and his family
Injury plagued Oregon Football player Cam McCormick is receiving a boost from a fan, and new college…
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Bend man, apparent homicide victim, found in Gresham street; witnesses sought
Gresham police detectives said Friday they are looking for any more witnesses in the death of a 34-year-old Bend man that authorities have determined…
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Neighbor helps keep RV fire from spreading at Petersen Rock Garden
A neighbor played a key role in stopping the spread of a fire Thursday that destroyed a small RV and threatened three other buildings on the property…
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