‘A whirlwind’: Bend and Caldera volleyball teams hold ‘Pink-Out’ for coach battling breast cancer
Bend is hosting Caldera for a pink out, in honor of a coach, and breast cancer awareness…
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DA Gunnels says Deschutes County is ‘close to the edge’ of crisis amid state’s public defender shortage
The state of Oregon has been battling a worsening public defender shortage, and now it’s at a tipping point, many involved believe. Over 2,000 people…
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Mirror Pond’s water level to be lowered 1-2 feet for city of Bend’s stormwater outflow improvements project
The city of Bend, with help from Pacific Power, is temporarily lowering the water level at Mirror Pond to make some stormwater outfall improvements,…
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Masseur accused of assaulting customer at Bend spa makes first court appearance; plea date set
A man accused of sexually abusing a massage customer at a northeast Bend spa and of practicing massage without a license made his first court…
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Jewell Elementary’s Araceli Rigney named Bend-La Pine Schools’ 2023 Support Person of the Year
R.E. Jewell Elementary School dual immersion educational assistant Araceli Rigney was named Support Person of the Year for Bend-La Pine Schools…
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Yearly rescue of stranded fish in Deschutes River moved up to the weekend due to low flows; volunteers needed
The annual fall rescue of thousands of fish stranded in a side channel of the Deschutes River was to begin next Monday, but has been moved up to this…
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Deschutes County Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team raids Bend outdoor grow, seizes 197 plants, arrests resident
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office’s Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team raided an outdoor marijuana grow in northern Bend Wednesday morning,…
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Forest Service plans four weekday trail closures west of Bend during fire risk reduction work
Other trail closures are still in place, some include weekends BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest said Wednesday it will be…
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Bend Park & Rec secures more than $2 million in federal, state grants for Sawyer Park renovation project
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Park and Recreation District announced Wednesday it has been awarded more than $2 million from a pair of federal and…
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‘Kind of terrifying’: OSU-Cascades parents receive scam phone calls, claiming their child was kidnapped
Scam phone calls are hard to avoid, but some are more than just a bother – they are downright frightening. The parents of some OSU-Cascades…
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Two years after tragic killing of Barry Washington Jr., family is still fighting for permanent memorial
A permanent memorial sits in front of Duda’s Billiards Bar in downtown Bend, honoring Taylor Wyss, the victim in a tragic shooting death two months…
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Heavy criticism of Measure 110 voiced at Redmond panel discussion
 Measure 110, the voter-approved law that removes criminal penalties for possessing a small amount of drugs, is under serious scrutiny by the…
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EDCO announces Growth Stage and Impact Track finalists for 2023 Bend Venture Conference
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Economic Development for Central Oregon announced Tuesday the finalist companies advancing in the Growth Stage and Impact Track…
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$1 million Powerball ticket sold in Mill City, $150,000 ticket sold in Bend as jackpot soars to $1.725 billion
A $1 million winning Powerball ticket was sold in Mill City as the jackpot grows to the second largest Powerball jackpot in history – an…
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Housing Works set to break ground on 60-unit workforce affordable housing development in SW Redmond
Housing Works, Central Oregon’s regional housing authority, has announced a groundbreaking event next week to celebrate the start of construction on…
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Management team handing off Willamette National Forest fires as cool, wet fall weather helps douse flames
The cooler, rainy fall weather has helped firefighters completing work on the five fires fought for over the past two-plus months on the Willamette…
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Your photos of a dramatic, special High Desert sunrise
Thank you for all of you who shared your photos with us of Monday morning’s wonderful Central Oregon sunrise. Feel free to send us more from the…
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Bend, Redmond home prices, other stats hold fairly stable in September, monthly report shows
Despite interest rates topping 7% and close to the highest levels in a quarter-century, among other economic winds buffeting the nation’s real…
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Fix it, don’t toss it: Rethink Waste Project celebrates 10th anniversary of Repair Cafés in Central Oregon
The Rethink Waste Project, a program of The Environmental Center, is celebrating a big milestone this year: the 10th anniversary of hosting Repair…
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Challenge of high housing costs the leading topic at Wyden roundtable with C.O. food, drink producers
‘Fruit is literally not going to get harvested, because there is no one cutting the fruit.’ BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — When two-dozen Central Oregon food…
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