City of Bend proposes Home Energy Score requirement to help buyers make purchasing decisions
Homebuyers will have an easier time finding out how much they’ll be spending for a home’s energy…
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‘I can’t sell a brand-new car today’: Central Oregon dealerships still dealing with inventory shortages
Computer chip shortages are still a major factor challenging Central Oregon car dealerships, and overseas COVID-19 issues also are still having an…
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2023, 2024 trial dates set for two men charged in August 2020 double-homicide of NE Bend couple
A Deschutes County judge set late 2023 and early 2024 trial dates Tuesday afternoon for a Bend-area man and his nephew, accused of murder in the…
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Bend’s Pilot Butte show, Central Oregon’s other traditional fireworks displays set to go, despite challenges
Bend’s Fourth of July fireworks show from atop Pilot Butte will blaze into the sky next Monday night, and other colorful, traditional displays are…
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Jersey Mike’s Subs pays nearly $25K in fines for federal child labor law violations at 10 locations, 2 in Bend
A federal investigation at 10 Jersey Mike’s Subs locations, including two in Bend, found the popular chain of sandwich shops allowed 14- and…
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Bend’s new Lighthouse Navigation Center aims to help the houseless gain autonomy, stability
“It’s exciting, you know, to see that there’s still compassion to be found, there’s still help to be found, and it’s not just that homeless…
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8-hour standoff with barricaded man at La Pine home ends in his arrest on numerous charges
An eight-hour standoff at a La Pine home that involved the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team ended early Monday morning with the arrest…
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Alpenglow Community Park opens in SE Bend; some finishing touches underway
The Bend Park and Recreation District announced Monday the opening of the Alpenglow Community Park in southeast Bend, though a few features are still…
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Central Oregonians offer mix of reactions to Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade
Since the draft to overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked last month, the country has been waiting for Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling, which ends nearly…
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Warm Springs welcomes disaster response team’s help to reduce fire risk near museum, casino, Hwy. 26
Team Rubicon crews at the Museum at Warm Springs were cutting down trees, trimming branches, clearing brush and doing overall fuel reduction and fire…
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Prineville Police Chief Dale Cummins announces he’ll retire in a week; Larry Seymour set to take the helm
Prineville Police Chief Dale Cummins announced Friday his decision to retire from the Prineville Police Department in just a week, on Friday, July 1,…
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Disaster response organization Team Rubicon helping Warm Springs tribes with wildfire risk mitigation
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Over the last several years, several wildfires have affected the Warm Springs community. In June of 2021, the S-503 fire…
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St. Charles Family Care clinics to begin offering COVID-19 vaccine next week for kids 6 months and older
Central Oregon’s youngest children can begin receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at St. Charles Family Care clinics, starting next…
Continue ReadingCandidate filing period opens for Bend mayor, three city council seats on fall ballot
The candidate filing period has begun for the three Bend City Council seats and the position of mayor that will be on the November election…
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COCC receives nearly $250K grant to offer free, low-cost summer youth programs
Just in time for summer, Central Oregon Community College has received a $247,819 award from the Oregon Association of Education Service Districts…
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‘Moving forward in life’: St. Vincent’s Place in SE Bend putting final touches on 10-unit homeless village
St. Vincent’s Place has been under construction for more than a year and is just about set to make a big difference in the lives and future of some…
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Wanted Portland man jailed after traffic stop near Warm Springs; seized drugs may bring federal charges
A traffic stop on Highway 26 Wednesday by Warm Springs Tribal Police led to a Portland man’s arrest on an outstanding warrant, as well as new charges…
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Deschutes County begins Skyliners Road chip-sealing, assures cyclists the bike lanes get smoother treatment
Deschutes County began a chip-sealing project on about eight miles of Skyliners Road west of Bend on Wednesday, and an official assured concerned…
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Bend hemp store owner troubled by new OLCC hemp rules
Changes to OLCC regulations on hemp products sold in Oregon go into effect a week from Friday, but one Central Oregon hemp grower says the new rules…
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Job growth starts to slow on High Desert after recovery from ‘pandemic shock,’ state economist says
Employment growth is beginning to slow across Central Oregon, as all three counties have recovered from the pandemic shock, a state Employment…
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