Rising prices at the pump affect customer buying habits, attendant interactions at Bend gas stations
Surging gas prices have been a headache for many, and they don’t seem to be getting any better.…
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Bend police warn public about scam calls from someone using an officer’s name
Bend police issued a public alert Monday of a potential scam involving the use of one of its officers’…
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La Pine Middle School social studies teacher earns top fellowship; only Oregon recipient
La Pine Middle School teacher Jessica Colburn has earned the prestigious James Madison Foundation Fellowship, considered one of the highest honors a…
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‘Poverty is brutal, and it is crushing’: Simulation staged in Redmond brings to life challenges of making ends meet
Some Central Oregonians got a rare chance Friday to see up close what poverty truly looks and feels like in our communities, and the challenges so…
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Bend company printed blurry 5th District election ballots; Clackamas County clerk cites lack of certification
A blurry ballot situation that’s been holding up the final count in a closely watched Fifth Congressional District primary election can be traced…
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Workers at Bend’s Crux Fermentation Project brewpub file petition to form union
Employees at the Crux Fermentation Project brewpub in Bend are seeking to unionize, and the National Labor Relations Board is reviewing the petition…
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Stolen longboards spotted for sale online; Bend PD undercover sting leads to arrest, recovery
A Bend woman who learned from a neighbor that her children’s stolen longboard skateboards were up for sale online led to a Bend Police sting…
Continue Reading Bend man arrested on theft, other charges after locked BMX bike cut off back of vehicle
A Bend man was arrested on theft and other charges early Friday, accused of cutting off a lock and stealing a BMX bike from the back of a vehicle and…
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Update: Missing Bend teen in foster care has been found, Oregon DHS says
The Oregon Department of Human Services Child Welfare Division said Monday that a missing Bend 16-year-old in foster care who was “believed to be in…
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Deschutes County’s proposes $398 million FY 2023 budget, up 5.8%, outlines various planned projects
Deschutes County has released its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2023 of $398.3 million, a 5.8 percent increase from the current year, while…
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‘First of its kind’ apartment complex with shared kitchens coming to NE Bend
Hiatus Homes has been designing and building cottage-style tiny homes for nearly 10 years, but its new project is a first of its kind for Bend.…
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AirLink helicopter crashes while landing at Christmas Valley Airport; 2 of 4 crew members seriously injured
An AirLink helicopter on a flight from Bend crashed Wednesday evening while landing at the Christmas Valley Airport to pick up a patient, injuring…
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Bend Municipal Airport pilots welcome word of $4.8 million grant to fund air traffic control tower
The Bend Municipal Airport is the third busiest public-use airport in Oregon, and it’s been in need of an air traffic control tower for a while now.…
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Oregon equine community on edge after 2 Deschutes County horses catch deadly virus, are put down
The Oregon equine community is on edge, after two Deschutes County horses were euthanized shortly after showing symptoms of equine herpes virus or…
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Redmond man gets 13-month prison term in 2020 DUII hit-and-run that killed 90-year-old
A Redmond man was sentenced Thursday to a 13-month prison term in a fatal drugged-driving hit-and-run crash that killed a 90-year-old Redmond man who…
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Bend man’s two murder trials in killing of woman, two brothers delayed until early 2023
A judge on Thursday reset for early next year the two murder trials of Randall Kilby, accused of fatally assaulting a woman on Christmas Day 2020 and…
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73-acre prescribed burn planned Friday southwest of Crescent
Firefighters on the Crescent Ranger District plan to conduct a 73-acre prescribed burn on Friday about seven miles southwest of Crescent, east of…
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Bend city councilors OK controversial shelter codes; Gena Goodman Campbell sworn in as interim mayor
On a momentous, emotional night, Bend city councilors unanimously approved the controversial codes for homeless shelters, after some changes, and at…
Continue Reading 280-acre prescribed burn planned Friday SW of Sunriver, west of Three Rivers neighborhood
Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plan to conduct about 280 acres of prescribed burning on Friday, three miles southwest of Sunriver…
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Redmond, Sunriver police thankful voters approved measures to fund new, larger public safety facilities
Not one, but two Central Oregon police departments are getting new, larger headquarters. The city of Redmond has won voter approval of its proposed…
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