With Oregon eviction moratorium set to end, C.O. lawyers see high demand for help
The rental eviction moratorium is scheduled to end June 30 in Oregon, unless lawmakers intervene, and Central Oregon lawyers say they are receiving a…
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City of Bend gives notice to Emerson Avenue homeless campers: Move out by June 23
The city of Bend, as expected, gave formal notice Thursday to dozens of campers on Northeast Emerson Street that the city right-of-way will be…
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Cascade Middle School power failure, electrical issues and smoke cancel last day of classes
Thursday was the last day of school for most Bend-La Pine Schools students – except at Cascade Middle School, where a power failure caused…
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Downtown Bend Business Assn. pitches Minnesota Avenue pedestrian promenade to councilors
The Downtown Bend Business Association presented to city councilors Wednesday night early, conceptual plan for a pedestrian promenade that would…
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Bend councilors OK budget, water and sewer fee hikes, purchase of 2 shelter sites
Bend city councilors Wednesday night approved new fees for the coming year as part of the biennial budget adoption and also approved two planned…
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Bend couple arrested on drug charges; raids on home, warehouse find psilocybin, marijuana grow
Drug agents arrested a northeast Bend couple and conducted a pair of raids Wednesday on their home and large commercial warehouse in the Spring River…
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‘I have to do this’: Redmond man rescues pair from crashed, burning car on Hwy. 126
Gabriel Lascurain still cannot believe what happened, but it’s a night he’ll never forget. The shuttle driver for Bend’s B&R Auto Wrecking was on…
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Bend-La Pine Schools expect kindergarten numbers to bounce back, possibly increase
The number of students going back to elementary school in the fall could be back to normal, if not even…
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Bend-La Pine School Board names building for Robert Maxwell, gets grief from parents over masks
Tuesday night’s Bend La-Pine School Board online meeting opened with another round of upset parents in Central Oregon, as many voiced their anger…
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Teen crossing Bend Parkway struck, critically injured by pickup, now in medical coma
An 18-year-old Bend man was struck and critically injured by a pickup truck on the Bend Parkway late Monday afternoon, police said. The crash and…
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41 jumps: Bend man breaks Oregon single-day skydiving record at Madras Airport
Rain and wind (and a bird) at the Madras Airport were not enough to slow down Dan Horne en route to setting a single-day state skydiving…
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Some Bend drivers going through construction site
Despite ‘Road Closed’ signs and marked detours, several motorists a day are driving through the Columbia-Simpson Avenue roundabout construction site…
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BPRD is boosting Juniper Park security after parking lot assault on teen, arrest
A northeast Bend man was arrested Monday night on charges he accosted and sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl as she walked to her car in the…
Continue ReadingCity of Bend seeks to fill Affordable Housing Advisory Committee vacancy
The City of Bend is seeking applicants to fill one position on the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.…
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Central Oregon groups planning first official Juneteenth celebration
Groups in Central Oregon are gearing up for the first official Juneteenth celebration.…
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‘It just got canceled’: St. Charles elective surgery backlog still has patients waiting
Opal Larson was scheduled for a hip replacement at St. Charles Bend, back in March of last year. She’s still…
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Bend Park and Rec revives Juniper Swim & Fitness drop-in visits, Senior Center social activities
Two of Bend Park and Recreation District’s recreation facilities will welcome the summer season with several changes, including the return of…
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Local non-profit hosts bed-building event for kids in need
Sleep in Heavenly Peace is an organization geared toward making sure every child has a bed to sleep in. Volunteers gathered in Bend Saturday to build…
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Bend man jailed in online luring case; ’14-year-old girl’ was officer
A 25-year-old Bend man was arrested and jailed Saturday on several charges, accused of using a social media app to have a sexual conversation with,…
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City of Bend, Deschutes County may jointly fund effort to find, open managed campsite for homeless
The city of Bend and Deschutes County are in talks to possibly jointly fund a managed campsite for the area’s…
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