Former Bend PD captain, Sunriver police chief named COCC director of campus safety, emergency mgmt.
Central Oregon Community College said Monday it has hired Cory Darling as director of campus safety and emergency management.…
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Bend-Redmond Habitat offers full-time service opportunities through AmeriCorps
Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity has been awarded four AmeriCorps National Construction Crew Leader positions and is looking for motivated,…
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Oregon School for the Deaf student from Bend wins state ‘Poetry Out Loud’ competition, trip to D.C. event
For the second straight year, a student from Oregon School for the Deaf is Oregon’s Poetry Out Loud champion — and this time, it’s Bend’s Kari…
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Mission Linen in Bend helps Shepherd’s House with laundry service for homeless
Mission Linen and Uniform Service in Bend is partnering with Shepherd’s House Ministries to help clean laundry for the…
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Sen. Ron Wyden holds town hall meeting at COCC in Bend
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., held a Deschutes County town hall meeting Saturday in…
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It’s a wrap: Bend-La Pine Schools finishing up tasty, fun ways to mark National School Breakfast Week
Bend-La Pine Schools have been celebrating National School Breakfast Week all week, in various tasty ways. They provide breakfast every morning for…
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Deschutes County Jail repaired after rifle shot that landed Sunriver man in same jail as dad hours later
A 25-year-old Sunriver man allegedly fired a high-powered rifle shot into the entrance of the Deschutes County Jail Thursday night – just 10 hours…
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Bend councilors set to discuss: Does the city need tougher rules to save, protect its ‘urban tree canopy’?
The Bend City Council will begin to consider how to protect Bend’s urban tree canopy, a term that refers to the part of a city that is shaded by…
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City of Bend road and traffic report – week of March 13-19
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of March 13-19. Butler Market Road between Eagle Road and…
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Deschutes Public Library unveils Stevens Ranch library renderings, sets Monday evening public meeting
The Deschutes Public Library released two renderings Friday and invited the community to a public meeting on Monday evening to learn more about its…
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Some Central Oregon businesses see a boost from lingering late-winter snowfall
Snow has fallen in Bend at least 25 days since the start of 2023, according to the national monitoring service Certified Snow Totals. But for some…
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‘I’m really, really happy’: 35 businesses join effort to help employees with workforce housing pilot project
This week, nearly three-dozen businesses and organizations joined the effort to help employees find and be able to pay for housing. They joined an…
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Two finalists chosen for Pilot Butte Middle School principal; public meeting Monday evening
Families, staff and community members are invited to meet the two finalists for the principal position at Pilot Butte Middle School during a…
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Bend Fire & Rescue holds mini-training academy for city councilors, fire district board members
Bend Fire & Rescue held a mini-fire training academy Thursday for city councilors and Deschutes Rural Fire Protection District No. 2 board…
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Phil Chang, business owner sound off after county vote to not move forward with S. Bend managed camp
The Deschutes County commissioner who lost in a 2-1 vote to withdraw from a controversial southern Bend managed camp said Thursday he will press on…
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Bend man, 22, arrested on rape, other charges involving 18-year-old he met on dating app Tinder
A 22-year-old Bend man was arrested Wednesday on rape and strangulation charges involving an 18-year-old he met on the online dating app Tinder,…
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K-9s, drone help Bend police hunt for fugitive who fled traffic stop, was found hiding in a shed
It took numerous officers, several K-9 teams, a drone and two hours of looking Wednesday evening, but police captured a Bend man wanted on two…
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‘Ask the Mayor’ debuts: Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler answers your questions
NewsChannel 21 at Sunrise featured the debut of our ‘Ask the Mayor’ segment, where Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler answers your questions on issues ranging…
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Bend’s Holm Made Toffee Co. takes trifecta of awards at the Oregon Chocolate Festival in Ashland
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Holm Made Toffee Co. proved to be a triple threat at the 19th annual Oregon Chocolate Festival over the weekend in…
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Two recent, costly Bend car clout cases may be connected; police remind residents to not leave valuables in cars
Two women have been tracking down details, security photos and the whereabouts of a man they believe has been smashing car windows, stealing wallets…
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