Bend-La Pine Schools to offer free weekly COVID-19 testing to students, staff
The Bend-La Pine School District plans to provide weekly COVID-19 testing to students and staff later this year during the fall…
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C.O. law enforcement getting lesson in drone safety at national conference in Bend
More than 40 law enforcement agencies are getting first-hand experience in drone safety this week at a national conference being held in Bend.…
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Authorities identify Bend kayaker who disappeared, apparently drowned on Deschutes River
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday released the name of a 28-year-old Bend man who disappeared and apparently drowned on Saturday…
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Judge hears arguments in Jefferson County lawsuit challenging Gov. Brown’s vaccine mandate
A retired Oregon Supreme Court justice heard arguments in a virtual courtroom Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by several Oregon State Police troopers…
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Sisters Ranger District continues Metolius Basin prescribed burning
Fuels specialists on the Sisters Ranger District plan to continue prescribed burning in the Metolius Basin south of the Metolius Meadows community…
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Oregon Employment Dept. looks at the numbers to find the ‘whys’ behind the hiring squeeze
Several factors are at play, when it comes to why Oregon businesses are having extreme trouble finding workers, even after extra federal jobless…
Continue ReadingMcConnell floats debt ceiling proposal amid partisan stalemate
By Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav, Ted Barrett and Manu Raju, CNN Democrats and Republicans remain locked in a stalemate over how to raise the…
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Stubborn fire damages home north of Sisters
A fire that broke out Tuesday afternoon at a home north of Sisters proved stubborn to extinguish, keeping firefighters on the scene for several…
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Redmond school board approves retaining legal counsel over COVID-19 mandates
The Redmond School Board voted 4-1 Tuesday night to retain outside legal counsel as it seeks to regain local control when it comes to state mask and…
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Bend Chamber: Survey shows residents support more, denser housing
With the rising cost of single-family homes in Bend dominating headlines, Bend residents are actually more concerned about rising rents that make…
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Restorative Justice and Equity Group in Bend holds panel to address C.O. racial issues
The shooting death of 22-year-old Barry Washington Jr. in downtown Bend on Sept. 19 has left a lot of anger and heartache among Central Oregon’s…
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ODOT notifies homeless campers of ‘no camping’ policy, planned removals
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) –The Oregon Department of Transportation had a crew out Tuesday morning, serving homeless camp removal notices at two locations…
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Fire retardant could be ‘game-changer’ in fighting wildfires
U.S. Forest Service officials on Tuesday approved a long-lasting fire retardant that could significantly aid in fighting increasingly destructive…
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No homecoming dances for C.O. high schools; parents step up to host unofficial event
Bend-La Pine Schools will not be having homecoming dances this year, but some parents are stepping in to try to fill the gap.…
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‘It’s scary’: Bend hunter worried about shared hunting, recreational lands
Deer hunting season began on Saturday, and Dee Neff was out all weekend in the Deschutes National Forest, searching for bucks. Neff was born and…
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St. Charles to require that all hospital, clinic visitors be fully vaccinated
To further protect its patients and caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Charles Health System announced Tuesday it soon will require that…
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Prescribed burn planned Wednesday north of Fort Rock
If conditions remain favorable, fuels specialists on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plan to conduct a prescribed burn Wednesday on 375 acres of…
Continue ReadingLooking ahead to an already crowded OR gubernatorial race, including a Bend man
About five months before the deadline, nearly a dozen candidates already have filed to run for Oregon governor in 2022, including a Bend resident.…
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Suspect in thefts, burglaries arrested after NE Bend guns-drawn traffic stop
A report of a burglary in progress at a northeast Bend home led to a guns-drawn traffic stop Monday morning, the arrest of a fleeing suspect and…
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3 Redmond School District bus routes canceled after 7 drivers call out sick
The Redmond School District canceled three bus routes for students Monday morning due to seven bus drivers calling in sick, an unusually high number,…
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