Search continues for new Bend winter shelter location; COVID-19 adds to challenges
As the seasons change and Central Oregon experiences the colder temperatures of fall, hundreds of homeless in the Bend area will again face the…
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Special delivery: Salvation Army in Bend preparing meals for wildfire evacuees
Major Michael Johnson is picking up quite a takeout order. But it’s not for…
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Ice season begins Nov. 2 at The Pavilion; no hockey leagues, for now
The season is changing, and Bend Park and Recreation District is preparing to begin the upcoming ice season on Monday, Nov.…
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Oregon DEQ issues new air quality advisory for Crook, Jefferson counties
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Tuesday for Southern Oregon and parts of…
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DCSO: Redmond-area chase, search turns up man, woman hiding in trees
An attempted traffic stop in Redmond early Monday morning led to an eight-mile high-speed pursuit and a search by two K-9 teams and thermal-imaging…
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Oregon SNAP recipients who lost food in wildfires may be eligible for benefits
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Human Services is currently processing replacement benefit requests for individuals who receive…
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Oregon reports 3 more COVID-19 deaths, 328 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 532, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Oregon businesses threaten lawsuit over COVID-19 restrictions
Several Oregon businesses have threatened a class-action lawsuit against the state over COVID-19 restrictions implemented by Gov. Kate Brown to slow…
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Central Oregon’s job market still recovering from COVID-19 losses
Central Oregon’s jobless rates saw another dramatic improvement in August, with more laid-off workers returning to work, but the COVID-19 impacts are…
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Umpqua Bank announces wildfire relief efforts
Umpqua Bank announced Tuesday a package of relief and support for communities, customers and associates impacted by the devastating wildfires raging…
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Oregon lawmakers push FEMA for urgent housing assistance due to fires
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Reps. Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Kurt Schrader, and Suzanne Bonamici, all D-Ore., are pressing the…
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Both major parties frustrated by C.O. campaign sign-stealing, vandalism
With a big election less than 45 days away, political tensions are rising ever higher. Sometimes too…
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Two Four Two Fire leaves destruction — and gratitude for those who saved homes
Touring the destruction left by the Two Four Two Fire, I saw total loss and complete heartbreak, but also much gratitude for the town’s hard-working…
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Gov. Brown visits fire-hit S. Oregon; Lionshead Fire closure area reduced
More than 7,500 firefighters from nearly 40 states and three Canadian provinces worked in improved weather conditions Monday to get lines around…
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C.O. Assn. of Realtors hosts first of several candidate forums
Candidates for Bend City Council positions 1 and 4 started the series of forums Monday before the Central Oregon Association of…
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Bend boy battling Stage 4 cancer turns 2 with very special birthday parade
Monday marked a very special birthday for a 2-year-old Bend boy battling cancer as his family, friends and neighbors celebrated him — safely –…
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Bend man’s Trump-Pence campaign sign vandalized
A Bend man speaks out after his sign in support of President Trump and VP Mike Pence is vandalized; while Deschutes GOP says it’s had to replace…
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Soroptimist Intl. of Bend to hold 39th holiday wreath, evergreen sale in October
Please join Soroptimist International of Bend in helping financially needy women pursue their academic dreams. …
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North Umpqua Highway set to reopen Tuesday
Oregon Highway 138E (the North Umpqua Highway) is set to reopen at noon on Tuesday, ODOT said Monday. The highway has been closed for two weeks due…
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2 Astoria men caught setting stolen crab traps in protected marine reserve
Two Astoria men who were caught setting stolen crab traps in the Cape Falcon Marine Reserve off the northern Oregon coast await trial following a…
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