Bend’s Tower Theatre to require proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test
The Tower Theatre in downtown Bend on Friday joined the list of venues that will require proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test…
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Deschutes named ‘official craft beer of the Pac-12’
As the Pac-12 Conference welcomes back college football, fans have something else to celebrate to kick off the new season. Deschutes and the Pac-12…
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Bend firefighters union takes sharp issue with state vaccine mandate for health care workers
The union representing Bend Fire & Rescue firefighters has taken sharp issue with Gov. Kate Brown’s new vaccination mandate, saying it “sets a…
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Fire destroys group of 3 camp trailers in rural Crook County, outside fire district
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fire destroyed a group of three camp trailers Thursday off Terrible Trail Road, 25 miles south of Prineville, in an…
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Oregon Health Authority releases details of exceptions to COVID-19 vaccination mandates
The Oregon Health Authority has released detailed guidelines for health care and school employees seeking COVID-19 vaccination exceptions from the…
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Mt. Bachelor going green with planned new biomass facility
Mt. Bachelor plans to take strides toward green energy by partnering with Wisewood Energy to create a biomass facility north of the West Village…
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Sisters woman grateful for successful experience with new COVID-19 treatment
After promising results from St. Charles’ new COVID-19 therapy treatment, the health system is looking to expand to more sites across Central Oregon.…
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Bend man, affiliated home care company agree to pay $2.9 million settlement of fraudulent claims
A Bend resident and his residential care company have agreed to pay $2.9 million to settle federal and state allegations that the firm submitted…
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SE Bend housing project for chronically homeless receives $2 million from Deschutes County
A housing project for a specific portion of the homeless population is being planned in southeast…
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St. Charles to limit use of its drive-thru COVID-19 testing site near Bend hospital
– Starting Friday, St. Charles says its drive-through COVID-19 testing site near its Bend hospital will no longer provide testing for individuals…
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SE Bend dryer fire fills home with smoke, carbon monoxide; family dog lost
The contents of a clothes dryer caught fire and filled a southeast Bend home with smoke and carbon monoxide late Wednesday afternoon, claiming the…
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Redmond School Board votes 3-2 to ‘demand’ state restore local control on masks, vaccines
In a pair of 3-2 votes Wednesday evening, the Redmond School Board passed a resolution that “demands” the state return control of pandemic safety…
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Visit Bend seeks community votes to help decide first Bend Sustainability Fund grants
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Visit Bend, an economic development organization, is asking the community to get involved with its first Bend Sustainability…
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OSU-Cascades Summer Academy giving high schoolers a ‘jump start’ to the college experience
Some high school students are spending some of their late-summer days back in a classroom, testing what it’s like to be in…
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Health officials warn people misusing horse, cattle drug to ‘cure,’ treat COVID-19
The drug is called Ivermectin, and feed and supply stores can’t keep it on their shelves. Some people believe it can treat Covid-19. One Central…
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Bend Park and Rec could cut 25% of children from Kids INC program if it cannot fill 20 positions
On Tuesday, the Bend Park and Recreation District sent an e-mail to more than 1,000 families, informing them their child might not be enrolled in the…
Continue ReadingCODE Team: Naked fugitive arrested during SW Bend parking lot drug deal
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 38-year-old Bend fugitive arrested during an apparent drug deal in a southwest Bend restaurant parking lot was sitting naked…
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State contracts with medical staffing firms for more nurses, medics at St. Charles, S. Oregon hospitals
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Kate Brown announced Wednesday that health care facilities around the state — particularly those in hard-hit Central…
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DEQ extends air quality advisory for parts of Central, S. Oregon for several more days
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality extended an air quality advisory Wednesday for several more days for Jackson, Klamath and parts of…
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‘Local Plastic’ recycles C.O. craft beer’s single-use plastics into new products
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With 22 breweries in Central Oregon, there’s no shortage of options when it comes to craft beer. But with all that beer comes…
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