Deer with net tangled in antlers sparks concern in Bend; ODFW seeks location tips
A buck with what appears to be a volleyball net badly wrapped around its antlers has been spotted by several worried Bend residents; ODFW is trying…
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Ducks player from Bend injured again in upset win over Ohio State
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Cameron McCormick, a Bend native, is a tight end for the Oregon Ducks. But he’s not your ordinary athlete — Cameron has…
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Conceptual 3D renderings released for 2 proposed Bend homeless villages
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) —Â New 3D renderings have been released by a group that hopes to be chosen to manage two proposed managed homeless villages in…
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Free rapid COVID-19 testing at Les Schwab Amphitheater starts with Friday’s concert
Concertgoers at the Les Schwab Amphitheater will have access to free COVID-19 testing before each event, starting…
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‘The most desperate act’: Bend therapist knows the family pain of suicide, seeks to help others
September is recognized as National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and suicide is one of the leading causes of preventable death in Oregon.…
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C.O. Suicide Prevention Alliance holds candlelight vigil
Earlier this month, the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners officially recognized September as Suicide Prevention Month. On Thursday evening, the…
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Bend’s year-round emergency shelter hits 70-person capacity; Shepherd’s House seeks help with meals
As cooler days and chilly nights set in across the High Desert, dozens of homeless people are filling up Bend’s new year-round shelter, and the…
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‘Long overdue’: Bend Municipal Airport seeking grant funds for air traffic control tower
The third-busiest airport in Oregon is preparing for an upgrade, in the form of an 80- to100-foot-tall air traffic control…
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OSU-Cascades research funding totals $3.4 million, second-highest in history of Bend campus
Research funding at Oregon State University–Cascades reached $3.4 million during the past fiscal year, the second-highest total in campus history,…
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Hospitalized Burns couple with COVID-19 have to say their goodbyes over video call
Burns resident Carolyn Ellis is leaving Bend feeling…
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Bend councilors move forward on permanent fireworks ban, housing code changes
Bend city councilors were meeting Wednesday evening to take public comment on proposed rules to allow multi-family housing in all neighborhoods, as a…
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Bend’s Bethlehem Inn says new hires pave the way to open new Redmond shelter
‘Now Hiring’ signs have been up for months all over Central Oregon, as businesses struggle and plead to find people to work. But the Bethlehem Inn in…
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Cascades East Transit celebrates reopening of upgraded Hawthorne Station
Cascades East Transit held an event Wednesday to celebrate the recent interior renovations of its Hawthorne Station after a closure of over a year;…
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SE Bend property owner burning weeds with torch cited after sparking brush fire
A property owner burning weeds with a propane torch in southeast Bend was cited Wednesday after sparking a fire that grew to nearly a half-acre in…
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Bend-La Pine Schools see 1,100 fewer students than two years ago, before COVID-19 hit
You might call Brad Henry the chief number-cruncher for Bend-La Pine Schools. But after the upheaval that COVID-19 has brought to just about…
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Dozens of cats, dogs arrive in Bend on rescue flight from Hurricane Ida-stricken Louisiana
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) –It was a busy scene at the Bend Airport Tuesday afternoon as dozens of dogs and cats were unloaded from a plane after a rescue…
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The Mayfly Project hosts Bend fly fishing graduation event for children in foster care
The Mayfly Project is holding a graduation for its Central Oregon students this evening in…
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Concerned parents protest outside Bend City Hall over proposed homeless camp
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A proposed managed homeless camp in southeast Bend near two schools, has stirred backlash among parents, some of whom gathered…
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Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center pivots fundraiser plans due to pandemic
Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center in Bend serves people in Central Oregon with disabilities and special needs through ‘healing with horses’. It…
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Portland man pleads guilty in federal court to Bend property bank fraud scheme
A Portland man pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to perpetrating a bank fraud scheme in which he used a Bend residential property he did not…
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