‘A perfect story’: Famed Bend golf course designer David McLay-Kidd may cap Bandon Dunes with 6th course
Hundreds of thousands of golfers head to Bandon Dunes each year to find a Scottish feel on the Oregon…
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St. Charles adds new Bend urgent care clinic, COVID-19 drive-thru testing
St. Charles added a new urgent care clinic and drive-thru COVID-19 testing Monday near the Bend hospital, to ease the burden on the Emergency…
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High Desert Museum fundraiser, the High Desert Rendezvous, coming up August 28
 The High Desert Museum’s signature fundraiser, High Desert Rendezvous, returns to the virtual world on Saturday, August 28, at 7:00 pm and offers…
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Bend Park & Rec plans 3 hiring events, raises pay to fill open positions
Hiring continues at the Bend Park and Recreation District as preparations are underway for the busy fall season, with new full-time positions and…
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St. Charles Bend to open urgent care clinic to ease strain on Emergency Department
St. Charles Health System announced on Sunday a new urgent care clinic and drive-thru COVID-19 testing at a family care facility near the Bend…
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‘We want answers’: Family, friends mark one year since unsolved NE Bend double-homicide
It’s been a year without answers or justice for Ray Atkinson Jr. and his fiancé, Natasha Newby. The couple were found dead a year ago Sunday in…
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Small fire stopped by Bend Parkway near Murphy Road
A small fire broke out Saturday afternoon near the Bend Parkway on the south end of town and burned about a quarter-acre before crews stopped…
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Year after Juniper Ridge Fire hit northern Bend, auto wrecker that lost 100s of cars still recovering
Sunday will mark a year since the Juniper Ridge Fire broke out on the north end of Bend, forcing hundreds of evacuated residents to flee and nearly…
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Bend firefighters greet cross-country cyclist honoring first responders
Bob Quick, cycling cross-country to honor firefighters, including those lost in the 9/11 attacks, made a stop Friday in Bend, where fire crews…
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City of Bend road and traffic report: Week of August 16-22
Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of August…
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C.O. high school, OSU-Cascade students making sensors for real-time data for manufacturers
A team of Central Oregon high school students led by an Oregon State University–Cascades computer science junior are building sensors that Oregon…
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Latino Community Assn. reflects, year after Bend ICE bus standoff
A year after protesters surrounded two buses in Bend to delay federal immigration officials from removing two Latino men, an official with the Latino…
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River’s Edge homeowners sue Pahlisch Homes over planned homes on part of Bend golf course
Homeowners in the River’s Edge community are suing Pahlisch Homes, attempting to stop the company from adding homes to the golf…
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Drug raid at NE Bend home turns up over 2 pounds of meth; California man arrested
A six-month drug investigation has led to the arrest of a San Bernardino, California man and a raid on a northeast Bend home where he was staying…
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Bend-La Pine Schools set ‘Winnie the Pooh’ bus safety events
New Bend-La Pine Schools bus riders, kindergarten students and their families are invited to learn about bus safety and take a spin on a school bus…
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Bend recycling truck clips power line, sparks cardboard fire
A garbage truck full of cardboard to recycle clipped a power line, igniting a fire in the load, but the driver quickly found a safe spot to unload…
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Bend cyclist in deadly crash mourned; many riders shifting from streets to trails
A warm person — that’s how Susan Conner, owner of Sunnyside Sports bike shop in Bend describes Richard Wolf, who was cycling on Century Drive…
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Deschutes County official dismayed by state’s indoor mask mandate; others voice support
Governor Kate Brown ordered another statewide mask mandate in Oregon starting Friday, saying the Delta variant “changed…
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Bend-La Pine School Board adopts school return plan with mask mandate at divisive meeting
Hundreds gathered at Bend Senior High School for a tension-filled Bend-La Pine School Board meeting Tuesday evening, as many showed up in opposition…
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‘It’s a sign of the times’: Bend job fair yields ‘minimal’ results
The staff shortage continues to plague several industries nationwide, and in Central Oregon. St. Charles Health System and Express Employment…
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