City of Bend preps winter streets plan, reminds of emergency snow zones
With significant snowfall in the forecast, everyone should prepare for winter, the city of Bend advised…
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Bend planning body signs off on new ‘master sign plan’ approach
The Bend Planning Commission signed off Monday night on several changes in the city’s sign code that would provide some flexibility for signage in…
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OSP seeks public tips to find whoever shot doe fawn with arrow in southern Bend
Oregon State Police requested the public’s help in identifying who shot and wounded a doe fawn with an arrow near Parrell and Chase roads in southern…
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‘It was great’: Bend-La Pine middle, high schoolers back in class after 10 months
Bend-La Pine middle and high schools welcomed back students on Monday, marking the first day in more than 10 months that all of the district’s…
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‘People want hope’: Bend jewelers say engagement ring sales up amid pandemic
The pandemic has brought some couples closer together, through quarantining and spending nights together alone.…
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Close friend of Bend double-homicide victims protests no arrests after 6 months
Nearly six months have passed since two of Josh Pardee’s close friends were killed in what police quickly determined was a double-homicide inside…
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Bend, Redmond home sales prices set new records (again) to start 2021
Bend’s median home sales price zoomed to a new record of $580,000 in January, while Redmond’s reached a record $377,000, Beacon Appraisal Group…
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Bend transient arrested on attempted murder charge in stabbing last June
A 27-year-old Bend transient was arrested Friday on attempted murder, burglary and assault charges, accused of stabbing another man at the alleged…
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A Bend front-door friendship delivered: That rings a bell
Thanks to a doorbell camera — and a few snacks — a Bend family and their mail carrier developed quite the connection. However, he recently got…
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Parents notified of COVID-19 case at Elk Meadow Elementary in SW Bend
Parents of students at Elk Meadow Elementary School in southwest Bend were notified in a letter Friday evening that “a person associated with the…
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Bend councilor proposes city consider removing minimum parking requirements
During the Bend City Council’s meeting on Wednesday evening, new City Councilor Melanie Kebler asked, and staff and colleagues agreed to examine the…
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Two Bend men arrested in 6 recent car thefts; 3 stolen guns also recovered
Two days after Bend police reported a 56% jump in car thefts last year and plans to curb the trend, officers announced Thursday the arrest of two…
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Bend nonprofit Think Wild opens newly renovated wildlife rehab hospital
Think Wild, a nonprofit wildlife hospital and conservation center in Bend, is officially open for intake of injured and orphaned native wildlife.…
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DCSO deputies pitch in, help clean trash from Deschutes River banks in Bend
After NewsChannel 21’s recent story on a Bend native who was removing trash left at homeless camps along the Deschutes River, Deschutes County…
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Police identify Bend woman, 74, killed in crash on SW Century Drive
A 74-year-old Bend woman was killed Thursday when her SUV was struck by a pickup towing a large trailer on Southwest Century Drive, Bend police…
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‘Kicked to the curb’: Waiting C.O. seniors voice vaccine frustrations
The Oregon Health Authority recently announced that seniors 80 and older will be eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccine beginning Feb. 8, with…
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Bend councilors OK motel purchase for homeless shelter, but state grant is key
A 64-unit hotel on Southeast Third Street in Bend may soon be a shelter for the…
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Bend’s downtown parking garage changes are a ‘hands-on’ project for Tobi Marx
The city of Bend’s Parking Services Division is installing an access control system in the Centennial Parking Garage in downtown Bend to help improve…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County Republican Party responds to Buehler’s departure
Former state representative and GOP gubernatorial candidate Knute Buehler of Bend explained to NewsChannel 21 on Tuesday why he is among more than…
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Two new proposed Bend-area campgrounds under review
Deschutes County commissioners and Bend city officials are each considering a new proposed campground in their respective jurisdictions. One is…
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