Demographics drive GOP nosedive on West Coast
Deschutes County has, for the first time in memory, more registered Democrats than Republicans, a sign of how demographic shifts and the GOP’s tack…
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Oregon House Republicans – except Helt – join Senate in climate battle walkout
Most Republicans in the Oregon House — in fact, all but Bend Rep. Cheri Helt — didn’t show up for Tuesday’s session, expanding a GOP protest over…
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Oregon man dies after rescuing drowning boy in Micronesia
According to authorities, a 30-year-old man with ties to Central Oregon died after sacrificing his life to rescue a drowning boy in the Federated…
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Bend-area residents deal with repairs, damage from gusty winds
Many residents around the Bend area are dealing with the aftermath of damage caused by gusty winds on…
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BPRD responds to critics, vows to save every Drake Park tree it can
The Bend Park and Recreation District acknowledged Monday it removed green ribbons and tags wrapped around about a dozen of the three dozen trees in…
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C.O. winds topple trees, lines, cut power to thousands in Bend
Winds gusting to about 50 mph blew across much of the High Desert on Sunday, toppling trees onto power lines, homes, cars and parking lots and…
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Bend RV arson suspect caught after crash, search, pursuit
A Bend man sought by police since allegedly setting fire to a motor home he shared with his estranged wife two weeks ago ran from a rollover crash…
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Rash of counterfeit bills passed in Bend, Sunriver
Central Oregon law enforcement agencies are investigating several recently passed counterfeit bills that could be…
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Bend council OKs resolution discouraging residents from feeding deer, wildlife
The Bend City Council unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday evening discouraging residents from feeding deer and other wildlife within the city…
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Bend to test metered signals at Reed Market-Bond roundabout
The city of Bend announced Thursday it will test the use of metered signals at the Reed Market/Bond/Brookswood roundabout during the week of March…
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Bend RV park residents voice frustration in arson aftermath
Some residents of Crown Villa Park in southern Bend say their concerns over safety were neglected before a motor home fire earlier this month, and…
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Bend PD: Burglary suspect tried to break into home twice
A Bend man was arrested late Sunday night, accused of burglarizing a southwest Bend home and trying to break in a second time, as well as trying to…
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Video by Antarctic scuba diver from Bend goes viral
When a scuba diver from Bend posted on Facebook a video of her and her colleagues dancing in their diving suits to the song “I’m Sexy and I Know…
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Shot fired in NE Bend apartment; suspect arrested in Redmond
A man who fired a gunshot in a northeast Bend apartment Friday night was spotted a short time later in Redmond, leading to a guns-drawn traffic stop,…
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Bend’s new high school name choices: Woodlands, Vista or Caldera
A Bend-La Pine Schools naming committee has recommended three options for the new high school under construction in southeast Bend: Woodlands, Vista…
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Bend prepares to move homeless campers off Juniper Ridge
Bend’s mayor and others toured Juniper Ridge Tuesday amid plans to remove dozens of homeless campsites from the city-owned area ahead of a major…
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Bend man sought in motor home arson fire
Bend police asked the public Sunday night to help find a man who allegedly set fire to and destroyed a motor home he owned with his estranged wife,…
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Bend begins effort to pass $190 million transportation bond measure
One day after Bend city councilors unanimously agreed to ask voters in May for $190 million in transportation bonds, community members were…
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Bend bus driver returns ‘rowdy’ students to school, some parents angry
A letter was sent home to parents of students at Pine Ridge Elementary School about a school bus incident Monday as some voiced their frustrations…
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Bend sees warmer January, about as wet (or snowy) as usual
Temperatures recorded in January at the Bend Airport were warmer than normal for the month, but despite average precipitation, the total since last…
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