Gov. Brown visits Bend’s North Star Elementary to mark Teacher Appreciation Week
Gov. Kate Brown visited Bend’s North Star Elementary School on Monday in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week.…
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Jefferson County Fire District No. 1 implements 24/7 paid staffing on way to EMS merger
Jefferson County Fire District #1 implemented 24-hour staffing at 8 a.m. Saturday at its main station in Madras. This is the first time in the…
Continue ReadingThe S&P is having its worst start to a year since 1939
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The S&P 500 fell more than 13% between January and April of this year. That’s the worst four-month…
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COCC launches Center for Business, Industry, and Professional Development
Central Oregon Community College announced Monday the establishment of a new regional workforce resource, the Center for Business, Industry, and…
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Cascade Natural Gas to replace pipelines over five-block stretch of NW Bend alley
Cascade Natural Gas said Monday it will replace existing natural gas main pipelines and service lines in a five-block alley in northwest Bend over…
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Teen surfer who was trapped underwater, rescued at Bend Whitewater Park has died, pastor says
A Bend 17-year-old who became trapped underwater for several minutes Saturday while surfing with friends at the Bend Whitewater Park has died, the…
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Oregon Hwy. 224 near Estacada, FS sites reopen after long 2020 Labor Day wildfire cleanup
Oregon Highway 224 above Estacada reopened Sunday after crews completed the final cleanup needed to make the road safe after the Labor Day 2020…
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Coast man arrested in Bend — again; police say he was found hiding under woman’s bed
A northwest Bend woman confronted a man she found hiding under her bed Friday night, and he ran – but left behind a police property receipt from a…
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Electric utilities spending millions to lower wildfire risk
By TOM BANSE Northwest News Network SEATTLE (AP) — Private electric utilities in the Pacific Northwest are planning tens of millions of dollars in…
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Permanent fireworks ban prompts Bend police to set ‘spring cleaning’ disposal event
Bend police and fire agencies are holding a pre-summer “spring cleaning” fire safety and fireworks disposal event for the public after the recent ban…
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Bureau of Reclamation says to expect low water levels on Prinevile Reservoir, Crooked River
As spring and summer recreation ramp up, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation advised the public Friday to expect lower than normal water levels in…
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One Class at a Time: La Pine HS students go from making coffee to building a career
There’s nothing like a fresh cup of coffee to start your day, and for La Pine High School students in the Life Skills Program, it could lead to job…
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ODOT: Hwys. 20-126 hazard tree deaths near Sisters not connected to herbicide issues
The Oregon Department of Transportation is preparing for another dead tree removal, and this time, they say it’s not because of herbicide use.…
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Frequent thefts, upcoming construction raise concerns for Bend appliance store
Batteries, gas, tires and diesel exhaust fluid are constantly being stolen from Standard TV & Appliance at the north end of Bend, the store manager…
Continue ReadingOregon Democrats to host forum at Sunriver summit featuring 3 candidates for governor
SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Sunday at 11:15 a.m. at the 2022 Oregon Summit in Sunriver, the Democratic Party of Oregon will host a governor’s…
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Got a spare $127 million? 33,000-acre Skyline Forest – bigger than Bend – still on the market
Nearly three years after the daunting $127 million asking price was set for a vast 33,000-acre forest west of Bend – bigger than the city itself –…
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Crowd on hand for city of Bend open house on design for Wilson Avenue-15th Street roundabout
The city of Bend hosted a well-attended open house Wednesday evening to present and answer questions about designs for the upcoming 15th Street and…
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Free gas: Sunriver Resort’s latest incentive in bid to fill about 200 open summer jobs
With summer just around the corner and hundreds of job openings still to fill, Sunriver Resort is on the hunt for willing workers, with a new perk in…
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Bend Fire & Rescue now aims to add firefighters to new Pilot Butte substation by end of the year
Two of the engine bays at Bend Fire and Rescue Station No. 306 are actually a classroom right now for Bend…
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Bend family bringing hygiene products, toys and clean drinking water to Uganda
Sam and Logan Forrester are leaving for Uganda at the end of the week, to provide feminine hygiene products, clean well water, soccer balls and toys…
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