BPRD finishes $2.6 million upgrade of the Haul Road Trail, linking Westside to the forest
The Bend Park and Recreation District, in partnership with the city of Bend and Western Federal Lands, said Tuesday it recently completed an…
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Sisters Ranger District continues pile burning through the week
Sisters Ranger District fuels specialists plan to conduct eight acres of landing pile burning operations along Forest Service Road 12, located 15…
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Hayden Homes Amphitheater: Bend homebuilder new title sponsor of Old Mill riverfront venue
Live Nation announced Tuesday that local area partner Hayden Homes will be the new name-in-title sponsor of Bend’s 20-year-old, popular Old Mill…
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City of Bend tops 100K residents (again); Deschutes County powers past 200K, Crook past 25K
New July 1 population estimates due for release late Monday by Portland State University may give new clues about the impact of the pandemic on…
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Frequent crashes spark safety concerns on curving stretch of Murphy Road in SW Bend
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Some southwest Bend residents are voicing concern about the safety of a stretch of Murphy Road, from South Highway 97 to…
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SUV driver seriously injured in collision with school bus on Hwy. 20 at Cooley Road
A 48-year-old Bend man was seriously injured Monday afternoon when his SUV veered into the turn lane of Highway 20 at Cooley Road and struck the…
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Drive-by shooting at Hunnell Road encampment raises concerns of violence in the area
A feeling of uneasiness for those living on Hunnell Road in Bend Monday, after a drive by shooting over the…
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Deschutes County Search and Rescue assists fallen, injured hiker near Eagle Crest
A 79-year-old Redmond woman injured in a fall while hiking along the Deschutes River near Eagle Crest on Sunday afternoon called for help, prompting…
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City of Redmond seeks applicants to fill City Council vacancy
The City of Redmond said Monday it has begun accepting applications to fill a vacant City Council seat. Councilor John Bullock resigned from the…
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Bathroom trash can fire at Farewell Bend Park stopped fast; investigators seek info
A trash can fire in a bathroom at Farewell Bend Park was quickly extinguished Sunday evening, and damage was limited by the building’s…
Continue Reading 120 acres of pile burning planned Monday by southern area of Suttle Lake
Sisters Ranger District fuels specialists plan to conduct 120 acres of pile burning Monday adjacent to the southern portion of Suttle Lake, located…
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Early-morning Culver shop fire sparked by oily rags in trash can, fire official says
A fire that damaged a shop in Culver early Monday morning apparently was sparked by oily rags that were improperly disposed of in a trash can, a fire…
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City of Bend to celebrate completion of Murphy Road project, opening of railroad overcrossing
The City of Bend on Monday invited the community to a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the completion of the Murphy Corridor Improvements Project and the…
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Hay truck flips, spills load on Reservoir Road in Crook County; no serious injuries
A hay truck driver and passenger escaped serious injury Saturday afternoon when their truck overturned and load of hay spilled near Prineville…
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Hunnell Road drive-by shooting: 4 parked vehicles hit; 3 occupied, no injuries; suspect pickup sought
Four gunshots were fired into four vehicles parked on the Hunnell Road homeless encampment Saturday night, but the four people inside them were…
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Wind-fanned Culver travel trailer fire spreads to adjacent home
A wind-whipped fire spread from a travel trailer to a Culver home late Friday afternoon, and while crews knocked it down quickly, the home sustained…
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‘Real, real tough’: C.O. farmers, ranchers share struggles, issues with Reps. Bentz, Feenstra
Central Oregon farmers and ranchers met Friday with Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., and fellow freshman Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, to share their…
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Bend man arrested on charges of luring a minor; sixth person charged in recent months
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 20-year-old Bend man was arrested and jailed Thursday, accused of arranging online to meet up with a fictitious 15-year-old…
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City of Bend kicks off Stevens Road Tract concept plan project, launches website
The City of Bend’s Growth Management Division is starting the first step toward development of 261 acres of land on Bend’s east side. This…
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Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District seeks comments on 35,000-acre vegetation project south of Bend
The Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District released Friday a draft environmental assessment for the nearly 35,000-acre Klone Vegetation Management Project…
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