Police raid unlicensed NE Bend massage business, recommend owner be charged
Police raided a northeast Bend massage business Thursday after a six-month investigation determined it did not have a state license, and recommended…
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Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plans 2,700 acres of prescribed burns near Sunriver and La Pine
Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District said Thursday they plan to implement 2,700 acres of prescribed fire within the wildland-urban…
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Bend city councilors plan changes to disputed shelter code after emotional public hearing
The Bend City Council heard plenty of testimony Wednesday night at the Bend Municipal Court on proposed changes to homeless shelter codes, and then…
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New OSU-Cascades, COCC program aims to build child care workforce, pays year of full tuition
A program launched at Oregon State University–Cascades and in partnership with Central Oregon Community College aims to increase the number of…
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‘I need to go help, not fight’: Redmond veteran travels to Polish border to help Ukrainian refugees
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — “He is one of the most dynamic, incredible men I’ve ever known,” Redmond resident Megan Flanagan told NewsChannel21 while…
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Bend business among latest victims of catalytic converter thefts
Providing office supplies has helped keep Strive Workplace Solutions in business for years, but when the pandemic happened, that all changed.…
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DCSO deputies stop pickup, flatbed trailer loaded with items stolen in burglary near Sisters; 2 men arrested
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies made a high-risk, guns-drawn traffic stop Wednesday on Highway 97 north of Terrebonne of a pickup towing a…
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Marine law enforcement takes to the water at Lake Billy Chinook for key training before busy summer
To prepare for what no doubt will be a very busy summer, marine sheriff’s deputies from across the state and Oregon State Police troopers took to the…
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Jefferson County DA Leriche, retired sheriff Adkins endorse Heckathorn challenger Pollock
An already controversial campaign involving Jefferson County’s appointed Sheriff Marc Heckathorn and his main challenger, Senior Deputy Jason…
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Deschutes County planners to tackle defensible space requirements, new deer habitat inventory
Deschutes County residents are invited to provide input on the Deschutes County Community Development Department’s draft Work Plan for Fiscal Year…
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Warm Springs police charge 2 men in drug case; chief says drug laws will be enforced ‘no matter the amount’
Warm Springs Tribal Police were called to a car at the Indian Head Casino on a report of drug activity early Tuesday morning, and as a result, two…
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BPRD director: Teen surfer’s father wants Whitewater Park wave reopened — once it’s made safer
The Bend Whitewater Park’s wave pool, where a 17-year-old surfer became trapped underwater and later died, is closed for an investigation and any…
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Town hall held in Bend to hear public’s visions of a potential C. Oregon Center for the Arts
A town hall took place Tuesday evening Central Oregon Community College to explore a possible arts center for the region. The group supporting a…
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Oregonians react strongly to Supreme Court leak that suggests possible Roe vs. Wade reversal
About 200 abortion rights supporters rallied on the steps of the Deschutes County Courthouse on Tuesday evening as Oregonians joined the rest of the…
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Homeless Leadership Coalition’s lead agency shifts to C. O. Intergovernmental Council
Central Oregon’s long-time homeless services coordinating body, the Homeless Leadership Coalition announced Tuesday a shift in the organization’s…
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Pickup with dog inside stolen at Bend Lowe’s parking lot, recovered at Redmond Lowe’s; woman arrested
Four hours after a Bend man’s pickup truck – with his dog inside – was stolen from the Bend Lowe’s Home Improvement parking lot, the truck…
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Several prescribed burns planned Wednesday across Deschutes National Forest
Fire managers on the Deschutes National Forest hope to take advantage of favorable conditions Wednesday to conduct multiple prescribed burns across…
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Central Oregon Wildfire School returns, but 2 days of live fire exercises canceled due to forecast rain
The Central Oregon Fire Management Service is partnering with local structural firefighting departments around Central Oregon to provide an…
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‘He loved with a massive heart’: Family, friends and community grieve passing of Bend surfer, 17
The loss of 17-year-old Ben Murphy after a tragic accident at the Bend Whitewater Park is a heavy burden to bear for his friends, family, and…
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‘I was so fortunate to be their dad’: Bend couple start trade scholarship fund in their sons’ names
It’s been three years now since Phyllis and Scott Eckstein of Bend had the worst day of their lives, losing their two sons in a tragic crash while…
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