Knopp co-sponsors, hails Senate passage of ‘middle housing’ legislation
Sen. Tim Knopp (R-Bend) carried Senate Bill 458 on the Senate floor as it won passage Thursday. Co-sponsored with Sen. Lew Fredrick (D-Portland), the…
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BPRD summer recreation registration opens next Tuesday
With summer around the corner, the Bend Park and Recreation District is opening registration for summer recreation programs beginning Tuesday, April…
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COCC board approves freeze on 2021-22 tuition, fees
The Central Oregon Community College Board of Directors voted unanimously Wednesday evening not to increase tuition or fees for the upcoming 2021-22…
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Occupied RV parked near NE Bend business for over 2 weeks prompts complaint
Andy West, the president of High Desert Trading, says an RV has been parked near his northeast Bend business for over two…
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‘She’s pretty tough’: SE Oregon toddler in hospital after swallowing tiny battery
While a grandmother in Bend waits and worries, a 2-year-old southeast Oregon girl has been rushed to California’s Stanford University Hospital, three…
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Deschutes County Jail inmate hospitalized after heroin overdose
A Bend man booked into the Deschutes County Jail on a felony warrant Tuesday afternoon told staff he had ingested a large dose of heroin and soon…
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Fewer C. Oregonians got paused single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
Bend resident Tina Chouinard was perfectly fine with getting the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine on March…
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Charged up: Bend bike shops seeing demand spike for electric bikes
Electric bikes are a hot product in Bend, as more people experience the outdoors with an assist to their pedal…
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Oregon high-proof, low-cost spirits to rise in price; Bend distiller sees little impact
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission approved a “floor pricing” plan for distilled spirits that will increase the price of the lowest-priced spirits…
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Tuition freeze recommended by COCC president, awaiting board approval
Central Oregon Community College plans to keep its current tuition rate for the coming school…
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Road to Pilot Butte summit reopens to vehicles Friday, first time in 18 months
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department said Monday it will open the vehicle gate to the Pilot Butte summit road at 10 a.m. on Friday, for the…
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City of Bend road and traffic report: Week of April 12-18
As the spring flowers begin to emerge, an indication of warmer weather to come, so too are the orange construction signs, indicating the beginning of…
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Bend alpine ski racer Laurenne Ross announces retirement
Laurenne Ross, the 32-year-old alpine skier from Bend, broke barriers in the sport with her success as an American female. However, her career had to…
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Oregon House passes bill making Juneteenth official state holiday
Riccardo Waites, the founder of the Central Oregon Black Leaders Assembly, said Friday the Oregon House recognizing Juneteenth as a formal state…
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KPOV urges community to ‘Emerge Together’ during spring membership drive
KPOV, like the rest of Central Oregon, is emerging this spring safely, realistically and optimistically from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.…
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Bend City Council approves $454K in federal funds for affordable housing help
Eight Bend nonprofit housing organizations will use $454,387 to provide housing assistance and other services to low- and moderate-income community…
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Next steps for Bend PD’s new body cam system
On Wednesday evening, a split Bend City Council approved a 5-year, $1 million contract to purchase a body camera system for the police…
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COCC announces its campuses will reopen to the public on June 14
Central Oregon Community College announced Thursday it plans to reopen all campuses to the public in a limited capacity on Monday, June 14.…
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Man arrested in NE Bend stabbing, attempted stabbing
A 63-year-old Bend man was arrested early Thursday morning, accused of stabbing one man at his former northeast Bend home after trying to stab…
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Split Bend council OKs $1 million for police body cams, calls off motel purchase
A slim majority of Bend city councilors voted Wednesday night to approve a five-year, more than $1 million contract to buy a body camera system from…
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