Crews working to quickly get Bend’s winter warming shelter up and running
As temperatures drop and COVID-19 cases rise, advocates in Central Oregon are working to keep Bend’s vulnerable homeless population warm in a safe…
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Two-week ‘freeze’ puts more pressure on C.O. service industry
Jake’s Diner in Bend is just one of 10,000 restaurants across Oregon that will be impacted by the state’s executive order to go on a 2-week ‘freeze’…
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Bend boosts business fine for COVID-19 violations; mask complaint hotline available
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — At a special meeting related to rising COVID-19 cases last week, the Bend City Council agreed to increase fines for businesses…
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Bend protesters rally, speak out against Gov. Brown’s 2-week COVID-19 freeze
More than 100 protesters gathered in downtown Bend for a “Keep Us Open” rally on Sunday to speak out against the two-week statewide freeze announced…
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NE Bend church offers cold-weather shelter until Nov. 23 opening of winter facility
A northeast Bend church has stepped in to serve as a temporary cold-weather shelter for the homeless and those in need until an official winter…
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OSU adapts COVID-19 testing of students and employees as holidays near
TRACE OSU, Oregon State University’s weekly COVID-19 prevalence testing of students and employees, is adjusting to serve thousands of OSU students…
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Bend police K-9 bites man with knife who officers say refused to follow commands
A Bend man who displayed a knife while disputing his bill at a medical marijuana dispensary Friday evening later refused to follow officers’ commands…
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Bend Park and Rec to close facilities, cancel recreation programs during freeze
The executive order issued Friday by Gov. Kate Brown includes a two-week freeze that will impact Bend Park and Recreation District programs and…
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‘Total gut punch’: C.O. businesses react to Gov. Brown’s COVID-19 freeze
Empty tables and stacked chairs will be even more the norm at Central Oregon restaurants, starting next…
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Winter storm brings power outages across Oregon; area of NE Bend out for hours
With Central Oregon’s first major winter storm of the season comes complications.…
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Bend councilors OK more funding for messaging on COVID, stiffer fine
The Bend City Council met in an emergency session Thursday to discuss the recent surge of COVID-19 cases in Oregon and Deschutes…
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Renovations complete at NE Bend neighborhood park
A newly renovated park is now open for play in Northeast Bend. The Bend Park and Recreation District announced Thursday that renovations and…
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COVID-19 still delaying C.O. veterans’ Honor Flights to D.C. memorials
For the past five years, Dane Prevatt of Honor Flight Central Oregon has been organizing trips to honor America’s veterans.…
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Bend homeless man dies outdoors as region experiences bitter cold
There is now much heartbreak after David Savory, 57, a disabled homeless man in Bend, was found deceased Tuesday morning after a cold night outdoors…
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C.O. leaders don’t aim to make sweeping changes to reopen schools
The Bend-La Pine School Board met Tuesday evening with Mayor Sally Russell and Deschutes County Commissioner Tony DeBone to discuss their vision…
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OSU-Cascades fall enrollment up nearly 5%, despite COVID-19 challenges
Despite the challenges posed by COVID-19, fall term enrollment at Oregon State University–Cascades has increased 4.9%, compared with 2019, and…
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Bend-La Pine students, area leaders urge celebrating World Kindness Day all year long
Middle school students from Bend-La Pine Schools are joining with local leaders in a regional campaign to encourage students, families, community…
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Bend mayor calls emergency council meeting as school board urges COVID-19 rules crackdown
Bend Mayor Sally Russell has called an emergency city council meeting for noon Thursday to discuss new steps to curb the area’s spike in COVID-19…
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Bend man accused of pulling airsoft gun on street sweeper driver in road rage incident
A Bend man has been charged with menacing, accused of pulling a handgun, which later turned out to be an airsoft gun, on a street sweeper driver in a…
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Bend, Redmond home sales prices zoom to new record high in October
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The steady upward, record-breaking trend for Bend and Redmond home sales prices continued in October, as did the sales pace and…
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