City of Bend road and traffic report: Week of June 12-18
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of June 12-18. You’ve noticed by now that construction season…
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Head’s up for two Hwy. 20 changes: O.B. Riley Road closure, new light to turn on at 3rd/Mervin Sampels Road
ODOT is advising Bend-area motorists to be aware of two more changes coming along Highway 20 next week: a temporary intersection closure and the…
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Despite costly damage, some things went right at Bend Airport fuel pumps fire, officials say
Safety valves, a quick response and firefighter training kept a scary fire at the Bend Airport’s self-fueling station from causing far greater…
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‘It’s a relief’: St. Charles Bend nurses talk about new contract’s impacts and their future at the hospital
After more than 40 hours of talks between the nurses union and St. Charles Bend, a tentative contract agreement was reached early Thursday.…
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Miss Oregon Volunteer 2023, Bailey Aldrich, pays a volunteering visit to Bend’s The Giving Plate
Bailey Aldrich, chosen earlier this year as Miss Oregon Volunteer 2023, paid a visit Friday to the Bend food pantry The Giving Plate. And true to her…
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Neil Young is a new addition to Hayden Homes Amphitheater’s summer concert lineup
Celebrated singer-songwriter Neil Young announced Friday a limited run of West Coast shows with special guest Chris Pierce, including a Monday,…
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OSU-Cascades announces 23 Class of 2023 recipients of Distinguished Student Awards
Oregon State University–Cascades has announced that 23 students of the Class of 2023 are being honored as recipients of the 2023 Distinguished…
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St. Charles Bend nurses union, hospital reach contract deal to avert strike after marathon talks
St. Charles Bend and the union representing nearly 1,000 of its nurses announced they reached a tentative contract agreement early Thursday morning…
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Plane’s wing clips Bend Airport fuel pumps’ awning support, ignites fire, prompts evacuation, road closures
A twin-engine plane that had finished fueling up at Bend Municipal Airport clipped a structure and sparked a fire at the pumps that put up a black…
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City fee increases proposed in Bend
Some of the proposed fee increases, in the planning and building departments, touch double digits. Liam Gibler breaks them…
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Attendees come out for open paddle on the Deschutes as second annual Bend Yoga Festival begins
The second annual Bend Yoga Festival got underway Thursday at Riverbend Park, featuring dozens of presenters and an expanded variety of activities…
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Assistance League of Bend presents 20th Kitchen Kaleidoscope home tour at Tetherow
The Assistance League of Bend will hold its 20th Kitchen Kaleidoscope home tour on Saturday, June 24, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Tetherow Golf…
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$1 million state grant to fund solar energy system for Stevens Ranch Library
The Oregon Department of Energy recently awarded Deschutes Public Library a $1 million grant for construction of a powerful solar photovoltaic system…
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LGBTQ COCC students protest choice of Rep. Chavez-DeRemer as commencement speaker
A group of LGBTQ Central Oregon Community College students are protesting the selection of Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as this year’s commencement…
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Armed man who called hotline, threatened to harm self, others surrenders, ending closure of Phil’s Trailhead
An armed 33-year-old Canby man who contacted a national hotline and threatened harm to himself and others surrendered and was taken into custody…
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Sheriff Nelson wins 2-1 commission support for strict code to ban most homeless camping on Deschutes County land
Deschutes County commissioners heard from Sheriff Shane Nelson at Wednesday’s meeting about why he’s proposing strict new county code that would bar…
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Bend Park & Rec Board approves 2-year, $430K contract for private security patrols in parks
The Bend Park & Recreation District Board on Tuesday evening unanimously agreed to authorize Executive Director Don Horton to negotiate and award a…
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Bend Police Department installing dash, in-patrol car camera systems, following up on body-worn camera project
The Bend Police Department said Tuesday it is having Axon fleet cameras installed in all of patrol cars this month, the second phase of its body-worn…
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City of Bend dismantles, removes two-story structure homeless man built on NE Mary Rose Place
A two-story structure a homeless man recently built on wheels along a busy northeast Bend street, drawing scrutiny and criticism, was dismantled by…
Continue ReadingPlanning for SE Bend’s long-awaited Reed Market Road railroad overpass gets $1 million-plus federal boost
The Biden administration announced Monday it is handing out more than $570 million in grants to help eliminate railroad crossings in 32 states, just…
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