Oregon DEQ extends C.O. air quality advisory through Labor Day weekend as smoke lingers
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency extended an air quality advisory Friday for Southern and…
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Bend OSP trooper placed on leave over video saying he’ll refuse to follow state’s vaccine mandate
An Oregon State Police trooper in Bend has been placed on paid administrative leave for posting a video on Instagram in which he says he will refuse…
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ODOT preparing to release new highway safety program for 2022
The Oregon Transportation Safety Committee will meet next week to discuss its proposed highway safety plan for next year.…
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Seaside man killed, Linn County woman seriously hurt in Hwy. 97 van-semi crash near Sunriver
A Seaside man was killed and a Linn County woman was seriously injured in the collision of a van and semi-truck early Thursday morning on U.S.…
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Loving the river: Floating the Deschutes in Bend continues to grow in popularity
Floating the Deschutes river is a popular summer activity for locals and tourists, but the park and float location on Bradbury Way and the…
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Pho noodle shortage affecting C.O. restaurants and food supply stores
A shortage of Banh Pho noodles across the West Coast is causing concern for one Redmond…
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Veteran Deschutes County prosecutor Steve Gunnels to run for DA as Hummel won’t seek 3rd term
Over nearly three decades, veteran Deschutes County prosecutor Steve Gunnels, currently a chief deputy district attorney, has served under three DAs…
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Bend councilors get earful from concerned neighbors, parents about proposed homeless camp
Bend city councilors recently agreed to move forward with two possible sites for managed homeless camps. One of the locations, off NE Ninth Street,…
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Bend man, 27, killed in crash at Lake Billy Chinook
A 27-year-old Bend man was killed when his SUV left a road at Cove Palisades State Park, rolled down a steep embankment and landed in Lake Billy…
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Mountain View Fellowship Church set to be first Redmond ‘safe parking’ program location
The city of Redmond is looking to replicate the success Bend and other Oregon communities have accomplished through a safe parking program to help…
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‘Hardhat in Hand’: COCC partners with Facebook, Fortis Construction for training program
A new partnership between Central Oregon Community College, Facebook and Fortis Construction will provide hands-on paid training aimed at developing…
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Over 100 Bend HS, Bear Creek Elementary teachers, staff sign letter opposing nearby homeless camp
More than 100 teachers and support staff at two northeast Bend schools have signed a letter to city councilors and the Bend-La Pine School Board in…
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Bend man receives 100-month prison sentence in Prineville assault on wife
A 41-year-old Bend man was sentenced Monday to more than eight years in prison after a Crook County jury convicted him of first-degree sodomy…
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Oregon DEQ extends air quality advisory for S. Deschutes, other counties due to wildfire smoke
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Wednesday extended an air quality advisory for southern Deschutes, Jackson, Klamath and Lake…
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Bend residents enjoy warmer, drier than usual August (except for drought, all that smoke)
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend residents and visitors enjoyed much of a warmer and drier than usual August, according to the National Weather Service,…
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Emergency animal hospital in Bend will soon return to 24/7 hours on weekends
Owners of an emergency vet clinic in Bend say people can rest easy, knowing there’s a place to bring their pets at any time of day — or night.…
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St. Charles Bend reports record 89 COVID-19 hospitalizations, details vaccination status
St. Charles Bend reported a record 89 COVID-19 patients as of early Wednesday, a dozen of whom were in the ICU, 10 on…
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Redmond councilors embrace plans for ‘safe parking’ program for homeless
Aware that its only a fairly small piece of solving the issues of homelessness, Redmond city councilors got a briefing, then voiced unanimous support…
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The Big Playback is back: Five C.O. football teams to host games Friday night
This Friday will mark he first time in two years Central Oregon high schools have played football in September, though only five months since they…
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‘We are one community’: Bend restaurant reserves honorary table ‘for the fallen’ 13 in Afghanistan
There’s an open table with 13 reserved seats and 13 beers on it at Bend Burger Company on Northeast Third Street.…
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