Lessons on bias, kindness coming to Bend-La Pine classrooms this fall
With growing concern about incidents of racism in Bend-La Pine Schools, the district’s Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Kinsey Martin led…
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‘Really lucky to be out here’: Diggins, U.S. Cross Country Ski Team training at snowy Mt. Bachelor this week
For the next two weeks, members of the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team will be calling Mt. Bachelor…
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Jefferson County School District names new principals for Madras, Bridges HS, 509J Online
Jefferson County School District 509J Superintendent Jay Mathisen announced Tuesday the district has selected three new principals to lead Madras…
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Portland man gets 18-month federal prison term for bank fraud scheme involving NE Bend property
A Portland man was sentenced to federal prison Tuesday for using a Bend residential property he did not own as collateral to obtain a bank loan worth…
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Rimrock Trails reopens its adolescent residential treatment program in Prineville
Rimrock Trails is pleased to announce that on April 18, they reopened their Prineville-based Adolescent Residential Treatment Program, which…
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Prescribed burning set to continue Wednesday across Deschutes National Forest
Deschutes National Forest firefighters plan to take advantage of favorable conditions to continue prescribed burning across the Bend-Fort Rock,…
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Paulina Lake Road opens on Thursday, Cascade Lakes Highway next Monday
The Deschutes County Road Department will open Paulina Lake Road on Thursday at 8 a.m. Cascade Lakes Highway will open next Monday at 8…
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Bend firefighter honored by Oregon fire chiefs for rescuing woman from house fire
Bend Fire & Rescue firefighter Jared Hopper received the Distinguished Conduct Award from the Oregon Fire Chiefs Association on Friday for rescuing a…
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Hayden Homes, Anjulicia Foundation give $300,000 to The Giving Plate’s capital campaign
The Giving Plate announced Monday a very generous financial contribution toward their capital campaign, from Hayden and Kristin Watson. On behalf of…
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Oregon labor commissioner race draws range of candidates, including former Bend state rep
Among those running to be the commissioner of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries — a nonpartisan, statewide race that has drawn relatively…
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‘I am simply exhausted’: Bend Mayor Sally Russell announces she’s resigning from city council
After nearly a decade on the Bend City Council, the last three years as the first elected mayor in nearly a century, Sally Russell announced Monday…
Continue ReadingSunday, May 8: Evening snow report
In the last 24 hours… Timberline reported 19 new inches of snow. Mt. Bachelor reported 8 new inches of…
Continue ReadingMother Nature brings more rain and snow for Mother’s Day
Happy Sunday, Central Oregon — and Happy Mother’s Day! We are seeing this system make its way over the region and it’s bringing more rain and snow…
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Uncertain weather didn’t deter crowds as the Spring Home and Garden Show concluded
The Central Oregon Builders Association’s Spring Home and Garden Show at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds concluded Sunday. It was the 30th annual…
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Mother’s Day: Central Oregonians celebrate the special women in our lives
Mother’s Day is a special day to celebrate moms and remember all the hard work and sacrifices they do for us. NewsChannel 21 traveled around the…
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Sprinkler system quickly stops garage fire from spreading at NE Bend apartments
A fire sprinkler system at a northeast Bend apartment complex stopped a garage fire apparently started by incense or a candle Saturday night,…
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Eugene man, kicked out of Bend’s 2nd Street warming shelter, arrested in assault on another man
A Eugene man who showed up at the Bend’s Second Street warming shelter Saturday morning, asking for food, was soon kicked out for making offensive…
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‘He’s been very sad’: Bend 12-year-old’s mountain bike stolen from gym
Last week, Logan Williams was playing a basketball game at the Athletic Club in Bend.…
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Bend woman, 87, seriously injured in 2-vehicle crash that closed NE 27th Street for hours
An 87-year-old Bend woman was seriously injured Friday morning in a crash at a busy northeast Bend intersection when she turned her SUV into the path…
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Prineville fugitive runs from Sunriver traffic stop, caught by DCSO K-9, jailed
A Sunriver police officer pulled over an SUV for several traffic violations early Thursday, but the Prineville man at the wheel ran, prompting a…
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