Old Mill trick-or-treating canceled; Bend parent has alternative for Halloween fun
With traditional trick-or-treating listed as a “higher-risk activity” by the CDC’s recently released Halloween guidelines, Central Oregonians are…
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Preschool Promise expands to C. Oregon, has more pre-K spots for families in need
Preschool Promise, a statewide initiative to increase the number of quality, affordable spaces for children ages 3 or 4 years old, has expanded to…
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Investigation underway after violence erupts at Bend political rallies
President Trump supporters gathering for a cruise through town and Black Lives Matter protesters holding a self-described “block party” gathered at…
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Bend-La Pine parents rally to reopen schools, but the latest case counts don’t help
Just as dozens of Bend parents gathered for a “reopen the schools” rally at Bend-La Pine Schools’ headquarters in downtown Bend Monday, last week’s…
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Apparent assault on Bend Latino man has family, police looking for answers
Family members say 30-year-old Geovanni Ortega last remembers walking from downtown Bend near Newport Avenue last Friday night — when the next thing…
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Oregon state prisons may end partnerships with community colleges
The Oregon Department of Corrections recently announced it is proposing to end its partnership with the state’s community colleges and move its Adult…
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Lionshead Fire, at 204K acres Oregon’s largest of year, nears 50% containment
The more than 204,000-acre Lionshead Fire, sparked by lightning west of Warm Springs in mid-August, is approaching 50% containment, the last of…
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Krantz vows investigation, protesters surround Bend police HQ day after melee
One day after rallies by President Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter participants turned into a melee, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz vowed a…
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Driver charged with DUII after crashing pickup into SW Redmond home
A Redmond woman was arrested by citation on drunken driving and other charges after her pickup truck crashed into the front of a southwest Redmond…
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Driver killed in late-night SW Redmond crash
A Redmond man was killed late Saturday night when his car left a southwest Redmond intersection at a 90-degree turn and struck a large tree, police…
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Early-morning fire heavily damages SW Madras triplex; 2 cats perish
A southwest Madras duplex was heavily damaged by a fire early Sunday morning, and while the residents escaped, two cats perished, an official…
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Oregon reports 1 more COVID-19 death, 260 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 572, along with 260 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Dueling Bend rallies turn into melee; Mace, Taser used, gun pointed; 1 arrest
A boisterous confrontation amid dual rallies by President Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters near Pilot Butte turned violent and…
Continue Reading ‘There’s a lot of work getting done’: Lionshead Fire reaches 43% containment
More progress was reported Saturday on the Lionshead Fire that has burned more than 204,000 acres since mid-August, but the Confederated Tribes of…
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2 Sisters HS students, 3rd teen killed in crash on Forest Service road west of Sisters
Three teens — two of them Sisters High School students — were killed Thursday night when their SUV left a Forest Service road west of Sisters and…
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‘It’s been phenomenal:’ Deschutes County Stabilization Center set to open 24/7
The Deschutes County Stabilization Center has been up and running for about four months now. But in just over two weeks, it’ll be staffed 24/7 for…
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COVID-19 brings changes, cancellations to Bend’s traditional fall events
October brings numerous traditional fall events in Bend, but like many festivals and events already this year, most are now going virtual or have…
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FBI offers $10,000 reward, seeks tips to solve 2019 Warm Springs homicide
The FBI said Friday it is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of whoever shot and…
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Early-morning fire causes $500,000 damage to NE Bend cabinet shop
A fire that spread from an attached storage shed to a northeast Bend cabinet shop early Thursday morning caused about $500,000 in damage, but a…
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Salvation Army, Red Cross and Little Caesars feed wildfire evacuees
Wildfire evacuees in Bend and Redmond received about 130 pizzas Thursday, thanks to a collaborative effort among The Salvation Army, the American…
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