‘Unique opportunity’: Bend set to get bigger with addition of 261 undeveloped acres
Bend is getting bigger, again. The city’s Growth Management Division has begun the first steps of planning for the development of 261 acres of land…
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Senators send White House names of 3 U.S. attorney finalists; Hummel not among them
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., sent to the White House Wednesday the names of three finalists to be the next U.S. Attorney for…
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Plans for new apartment complex at Bend Westside roundabout concerns neighbors
Mill Creek residential plans to develop a new 297-unit multifamily apartment complex called Modera Century West at the Century Drive/Reed Market…
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OSU-Cascades ‘spinout’ firm is semifinalist in $4 million federal lithium extraction contest
A company started by an Oregon State University–Cascades researcher is a semifinalist in a $4 million federal competition to develop green,…
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Deschutes National Forest modifies trail closures west of Bend
The Deschutes National Forest said Tuesday it has modified temporary closures on portions of trails within the greater West Bend trails…
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Central Oregon sees strong October hiring; Deschutes County workforce tops pre-pandemic levels
Recent revisions to the employment situation using payroll records through June revealed a much stronger job market for most of Central Oregon than…
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Young Bend golfer excited he’ll get to compete in ‘Drive Chip Putt’ finals at Augusta National
Bend 12-year-old Owen Greenough is working on his game at Awbrey Glen Golf Club, because in April, he’ll be heading to Augusta National for the…
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Deschutes County plans expanded public safety campus, jail, sheriff’s office upgrades
Deschutes County is currently in the process of accepting bids from architects and engineers to continue work on its master plan to upgrade the…
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Bend man jailed on bias crime, disorderly conduct charges, accused of shouting slurs at juvenile
A 42-year-old Bend man has been jailed on bias crime and disorderly conduct charges, accused of walking toward a Bend juvenile male and his family…
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Downtown Bend ATM theft attempt fails; machine, stolen pickup left behind
At least three people used a stolen pickup truck to try to steal a downtown Bend bank’s automated teller machine early Sunday morning, but they…
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Pedestrian struck, seriously injured while walking in NW Redmond street
A pedestrian walking in a northwest Redmond street was struck and seriously injured by a vehicle early Sunday morning, police…
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Sprinkler system stops laundry room fire at NE Bend rehabilitation facility
A laundry room fire Sunday afternoon at Pilot Butte Rehabilitation in northeast Bend was stopped by the facility’s fire sprinkler system, an…
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SE Bend family acts fast; firefighters stop garage blaze before it can spread
A fire that caused $15,000 in damage to the garage of a southeast Bend home Friday morning was caused by a wick used to light smoking materials that…
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Proposed SE Bend gas station sparks neighborhood controversy, petition drive
“For Sale” signs are hard to miss in the empty lot across from the Brosterhous and Murphy roads roundabout in Southeast Bend. The land has already…
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Labor, supply shortages affecting holiday grocery shoppers in Central Oregon
Food 4 Less is a locally owned grocery store preparing for the holiday season, but there are some items it’s prepared to run out…
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Rep. Reschke to run for redrawn House District 55, including much of Deschutes County
State Rep. E. Werner Reschke, R-Klamath Falls, announced Friday his intent to file to run for state representative for the newly redrawn House…
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Homeless camps off China Hat Road prompt fire danger concern, call for solutions
s the issue of homelessness continues to grow in Bend, residents living at the south end of Bend feel the homeless camps off China Hat Road also…
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Smith Rock State Park due to gain new visitor center, parking/traffic improvements
The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission approved an initial list of park capital improvement projects Wednesday, to be funded by new general…
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Two Central Oregon referees receive state’s top ‘Official of the Year’ awards
The Oregon Athletic Officials Association has announced its first awards for officials of the year — and two Central Oregon referees, Chuck Aldred…
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Direct route: Murphy Road railroad bridge opens, offers new east-west link for growing SE Bend
A new bridge crossing over the train tracks and extending Murphy Road to 15th Street in southeast Bend, opened Thursday with a ribbon-cutting, a…
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