Oregon-Washington BLM to impose fire restrictions, fireworks ban starting Friday
Fire restrictions, including a ban on fireworks use, will go into effect on Friday for all Bureau of Land Management public lands throughout Oregon…
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Bend police warn public about scam calls from someone using an officer’s name
Bend police issued a public alert Monday of a potential scam involving the use of one of its officers’…
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La Pine Middle School social studies teacher earns top fellowship; only Oregon recipient
La Pine Middle School teacher Jessica Colburn has earned the prestigious James Madison Foundation Fellowship, considered one of the highest honors a…
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Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! We’re seeing winds coming out of the northwest pushing a new system our way — however, we won’t see the rain for a few…
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‘Poverty is brutal, and it is crushing’: Simulation staged in Redmond brings to life challenges of making ends meet
Some Central Oregonians got a rare chance Friday to see up close what poverty truly looks and feels like in our communities, and the challenges so…
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Bend South Little League Challenger softball game a home run for players and families
Families came together cheering on their children in a softball game at Sun Meadow Park in Bend Saturday afternoon. The game was a Bend South Little…
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Redmond Off-Road Rally participants rev their engines for fun weekend event
The second annual Redmond Off-Road Rally kicked off a weekend of fun at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds Saturday morning. It was scheduled for…
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Bend ‘Let’s Pull Together’ event brings volunteers to pull weeds, remove litter, plant native pollinators
The annual event ‘let’s pull together’ happened Saturday morning at Brooks Park in Bend, as well as other locations. People put on their gloves…
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Smoke alarms installed in dozens of Central Oregonians’ homes during ‘Sound the Alarm’ event
The ‘Sound the Alarm’ event kicked off Saturday in Bend and Redmond. It was hosted by the Red Cross, and there were nearly 150 alarms installed, as…
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Bend company printed blurry 5th District election ballots; Clackamas County clerk cites lack of certification
A blurry ballot situation that’s been holding up the final count in a closely watched Fifth Congressional District primary election can be traced…
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Workers at Bend’s Crux Fermentation Project brewpub file petition to form union
Employees at the Crux Fermentation Project brewpub in Bend are seeking to unionize, and the National Labor Relations Board is reviewing the petition…
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Stolen longboards spotted for sale online; Bend PD undercover sting leads to arrest, recovery
A Bend woman who learned from a neighbor that her children’s stolen longboard skateboards were up for sale online led to a Bend Police sting…
Continue Reading Bend man arrested on theft, other charges after locked BMX bike cut off back of vehicle
A Bend man was arrested on theft and other charges early Friday, accused of cutting off a lock and stealing a BMX bike from the back of a vehicle and…
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Update: Missing Bend teen in foster care has been found, Oregon DHS says
The Oregon Department of Human Services Child Welfare Division said Monday that a missing Bend 16-year-old in foster care who was “believed to be in…
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Deschutes County’s proposes $398 million FY 2023 budget, up 5.8%, outlines various planned projects
Deschutes County has released its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2023 of $398.3 million, a 5.8 percent increase from the current year, while…
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Wyden sets June 1 online town hall for Deschutes County residents
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday five upcoming live on-line town halls hosted by People’s Town Hall for residents of Lincoln,…
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‘First of its kind’ apartment complex with shared kitchens coming to NE Bend
Hiatus Homes has been designing and building cottage-style tiny homes for nearly 10 years, but its new project is a first of its kind for Bend.…
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AirLink helicopter crashes while landing at Christmas Valley Airport; 2 of 4 crew members seriously injured
An AirLink helicopter on a flight from Bend crashed Wednesday evening while landing at the Christmas Valley Airport to pick up a patient, injuring…
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Bend Municipal Airport pilots welcome word of $4.8 million grant to fund air traffic control tower
The Bend Municipal Airport is the third busiest public-use airport in Oregon, and it’s been in need of an air traffic control tower for a while now.…
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