Smoky kitchen fire at Madras apartment claims 2 dogs’ lives
A kitchen fire filled a Madras apartment with smoke on Saturday, claiming two dogs’ lives, Jefferson County Fire District No. 1…
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Portland-area grocer sues Redmond beef producer for $2.7M over E. coli outbreak
New Seasons Market has filed a $2.7 million lawsuit against a Redmond beef producer, accusing the company of negligence for delivering beef tainted…
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Dump truck stolen from construction site leads to SE Bend neighborhood standoff, arrest
A transient stole a dump truck from a construction site and fled police in a southeast Bend neighborhood Saturday morning, turned down a dead-end…
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donates food, supplies to Warm Springs tribes
On Wednesday morning, members of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, along with missionaries and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of…
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Busy Bend restaurants reopen after temporary closure gives workers a paid break
Busy lunchtime rushes are normal at Bangers & Brews’ two Bend…
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Fire season comes to an end on Oregon Dept. of Forestry-protected lands
Fire season has now ended on all 16 million acres of Oregon forestland protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry, the agency said Saturday.…
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EDCO announces 7 investment winners at 18th annual Bend Venture Conference
Economic Development for Central Oregon hosted the 18th Annual Bend Venture Conference from downtown Bend Thursday and Friday, as 14 companies…
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Bend police officer charged with assault of intoxicated man; 3 Summit HS students accused in beating
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel filed charges of fourth-degree assault and harassment Friday against Bend Police…
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Sen. Tim Knopp of Bend elected Oregon Senate Republican leader
State Sen. Fred Girod (R-Lyons) voluntarily stepped down as Republican Leader on Friday for health reasons. The caucus elected Sen. Tim Knopp…
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Attorney Emerson Levy declares bid for Zika’s Oregon House District 53 seat
Community advocate and attorney Emerson Levy announced Thursday that she is filing to run again for state representative for House District 53,…
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Deschutes County directs $6.6 million in federal funds to expanded child care access
The Deschutes County Commission has unanimously approved their largest American Rescue Plan Act investment to date, allocating an additional $6.6…
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Three Central Oregon HS volleyball teams finish season strong, eye state titles
Three Central Oregon high school volleyball teams are looking to make up for last time after last year’s 2020 state championships were canceled due…
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Four of 5 Redmond teens convicted in brutal 2001 killing make Gov. Brown’s commutation list
Four of the five Redmond teens convicted of conspiring to brutally kill Barbara Thomas at her home on the Old Bend-Redmond Highway just over 20 years…
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‘Super HotRock’ at Newberry Crater could be first renewable energy source of its kind
The only energy source of its kind in the world could take shape in Central Oregon in coming…
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Bend man charged with arranging online to meet ‘teen’ for sex; it was actually officer
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 29-year-old Bend man who thought he was talking with a 15-year-old girl on social media arranged to meet for sex at a motel,…
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Log truck flips at Empire Avenue and Third Street in NE Bend; no injuries reported
A fully loaded log truck tipped over at the intersection of Empire Avenue and Third Street in northeast Bend, causing no injuries but blocking the…
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Permanent downtown Bend parklet program proposed; fee is a matter of debate
The city of Bend last year created a temporary parklet program for restaurants and others to use downtown sidewalks and curbside parking spaces under…
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Bend police: Man with improvised spear jailed after threatening insurance adjuster at fire-hit gym
A man wielding an improvised spear threatened one of two insurance adjusters at a fire-hit northeast Bend gym Wednesday morning and was arrested on…
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Deschutes Brewery closing its Roanoke, Va., tasting room, cites pandemic impacts
Deschutes Brewery announced Wednesday that it is closing its Roanoke, Virginia tasting room at the end of the year, a victim of the pandemic and its…
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Bend woman carries on blanket drive in honor of her late husband
Margaret Brown is a Bend woman who recently lost her husband in August after he spent eight months battling Type 2…
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