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Photos: RendezVan Festival at Mt. Bachelor
The fifth annual RendezVan Festival is happening at Mt. Bachelor through Sunday. The festival celebrates live music, spring ...
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In the wake of canceled cultural events, Bend’s Earth Day Fair moves forward, but without parade
The Environmental Center’s 2025 Earth Day celebration, slated for Saturday, will look different than in years past.
Environment
Wolves are expanding their range in Central Oregon
A new report from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife shows that the number of wolves in ...
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DA: Sheriff van der Kamp lied about educational history under oath
A report released Friday by the Deschutes County District Attorney’s Office says that Sheriff Kent van der Kamp ...
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High Desert Museum opens immersive play space inspired by ponderosas
Families and children visiting the High Desert Museum have access to a new outdoor play area that is ...
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How to solve Oregon’s public defender crisis — according to public defenders
As Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek calls on the state’s new public defense chief to develop a plan and ...
Business
Rite Aid to close store in southeast Bend
The Rite Aid store on the south end of Bend will close April 29 and products and services ...
Sports
Boys volleyball shows growth in final year as OSAA emerging activity
The signs of growth are starting to show for the state’s newest potential high school sport. Prep boys ...
Bend
Bend man arrested in drive-by shooting
A Bend man was arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting that took place Thursday night on NE ...
Business
Family of entrepreneurs join Bend business landscape with Teriyaki Madness
Serial entrepreneurs Rajni and Munish Dua have purchased the Teriyaki Madness franchise in Bend and are training the ...
Sports
Sisters baseball player, Caldera runner voted Athletes of Week
The votes are in for The Bulletin’s Athletes of the Week for April 7-12. Maddie Carney, a sophomore ...
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Oregon Senate passes bill to potentially fund Portland MLB stadium
Senate Bill 110 passed the Oregon Senate 24-5 on Thursday, a measure aimed at helping fund a potential ...
Oregon
Missing Willamette Falls kayaker identified as Marcelus Angelo Rodriguez, of Porterville, California
After five days of searching for a missing kayaker who reportedly went over Willamette Falls Saturday night, April 12, the ...
Oregon
Bills to help Oregon schools fund years of summer learning await governor’s signature
The Oregon Legislature passed two bills to provide consistent funding to summer learning programs and to ensure they ...
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Guest column: Oregon Wild releases downloadable hiking guide to state river trails
As the seasons shift and the weather continues to warm, you may be starting to plan out the ...
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Armed suspect of weapons crime at large in NE Bend
Bend Police are searching for two suspects who ran from an attempted traffic stop in the area of ...
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Trump administration proposes pulling back reach of ESA
The Trump administration proposes to exclude habitat modification as a potential violation of the Endangered Species Act, eliminating ...
Music
Laura Jane Grace plays Domino Room Monday
Laura Jane Grace is a punk rock legend, best known for her role as the founder, frontperson and ...
Calendar
Explore calendar April 19-25: 30th Anniversary Hike
Outdoor Calendar Saturday 4/19 Central Oregon Badminton: All levels are welcome from beginner to experienced, instruction, racquets, birdies ...
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Hiking: Try Scout Camp Loop in the early season
Early season hiking can be difficult in Central Oregon, as many trails are still covered in snow, ice ...
News
Kotek fires public defense leader as thousands go without attorneys
The head of Oregon’s public defender system was fired Thursday morning, after a years-long struggle to fix the ...
Education
Reed College to expand tuition-free program nationwide
A small private liberal arts college in the Portland area has a new idea for getting students to ...
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State discovers errors in key study that determines cost share for trucks versus cars to maintain Oregon’s roads
The state recently discovered significant errors in a key study that determines whether cars and trucks are paying ...
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Deschutes County blocks tribal treaty rights evidence in Thornburgh resort appeal
In the next ruling amid a 20-year tangle over the Thornburgh destination resort, the Deschutes County Commission will ...
Nation
RFK Jr. to refocus federal autism research on environmental factors
WASHINGTON — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Wednesday the department will shift ...